Massachusetts Teamsters Secure Tentative Agreement with Stop & Shop
(FREETOWN, Mass.) – After a credible strike threat, Teamsters Local 25 has reached a tentative six-year agreement covering more than 900 workers at Stop & Shop’s Freetown distribution center. The agreement guarantees the facility remains open, secures the largest wage increases in the workers’ history, and strengthens benefits. “Stop & Shop tried to strong-arm our […]
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Teamsters Charge Samuel Adams with Unfair Labor Practices
(CINCINNATI, Ohio) – Teamsters Local 1199 has filed unfair labor practice (ULP) charges against Boston Beer Company — the parent company of Samuel Adams, Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, and Twisted Tea — for refusing to bargain in good faith. “Boston Beer Company is dragging its feet, and Teamsters won’t tolerate it,” said Randy Verst, President of […]
Read More....Statement from UNITE HERE President Gwen Mills, Secretary-Treasurer Nia Winston, and Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights and Diversity Enrique Fernandez on Introduction of the Dream and Promise Act
“Our union proudly supports the reintroduction of the Dream and Promise Act. Our country needs leadership that addresses our broken immigration system instead of blaming and scapegoating immigrant workers. Immigrant workers are the backbone of the hospitality industry, and so many live and work here thanks to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Action for […]
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IAFF sets top legislative priorities for 119th Congress
With the new Congress now seated, the IAFF outlines the key bills it will prioritize in the next two years.
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Montana fire fighters successfully block efforts to repeal workers’ rights
An attempt to curb worker protections in Montana failed last week thanks to the efforts of the MSCOPFF and other labor groups
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Macon-Bibb County fire fighters reaffiliate with the IAFF after 20 years
The Macon-Bibb County Fire Department is Georgia’s fifth largest, employing more than 400 career fire fighters.
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Workers at Unifi Aviation Vote to Join IAM Union
Approximately 60 Unifi Aviation ground handling workers based in San Jose, Calif., last week voted nearly 70 percent to join the IAM Union. Unifi Aviation waged a scorched-Earth union-busting campaign, led by the anti-worker law firm Jones Day. The workers cited low and stagnant wage rates, poor benefits and working conditions as reasons to form a
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U.S. House reintroduces IAFF-backed collective bargaining bill
The bipartisan legislation would grant public fire fighters, emergency medical workers, and law enforcement officers the ability to form labor unions, collectively bargain for hours and wages, and provide resolution mechanisms for impasses during negotiations.
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IAFF-backed collective bargaining bill reintroduced in House, Senate
The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would grant public fire fighters, emergency medical workers, and law enforcement officers the ability to form labor unions, collectively bargain for hours and wages, and provide resolution mechanisms for impasses during negotiations.
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IAM Union Local 1296 Members at Trane Technologies Ratify Landmark Four-Year Contract
Clarksville, Tenn., Feb. 27, 2025 – Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM Union) Local 1296, who manufacture large commercial heating and air units at Trane Technologies, overwhelmingly ratified a four-year collective bargaining agreement that delivers historic wage increases, enhanced benefits, and stronger workplace protections. The agreement, covering over 1300 employees and
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