Just in time for Black Friday, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and an environmental justice group have released a report they commissioned attacking the nation s biggest toy seller, Toys R Us and Babies R Us, for allegedly selling “toxic toys.”
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters might agree with the adage that bad things happen in threes.
For the third time in recent weeks, the union has been decertified at a transportation-related company. The vote was for a small group of workers, just 20. The employer is Harbor Distributing LLC, which the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) report on the vote says does business as Allied Central Coast Distributing. It is located in Santa Maria, California.
The vote was narrow, according to the NLRB data, with 10 votes in favor of ditching the union and seven votes in favor of keeping it. Three voters apparently did not cast a ballot given that there were 20 eligible voters.
Small group of workers vote to decertify Teamsters in California
Third vote in just a few months pushes union out; contracts at all 3 had never been finalized (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves & Shutterstock)
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters might agree with the adage that “bad things happen in threes.”
For the third time in recent weeks, the union has been decertified at a transportation-related company. The vote was for a small group of workers, just 20. The employer is Harbor Distributing LLC, which the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) report on the vote says does business as Allied Central Coast Distributing. It is located in Santa Maria, California.
Second California court rules key federal law doesn’t preempt AB5
Trucking sector awaits federal appellate court rule on keeping its injunction but if it goes, state precedents won’t block the law on independent contractors Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves
There is now a second state court decision in California ruling that a federal law known as F4A would not preclude the state’s AB5 law from setting the definition of independent contractors.
The ruling has no immediate impact. The federal injunction handed down in early 2020 that blocked implementation of AB 5 in the state’s trucking sector, because of F4A, remains in place and supersedes any state court decisions.
7UP workers reach bargaining agreement, end 3-week strike
A three-week strike at a 7UP facility in Redford Township has ended after a union representing workers there reached a bargaining agreement with the parent company, officials said.
Delivery drivers, warehouse workers, mechanics and other staff had been picketing since March 11 and drew support from lawmakers. They were striking over the beverage company’s alleged refusal to bargain in good faith to address pay disparities between employees as well as other issues, organizers said. The most recent five-year deal expired in February.
On Thursday, workers in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 7UP s parent company. The Teamsters represent about 80 employees from the Redford facility.