Teamsters
Three Thousand Los Angeles Unified School District Administrators Join Teamsters
(LOS ANGELES) – Members of the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) have voted overwhelmingly to affiliate with Teamsters Local 2010. The 3,000 members work as principals, assistant principals, adult school and ROP/ROC center coordinators, early education center principals, classified managers, and school support administrators for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). “This affiliation […]
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Amazon Teamsters Authorize Strikes at Four California Facilities
(LOS ANGELES) – Amazon Teamsters at four Southern-California facilities — DFX4, DAX5, KSBD, and DAX8 — have overwhelmingly authorized strikes after the corporation’s continued refusal to recognize their union and negotiate contracts. Teamsters at seven Amazon facilities have now voted to authorize strikes, including workers at DIL7 in Skokie, Ill., and JFK8 and DBK4 in […]
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Teamsters at Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit Refinery Win Strike, Ratify Contract
(DETROIT) – Members of Teamsters Local 283 at Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit refinery have ratified a new contract, ending a 101-day strike. In September, Marathon Teamsters were forced to the picket line after their employer refused to negotiate in good faith. “Despite raking in billions in profits each year, Marathon Petroleum fought Teamsters for more than […]
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Amazon Teamsters in Skokie Authorize Strike
(SKOKIE, Ill.) – Teamsters at the DIL7 Amazon delivery station in Skokie, Ill., have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike as part of their fight for a union contract that improves wages and benefits and strengthens workplace safety. This follows Amazon Teamsters at two New York City facilities announcing on Friday that they had authorized […]
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Dozens of Rail Teamsters Ratify Contracts
(INDEPENDENCE, Ohio) – Workers at two railroads represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified new contracts. In Michigan, two dozen Teamsters at the Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) secured a five-year contract increasing their wages by 19.5 percent as well as improving their vacation time. […]
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Amazon Teamsters Vote to Authorize Strike at Two Major NYC Warehouses
(NEW YORK) – Amazon Teamsters at two New York City facilities—JFK8 and DBK4—have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strikes following Amazon’s illegal refusal to recognize their union and negotiate a contract addressing the company’s low wages and dangerous working conditions. “Amazon is pushing its workers closer to the picket line by failing to show them the respect they have earned,” said Teamsters General President Sean […]
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Teamsters Demand Regulatory Agencies Hold AV Companies to Account After Cruise Shutdown
(SAN FRANCISCO) – In response to news that General Motors (GM) will halt funding for its Autonomous Vehicle (AV) subsidiary Cruise,Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and President of Teamsters Joint Council 7, released the following statement: “With its decision to cut funding for Cruise AV development, GM is finally acknowledging what the […]
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Garden Society Cannabis Workers Join Teamsters Local 469
(PASSAIC, N.J.) – Garden Society workers voted overwhelmingly to become the first cannabis workers in New Jersey to join Teamsters Local 469. The 40 newest members of the union cook and manufacture cannabis products. “Garden Society workers made their voices heard loud and clear that they want Local 469 to represent them in winning the […]
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Costco Refuses to Bargain in Good Faith with Teamsters
(WASHINGTON) – Costco is undermining contract negotiations by refusing to meet for scheduled bargaining sessions, cutting talks from five days a week to just three. This decision comes just one day after the company refused to accept roughly 98 percent of the Teamsters’ proposals. “Our members show up to work every single day, but Costco’s […]
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Teamsters Practice Picket at Danone Dairy in Ft. Worth
Over 137 members of Teamsters Local 767 working at Danone Dairy in Ft. Worth held practice pickets on Monday and Tuesday, demanding a strong agreement from the international food conglomerate. “Danone should know by now that if workers don’t get the contract we deserve, the company will face the unified front of 1.3 million Teamsters […]
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