Teamsters
Costco Walks Away from Bargaining Table
(SAN DIEGO) – Yesterday, Costco executives abruptly ended collective bargaining negotiations with the Teamsters, refusing to engage with a series of fair and practical proposals. This refusal to negotiate highlights Costco’s ongoing failure to bargain in good faith and underscores a troubling shift in the company’s corporate culture that prioritizes profits over the well-being of […]
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Teamsters Continue Bargaining with Costco
(SAN DIEGO) – Despite reporting record-breaking profits in 2024, Costco has rejected the Teamsters’ comprehensive economic proposal. Instead, the wholesale giant offered an insulting counterproposal that fails to reflect its historic financial success and provides no increased retirement benefits — a shameful disregard for the hardworking employees who make the company’s success possible. “Costco executives […]
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Teamsters Local 856 Members at TomaTek Ratify First Contract with Historic Wage Increases
(FIREBAUGH, Calif.) — Teamsters Local 856 members at TomaTek have voted by 91 percent to ratify their first Teamsters contract — a landmark four-year agreement that includes average raises of 20 percent in the first year alone, and yearly increases thereafter. “I’ve been working at this company for 30 years and I’ve been waiting all these years […]
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Utah Rail Workers Join Teamsters
(INDEPENDENCE, Ohio) – Workers at Utah Central Railway – a subsidiary of Patriot Rail –have voted unanimously to unionize with the Teamsters. These new members are now part of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference. Patriot Rail owns and operates more than 30 regional short line railroads nationwide. […]
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US Ecology/Republic Workers Join Teamsters
(COVINA, Calif.) – Workers at a US Ecology/Republic Services facility in Hesperia, Calif., have voted to unionize with Teamsters Local 396. “We wanted to join the Teamsters because management has neglected us for too long,” said Eric Ortega, a four-year worker and one of 15 new Local 396 members at the facility. “They refuse to raise our wages to keep up with inflation and force us to take shifts at facilities hours away. We’ve had enough. And now they’re […]
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Teamsters at KSBD Air Hub Join Largest-Ever U.S. Strike Against Amazon
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) – On Saturday at 12 p.m. PST, Amazon Teamsters at the KSBD air hub in San Bernardino joined their co-workers on strike against the corporation’s relentless greed. Thousands of Teamsters are striking at DBK4 and JFK8 in New York City; DGT8 in Atlanta; DFX4, DAX5, and DAX8 in Southern California; DCK6 in […]
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Amazon Teamsters at JFK8 Join Historic Strike
(STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.) – At midnight tonight, Amazon Teamsters at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island will join the historic strike against the corporate giant. They join thousands of Teamsters striking at DBK4 in New York City; DGT8 in Atlanta; DFX4, DAX5, and DAX8 in Southern California; DCK6 in San Francisco; and DIL7 in Skokie, […]
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Teamsters Conclude Second Week of Bargaining with Costco
(WASHINGTON) – The Costco Teamsters National Negotiating Committee has concluded its second week of contract negotiations with Costco, but progress remains stalled. The $420-billion-dollar company outright rejected the Teamsters’ comprehensive economic proposal and failed to provide a counterproposal. “It’s time for Costco to get serious in negotiations and respect the workers who fuel their billions […]
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Amazon Teamsters Picket Hundreds of Facilities on First Day of Historic Strike
(WASHINGTON) – At 6 a.m., this morning, Teamsters from coast to coast launched the largest strike against Amazon in American history. Momentum continues to mount as more workers fight for fair treatment from this $2 trillion corporation. Photos from the strike line can be found here. Thousands of Teamsters are on strike at DBK4 in […]
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Bigfoot Teamsters Vow to Keep Fighting as Company Threatens Workers’ Healthcare
(EUGENE, Ore.) – With less than two weeks until their health care benefits expire, members of Teamsters Local 324 at Bigfoot Beverages are vowing to continue to stay on picket lines during an unfair labor practice strike the company initiated three months ago when it tried to gut the workers’ pensions. “For a company to […]
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