National Labor Relations Board June 20, 2012 View the original piece The National Labor Relations Board today made public a webpage that describes the rights of employees to act together for their mutual aid and protection, even if they are not in a union.  The page, at www.nlrb.gov/concerted-activity, tells the stories of more than a dozen recent cases involving protected concerted activity, which can be viewed by clicking points on a map. Among the cases:...

Teamsters Local 117 June 15, 2012 View the original piece With the labor agreement between Waste Management and Teamsters Local 117 expired as of May 31, Waste Management appears to be preparing to lockout its 150 recycle and yard waste drivers, a move that would severely disrupt service to hundreds of thousands of residential customers and businesses throughout our region. “Instead of bargaining fairly as its competitor has, Waste Management is aggressively preparing to lockout...

Reuters June 15, 2012 View the original piece Germany's KfW KFW.UL has approached investment banks about the sale of at least part of its stake in Deutsche Post DHL (DPWGn.DE), which has a market value of 4.9 billion euros ($6.2 billion), three people familiar with the process said. The state-controlled development bank "is sounding out the market," an investment banker familiar with the deal told Reuters on Friday, while another of the people said: "Asian...

q13fox.com June 15, 2012 View the original piece Contract negotiations between Waste Management and the Teamsters union representing about 150 recycle truck drivers broke down Thursday, increasing the possibility of a strike or lockout that could affect pickups starting next week. The contract between the company and Teamsters Local 117 expired May 31. The company said it had agreed to extend a ratification deadline for its last offer until Sunday, June 17, an agreed to...

Street Insider June 14, 2012 View the original piece Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS), announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Panther Expedited Services, Inc. ("Panther"), from Fenway Partners LLC, a leading middle market private equity firm. The total transaction value is approximately $180 million, subject to post-closing adjustments, with all of Panther's outstanding debt being repaid as part of the transaction. The acquisition is scheduled to close on or about June 15,...

Bill Dolan nwi.com June 12, 2012 View the original piece Teamsters members working for years without a pay raise conducted an informational picket Friday morning outside the Lake County Government Complex's main entrance. Some 20 county highway department workers who are members of Teamsters Local 142, got smiles, hellos and handshakes from Lake County Commissioner Gerry Scheub, D-Crown Point, one of the three county executives with whom they are locked in contentious negotiations for a...

Todd Piro NBC Connecticut May 25, 2012 View the original piece With the Coca Cola workers strike entering its second weekend, Washington came to East Hartford to lend its support. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy joined the striking workers on Friday. "You are in a fight.  Not just for yourselves, but for working men and women across the United States of America.   You are in a fight for the middle class...

Mischa Gaus Labor Notes May 31, 2012 View the original piece Teamsters on the Canadian Pacific Railway will be ordered to end their nine-day strike shortly, when Parliament sends them back to work. Government back-to-work legislation is becoming a trend in Canada. CP is the third private company to receive that form of government help against its workforce since the Conservatives were elected in January 2006 (Canadian National Railway was the first, and Air Canada...

Tula Connell AFL-CIO Now May 27, 2012 View the original piece Terence Flynn, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member, resigned yesterday evening, effective July 24. He has immediately recused himself from all agency business and has asked that the President withdraw his nomination for Board Member of the NLRB. The NLRB Inspector General earlier this year issued two reports describing how Flynn funneled confidential information about NLRB activities and deliberations, including attorney-client privileged information, to...

Teamsters Local 251 The Sacramento Bee May 25, 2012 View the original piece Sanitation workers at Allied Waste in Fall River, Mass. voted this morning to join Teamsters Local 251 in East Providence, RI. The 113 employees in the bargaining unit work as commercial drivers, residential drivers, and shakers. "We are happy that these dedicated workers chose to be represented by the Teamsters Union," said Joe Bairos, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 251. "Sanitation work is one...