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BusinessEquipment

Mack, UAW End Latest Labor Talks With No Deal

Negotiations between Mack Trucks and the United Auto Workers union over a labor agreement ended Oct. 26 with no new master contract in place, the Volvo Group subsidiary said.

October 30, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

UAW Slams Automakers’ Slow Bargaining, Files Labor Complaint

The United Auto Workers union says it has filed unfair labor practice complaints against Stellantis and General Motors for failing to make counteroffers to the union’s economic demands.

September 1, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Labor Market Still Resilient, Adds 187,000 Jobs in August

The nation’s employers added 187,000 jobs in August, evidence of a slowing but still-resilient labor market despite the high interest rates the Federal Reserve has imposed.

September 1, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Locomotive Manufacturer, Union Agree to End Two-Month Strike

Wabtec and its striking union workers have reached a tentative agreement that could end a two-month strike that saw about 1,400 people walk off the job at its Pennsylvania plant.

August 31, 2023
BusinessEquipmentSafetyFor-Hire

UPS, Teamsters Agree to Install Air Conditioning in Trucks

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says UPS Inc. has agreed to equip its delivery and logistics vehicles with air conditioning systems, a key point in contract negotiations. 

June 14, 2023
BusinessLogistics

Port Management Claims Unrest Has Shut Down Port of Seattle

The Pacific Maritime Associations claims that significant labor unrest by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has shut down the Port of Seattle.

June 11, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Engineers Frustrated With Railroad Sick Time Policies

OMAHA, Neb. — Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations.

May 8, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

L.A., Long Beach Ports Close for Second Day on Labor Shortage

The largest container gateway into the U.S. remained closed April 7 as a shortage of dockworker labor that halted operations April 6 goes into a second day.

April 7, 2023
Government

Biden to Nominate Julie Su as Next Labor Secretary

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Feb. 28 said he planned to nominate Julie Su, the current deputy, as his next labor secretary, replacing the departing incumbent, former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.

February 28, 2023
Government

Secretary Marty Walsh to Leave Labor for NHL Players’ Association, Reports Say

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is leaving the Biden administration, according to people familiar with the matter.

February 7, 2023

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