Teamsters
Warehouse Worker Protection Act Secures Bipartisan Senate Support
(WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters commend Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Bob Casey (D-PA) for reintroducing the Warehouse Worker Protection Act in the U.S. Senate. This crucial legislation aims to hold corporations like Amazon accountable for unsafe working conditions and abusive production quotas. First introduced in the Senate in May, […]
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BorgWarner Teamsters Reach Agreement, Ending Strike
(LANSING, N.Y.) – After two weeks on the picket line, Teamsters Local 317 members have voted overwhelmingly to approve a contract with BorgWarner, securing wage increases and expanded benefits. “We are proud of our Teamsters brothers and sisters who were willing to stand up to corporate bullying and unite for a strong contract,” said Duane […]
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Breakthru Beverage Drivers Across Florida Vote Overwhelmingly to Join Teamsters
(FLORIDA) – Breakthru Beverage drivers across Florida have voted overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters. A total of 160 drivers from Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Orlando, Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Tampa organized to demand higher wages, improved benefits, and better working conditions. “We organized with the Teamsters to gain a voice on the job and secure a brighter […]
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Workers at Imperial Coffee Vote Overwhelmingly to Join Teamsters
(TULSA, Okla.) – Workers at Imperial Coffee in Tulsa have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 886. The group of 65 drivers and merchandisers organized to secure higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. “These workers stood united and brought home a decisive victory,” said Tom Ritter, President of Local 886. “They organized for […]
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Review All National Teamsters Presidential Endorsement Polling
Ahead of any possible International Union endorsement for U.S. President in 2024, the Teamsters committed to assembling rank-and-file Presidential roundtables with all major candidates for the first time in the union’s history and conducting union-wide polling of the membership. This inclusive campaign would ensure that members’ voices were at the forefront of any endorsement decision. […]
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Teamsters Flight Simulator Technicians Ratify New Contract with Southwest Airlines
(DALLAS) – Teamsters Local 19, representing 54 flight simulator technicians, have voted by 66 percent to ratify a four-year contract with Southwest Airlines. The new contract, negotiated with rank-and-file Teamsters, includes a 23 percent wage increase, a reduction in years needed to reach the top pay scale from 12 years to nine, improved retirement and […]
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Teamsters at Illinois Central Bus Company Ratify New Supplemental Contract
(COAL CITY, Ill.) – Members of Teamsters Local 179 at Illinois Central Bus Company, a subsidiary of North American Central School Bus, in Coal City have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a supplemental collective bargaining agreement. The new three-year supplement includes a 40 percent economic increase over the life of the agreement, reduced years of service […]
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Teamsters Wrap Up National Planning Meeting for Dairy Farmers of America
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – Last week, Teamsters from across the country met to discuss bargaining with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). At the meeting, the Teamsters representatives in attendance voted unanimously in favor of coordinated bargaining with the dairy cooperative. “It’d be very hypocritical for DFA to refuse coordinated bargaining with us,” said Jesse Case, Secretary-Treasurer […]
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Teamsters Strike Bigfoot for Fair Contract
(EUGENE, Ore.) – At 12:00 a.m. this morning, members of Teamsters Local 324 and 206 walked off the job as part of an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike at Bigfoot Beverages facilities in Coos Bay, Eugene, Roseberg, and Newport, Ore. “Bigfoot is trying to destroy workers’ retirement security. The greedy CEOs running this company are […]
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Teamsters: No Endorsement for U.S. President
(WASHINGTON) — The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday elected not to endorse any candidate for U.S. President. After reviewing six months of nationwide member polling and wrapping up nearly a year of rank-and-file roundtable interviews with all major candidates for the presidency, the union was left with few commitments […]
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