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Unions Can Still Strike—Don't Let the Supreme Court Tell You Otherwise

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers’ rights. But it could have been much worse.

Unions still have the right to strike. Employers still can’t generally sue unions in state court for losses caused by strikes. But the decision does open the door to whittling away those rights more in the future. [Emphasis added.]

The practical impact of the Court’s decision is that employers will be suing unions more often for alleged property damage caused by strikes—and that therefore unions (and their attorneys) are likely to be more cautious.

But the Court did not do what many had feared it would do in this case: overrule longstanding precedent that employers generally cannot sue unions in state court over activities—like strikes—covered by the National Labor Relations Act.

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#workers #unions #organizing #labor #strike #nlrb #supreme court #scotus

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Today, Teamsters voted by an overwhelming 86.3 percent to ratify the most historic collective bargaining agreement in the history of UPS. The five-year contract protects and rewards more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters nationwide, raising wages for full- and part-time workers, creating more full-time jobs, and securing important workplace protections, including air conditioning. The agreement passed by the highest vote for a contract in the history of the Teamsters at UPS. All supplemental agreements were ratified as well, except for the Local 769 LAI supplement which covers 174 members in Florida. The national master agreement will go into effect as soon as this supplement is renegotiated and ratified. [...] “Our members just ratified the most lucrative agreement the Teamsters have ever negotiated at UPS. This contract will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “Teamsters have set a new standard and raised the bar for pay, benefits, and working conditions in the package delivery industry. This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide, and nonunion companies like Amazon better pay attention.” “This is the richest national contract I’ve seen in my more than 40 years of representing Teamsters at UPS,” said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. “There are more gains in this contract than in any other UPS agreement and with no givebacks to the company. But the hard work doesn’t end here. We will continue to fight like hell to enforce this contract and make sure UPS lives up to every word of it over the next five years.” Highlights of the tentative 2023-2028 UPS Teamsters National Master Agreement include: Historic wage increases. Existing full- and part-time UPS Teamsters will get $2.75 more per hour in 2023. Over the length of the contract, wage increases will total $7.50 per hour.

Existing part-timers will be raised to no less than $21 per hour immediately, and part-time seniority workers earning more under a market rate adjustment will still receive all new general wage increases.

General wage increases for part-time workers will be double the amount obtained in the previous UPS Teamsters contract — and existing part-time workers will receive a 48 percent average total wage increase over the next five years.

Wage increases for full-timers will keep UPS Teamsters the highest paid delivery drivers in the nation, improving their average top rate to $49 per hour.

Current UPS Teamsters working part-time will receive longevity wage increases of up to $1.50 per hour on top of new hourly raises, compounding their earnings.

New part-time hires at UPS will start at $21 per hour and advance to $23 per hour.

All UPS Teamster drivers classified as 22.4s will be reclassified immediately to Regular Package Car Drivers and placed into seniority, ending the unfair two-tier wage system at UPS.

Safety and health protections, including vehicle air conditioning and cargo ventilation. UPS will equip in-cab A/C in all larger delivery vehicles, sprinter vans, and package cars purchased after Jan. 1, 2024. Two fans, heat exhaust shields, and air induction vents in the cargo compartments will be retrofitted into all cars.

All UPS Teamsters will receive Martin Luther King Day as a full holiday for the first time.

No more forced overtime on Teamster drivers’ days off. Drivers will keep one of two workweek schedules and cannot be forced into overtime on scheduled off-days.

UPS Teamster part-timers will have priority to perform all seasonal support work using their own vehicles with a locked-in eight-hour guarantee. For the first time, seasonal work will be contained to five weeks only from November-December.

The creation of 7,500 new full-time Teamster jobs at UPS and the fulfillment of 22,500 open positions, establishing more opportunities through the life of the agreement for part-timers to transition to full-time work.

More than 60 total changes and improvements to the National Master Agreement — more than any other time in Teamsters history — and zero concessions from the rank-and-file.

Last month, the UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee, as well as representatives of UPS Teamster locals in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, unanimously endorsed the agreement. UPS Teamsters voted electronically between August 3-22

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The U.S. Supreme Court, with an ultra-right majority, has decided to hear the case Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, which could become a historic attack on workers’ rights. The case arises from a 2017 union strike during their contract negotiations in Washington state where 16 cement truck drivers, members of Teamsters Local 174, went on strike against Glacier Northwest. Glacier Northwest is claiming that the cement spoilage due to the strike was intentional property damage.

A conservative foundation, Landmark Legal Foundation: The Ronald Reagan Legal Center, is working with Glacier Northwest to help the company argue that it should be able to sue Teamsters in state court and that the National Labor Relations Act doesn’t include the so-called “intentional property damage” from the striking workers. Landmark Legal Foundation is known for attacking unions such as the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, and labor centers at university campuses such as University of Wisconsin and UC Berkeley. It was also part of the historic anti-labor Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case.

Landmark Legal’s actions expand beyond assaulting unions to include attacks on health care, immigrant rights and voting rights. Landmark Legal’s current focus is on promoting the “independent state legislature theory” — a far right legal doctrine that could even result in the end of the popular vote for the presidency. These current attacks on poor, working-class and oppressed people’s hard fought democratic rights are all connected.

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US Supreme Court targets Teamsters union

US Supreme Court targets Teamsters union

In August 2017, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Local 174) was negotiating a new contract with concrete company Glacier Northwest. Concrete truck drivers reported to work, turned on their trucks, left the full containers of […]

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listening to argument in the Supreme Court case of Glacier Nw., Inc. v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters Local Union No. 174 which is mostly about boring NLRB preemption of state law tort claims regarding a loss of property during union action that are i believe indisputably unprotected as a matter of union action

and the preemption bit is pretty boring except as a broader piece in a tapestry of NLRB and the federal courts system but there was an interesting bit regarding the standard for whether damage to an employer's property during union action is protected or not; i think the accepted standard is "did the union members take reasonable precautions to avoid damage to employer's property" (e.g. workers at a steel mill cannot properly strike by walking out mid-operation, leading to steel cooling itself to the factory equipment; but more complicated by the example of federal security guards walking out during a bomb threat), but noel francisco arguing for the employer tried to argue for "did the harm to the property come from an intent to harm the property" which is. imo much worse in a lot of ways. but it has its benefits!

consider the case where unionized software engineers that run a bunch of scripts on supercomputers walk out, and one of the engineers, just before leaving, starts running a job that uses a bunch of supercomputer time and is purposefully hard to kill by supervisors. these precautions aren't abnormal for high-priority work, but the work itself wasn't high priority, even though it was useful work. if we go under a "reasonable precautions" standard, then how could the employer win without inviting a bunch of suits by employers alleging damages because employees didn't unplug their computers before they left, unless you want to get into the difficulties of litigating what counts as "substantial" damage?

#this is one of those areas in which the court really shows itself to be a court of morals more than just a court of laws #equity's not dead baby its just lurking in the shadows!

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Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether NLRA Preempts State Law Claims for Property Damage Caused During Strikes

Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether NLRA Preempts State Law Claims for Property Damage Caused During Strikes

The U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming term will include review of whether the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”) preempts state court lawsuits for property damage caused during strikes, which could have significant implications for employers and unions. Factual Background The case – Glacier Northwest Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174 – began over five years ago…

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Solidarity With Striking Seattle School Bus Drivers

Joshua Koritz | Socialist Alternative | January 19th 2018 This solidarity statement was originally published by Social Equity Educators, a rank and file caucus of Seattle Education Association. The statement was authored by Matt Maley, a Seattle teacher, union activist, and member of Socialist Alternative. January 15, 2018 SEA Stands in Solidarity with the Seattle School Bus Drivers! After a one day strike of school bus drivers on […]

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Recology customers in King County could be facing a smelly and unpleasant problem after six office employees authorized a strike that would shut down garbage collection.

The vote by the small group office data specialists at Recology, who are Teamsters Local 174 members, came amid stalled contract negotiations.

Because the union is the same one that represents the drivers and dispatchers at Recology’s Seattle location, all members of Local 174 Recology Teamsters have the right to refuse to cross the picket line.

According to a news release from the union, when the small group of specialized workers first voted to join the Teamsters, they expected to get the same terms and conditions as the 230 other members of the union serving communities in Seattle, Shoreline, Bothell, Des Moines, Issaquah, Mercer Island and Maple Valley.

The union said if picket lines were to be extended, even more workers and communities would be affected.

#king county #garbage strike #teamsters local 174 #recology #trash pickup

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Seattle school bus drivers strike over health care costs

Their out-of-pocket medical expenses are too high? In 2015 my health insurance cost $380/month. This year it went up to $550/month. Next year it will cost me $702/month and my deductible is going up from $6,800 to $8,550 (and I pay everything out-of-pocket because my plan covers nothing until I meet my deductible). Welcome to my world! From Seattle Times: Olivia Moore sees the same kids every day…

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Construction layoffs ‘into the thousands, more to come’ as concrete worker strike nears third month

Construction layoffs ‘into the thousands, more to come’ as concrete worker strike nears third month

Picket lines on major construction sites around the Puget Sound region have been in effect since November. Thousand of construction workers have been laid off as a result, and more will likely follow as negotiations with concrete suppliers remain at a standstill. Jaime Fleming, a spokesperson with Teamsters 174, representing 330 workers employed by various local concrete suppliers, confirmed with…

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Seattle school bus drivers strike

By Jim McMahan

Four hundred school bus drivers held a one-day strike Nov. 29 against First Student, the big national contractor. The strike shut down all school bus transportation in the Seattle school district, which has almost 50,000 students. Teamsters Local 174 announced the strike a day early to give families notice that they would need to find other means of transportation.

The unfair labor practice strike was called after First Student unilaterally cut back its medical plan for the workers. A driver on the picket line described not having access to the health care plan despite the fact that she has cancer. The workers are also striking against a woefully inadequate retirement plan.

A big turnout of multinational drivers was on picket lines at both First Student bus lots. Another strike could be called at any time if a fair agreement is not reached. And “it will not just last one day,” asserted Local 174 President Rick Hicks.

#school bus drivers #Seattle #strike #unions #healthcare #workers #solidarity #teamsters

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Hertz <b>Equipment</b> Rental (HERC) Teamsters Ratify Strong Three-Year Contract

TUKWILA, Wash., Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 174 members at Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. (HERC) voted overwhelmingly on January 13 to ratify a new 3-year agreement. Local 174 represents 26 heavy equipment rental truck drivers at the company. This new ... from Google Alert - Heavy Equipment http://ift.tt/2mOqvuv

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Seattle School Bus Drivers Strike and Win!

Joshua Koritz | Socialist Alternative | February 23rd 2018 On the same day that hundreds of teachers, members of the Seattle Educators Association (SEA), walked out in solidarity with striking Seattle school bus drivers, the drivers’ employer, First Student, capitulated and reached out to Teamsters Local 174 to restart negotiations. Three days later, a new contract was ready to be voted on. On February […]

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Tide rising for Vigor in Vancouver

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As economic development director for the city of Vancouver, Chad Eiken knows that opportunities don’t happen often like the one that walked through the door in late November.

“Dropped in our lap,” Eiken said.

At that time, two representatives for Vigor, the Portland-based shipping and metal fabrication company, met with Eiken and City Manager Eric Holmes.

Here’s the deal, the Vigor representatives said. They had a contract for about $1 billion with the U.S. Army to build a next-generation landing craft and several other marine projects. They envisioned the manufacturing facility would employ about 130 workers to start and likely ramp to 400 after three years or so. These would be family-wage jobs, both union and nonunion.

Could the city help?

“It happened so fast there weren’t a lot of things we had to coordinate on,” Eiken recalled last week. “Their angle was mainly focusing on the workforce — how to connect (Vigor) with workforce training.”

Eiken and Holmes would meet face-to-face with the Vigor officials on only one other occasion — Jan. 22, when the city officials were told they were the winners of a contest they really hadn’t known they’d entered. Portland and Seattle had tied for second place. Don’t tell anybody, one of the Vigor officials said, because the company would first need to tell several employees who would be affected by the Vancouver choice.

On Friday morning, Feb. 1, Vigor announced it had entered an agreement to take over the former home of Christensen Yachts at 4400 S.E. Columbia Way in the Columbia Business Park.

The cavernous structure once was the factory for multimillion dollar yachts. Now it will become a Vigor manufacturing facility that figures to revive the Vancouver waterfront’s shipbuilding heritage.

Later this year, Vigor will begin working on a prototype of the U.S. Army’s landing craft called Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) or MSV(L). The nearly $1 billion MSV(L), 10-year contract represents the largest award in Vigor’s history. The craft will be among an array of all-aluminum watercraft built at the facility, which is expected to undergo millions of dollars in capital upgrades and equipment this summer.

The MSL(V) replaces the Landing Craft Mechanized 8, a 74-foot boat with a top speed of 9 knots that entered service in the late 1950s, Defense News reported when the contract was awarded to Vigor in September 2017.

“The MSL(V) will be 100 feet and can haul one M1A2 Abrams tank, two Stryker armored vehicles with slat armor or four joint light tactical vehicles with trailers,” Defense News reported. “It will have a top speed of 18 knots, 15 knots fully loaded, and a range of about 350 miles.”

Vigor beat four competitors for the huge contract. It was one of the latest victories for the privately held company.

Vigor has grown into a company with an estimated $700 million in annual sales — about 60 percent from ship repair — through securing major contracts like the one announced recently and also through acquisitions. Those acquisitions affected Vancouver.

In May 2014, Vigor and Oregon Iron Works announced they were forming a combined company that will employ about 2,300 workers in the Pacific Northwest. Oregon Iron Works became a subsidiary of Vigor, which does business in Oregon as Vigor Industrial LLC and as Vigor Shipyards Inc. in Washington.

The companies said in a statement at the time that merging Clackamas, Ore.-based Oregon Iron Works’ fabrication abilities with Vigor’s shipbuilding and marine-launch capabilities would allow them to complete large-scale projects that neither company could do alone, the Associated Press reported.

Oregon Iron Works’ facilities included a manufacturing plant at the site of the former Kaiser Vancouver shipyard, 3515 S.E. Columbia Way.

The 11.5-acre facility next to the Columbia River — less than a half mile west of the Christensen property — has about 115 employees.

Vancouver, like its Clackamas counterpart, specializes in heavy, complex manufacturing, said Jill Mackie, Vigor senior vice president for public affairs.

That sort of work includes gates for locks and dams and components for commercial nuclear power plants, Mackie said.

Vigor Vancouver constructed the deck for the Wittpenn Bridge linking Kearny and Jersey City, N.J. The Vancouver plant also participates in defense-related projects.

Vancouver is one of seven Vigor sites. The others are Portland; Clackamas, Ore.; Seattle; Ballard; Port Angeles; and Ketchikan, Alaska. The company’s three primary shipyards are at Swan Island in Portland, Harbor Island in Seattle and Ketchikan.

Vigor’s Ballard site will be closing with the advent of the Vancouver facility at the former Christensen Shipyard. Kvichak Marine Industries, as it was called before merging with Vigor, laid the groundwork for winning the Army landing craft contract. Its 60 employees have been offered the opportunity to follow their aluminum-specialty jobs to Vancouver. Another 70 jobs will be transferred to Vancouver from Clackamas, Ore.

Vigor acquired Todd Shipyards Inc. in a $130 million purchase in 2011. The entity is known as the Seattle Harbor Island Shipyard.

Vigor facilities have a 2,300-person workforce that is a mix of union and nonunion laborers. It is an arrangement that has not always gone smoothly.

In 2012, the Teamsters Union, on behalf of locals 117 and 174, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Seattle, accusing Vigor of labor practice violations affecting 25 of its members at the former Todd Shipyards. The suit was filed a year after the purchase.

Mackie, noting the alleged actions were not proven and the case was resolved years ago, said in an email, “Vigor has worked hard to develop our current partnership with the unions that represent some Vigor subsidiary employees, and we believe that partnership is strong.”

The aluminum fabrication plant at Vancouver, she added, “will bring together groups of current employees — some of which are represented and some of which are not. We have no doubt that the teams will work together successfully.”

This may or may not have something to do with an operating philosophy of Vigor CEO Frank Foti.

Foti, who’s the majority owner having purchased Vigor in 1995, is not bashful about touting the company’s four corporate values, which he has acknowledged may not square with an industry closely associated with heavy metal, hard hats and blazing hot welding torches.

The values: truth, responsibility, evolution and love.

“There’s nothing unique about our four values,” Foti said in an interview last year with Oregon Business magazine, “except that we try to make them unifying principles that can have foundational values that can stand the test of a rapidly changing world.”

Foti, in an interview last week, said Seattle and Portland were the leading contenders for the aluminum boat manufacturing plant. While both sites had drawbacks, he said the Vancouver site rose to the top more on its merits than the shortcomings of the other two.

“Vancouver is optimal because we move everything into a purpose-built facility,” he said, referring to Christensen’s boat heritage. ” All of our employees are excited about the potential move.”

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CalPortland Strike Ends And Larger Strike Avoided As Teamsters Local 174 Members Ratify A Contract With Sand And Gravel Companies

TUKWILA, Wash., Aug. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A full week after 86 Teamsters at CalPortland walked off the job and 208 other Teamsters in the sand and gravel industry prepared to do the same, everyone is now back to work after a deal was finally reached in the pre-dawn hours...

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