National Labor Relations Act of 1935

NCLA Amicus Brief Asks Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging NLRB’s Unfair Injunction Standard

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney case, reverse the Sixth Circuit’s error, and overturn the injunction.

Key Points: 
  • The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney case, reverse the Sixth Circuit’s error, and overturn the injunction.
  • Yet, five federal circuit courts, including the Sixth Circuit, apply a far more relaxed standard when NLRB seeks a preliminary injunction against an employer.
  • This judge-made departure from the usual preliminary injunction standard amounts to systematic judicial bias in favor of injunctions being sought by NLRB.
  • NCLA asks the Supreme Court to eliminate this coercive dynamic, which exemplifies many deep-seated problems in the Administrative State.

Framingham Union Hospital Nurses to File for NLRB Election to Unionize with Mass Nurses Association Seeking Patient Care and Workplace Improvements

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Registered nurses at Framingham Union Hospital (FUH) are filing notice with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Tuesday, September 12 seeking an election to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) as they exercise their strong, united voice to improve conditions for patients, nurses, and their colleagues.

Key Points: 
  • They delivered a letter requesting Whitlock voluntarily recognize the nurses' union, as allowed by the National Labor Relations Act.
  • They tried to receive recognition rather than an election to ensure precious hospital resources were put into patient care rather than union-busting consultants.
  • The main themes nurses have identified for why they are joining the MNA include:
    To improve nurses' ability to provide quality safe patient care.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

CANNABIS TEAMSTERS STRIKE THREE DISPENSARIES ON EVE OF FOUR TWENTY

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

NILES and JOLIET, Ill., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 777 members at three Rise dispensaries (a subsidiary of Green Thumb Industries, or GTI) in Chicagoland walked off the job today at 4:20 p.m. CT to begin an open-ended unfair labor practice (ULP) strike.

Key Points: 
  • "GTI is refusing to offer these men and women wages commensurate with the cost of living, or retirement package that is acceptable for Teamsters.
  • It's far past time this company recognize the people responsible for all of the success it's had."
  • This is the first time in the history of Illinois – and one of the first times in American history – that three cannabis dispensaries under the same company umbrella have gone on strike at the same time.
  • They're walking onto that picket line as one unified front, with the backing of more than 1.2 million Teamsters throughout North America."

Workers at Portillo's Food Service in Addison, IL hold rally and press conference following union vote

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Friday, April 14, 2023

Workers filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to improve wages and working conditions.

Key Points: 
  • Workers filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to improve wages and working conditions.
  • As organizing efforts rekindled Portillo's workers connected with the Ironworkers Union, which is at the forefront of worker organizing drives across North America.
  • Ironworker Union Organizers continued work assisting Portillo's workers in their drive to unionize, which resulted in a resounding victory for the workers today when they voted "Union Yes."
  • Portillo's workers will be joined by Arise, fellow union Ironworkers, and community leaders to celebrate their victory:

Airline Catering Workers with UNITE HERE Local 11 Allege Violations of Living Wage Ordinance Potentially Worth Tens of Thousands of Dollars for Hundreds of Workers

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

The most recent complaint alleges that FFG is failing to provide a “total economic package” of $23.81 to hundreds of its workers.

Key Points: 
  • The most recent complaint alleges that FFG is failing to provide a “total economic package” of $23.81 to hundreds of its workers.
  • If true, the estimated value of the violations is tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of workers, with damages continuing to accrue.
  • The Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) requires employers to pay a $18.04 minimum, with an additional healthcare portion of the wage set to $5.77 per hour.
  • Airline catering workers’ collective bargaining agreement with FFG expired last June, and a six-month extension produced little progress during negotiations.

GREATER CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY COMMUNITY LEADERS CALL ON DHL EXPRESS TO BE A RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER

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Monday, March 20, 2023

HEBRON, Ky., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, March 21 at 3pm Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky community leaders will demand that DHL Express be a responsible employer and stop interfering with the rights of their workforce to organize with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.  

Key Points: 
  • HEBRON, Ky., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, March 21 at 3pm Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky community leaders will demand that DHL Express be a responsible employer and stop interfering with the rights of their workforce to organize with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
  • The community leaders will lead a delegation to DHL management in support of the DHL ramp and tug workers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) demanding an end to retaliation for their push to form a union.
  • The DHL – CVG Workers United for Change campaign is demanding that DHL Express and its Germany-based parent company, Deutsche Post DHL Group, respect U.S. laws that govern workers' rights to form unions.
  • DHL – CVG Workers United for Change is fighting for workers' rights to join the Teamsters Union and improve their working conditions.

DHL EXPRESS OHIO, KENTUCKY WORKERS CALL ON MANAGEMENT TO STOP THREATS AND INTIMIDATION

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Friday, March 17, 2023

HEBRON, Ky., March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, March 17, DHL Express workers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) responsible for the domestic and international movement of goods held an action to demand management stop interfering with their right to organize with the Teamsters Union.

Key Points: 
  • DHL Express workers demand a safe working environment, humane treatment, transparent policies that are fair and equitable, and the right to choose a union without employer interference.
  • DHL Express and Deutsche Post DHL Group already have collective bargaining agreements with workers across the U.S. and Europe.
  • Rather than remain neutral and allow workers to freely and fairly vote on union representation, DHL Express managers have increased pressure on CVG workers with repeated acts of intimidation, threats, and retaliation for supporting the union.
  • Teamster organizers have already filed 17 unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board as they seek justice for DHL Express workers.

Teamsters Local 174 Case Heard by United States Supreme Court

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Friday, January 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- It was a big week for Teamsters Local 174, and the American Labor Movement as a whole, as attorneys for Local 174 presented oral argument before the United States Supreme Court in a case with far-reaching potential implications for workers' right to strike. The case stems from a 2017 strike by members of Teamsters Local 174 against Glacier Northwest/CalPortland, which lasted for eight days and successfully won a contract for Teamster members at five concrete companies. The case, Glacier Northwest, Inc. d/b/a CalPortland v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, Case No. 21-1449, addresses whether federal labor law permits employers to sue unions in state courts for ordinary product losses that result from employee work stoppages.

Key Points: 
  • Arguments in case arising from 2017 concrete strike presented to Supreme Court Justices on January 10, 2023
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- It was a big week for Teamsters Local 174, and the American Labor Movement as a whole, as attorneys for Local 174 presented oral argument before the United States Supreme Court in a case with far-reaching potential implications for workers' right to strike.
  • The case, Glacier Northwest, Inc. d/b/a CalPortland v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No.
  • Arguments in case arising from 2017 concrete strike presented to Supreme Court Justices on January 10, 2023...
  • Founded in 1909, Teamsters Local 174 represents 8,600 working men and women in Seattle and the surrounding areas.

Lieff Cabraser & Burgess Law Offices Announce Employees File Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Tesla for Retaliatory Firings

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Monday, December 19, 2022

Two former Tesla employees filed unfair labor practice charges against the company on December 15, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Two former Tesla employees filed unfair labor practice charges against the company on December 15, 2022.
  • The charges allege that Tesla violated the National Labor Relations Act by terminating the employees for engaging in protected concerted activity.
  • Attorneys Anne Shaver and Laurie Burgess filed the charges on behalf of the two employees, who are proceeding anonymously as Employees A and B.
  • The former Tesla employees are represented by Anne Shaver of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Laurie Burgess of Burgess Law Offices, PC.

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 777 CANNABIS WORKERS PROTEST UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES AT ENLIGHTENED DISPENSARY

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Teamsters Local 777 employed by Enlightened Dispensary – a subsidiary of Revolution Global – engaged in an unfair labor practice strike yesterday outside of the company's dispensary in Schaumburg, Ill.

Key Points: 
  • "Neither Enlightened nor its parent company could possibly care less about the community, the workers, or even the plant.
  • Enlightened workers joined Local 777 last year, winning an election even after a nasty union-busting campaign in which the employer terminated Teamster supporters during the organizing drive.
  • Since then, Local 777 has filed multiple unfair labor practice charges against the company for its failure to bargain in good faith.
  • Founded in 1937, Teamsters Local 777 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout the Chicago area.