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Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here's what you should know
Read full article: Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here's what you should knowAmazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union are on strike for a second day at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just days before Christmas.
Boeing just the latest company to go head to head with union
Read full article: Boeing just the latest company to go head to head with unionAircraft assembly workers walked off the job at at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere early Friday after union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike.
US labor regulator says Amazon is a joint employer of subcontracted delivery drivers in California
Read full article: US labor regulator says Amazon is a joint employer of subcontracted delivery drivers in CaliforniaProsecutors at a federal labor agency have determined that Amazon is a joint employer of subcontracted drivers who delivered packages for the company in California.
Amazon Labor Union moves to affiliate with the Teamsters union amid struggles
Read full article: Amazon Labor Union moves to affiliate with the Teamsters union amid strugglesThe Amazon Labor Union, a grassroots labor group that won a major victory at an Amazon warehouse two years ago, has agreed to affiliate with the Teamsters union.
Teamsters vote to ratify a 5-year labor agreement with Anheuser-Busch, avoiding strike
Read full article: Teamsters vote to ratify a 5-year labor agreement with Anheuser-Busch, avoiding strikeTeamsters working for Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch have voted to ratify a labor agreement with the company.
Teamsters reach new agreement with Anheuser-Busch one day before strike
Read full article: Teamsters reach new agreement with Anheuser-Busch one day before strikeOn Wednesday, the Teamsters reached a five-year tentative agreement with Anheuser-Busch breweries worldwide one day before the current agreement expired, according to a release.
Teamsters union members rally outside Anheuser-Busch factory in Jacksonville for new contract
Read full article: Teamsters union members rally outside Anheuser-Busch factory in Jacksonville for new contractTeamster union workers rallied at the Jacksonville Anheuser-Busch factory for a new contract on Friday.
UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries
Read full article: UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveriesThe union representing 340,000 UPS workers says its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month.
UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries
Read full article: UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveriesThe union representing 340,000 UPS workers says its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month.
Teamsters say trucking giant Yellow Corp. is ceasing operations, filing for bankruptcy
Read full article: Teamsters say trucking giant Yellow Corp. is ceasing operations, filing for bankruptcyTroubled trucking company Yellow Corp. is shutting down and filing for bankruptcy, the Teamsters said Monday.
UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strike
Read full article: UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strikeUPS has reached a contract with its 340,000-person union, averting a potential strike that would have disrupted deliveries for businesses and households nationwide.
Teamsters and UPS to resume negotiations next week as contract deadline approaches
Read full article: Teamsters and UPS to resume negotiations next week as contract deadline approachesThe Teamsters said Wednesday they will resume contract negotiations with UPS next week, marking an end to a stalemate that began two weeks ago when both sides walked away from talks while blaming each other.
Teamsters president says he's asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strike
Read full article: Teamsters president says he's asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers go on strikeThe head of the Teamsters said Sunday that he has asked the White House not to intervene if unionized UPS workers end up going on strike.
Stalemate: UPS, Teamsters contract talks break down with each side blaming the other
Read full article: Stalemate: UPS, Teamsters contract talks break down with each side blaming the otherContract negotiations between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of the company’s workers broke down early Wednesday morning with each side blaming the other for walking away from talks.
Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer, scrambling supply chains and home delivery
Read full article: Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer, scrambling supply chains and home deliveryUnionized UPS workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike on Friday, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage if the package delivery company and the Teamsters can’t come to an agreement on a new contract.
Shortage of Duval school bus drivers, end of hybrid learning model may lead to overcrowding
Read full article: Shortage of Duval school bus drivers, end of hybrid learning model may lead to overcrowdingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tuesday was Duval County high school students' second day of being back on campus full time after the school district’s hybrid learning model ended Monday. Teamsters Local 512, the union representing school bus drivers in Duval County, is concerned that the increase in students, coupled with a bus driver shortage, may lead to overcrowding on buses. She encourages any parents or students who are aware of bus overcrowding to contact Duval County Public Schools’ Transportation Department. Cardona said she was a bus driver in Duval County for 24 years and has never seen a driver shortage like what the school district is experiencing right now. And she said the shortage is the reason some parents may notice their student’s bus driver is not always the same each morning or afternoon.
Get answers with our Facing The Fall Town Hall
Read full article: Get answers with our Facing The Fall Town HallSUBSCRIBE: Sign up for the Facing The Fall newsletterThats why we launched Facing The Fall, a campaign to provide answers to the questions that concern students, parents and teachers. Thursdays town hall kicks off at 11 a.m., so log on to News4JAX.com to follow along live. If you cant make it to the town hall, dont sweat it. The second town hall is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4. If youre a teacher, parent or staffer who wants to participate in the town hall, send us an email webteam@wjxt.com.