Garner v. Teamsters Local 776

TEAMSTERS STRIKE KEOLIS IN VIRGINIA

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Monday, February 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After failing to negotiate a new contract with its workforce since September 2022, Keolis Transportation forced approximately 150 drivers represented by Teamsters Local 639 onto an unfair labor practice strike at 3 a.m. earlier today.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After failing to negotiate a new contract with its workforce since September 2022, Keolis Transportation forced approximately 150 drivers represented by Teamsters Local 639 onto an unfair labor practice strike at 3 a.m. earlier today.
  • The Teamsters voted to authorize the strike last week.
  • "The Teamsters even went so far as to support Keolis obtaining more funding from the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission.
  • Founded in 1934, Teamsters Local 639 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout our nation's Capital, Maryland and Virginia.

Teamsters Local 174 Case Heard by United States Supreme Court

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Friday, January 13, 2023
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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.

TEAMSTERS ON STRIKE AT SYSCO

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 317 members at Sysco Syracuse are on strike after weeks of contentious contract negotiations with the company. Last night, more than 230 drivers and warehouse workers walked off the job in response to unfair labor practices (ULPs) being committed by management. Picket lines could extend to more locations across the country in the coming days.  

Key Points: 
  • SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 317 members at Sysco Syracuse are on strike after weeks of contentious contract negotiations with the company.
  • "We're striking over unfair labor practices, unsolved grievances, and unfair wages," said Matt Wademan, a 30-yeardriver at Sysco Syracuse.
  • "We aren't going to allow corporations like Sysco to bully and disrespect workers any longer," said Tom Erickson, Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division.
  • The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents more than 10,000 Sysco workers nationwide.

TEAMSTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND VIRGINIA EDGE CLOSER TO A WORK STOPPAGE AT US FOODS

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Work stoppages at US Foods [NYSE: USFD] are looming, the Teamsters Union announced today. More than 200 members of Teamsters Local 171 in Salem, Va., and Teamsters Local 773 in Allentown, Pa., are currently in contentious contract negotiations with the company and are prepared to take action if a deal isn't reached during the next round of collective bargaining.

Key Points: 
  • There are at least 22 US Foods locations where the Teamsters have the right to honor picket lines in the event of a strike in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
  • Nothstein and his co-workers in Allentown have been fighting for a contract since voting to join Local 773 in January 2021.
  • US Foods is dragging its feet, and Teamsters Local 773 is fed up.
  • Workers in Allentown aren't the only US Foods workers who are ready to act against the company's anti-union behavior.

TEAMSTERS: PORT TRUCK DRIVERS ARE EMPLOYEES, NOT 'INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS,' FEDS RULE

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 250 misclassified XPO/STG port truck drivers in Southern California are, in fact, company employees who have the legal right to organize for better wages, benefits and working conditions, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled late Monday.

Key Points: 
  • The precedent-setting decision, handed down by the regional director of NLRB's Region 21, marks the first time an election has been ordered for port truck drivers who are misclassified as independent contractors when they are actual employees.
  • "Corrupt companies like XPO/STG have long hidden behind the independent contractor model so they can rob workers in the shadows.
  • The NLRB has issued previous federal and state legal decisions that recognized drivers as employees and not independent contractors.
  • "These port truck drivers are worked to the bone for little pay, few benefits, and even fewer rights on the job all so the profits can keep funneling up to the top.

TEAMSTERS 533: KEOLIS TRANSIT SIGNS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON MORE LABOR VIOLATIONS

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
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RENO, Nev., March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keolis Transit has come to terms and settled 17 additional labor charges with Teamsters 533 for violations of the National Labors Relations Act. "This brings the total number of charges settled to 40, with more likely to follow," said Teamsters Local 533 President Gary Watson.

Key Points: 
  • RENO, Nev., March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keolis Transit has come to terms and settled 17 additional labor charges with Teamsters 533 for violations of the National Labors Relations Act.
  • "This settlement agreement was obtained due to our members' dedication and resiliency by standing strong together against adversity.
  • The National Labor Relations Board Settlement Agreement details a monetary settlement for two of our sisters who were retaliated against for honoring the picket line, among many other violations related to the three strikes in 2021," said Watson.
  • "I am incredibly grateful for my Union; they have diligently protected me against the retaliation of Keolis Transit.

Teamsters Mark Historic Victory in Court Hearing as Companies Fail to Stop Union Picketing

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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The TRO came about after management at the employers filed a frivolous and inaccurate pleading accusing the Teamsters of a litany of misdeeds on the picket lines.

Key Points: 
  • The TRO came about after management at the employers filed a frivolous and inaccurate pleading accusing the Teamsters of a litany of misdeeds on the picket lines.
  • The accusations ranged from ridiculous and laughable to serious and offensive, and were backed up by little evidence.
  • The Commissioner in the hearing ruled on Friday that the Teamsters could continue to picket with few restrictions, and that order went into effect today.
  • The restrictions placed on the picketing Teamsters are minor and will have little meaningful impact on our activities on the lines.

Teamsters Local 174 On 'Unfair Labor Practice' Strike At Gary Merlino Construction

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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SEATTLE, Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At 5:30am on Friday, November 19, pickets went up at Gary Merlino Construction plants in Renton and Seattle as workers walked off the job in an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike.

Key Points: 
  • SEATTLE, Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At 5:30am on Friday, November 19, pickets went up at Gary Merlino Construction plants in Renton and Seattle as workers walked off the job in an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike.
  • The strike was called after GMC management refused to bargain in good faith with Teamsters Local 174.
  • The strike has impacted all construction and concrete operations for GMC/Stoneway, and will continue until GMC management returns to the bargaining table ready to negotiate in good faith to reach a deal.
  • Founded in 1909, Teamsters Local 174 represents 8,600 working men and women in Seattle and the surrounding areas.

Teamsters Local 533 On Strike Against RTC Washoe Bus Contractor Keolis Transit

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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"We've spent over a year encouraging the contractor for RTC bus system, Keolis Corporation, to act as a fair employer and community investor without success," said Gary Watson, Teamsters Local 533 President.

Key Points: 
  • "We've spent over a year encouraging the contractor for RTC bus system, Keolis Corporation, to act as a fair employer and community investor without success," said Gary Watson, Teamsters Local 533 President.
  • At the latest bargaining session last week, Keolis made a proposal to eliminate Teamsters Health insurance with 60 days notice.
  • The employees and Teamsters Local 533 members will conduct a picket line strike, protesting a litany of unfair labor practices that are crippling the RTC bus system.
  • A strike sanction for Teamsters 533 was passed unanimously by Teamsters Joint Council 7 and the Northern Nevada Central Labor Council last month.