Breaking: UAW Claims Win at Volkswagen
The UAW has won the recognition election at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The...
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 19, 2024 | Breaking, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, NLRB, UAW, Union Organizing, Unions
The UAW has won the recognition election at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 15, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Like many Big Labor leaders, Teamsters President Sean “Militant” O’Brien has been putting on a brave face regarding dwindling union membership numbers since he took office two years ago.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 21, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Sean O'Brien, Strikes, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
We already warmed up the discussion for this brewing kerfuffle, which could toss a wrench in St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Earlier this month, the union doubled strike benefits for brewery workers to $1000 per week, and here is how the union is using that boost
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 15, 2024 | Approachable Leadership, Auto Manufacturing, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Positive Workplace, Shawn Fain, Strikes, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Much has been made of the United Auto Workers’ dwindling membership numbers, and rightfully so. No matter how one paints the picture, a zenith of 1.5 million members compared to the current 380,000 is a substantial and frankly embarrassing fall.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 14, 2024 | Aerospace, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Strikes, Travel, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Last year’s United Auto Workers “stand-up strike” affected auto manufacturers and caused collateral damage in other industries, propelling unions in other spaces, such as airlines, into strike mode.
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