Category Archives: Labor Employment news

Teamsters Win Wage Increases of $9.50 to $11 an Hour, Lower Healthcare Costs, Pension Increases

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Teamsters Union members ratified a new contract covering 120 drivers and warehouse workers at the company’s warehouse in Indianapolis and satellite facilities across Indiana. The five-year agreement provides wage increases of $9.50 to $11/hour over the life of the contract. … Continue reading →

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Labor Watch: U.S. Chamber Says NLRB Overreaches on Card Check

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

The National Labor Relations Board‘s general counsel has proposed re-establishing the Joy Silk doctrine, which called on the NLRB in almost all cases to impose a bargaining order on employers when presented with signature cards purporting to represent the wishes of … Continue reading →

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Biden Admin to Apply Antitrust to Labor Issues

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

An agreement between the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Labor Department to “protect competition in labor markets” may spell big trouble for employers Their focus will include “use of business models designed to evade legal accountability and business practices, … Continue reading →

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Heaven Hill Strike Ends

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Heaven Hill Distillery workers voted to end their six-week strike, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 23D said. In a statement, Heaven Hill said it was “grateful to learn the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 23-D ratified a new … Continue reading →

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Union: Heaven Hill Halts Talks, Moves to Replace Strikers

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

United Food & Commercial Workers Local 23D said heaven Hill Distilleries has broken off contract talks and move to replace 420 Heaven Hill distillery workers as a strike at Heaven Hill’s main distillery in Bardstown, Ky., nears its seventh week. The … Continue reading →

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Union: Nonunion Driver Made ‘Gesture’ at Strikers Before Tanker Truck Flipped

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

One thing you can count on in a labor dispute:  Anything bad will be seized upon by the union.  Take yesterday, when, the union says, a non-union driver took his hands off the steering wheel of a tanker truck carrying … Continue reading →

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