Posts tagged unfair labor practice strike
Teamsters’ Stike at Breakthru Beverage Expands to 700 Union Employees in 6 States
June 18, 2025 // Teamsters detailed that Breakthru’s most recent contract offer included annual pay reductions ranging from $15,000 to $30,000 per worker and no changes to benefits. The Union added that Florida-based Teamsters have been requesting compensation and benefits in line with what workers at other Breakthru locations receive. Teamsters went on to say that Breakthru has responded to the strike by hiring replacement workers and consulting with firms that specialize in managing labor disputes.
Health care union authorizes strike at Stillwater Medical Group
June 18, 2025 // Health care union members on Tuesday voted to authorize a strike at HealthPartners’ Stillwater Medical Group. Ninety-nine percent of the SEIU Healthcare MN & IA union members who voted on Tuesday supported an Unfair Labor Practice strike if the bargaining team cannot reach a deal, union members said in a statement.
Nurses walk off job at Henry Ford Rochester Hospital in labor dispute
June 10, 2025 // The hospital states that it staffs its hospitals based on patient volumes and other factors and that mandated staffing ratios hinder its ability to adapt to varying patient conditions. The two sides are also at odds over what the union claims is bad faith bargaining and alleges that they are being retaliated against.
Central Coast Planned Parenthood workers set to strike next week
June 7, 2025 // Unionized healthcare staff, including medical assistants and clinicians, will walk off the job next Monday and Tuesday at clinics across the Central Coast– unless the union and management reach an agreement. According to the union, SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, low pay and lack of support from management has led to high turnover and understaffing. This reportedly causes longer wait times for patients and lower quality care.
BUFFALO: Nursing home workers begin strike at 5 facilities
May 21, 2025 // Late Monday night, 1199SEIU announced that it had reached two three-year agreements for nursing home workers at Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Williamsville and Schofield Residence in Tonawanda. The union also withdrew strike notices at four more facilities: Newfane Rehabilitation and Health Center, Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Ellicott Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, and The Grand at Delaware Park. Among the remaining facilities set to strike, several are owned by The McGuire Group, which released a statement assuring residents and families that care would continue uninterrupted.
NYC beer deliveries affected as workers for distributors go on strike
April 17, 2025 // Hundreds of unionized workers are on strike over what they describe as unfair labor practices at their local beer distribution center. The strike is impacting customers who enjoy popular brands such as Corona, Coors or Modelo.
SEIU 24-hour strike puts most Kern County services at a standstill
March 7, 2025 // The protest began at the Department of Human Services building at 6 a.m., before the angry crowd took their chants to the Kern County Administrative Building four hours later. “We’ll see what these idiots decide to do, and if nothing moves we strike again,” said Attorney Arturo Revelo with the Public Defender’s Office.
Starbucks baristas to return to work after five-day strike
December 27, 2024 // The strike shut down more than 300 locations, including some in the Los Angeles area, after more than 5,000 Starbucks workers walked out last Tuesday. The union representing the baristas, called Starbucks Workers United says it is ready to return to the bargaining table. Talks with the company had stalled over pay, staffing and scheduling.
Amazon workers at delivery facility in Skokie, Illinois, authorize strike
December 18, 2024 // The union said it gave Amazon until Dec. 15 to negotiate a contract after hundreds of workers at the Skokie delivery facility organized with Teamsters Local 705 earlier this year, but so far Amazon has maintained the drivers are contractors, not employees, and has refused to even recognize a union.
Teachers Union Staff Faced An Unexpected Labor Adversary—The Union That Employs Them
November 21, 2024 // A lockout is a tactic that bosses and corporations use to suppress their employees, it’s not something a union should be doing to another union. As the largest union in the country, we need to be modeling the practices of joint labor management collaboration. This culture that we create in our organization is so important. Every single district is watching what’s happening because these are some of the tactics that they will use. That is one of my biggest fears. NEA has normalized this practice of locking out staff, and it has gone on for four weeks.