West Virginia Rallies against 'Right to Work'
Labor Notes
03/11/2015
Four thousand union activists rallied in Charleston, West Virginia, March 7 against “right to work.”
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The Demolition of Workers’ Comp
Pro Publica
03/05/2015
It was getting late that September afternoon in 2012. Whedbee, a 50-year-old derrickhand, was helping another worker remove a pipe fitting on top of the well when it suddenly blew.
Judge approves end to U.S. decree overseeing Teamsters
The Detroit News
02/18/2015
A federal judge late Tuesday approved a landmark settlement that will phase out and end the government’s oversight and 25-year consent decree to keep mob influence out of the 1.4 million-member union.
With port talks gridlocked, White House move ramps up pressure for a deal
Los Angeles Times
02/16/2015
With idled cargo ships piling up along the coastline, President Obama ordered his labor secretary to California to try to head off a costly shutdown of 29 West Coast ports.
Ruling Delayed on Teamsters Oversight
The Detroit News
02/13/2015
Judge reserves decision on deal to end fed consent order.
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West Coast Terminal Operators to Halt Loadings a Second Time
Bloomberg News
02/12/2015
Terminal operators at ports along the U.S. West Coast will, for the second time in less than a week, suspend vessel loadings amid a labor dispute with dockworkers.
Farmer Brothers leaving the state, in bitter blow to family of workers
Los Angeles Times
02/11/2015
Farmer Brothers, the iconic coffee company based on the border of Torrance and Los Angeles, likes to market a sweet story about how it came to be.
"Right-to-Work" provides no 'rights' and no 'work'
January 22, 2015: Since last year’s Congressional elections, lawmakers in at least nine states have signaled that they intend to introduce “right-to-work” legislation.
Tentative Deal to Avert Strike at Produce Market in Hunts Point
The New York Times
01/19/2015
The Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market reached a tentative contract agreement on Saturday with more than 1,200 workers, averting a potential strike that could have disrupted the region’s supply of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Teamsters vote to authorize strike over commercials contract
Los Angeles Times
01/13/2015
A Contract dispute between commercial producers and Teamsters Local 399 has escalated, raising the prospect of the first Hollywood strike by the union in nearly two decades.
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