Congress reauthorizes National Firefighter Registry for Cancer
Funding will continue for the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer which collects data to help researchers understand cancer trends in the fire service. This will help lead to innovations in cancer prevention.
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Teamsters at i-Health Forced to Strike
(ENFIELD, Conn) – A group of 20 Teamsters at i-Health has been forced to go on strike because of the company’s assault on their rights. After i-Health refused to bargain in good faith for months and unleashed an onslaught of unfair labor practices, these workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. After two days on […]
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Teamsters Tell Amazon: Agree to Bargaining Dates by Dec. 15
(WASHINGTON) – On behalf of thousands of Amazon delivery drivers and warehouse workers who have already organized for Teamsters representation nationwide, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters today gave the e-commerce giant a deadline of Dec. 15 to follow the law and agree to bargaining dates for a union contract. “The Teamsters are done asking nicely […]
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FG&A Railroad Workers Ratify First Contract
(INDEPENDENCE, Ohio) – Florida Gulf & Atlantic (FG&A) Railroad workers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified their first contract. The FG&A Railroad operates 430 miles of track running in Florida and Georgia. “Railroaders at FG&A wanted union representation to address issues related to safety, […]
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Teamsters at Three Railroads Ratify Contracts
(NOVI, Mich.) – Workers at three railroads represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified new contracts. Teamsters at the Colorado and Wyoming Railway unanimously voted to ratify a contract securing higher wages and improvements to vacation, bereavement and personal leave, and holidays. “It was […]
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IAM Union Stands with People of South Korea Amidst Attack on Democracy
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2024 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), issued this statement following a dangerous attack on democracy by the South Korean President: “The IAM Union stands firmly for the principles of democracy, both here at home in the United States and Canada and
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Postal Workers Improve Election Mail Delivery, Show the Postal Service Works When Given Proper Tools, Staffing
December 9, 2024On Dec. 2, 2024, the Postal Service released its post-election analysis of how the USPS handled election mail and ballots in the 2024 General Election. Here are the results.
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On Dec. 2, 2024, the Postal Service released its post-election analysis of how the USPS handled election mail and ballots in the 2024 General Election. Despite natural disasters and concerns from state election officials, postal workers were able to deliver results that were even better than election mail in 2022 and 2020. Like election years past, postal workers moved heaven and earth and proved once again that Vote-by-Mail is safe, secure, and an effective way to vote and why the Post Office remains one of the public’s most trusted institutions.
The report highlights several key numbers:
The Postal Service processed 99.22 million ballots in the 2024 General Election
99.88 percent of ballots were delivered from voters to election officials within seven days
99.64 percent of ballots were delivered from voters to election officials within five days
97.73 percent of ballots were delivered from voters to election officials within three days
Less than two days on average for ballots to deliver from election officials to voters
One day on average to deliver ballots from voters to election officials.
“Postal workers proved once again just how essential our work is. We worked with postal management to ensure that ballots were delivered both timely and securely, including quickly addressing the few problems when they arose,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “Our demand is that all mail, all year, receive the same care, attention, and speedy service that ballots received this election.”
The success of election mail proves that, working together, postal workers and postal management can do incredible things to move mail quickly. Postal workers want the same care and attention paid to all of America’s mail so that postal workers can deliver the good quality postal services the public deserves every day when we’re properly staffed and given the resources we need.
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Read More....Joint Statement from UAW International and UAW Staff Council Union
Today, the UAW International and UAW Staff Council Union reached a tentative agreement with the UAW’s temporary organizing staff represented by the union.
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Unions, members of Congress to rally for WEP/GPO repeal
Those fighting to restore fairness in Social Security are uniting to demand the Senate act on the unfair penalties harming millions of retired public service workers.
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🔧 Machinists on the Hill: Fair trade push — Golden’s HQ tour — IKEA workers strike
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