National Labor Relations Board

Trucking-backed suit may be arena for dumping Biden independent contractor rule

The Trump administration has taken an action in federal court that could be the first step toward displacing the Biden administration’s independent contractor (IC) rule with its own version.

In a case involving several trucking companies as well as the Louisiana Motor Transport Association (LMTA) as plaintiffs, the Trump Justice Department has won a postponement from a federal appellate court of oral arguments that were to be heard this week. 

Those arguments were appealing a lower court decision...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-backed-suit-may-be-arena-for-trump-to-overturn-biden-independent-contractor-rule

Teamsters have some legal issues to overcome after wins at Amazon and with DSPs

The Teamsters are claiming victory after organizing workers at a second Amazon warehouse, as well as a string of the e-commerce retailer’s direct service providers (DSPs).

But given the complicated nature of labor law today and the fact that the drivers of those vans now sweeping through neighborhoods don’t actually work for Amazon – at least not yet – it’s complicated.

The only successful Amazon-specific location where a union was voted in occurred on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-have-some-legal-issues-to-overcome-after-wins-at-amazon-and-with-dsps

Teamsters say NLRB decision undercuts Amazon delivery ownership model, could boost unionization

The Teamsters are cheering a decision by a regional office of the National Labor Relations Board that Amazon is a joint employer at a delivery service partner (DSP) in California that recognized a Teamsters local’s representation of the DSP’s drivers.

While the decision has not yet been published by the NLRB, the Teamsters said its delivery drivers who are represented by Local 396 in Palmdale, California, had won a victory at the NLRB’s Region 31 board, which operates in Los Angeles.

“After more...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-say-nlrb-decision-undercuts-amazon-delivery-ownership-model-could-boost-unionization

Werner battling unions on 2 fronts; 1 fight may have broader significance

Werner Enterprises’ ECM unit is battling unionization efforts on two fronts, one of which may be impacted by a recent legal precedent that observers say could boost union representation efforts.

While fewer than 50 workers are involved in the unionization push at ECM, one group of employees has already chosen to be represented by a union, a campaign that ultimately brought Werner CEO Derek Leathers into the fray with a personal visit to New Jersey.

That campaign resulted last year in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/werner-battling-unions-on-2-fronts-1-fight-may-have-broader-significance

Virginia carrier’s win against union may ultimately give labor a boost at NLRB

Labor attorneys say two closely watched cases before the National Labor Relations Board involving a relatively small Virginia trucking company may bring about a shift toward a pro-union agenda.

Ironically, any pro-labor precedents that come out of the cases involving Garten Trucking of Covington, Virginia, will spring from an action before the NLRB that actually involved a union losing rather than winning an election to represent workers.

In August 2021, the Association of Western Pulp and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/virginia-carriers-win-against-union-may-ultimately-give-labor-a-boost-at-nlrb

Teamsters voted in to represent drivers at Kroger fulfillment center, say it’s a first

The Teamsters are celebrating a victory at a Kroger fulfillment center in Michigan, which the union says is the first time it has successfully organized workers at such a Kroger facility. 

In a prepared statement released earlier this week, the Teamsters said the drivers at the Kroger Romulus, Michigan, fulfillment center voted 3-1 to join Teamsters Local 337, which the union described as a “landslide.” The Teamsters said the number of workers covered by the outcome of the vote was 289.

The union...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-voted-in-to-represent-drivers-at-kroger-fulfillment-center-say-its-a-first

Teamsters out at Southern California trucking company; other votes mixed

The Teamsters have been pushed out from their representation of employees at Dependable Highway Express, an LTL and truckload carrier based in Southern California that’s been in business since 1950.

Rank-and-file workers at Dependable never had an opportunity to vote on rejecting the representation. Instead, employee John Cwiek filed a union decertification petition last month with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a vote that would end the Teamsters’ representation. The number of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-out-at-southern-california-trucking-company-other-votes-mixed

NLRB joint-employer rule triggers fears of higher trucking costs

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WASHINGTON — A change in how the National Labor Relations Board determines whether a company is...

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New union at Werner/ECM New Jersey operations files complaint with NLRB

The relationship between the newly elected union and a Werner Enterprises subsidiary is off to a rocky start.

Local 152 of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, voted in late last month to represent 26 workers across three locations of Werner subsidiary ECM Transport, on Wednesday filed an unfair labor action charge against ECM with the National Labor Relations Board. 

Although the details in the charge are not available on the NLRB website without a request under the Freedom of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-union-at-werner-ecm-new-jersey-operations-files-complaint-with-nlrb

Teamsters celebrate NLRB decision on STG Logistics, see path to greater unionization

A dispute between the Teamsters and a company that provides multiple logistics services — which have faced off previously before the National Labor Relations Board — is being looked at by labor attorneys as a key battleground in the fight over independent contractor status and unionization.

On July 20, William Cowen, a regional director at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), ruled that STG Logistics workers at two California facilities are employees, not independent contractors, as the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-celebrate-nlrb-decision-on-stg-logistics-see-path-to-greater-unionization

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