Teamsters
Teamsters at Richmond Public Schools Secure Historic First Contract
(RICHMOND, Va.) – Teamsters in the custodial and plant services department at Richmond Public Schools have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first-ever collective bargaining agreement. This historic agreement comes after a lengthy organizing campaign with Teamsters Local 322, following the lifting of restrictions on public sector collective bargaining in the Commonwealth of Virginia in May […]
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Teamsters Authorize Strike at Costco Ahead of National Contract Negotiations
(WASHINGTON) – Costco workers represented by Teamsters Local 822 in Norfolk, Va., have voted to authorize a strike against the retail wholesaler as national contract negotiations are set to begin on Aug. 21. The near-unanimous vote comes after more than eight months of negotiations for a first contract. The 250 warehouse workers organized with the […]
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Teamsters Blast California Supreme Court’s Anti-Worker Prop 22 Ruling
(WASHINGTON) – In response to the California Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold Prop 22, a controversial ballot initiative that allows “gig” companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart to misclassify their workers as independent contractors rather than employees, Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien issued the following statement. “This ruling from the California Supreme Court […]
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1,100 Workers at TomaTek Join Teamsters in California
(FIREBAUGH, Calif.) – Over 1,100 workers at TomaTek, Inc. in California have voted overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters Union. TomaTek, a subsidiary of the Neil Jones Food Company, processes and packages tomato-based products for industrial, foodservice, and retail companies. “Teamsters Joint Council 7 is proud to welcome these workers as our newest Teamsters brothers and […]
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Teamsters at Penn State University Ratify Strong Collective Bargaining Agreement
(STATE COLLEGE, Penn.) – Teamsters at Penn State University have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. The four-year contract is retroactive to July 1, and includes a 20 percent wage increase over the life of the agreement, increased shift differentials and on-call pay, improved language for paid leave, Martin Luther King Jr. […]
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Teamsters Local 2010 Skilled Trades Workers at UC Irvine Ratify Contract
(IRVINE, Calif.) – Teamsters Local 2010 Skilled Trades members at University of California at Irvine (UCI) have overwhelmingly ratified a collective bargaining agreement with significant compensation increases, including 18.5 percent in average raises over the life of the three-year agreement. The new contract also contains significant language improvements, including daily overtime and increases in on-call […]
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