National Labor Relations Board
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American Shipper
Port of Charleston importing more consumer goods ‘than ever before’
“By investing more than $2 billion in port infrastructure in recent years, we have the capacity to handle the influx of imports we are seeing…
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News
Teamsters fight TForce Freight truck slowdowns
The Teamsters allege that TFI's TForce Freight broke federal law when it reduced the speed limit of its trucks from 68 to 65 mph.
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American Shipper
Judge rules South Carolina Ports can continue using nonunion labor
A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled the International Longshoremen’s Association cannot force the use of union labor at the Port of Charleston’s new Leatherman…
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News
UAW ends strike at Volvo after split revote on latest offer
The UAW casts a second vote, barely approving a new contract at Volvo Trucks North America. The same proposal was rejected six days earlier.
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Driver issues
Small LA-area trucking company ousts Teamsters; new rules from Trump’s NLRB aided decertification
The new rules approved by the NLRB could be overturned by the Biden administration but only after a formal rulemaking.
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American Shipper
South Carolina Ports defends hybrid labor model
The division of work between state employees and union members at the new South Carolina container terminal goes to the labor board.
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Truckload
NLRB finds drivers who leased trucks from shipper to be employees
Independent contractor laws continue to evolve, and a recent decision by the NLRB further reinforces the need for proper legal advice on the matter.
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Truckload Indexes
NLRB issues new rule narrowing the “joint-employer” standard
A new rule from the National Labor Relations Board clarifies joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. With a stricter standard, employers will have…
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Trucking Regulation
NLRB restores joint-employer standard in final rule
Trucking companies advised to assess how new standard applies to workforce contracts.
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Trucking Regulation
House Democrats approve ‘federal AB5’ legislation (with video)
PRO Act's provisions mirror California law upending independent contractor status.
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