Labor roundup: Teamsters lose vote at Con-way, mediators assist port negotiations

In trucking labor-related news from last week, federal mediators have been called in to help resolve labor disputes at West Coast ports, while the Teamsters lost a vote at a California Con-way facility.

Teamsters and Con-way

The Teamsters last year announced it would try to organize workers and drivers at FedEx and at Con-way. So far, the union has had limited success, splitting votes at both carriers.

Con-way workers at the company’s Bakersfield, Calif., terminal became the latest to reject Teamsters affiliation. This was the fourth facility to vote against the Teamsters, while three others have voted to join the union.

The union won the two prior elections at Con-way facilities, however.

Feds to help resolve ongoing port problems