July 22, 2021 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Vox, July 21, 2021) TOPEK, Kansas — Workers at a Frito-Lay plant in Topeka, Kansas, have been on strike for more than two weeks asking for better working conditions and pay. The way they tell it, they’ve got good reason to take action: Some of the plant’s 850...
July 22, 2021 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Bloomberg Law, July 21, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The divided U.S. Senate confirmed union lawyer Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board on a party-line vote that reflected the deep political and legal discord over...
July 15, 2021 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: SMART-TD press release, July 9, 2021) CLEVELAND, Ohio — On June 15 and 16, 2021, the simmering dispute between the SMART Transportation Division and carriers over crew consist finally reached arbitration before neutral party John LaRocca in Sacramento, Calif....
July 14, 2021 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO) press release, July 12, 2021) NEW YORK — Dean Devita, President of the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, SEIU 32BJ (NCFO) announced today that the Executive Board of the National Conference of...
June 21, 2021 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, June 15, 2021) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (“CP”) announced today that SMART-Transportation Division (“SMART-TD”), North America’s largest railroad operating union, has...
June 18, 2021 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: BMWED/ SMART-MD joint press release, June 17, 2021) NOVI, Mich. — The BMWED and SMART-MD bargaining coalition has filed for mediation at the National Mediation Board (NMB) following the latest National Negotiation meeting with the National Carriers Conference...
April 6, 2021 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Unifor press release, April 1, 2021) TORONTO — Unifor supports the proposed combination of Canadian Pacific (CP) with Kansas City Southern (KCS). “This new North American single-line will drive growth not only in Canada, but across the continent,”...
February 4, 2021 | Headlines, Unions
(Source: Bloomberg Law, February 4, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marty Walsh’s unlikely journey to U.S. labor secretary nominee is grounded in unions and construction work, but his political rise intersected with a range of employment issues facing vulnerable workers hit...
January 18, 2021 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Unions
(Source: SMART-TD press release, January 15, 2021) CLEVELAND, Ohio — On January 8, 2021, Arbitrator Wendell Bell issued his arbitration award regarding the process and procedure in arbitrating the Carriers’ (UP, BNSF, NS & KCS) attack on the Crew Consist...
November 12, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters, Unions
(Source: UcommBlog, November 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Joe Biden becoming the President-elect on Saturday, the process of transitioning from Trump to Biden has begun. Even without the help of Trump or the General Services Administration (GSA), Biden is moving...
