LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Thursday, June 15, 2023
Top Stories: West Coast ports have an agreement; Hawaii Gas strike ends; Amazon DSP drivers walk out in California; UPS agrees to 'gradually' install ACs in vans & more labor-related news articles...
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Longshore union, employers reach deal, ending 13 months of West Coast tensions
The West Coast longshore union and its employers have agreed to a tentative six-year contract, ending 13 months of negotiations that saw tensions rise in recent weeks, as well as accusations and recriminations about bad-faith actions, and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach fretting about lost business. Read more…
Hawaii Gas strike ends after workers approve new contract
Hawaii Gas union workers have voted to approve a three-year contract, ending a two-week strike across the state. Read more…
Teamsters: Workers at Amazon Walk Out in Historic Unfair Labor Practice Strike
Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers went on strike today to demand the e-commerce giant stop its unfair labor practices and bargain with the Teamsters Union to address low pay and dangerous working conditions. This is the first strike by Amazon drivers in the U.S. Read more…
UPS, union reach deal to install AC “gradually” in all delivery vans
Negotiators for UPS and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a crucial issue in their contract talks: The shipping giant has finally agreed to install air conditioning - gradually - in its entire fleet of 95,000 delivery vans. Read more…