August 03, 2022
A food distributor must abide by an arbitration award requiring it to permit unionized workers to transfer to a new facility with higher wages and benefits, a Washington federal judge ruled, agreeing with two Teamsters locals that the arbitrator's ruling does not contradict federal labor law.
August 16, 2021
Two Teamsters locals have urged a Washington federal judge to enforce an arbitration award requiring a food distributor to let workers transfer to a new facility with higher wages and benefits, saying the rights can survive the demise of the employees' bargaining units.
July 20, 2021
Two Teamsters locals have urged a Washington federal judge to reject a food distributor's bid to again pause litigation over an arbitration award, saying a pending appeal by the company does not justify a stay because it's unrelated to the dispute and unlikely to succeed.
November 17, 2020
A Washington federal judge has paused a grocery wholesaler's bid to vacate an arbitration award in favor of two Teamsters locals, citing a complaint that National Labor Relations Board field attorneys recently filed accusing the unions of violating federal labor law by trying to enforce the award.