June 5, 2024 News & Commentary The Amazon Labor Union agrees to affiliate with the Teamsters union, organizers consider partnerships with tenant organizations and expanding political power for workers.
May 6, 2024 News & Commentary Boeing locks out firefighter union members; Blue Bottle Coffee workers vote to unionize; and 80 drivers in Florida vote to join the Teamsters.
April 5, 2024 News & Commentary Trader Joe's is accused of unfair labor practices (again); Teamsters call for a boycott; the state of Washington bans captive audience meetings.
March 18, 2024 News & Commentary Lyft and Uber will stop operating in Minneapolis after the city council approved a mandatory minimum wage for rideshare drivers; President Biden looks to earn further support from organized labor through his State of the Union remarks and meetings with union leadership; the ACLU is behind surprising opposition to workers’ rights
March 1, 2024 News & Commentary Oregon legislature raises fines for child labor law violations; FTC files complaint opposing supermarket merger to protect unionized market competition; Teamsters and Anhauser-Bush reach contract agreement; NYU and Harvard employees organize.
January 31, 2024 News & Commentary Donald Trump plans to meet with the Teamsters, UPS announces layoffs, and the UAW continues its campaign to organize non-union autoworkers.
January 19, 2024 News & Commentary L.A. Times Guild plans a walkout; dissent in Teamsters after union president meets with Trump; and a drop in average weekly work hours.
August 29, 2023 News & Commentary NLRB's limited powers let Starbucks chill union resurgence; Ed Sheeran criticized for promoting Starbucks; Teamsters demand safer conditions after heat-related death; visual effects workers file for union elections; NLRB clarifies retaliation standard.
August 1, 2023 News & Commentary Teamsters locals endorse the union's tentative agreement with UPS; Trader Joe's sues its workers' union for trademark infringement; a GOP probe into teachers unions flounders; and the DOL struggles to hire enough investigators.
July 31, 2023 News & Commentary The Yellow trucking company has shut down, laying off 22,000 Teamsters, and Senator Fetterman has introduced legislation to extend SNAP benefits to striking workers.
