Category: Labor News Briefs

NYC Uber Drivers Strike

NYC Uber drivers held a 24-hour strike that lasted until midnight Monday, Dec. 19. The drivers were protesting a blocked pay increase. The Taxi and Limousine Commission had passed its

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Minnesota Nurses Association Wins New Contract

The Minnesota Nurses Association, which represents 15,000 nurses, just won new contracts. A prior overwhelming strike authorization vote had driven Twin-Cities-area and Duluth hospitals to the bargaining table, and ultimately

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Starbucks Workers in NYC End Strike

After a seven-week strike, Starbucks workers at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Manhattan returned to work. They had secured an agreement that requires Starbucks to regularly scrub equipment at outposts

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READY-MIX DRIVERS JOIN TEAMSTERS IN NYS

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) – Thirty-five ready-mix concrete drivers at three different facilities employed by United Materials in Buffalo, N.Y., have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 449. “These drivers joined our

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Cannabis Workers Join Teamsters

Workers at Flora Terra Cannabis have voted to join teamsters Local 665. They are the first workers to join the Teamsters. Cannabis generates more revenue in California than any other

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