Posts tagged Teamsters Local 20
The Blade files WARN notice, plans Dec. 31 closure affecting 116 employees
October 28, 2026 // According to the WARN letter, The Blade, a division of Block Communication, Inc., will begin the layoffs during a 14-day period starting Dec. 31. The 116 affected employees have no bumping or reemployment rights. The notice identified union representation for affected staff across three unions: Toledo NewsGuild, Teamsters Local 20, and IBEW Local 8.
Hundreds of Northern Ohio Workers Vote Against Teamsters Union Boss Control
December 13, 2024 // However, in both cases regional NLRB officials tossed the union objections and certified the workers’ votes. Barring an attempt by Teamsters Local 20 officials to file a Request for Review to the NLRB in Washington, DC, within the next few days, both the Omnisource and Frito-Lay employees – over 430 in total – will have cut all ties with the Teamsters unions. Because Ohio lacks Right to Work protections for its private sector workers, Teamsters officials enforced contracts that required Hinkle, Caughhorn, and their colleagues to pay union dues or fees as a condition of keeping their jobs.