Workers left to rot by U.S. Food Service
August 9, 2010: When Thomas P. Samatas, co-founder of Labor One Inc., was building his business, he turned to a part of the work force that is often shunned.
Warehouse Newswire
FreshDirect supervisors threaten pro-union employees with out-of-state move
July 29, 2010: The grocery delivery company FreshDirect is being accused of playing a high-stakes game of chicken with employees trying to organize a union.
Teamsters Hispanic Caucus Passes Resolution to Protect Workers at FreshDirect
July 23, 2010: The National Teamsters Hispanic Caucus passed a key resolution at its annual conference last week, committing to fight the exploitive business practices by online grocer FreshDirect as its workers seek union representation.
Warehouse of the Future: Inside Ralphs' New Automated Facility
July 9, 2010: This year, Ralphs grocery opened a brand-new automated warehouse that uses new technology to select cases, prepare orders, and wrap pallets.
Cargo Workers Stage Job Actions
June 14, 2010: Backed by Teamsters Local 117, workers at several loading companies in the Puget Sound region were scheduled to stage job actions Friday at distribution centers operated by Safeway, Fred Meyer and Unified Grocers, among others.
Shaw’s strikers borrow from history
May 25, 2010: When striking Shaw’s warehouse workers embark on a five-day march this weekend to draw renewed attention to their nearly three-month fight against the supermarket company, they will also be evoking the civil rights and farm workers’ marches of the 1960s.
Garbage company says contract talks broke off
April 6, 2010: Garbage company Waste Management said Tuesday night that the union representing garbage haulers in King and Snohomish counties has broken off contract talks.
BNA Daily Labor: Three-Year East Coast Costco Contract For 3,500 Workers OK'd by Teamsters
March 12, 2010: Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in three locals in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Virginia March 11 ratified a new three-year contract with Costco Wholesale Corp.
Will New Grocery Contracts Save Jobs?
February 26, 2010: Contracts covering thousands of Southern California grocery and warehouse Teamsters are up this fall.
Teamster warehouse jobs are on the line.
NY Daily News: Teamsters Fight to Unionize Online Grocery Site's Workers
February 19, 2010: "It will be quite a battle," said Sandy Pope, the president of Teamsters Local 805, referring to an attempt by employees of online grocer Fresh Direct to join the union.
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