Category: Transportation

The Teamsters Keep Trucking Away From Their Own Members’ Interests

Posted 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.

A Drier St. Patrick’s Day Ahead? An Update On Multiple Beer Strikes In The Forecast

Posted 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

Winning A Union Election Is Not Always Winning: Amazon Labor Union

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 18, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Starbucks, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing

The media loves to celebrate high-profile union wins, but in many recent cases, a union election win hasn’t translated into getting a union collective bargaining agreement.