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TEAMSTERS PRESS RELEASE: Teamsters, Lyft Drivers Applaud Decision Protecting Workers
April 9, 2016 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
(SAN FRANCISCO) –– Today, a federal judge denied preliminary approval of a proposed Lyft class-action settlement that would continue to misclassify Lyft employees in California as independent contractors. The decision comes after the Teamsters Union… Read More
New DOL Rule Demands the Curtain Be Pulled Aside on Union Busting Consultants
April 6, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. The great Oz has spoken,” the actor Frank Morgan thundered in the famous 1939 movie. If you believe in what an outside expert drafted for you… Read More
“A crisis from which we bleed” –Martin Luther King, labor and wealth inequality
January 18, 2016 by
Teague Paterson
Throughout his life Dr. King recognized the dangers of economic inequality, both because its sting is disproportionately felt by African-Americans and as a barrier to democratic participation. Dr. King was as concerned with wealth inequality… Read More
Teamster Tech Drivers are Making Strides
December 28, 2015 by
Dalisai Nisperos
Silicon Valley shuttle bus drivers who organized with Teamsters Local 853 will have some well-deserved blessings to count as the year comes to an end. Almost 200 drivers who provide shuttle services for tech giants… Read More
New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Time to Celebrate with Some Union Wine
March 12, 2015 by
Robert Bonsall
Nearly 50 workers at the Constellation Brands Woodbridge Winery have joined the ranks of Teamsters Local 601. Constellation Brands is one of the largest wineries in the United States and produces some of the finest… Read More
NLRB Improves Arbitration Deferral Standard
February 10, 2015 by
Susan Garea
The NLRB for many years has placed on hold union and employee unfair labor practice (ULP) charges filed during the term of a collective bargaining agreement, and instead deferred the charge to the parties’ contractual… Read More
A Message to Labor from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
Today is an important day to many of us in the labor movement who, like Dr. King, see labor rights, democratic participation and shared prosperity as civil rights to which all are entitled. In the… Read More
NLRB Recognizes Times Have Changed: Employees May Use Employer’s Email for Union Talk
December 15, 2014 by
Susan Garea
The NLRB has ruled that employers may not prohibit employees from using company email systems to engage in union communications during nonworking time. In Purple Communications Inc., issued December 11, 2014, the Board held that… Read More
NLRB Issues Final Rule to Modernize and Streamline Election Procedures
by
Susan Garea
New election rules just adopted by the National Labor Relations Board should expedite union elections and limit employer delaying tactics in the NLRB election process, thus expediting union organizing efforts. The new election rules take… Read More
TEAMSTERS PRESS RELEASE: Teamsters, Lyft Drivers Applaud Decision Protecting Workers
April 9, 2016 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
(SAN FRANCISCO) –– Today, a federal judge denied preliminary approval of a proposed Lyft class-action settlement that would continue to misclassify Lyft employees in California as independent contractors. The decision comes after the Teamsters Union… Read More
New DOL Rule Demands the Curtain Be Pulled Aside on Union Busting Consultants
April 6, 2016 by Andrew Baker
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. The great Oz has spoken,” the actor Frank Morgan thundered in the famous 1939 movie. If you believe in what an outside expert drafted for you… Read More
“A crisis from which we bleed” –Martin Luther King, labor and wealth inequality
January 18, 2016 by Teague Paterson
Throughout his life Dr. King recognized the dangers of economic inequality, both because its sting is disproportionately felt by African-Americans and as a barrier to democratic participation. Dr. King was as concerned with wealth inequality… Read More
Teamster Tech Drivers are Making Strides
December 28, 2015 by Dalisai Nisperos
Silicon Valley shuttle bus drivers who organized with Teamsters Local 853 will have some well-deserved blessings to count as the year comes to an end. Almost 200 drivers who provide shuttle services for tech giants… Read More
New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Time to Celebrate with Some Union Wine
March 12, 2015 by Robert Bonsall
Nearly 50 workers at the Constellation Brands Woodbridge Winery have joined the ranks of Teamsters Local 601. Constellation Brands is one of the largest wineries in the United States and produces some of the finest… Read More
NLRB Improves Arbitration Deferral Standard
February 10, 2015 by Susan Garea
The NLRB for many years has placed on hold union and employee unfair labor practice (ULP) charges filed during the term of a collective bargaining agreement, and instead deferred the charge to the parties’ contractual… Read More
A Message to Labor from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2015 by Teague Paterson
Today is an important day to many of us in the labor movement who, like Dr. King, see labor rights, democratic participation and shared prosperity as civil rights to which all are entitled. In the… Read More
NLRB Recognizes Times Have Changed: Employees May Use Employer’s Email for Union Talk
December 15, 2014 by Susan Garea
The NLRB has ruled that employers may not prohibit employees from using company email systems to engage in union communications during nonworking time. In Purple Communications Inc., issued December 11, 2014, the Board held that… Read More
NLRB Issues Final Rule to Modernize and Streamline Election Procedures
by Susan Garea
New election rules just adopted by the National Labor Relations Board should expedite union elections and limit employer delaying tactics in the NLRB election process, thus expediting union organizing efforts. The new election rules take… Read More
