No Deal Yet: Lorain County Job & Family Services Strike Drags Past Two Months
Lorain County Commissioners are putting residents at risk by prolonging the Job & Family Services workers’ strike. The ball is in your court, Commissioners. Get back to the table, negotiate a fair contract, and settle the strike!
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As Job and Family Services Continue Months-Long Strike, UAW Local 2192 Members at Lorain County Children Services Ratify New Contract, Breaking County “Pattern”
Today, as Lorain County Job and Family Services workers remain on strike going over two months, County Commissioners voted to accept a new contract agreement with members of the same UAW Local – UAW Local 2192 at Lorain County Children Services (LCCS) – in a deal that surpasses the Commissioners’ standard “pattern.” “This is a […]
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Teamsters Picket Amazon Facilities on Both Coasts Over Illegal Firings
(LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK) – Amazon Teamsters at DAX7 in Los Angeles have extended the picket lines from their unfair labor practice (ULP) strike to the company’s DBK4 location in Queens, New York. DAX7 drivers joined Teamsters Local 396 to fight for better pay and safer working conditions last month. This week, Amazon illegally retaliated against them by cancelling the contract with their Delivery Service Partner (DSP), Next Stop.
“Amazon’s callous terminations show how little this company values the hard work that these drivers do every day and agitates workers all over the country to fight,” said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. “These DAX7 drivers are Teamsters so they can fight back. The workforce and our union will make Amazon feel the same pain that drivers do when Amazon fires them with no regard for how they are going to support their families. Amazon workers will keep organizing until they have the protections they all deserve.”
“Every Amazon driver knows that our DSPs can be cut at any time. That’s why we organized with the Teamsters, to fight for real job security at DAX7,” said Sara Venegas, an Amazon Teamster from DAX7. “Amazon thinks we will shut up and go away, but we aren’t going anywhere. We will fight tooth and nail for justice at this company.”
The retaliation against DAX7 drivers follows Amazon’s decision to do the exact same thing to 100 members of Teamsters Local 804 at the DBK4 facility last September. The DBK4 terminations sparked a movement in New York City to pass the Delivery Protection Act, which would require Amazon and other last-mile providers to directly hire workers who deliver in the five boroughs.
“Amazon tried to silence us the same way: in the dead of night, with zero warning. We know what it’s like for Amazon to try and throw you out on the street,” said Latrice Johnson, an Amazon Teamster from DBK4. “Amazon is a horrible company no matter where in the country you are, but being a Teamster means solidarity through direct action everywhere. Amazon Teamsters are taking control of our industry and changing Amazon’s broken business model. It’s an honor and a point of pride for us to support our brothers and sisters at DAX7.”
Across the country, 10,000 Amazon workers have organized with the Teamsters at 13 facilities. Amazon Teamsters are demanding a union contract that raises wages, protects their safety, improves benefits, and guarantees job security.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents over 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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U.S. Reps. Cleaver, Bell Urge Olin Winchester to Bargain in Good Faith with Striking IAM Union Ammo Makers at Olin Winchester
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 23, 2026 – The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is applauding U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) for sending a strong letter to Olin Corp. leadership, urging management to return to good-faith negotiations with striking IAM Local 778 members at the Lake City Army Ammunition
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IAM Union: Save Spirit Airlines by Protecting Worker Paychecks and Customer Affordability, Not Executive Pay
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2026 — Richie Johnsen, Air Transport General Vice President of the IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), North America’s largest airline union, issued the following statement regarding potential federal relief for Spirit Airlines: “Spirit Airlines workers, including IAM ramp service employees, are the backbone of this airline and a
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IAM Union: Save Spirit Airlines by Protecting Worker Paychecks and Customer Affordability, Not Executive Pay
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2026 — Richie Johnsen, Air Transport General Vice President of the IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), North America’s largest airline union, issued the following statement regarding potential federal relief for Spirit Airlines: “Spirit Airlines workers, including IAM ramp service employees, are the backbone of this airline and a
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IAM Air Transport Territory Strengthens International Solidarity with Panama Exchange Visit
The IAM Union Air Transport Territory recently took part in an exchange trip to build international worker solidarity. General Vice President Richie Johnsen and Chief of Staff Edison Fraser, joined by IAM District 142 General Chair Lorraine Fraser, traveled to Panama to meet with the country’s pilots and ground service unions. The exchange initiative is
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Teamsters California Calls for SB 1371 Passage to Hold Waste Contractors Accountable
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – Teamsters celebrate the passage of Senate Bill 1371 (SB 1371) out of the California State Senate Committee on Local Government and call for every lawmaker in the upper chamber to support the bill when it comes up for a floor vote. SB 1371, authored by Sen. María Elena Durazo, would prevent municipalities from being forced to pay for waste and recycling services that aren’t rendered because of a work stoppage.
“SB 1371 will lead to healthier communities, cost savings for local governments, increased corporate accountability, and a higher standard of living for the unsung heroes who power our state’s recycling and waste management infrastructure,” said Victor Mineros, Director of the Teamsters Solid Waste and Recycling Division and Co-Chair of Teamsters California. “Passing this bill is a no brainer. Every lawmaker in Sacramento should get on board with it.”
During strikes, waste companies usually impose force majeure provisions in their contracts with municipalities. These allow the companies to collect money from taxpayers without providing trash or recycling pickups.. SB 1371 would ensure force majeure provisions can no longer be invoked because of labor disputes, which companies have the clear ability to stop or prevent. This will incentivize sanitation contractors to resolve the strikes they cause much faster.
“Workers don’t choose to strike — we are forced to by employers that fail to bargain fair contracts. When we are left with no choice but to withhold our labor, we lose wages but we still have families to feed,” said Marcus Ford, a member of Teamsters Local 396 at Republic Services. “Waste companies know exactly what they’re doing — the longer they drag out strikes, the more the trash piles up and the more our communities suffer. But employers are barely affected because the force majeure clause sitting in their back pockets is a get-out-of-jail-free card.”
Problems with municipal waste management plagued California last summer following a nationwide strike caused by Republic Services, which forced a number of the affected cities and towns to sue the trash giant for breach of contract. In September, contracts covering over 3,000 Solid Waste Teamsters who provide services to millions of people throughout Southern California, including Los Angeles County, are set expire.
Teamsters California is the united voice of 250,000 workers across dozens of industries who power the state’s economy and communities every single day. For more information, go to teamstersca.org.
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Nurses at Ford Chicago Assembly Persevere, Vote to Join UAW Local 551
Local 551 is one of the most historic units in the UAW. The local’s roots go all the way back to the very beginning of the union in 1935, and over 5,000 of its members work at the iconic Ford Chicago Assembly plant, the automaker’s oldest operating manufacturing facility. So, it would probably surprise many […]
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IAM Arizona State Council Drives Worker Power, Endorses Gov. Katie Hobbs for Reelection
The IAM Union’s Arizona State Council met in Phoenix on Saturday, bringing together more than 40 participants, including delegates from across the state, to strategize, share updates, and strengthen the union’s collective voice for working families. During the meeting, the Arizona State Council announced its endorsement of Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs for reelection, citing her
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