Prevailing Wage
Saunders: New Organization Precedes National Library Workers Day
The Facts - Lee Saunders, AFSCME President, highlighted the pressures library workers face. AFSCME members at the Daniel Boone Library system won a contract with significant benefits. Worker momentum in libraries is growing, backed by community support. AFSCME President Recognizes National Library Workers Day Lee Saunders, President of AFSCME, acknowledged National Library Workers Day occurring […]
Sysco Louisville Teamsters Ratify First Contract
The Facts - More than 100 warehouse workers at Sysco Louisville have ratified a first Teamsters contract, securing improved safety standards, better working conditions, more paid time off, and substantial wage increases. Warehouse workers had been in negotiations for a first contract since they voted to join the Teamsters in September, and in early March, […]
Teamsters Resolve Cencora/AmerisourceBergen Strike with New Contract
The Facts - Teamsters Local 150 members end their strike after ratifying a three-year agreement with Cencora. The new contract addresses workers' concerns over wages, health care, and paid time off. Cencora, formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, is the third-largest pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution company globally. California Warehouse Employees Achieve Victory Over Pharmaceutical Behemoth After nearly […]
AFL-CIO's Liz Shuler Reacts to D. Taylor's UNITE HERE Resignation
TL/DR - D. Taylor has stepped down as the leader of UNITE HERE, an international union primarily for hospitality workers. Taylor, known for his organizing proficiency, built the union into a powerful collective, adding nearly 150,000 members and protecting workers from the impacts of automation. His successor will be Gwen Mills, the first woman to […]
NABTU Comments on NY Affordable Housing Wage Standard
TL/DR - The president of North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), Sean McGarvey, supports efforts to establish a meaningful wage standard for affordable housing projects in New York City. He is against an average site-wide wage requirement as it lowers wages for workers at the bottom of the scale and encourages fraud and abuse, making […]
Cencora/AmerisourceBergen Teamsters Rally for Fair Contract
TL/DR - Warehouse workers of pharmaceutical company Cencora, previously known as AmerisourceBergen, have gone on strike, demanding fair pay, improved benefits, and better working conditions. The workers, who are members of Teamsters Local 150, are also protesting against the company's prioritization of corporate profits over employees' welfare, as exemplified by the CEO's earnings of $138 […]
Jody Calemine Named AFL-CIO Advocacy Director
TL/DR - The AFL-CIO has appointed Jody Calemine as its director of advocacy, succeeding Bill Samuel. Calemine, who recently served as senior fellow and director of labor and employment policy at the Century Foundation, will be the chief lobbyist and director of government affairs for the 12.5 million-member federation. Calemine has approximately 25 years of […]
Judge Dismisses Yellow Corp.'s Frivolous Lawsuit; Teamsters Triumph
TL/DR - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters won against Yellow Corporation when a $137 million-dollar lawsuit filed by Yellow Corp. was dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Julie A. Robinson. Despite having taken $5 billion in wage and benefit concessions from rank-and-file Teamsters since 2019 and a $700 million federal government bailout, Yellow Corp. filed […]
LA Transportation Teamsters Authorize Strike, Decline Final Offer
TL/DR - City of Los Angeles bus drivers, mechanics, and utility workers represented by Teamsters Local 572 are preparing to strike over fair wages and improved benefits. The potential strike comes after the Los Angeles Department of Transportation stated in a report that rates for drivers providing transit services are among the least competitive in […]
Teamsters Urge Mass. Legislators to Reject Misclassification Referendums
TL/DR - Teamsters, a labor union, testified against Uber and Lyft's business models before the Massachusetts Senate Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions. The committee was examining six petitions related to the employment classification of Uber and Lyft drivers as well as other gig economy workers. Teamsters asserts these petitions incentivize worker misclassification, promote wage […]