Teamsters
Costco Workers in Virginia Overwhelmingly Vote to Join National Contract
(NORFOLK, Va.) – Today, Costco workers in Norfolk, Va., voted overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters national contract at Costco, securing strong job and retirement protections under the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan. For nearly 300 workers at the location this will be their first collective bargaining agreement. This group, who voted to join Teamsters […]
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Three Teamsters-Backed Bills Pass Appropriations Committees, Head to Floor Votes
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – Three Teamsters-supported bills that would ensure greater freedom of speech and safety for Californians have cleared procedural votes in the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees – as well as their chambers of origin – and now head to floor votes. The bills include autonomous vehicle safety legislation in both Assembly Bill 3061 […]
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Sun Country Teamsters Vote to Authorize Strike
(MINNEAPOLIS) – 558 Teamsters Local 120 flight attendants at Sun Country Airlines have voted to authorize a strike. “The people who run this company want to sit back and do nothing but collect a fat check while everyone else at Sun Country works hard for peanuts,” said Tom Erickson, President of Local 120 and Teamsters […]
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Teamsters Secure Two Victories in One Week at Zen Leaf Cannabis
(CHICAGO) — Teamsters Local 777 is continuing their success in the cannabis industry by winning both a new collective bargaining agreement and an election at Zen Leaf in less than one week. Zen Leaf is a subsidiary of the multi-state operator Verano Holdings. “Illinois cannabis workers are spreading the word that the Teamsters Union is […]
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Mondelēz Teamsters Unanimously Authorize Strike
(PHOENIX) – Members of Teamsters Local 104 working at Mondelēz International have unanimously authorized a strike. The 100 percent strike authorization vote is a direct result of the company’s unacceptable contract offer, management’s use of aggressive intimidation tactics, and greedy executives’ refusal to bargain in good faith. “I’ve dedicated over 19 years to this company, […]
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SCR Medical Transportation Teamsters Authorize Unfair Labor Practice Strike
(CHICAGO) – Teamsters Local 727 members that work as PACE and CPS paratransit drivers at SCR Medical Transportation, a subsidiary of Beacon Mobility Corp., have voted overwhelmingly to authorize an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. This strike vote comes just four months after the 800 drivers voted to organize with Local 727 because SCR Medical […]
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1,300 DHL Sort Workers at CVG Join Teamsters
More than 1,300 sort workers at DHL’s global hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) have joined Teamsters Local 89 after the company voluntarily recognized their right to collectively bargain. These workers will now be covered under the same strong contract that protects over 1,100 CVG ramp and tug workers who joined the Teamsters last […]
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United Airlines Negotiations Update
The Teamsters made significant progress for a strong new contract as bargaining began with United Airlines in Chicago on August 8. Every proposal in the union’s opening non-economic offer was presented across the table to the company. “This is my first bargaining session, and I’m looking forward to getting a record contract as smoothly and […]
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Workers at Republic Services Join Teamsters
(STOCKTON, Calif.) – Workers at Republic Services have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 439. The group consists of over 40 machine operators, laborers, and maintenance workers at the company’s Stockton, California, landfill facility. “I’ve been working at Republic for years, and we organized with the Teamsters because we hit a boiling point over our […]
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Teamsters Win Right to Picket Amazon at Critical Midwest Air Hub
(ERLANGER, Ky.) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters scored a key victory in the union’s national fight to organize workers at Amazon after a federal judge ruled the Teamsters are allowed to picket the massive Amazon Air Hub without interference at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The air cargo hub, known as KCVG, shares the […]
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