Jason Vazquez is a staff attorney at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2023. His writing on this blog reflects his personal views and should not be attributed to the Teamsters.
Reports have emerged that the DNC is planning to incorporate a provision into its contracts barring consulting firms it retains from helping suppress organizing activities or resist any measure “opposed by the labor movement.” The news comes a few weeks after various outlets exposed that Amazon had hired a major firm aligned with the Democratic Party to spearhead its obscenely expensive — and ultimately unsuccessful — campaign to defeat the union efforts at its Staten Island facility.
A tentative agreement was announced on Tuesday between the union representing thousands of residential doormen in New York City and the real estate firms that employ them. The agreement will provide significant wage increases and bonuses to the doormen, who essentially serve as private security and personal assistants at luxurious apartment complexes across the city. If ratified, the deal will avert a strike that was set to begin this week.
Lastly, in organizing news, the efforts to unionize Apple the most valuable company in the world, are accelerating, as employees at four of the company’s stores in New York City — including its flagship location in Grand Central Terminal — have commenced organizing drives.
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September 29
Unions, AI companies, and private equity firms form a new coalition to shape data center policies; unions express support for the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
September 28
The Protect College Sports Act nears passage in the Senate; San Francisco municipal workers agree to contract extensions.
September 27
The Trump Administration reaches a settlement with federal unions on reduction in force actions; the United Auto Workers file an en banc petition seeking review of a Second Circuit decision regarding labor arbitrations.
September 25
Healthcare workers rally to restore legal status for TPS holders; nurses at a Maine hospital overwhelmingly vote to form their union despite alleged aggressive union busting tactics.
September 24
NLRB abandons rule for offensive conduct during protected activity; New York home care workers seek a union election; maritime deck officers endure long fight for first contracts.
September 23
DoorDash settles delivery-worker pay claims; Philadelphia school workers win new contract; stock gains spur retirements.