Labor

The Teamsters Union said it reached a tentative agreement with Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits on a strong, new three-year deal. The tentative contract will be presented for ratification on July 29. "This contract will bring well-deserved raises and protections for newly minted and hardworking Teamsters in

The strike began after about 40 Leinenkugel's Brewing Co. workers in Chippewa Falls, Wis., voted overwhelmingly to reject Leinenkugel's last, best and final offer, which did not come close to giving workers what they deserve. The Teamsters voted 98% in favor of authorizing a strike after

The Teamsters Union walked away from the bargaining table and demanded UPS exchange its last, best and final offer no later than June 30. The sticking point is Article 34 of the union's National Master Agreement, governing health and welfare and pension benefits for more than 340,000

One of the big issues in the negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters Union is reducing heat in the package delivery trucks.  Typically in the summer, in the package area, the temperature reaches 125 degrees and in Texas and Arizona it has been measured as high as 150.   UPS said

It's likely to be much more messy than the last time, 1997, because we all are much more reliant of UPS.  For many of us, those heavy bags of dog food are delivered by UPS, ingredients for our favorite recipes that aren't available at local stores

Drizly has laid off about 100 employees in what it said was "a part of a corporate restructure as Drizly officially begins integrating certain operations into Uber," which acquired Drizly last year, "for a strategically aligned centralized BevAlc vision. At the end of 2022, Drizly announced a

The state legislature had made it a crime to require job seekers and employees to agree to arbitrate workplace disputes.  But California law is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act. “Because the FAA’s purpose is to further Congress’s policy of encouraging arbitration, and AB 51 stands as an

Miller Coors Beverage Co. ranked 402  and Republic National Distributing Co. ranked 410 on Forbes Best Large Employers list which was released on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The ranking is based on a survey of about 45,000 workers at American companies and institutions with 5,000 or more employees. Participants

Drivers and warehouse workers at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits distribution facility in Farmers Branch, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, voted to join Teamsters Local 745. There are 250 workers in the bargaining unit. The Teamsters Brewery, Bakery & Soft Drink Conference negotiated a card-check agreement with the

Workers at Widmer Brothers Brewing voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 162. The 54 newly organized Teamsters work in brewing, packaging, microbiology, and quality assurance. "It is wonderful to see these workers coming together to exercise their rights," said Mark Davison, Teamsters Western Region Vice President and President