IAM 41st Convention – Organizing Panel – Busting the Union Busters
Recap of the convention panel on combating union busters. Hear from organizers on unethical tactics they’ve faced, the emotional toll they have, and how to maintain morale during a campaign. Understand OLMS resources and inoculate committees before they encounter the union buster’s lies. Suspect a union buster was hired? Check to see if they filed
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IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Cervantes Honored with the ‘Voice of Labor’ Award by LCLAA Los Angeles
IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes has been distinguished with the prestigious “Voice of Labor” Award from the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement’s (LCLAA) Los Angeles Chapter. The accolade was bestowed upon Cervantes during the chapter’s annual “Si Se Puede” Awards Ceremony, recognizing her commitment and influential contributions to workers’ rights. The “Voice of Labor”
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Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Amanda Filpo
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Amanda Filpo
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Amanda Filpo of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART).
Amanda Filpo is an active SMART Local 28 member in New York City. She is a leader in her union and serves on SMART’s BE4ALL committee.
Kenneth Quinnell
Tue, 09/17/2024 – 10:03
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Mercury Ballroom Stagehands in Louisville Vote to Form Union
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Mercury Ballroom Stagehands in Louisville Vote to Form Union
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
On Thursday, stagehands at the Louisville, Kentucky-based Mercury Ballroom voted unanimously to join Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 17.The unit will include around a dozen staff at the Mercury Ballroom, which is one of the city’s premier venues for live music, performances and other events. Local 17 already represents its counterparts at other major stages throughout the city. This resounding victory marks the third crew at a Live Nation venue to organize in recent months, following successful votes by workers at Denver’s Summit music hall and Marquis Theater earlier this summer.“This win demonstrates IATSE Local 17’s commitment to representing locations of all sizes,” said Local 17 Business Agent Greg Campbell. “The workers who support these types of clubs are the foundation of the live event music industry. From amphitheaters and clubs to opera houses and Broadway, all entertainment workers deserve the voice and protections that a union brings.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Tue, 09/17/2024 – 10:02
History Segment: “The History of D.R.I.V.E. and The Importance of Teamster Involvement in Elections”
The Human Rights and Diversity Commission, in conjunction with the Teamsters History Project, welcomes the next segment of monthly history programs based on Teamsters, the labor movement, and the diversity within our union. These programs are designed to look at a wide variety of aspects in our shared past, including events in Black, Women’s, Hispanic, […]
Read More....Over 500 UAW Members Go on Strike at Eaton Aerospace Plant in Jackson
JACKSON – After months of negotiations, approximately 525 UAW members have walked out on strike at Eaton Aerospace, an aerospace factory in Jackson, Michigan that produces hydraulics equipment for civil, commercial, and military aircraft. The strike came after the workers’ extended contract expired on September 5. “We are fighting for our future and our community,” said Donnie […]
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APWU President Mark Dimondstein Responds to Trump’s Truth Social Post
September 16, 2024On September 15, former President Donald Trump said that the Postal Service could not be trusted to deliver election mail, an attack on the 650,000 dedicated public servants that make up the United States Postal Service.
vote by mailPresidentMark Dimondstein
On September 15, former President Donald Trump said that the Postal Service could not be trusted to deliver election mail, an attack on the 650,000 dedicated public servants that make up the United States Postal Service.
Donald Trump, when President, planned to privatize the Postal Service and sell it off to his friends on Wall Street. In 2020, when postal workers were risking our lives to keep the country connected, Trump called us “a joke.” He spun dangerous and baseless lies about postal workers and the 2020 elections.
In 2020, postal workers accepted, sorted, transported and timely delivered 69 million ballots as part of our public service. For generations, the Postal Service has helped millions of people safely and securely vote by mail – no matter what party or candidate they may support.
Trump is once again spouting lies about the Postal Service in an attempt to dissuade people from voting by mail. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Postal workers take seriously our commitment to the serving the public – the entire public, no matter their political convictions. The public should have every confidence that postal workers will once again stand with the people and are ready to timely and securely deliver election mail again this fall.
APWU President Mark Dimondstein Responds to Trump’s Trump’s Truth Social Post0
Read More....United Airlines Negotiations Update – Sept. 16, 2024
Teamsters Kick Off Third Round of Bargaining in Denver Today, the Teamsters kicked off the third round of negotiations with United Airlines in Denver, Colorado. Bargaining continues to center on Article 6 on RIF and Recall; Article 18 on Union Security and Representation; Article 19 on Grievance Procedure; and Article 20 on Board of Arbitration, […]
Read More....UAW Files Federal Labor Charges, Grievances Against Stellantis for Violating Contract, Refusing to Provide Information, and Moving Durango Production Out of America
On Monday, the UAW filed federal unfair labor practice charges at the National Labor Relations Board for Stellantis’ illegal refusal to provide information about the company’s plans regarding product commitments it made in the UAW’s 2023 collective bargaining agreement.
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Amazon Drivers in Queens, New York Join Teamsters Union
(NEW YORK, N.Y.) – Amazon drivers across three Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) in New York City are demanding Amazon recognize their union and negotiate a Teamsters contract. The workers announced that a majority of drivers at each of the DSPs have signed authorization cards to organize with the Teamsters Union and delivered the demand to […]
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