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Cannabis Teamsters Launch ULP Strike
(BARRY, Ill.) – Over 300 members of Teamsters Local 916 at Ascend Wellness have been forced out on strike over the company’s unfair labor practices (ULPs), which includes their refusal to bargain in good faith. It’s the first strike undertaken by Teamsters at a cannabis grow house.
“Ascend caused this strike by refusing to bargain a fair contract with the workers who make this company run,” said JP Fyans, President of Teamsters Local 916. “They illegally fired a bargaining committee member to retaliate against them. We will not tolerate that kind of bullshit from anyone.”
The company is refusing to bargain a contract that addresses wage increases, health care benefits, and overtime. Local 916 members cultivate, process, package, and distribute products for dispensaries across Illinois. The strike could have a significant impact on the cannabis supply chain statewide.
“This is one of the largest multistate cannabis operators in the country. They can afford to bargain a fair contract instead of wasting time and money to disrespect our members,” said Jesse Case, Director of the Teamsters Food Processing Division. “These workers deserve the same standard that Teamsters at Ascend dispensaries enjoy, and we won’t stop until we get it.”
“If Ascend wants to continue being a successful business, it needs to empower the workers and communities who made that success possible,” said Shane Wilmer, an Ascend cultivator and member of Local 916. “We are proud of the work we do, but we’re not afraid of a fight. Ascend needs to know that our concerns are serious and must be addressed.”
Teamsters Local 916 represents more than 4,000 workers throughout the state of Illinois from Chicago to Carbondale and East Saint Louis to Champaign. For more information, visit teamsters916.org.
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Fairfax Carhaulers Win Teamster Protections
(FAIRFAX, Kan.) – Carhaulers with Cassens Transport at General Motors’ Fairfax Assembly plant have joined Teamsters Local 41. They will now be working under the National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement (NMATA), securing major economic gains, improved working conditions, and strong job protections.
“These 10 drivers were the spearhead of something much bigger,” said Avral Thompson, Director of the Teamsters Carhaul Division. “We made clear that Fairfax workers deserved the same wages, benefits, and protections as every other carhauler covered by the national agreement. With the support of Joe Monslow, Mark Malicoat, Pamela Newport, Bret Rust, Troy Pike, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, these drivers stayed united through more than a dozen bargaining sessions and never backed down.”
After GM shifted the Fairfax carhaul work to nonunion carrier Hansen Adkins, the drivers organized with Local 41 to fight for the wages, benefits, and other standards they previously had under NMATA. Earlier this year, GM sought a new carrier, and Cassens Transport was awarded the contract. As if June 8, 2026, the drivers are now working for Cassens under the NMATA.
“We knew what Teamster standards looked like, and we knew we deserved better,” said Bret Rust, a Fairfax carhauler and member of Local 41. “Now that we are under the national agreement, I know the wages, benefits, seniority rights, and other benefits I’ve earned as a carhauler are protected. Our victory shows every Hansen Adkins driver that you don’t have to accept lower standards.”
Teamsters Local 41 represents thousands of workers across a wide range of industries in the Kansas City area. For more information, visit www.teamsters41.org.
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NLRB Orders Amazon to Bargain with Teamsters on Eve of Prime Day
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Teamsters are lauding a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordering Amazon to bargain with workers at its DCK6 facility in San Francisco. The ruling came only hours before the start of Prime Day, one of the company’s biggest events of the year.
“The Teamsters applaud this decision and will do everything in our power to ensure that Amazon complies with it. Once again, an NLRB judge has rightfully ruled against the most abusive and corrupt employer in the world,” said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division.
It’s the second bargaining order in less than three months that the e-commerce giant has received from the NLRB. The board previously demanded that it comply with federal law and begin bargaining with Amazon Teamsters at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island.
“Amazon has repeatedly demonstrated it has no interest in recognizing its workforce or respecting workers enough to meet them at the table,” Korgan said. “But as this ruling proves, Amazon cannot forever dodge its legal obligations. The time for Amazon to start bargaining is now.”
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents over 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Teamsters Celebrate Juneteenth
The Teamsters Union joins communities around the nation to celebrate the 161st anniversary of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure freedom for the last remaining enslaved African Americans.
As a union deeply committed to equality and justice, Juneteenth serves as a reminder for all of us that freedom cannot be gained without fighting for it. The Teamsters honor Juneteenth by continuing to uphold our union’s long history of negotiating equitable union contracts, fighting for employers to recognize the importance of Juneteenth, and using our union’s diversity to build worker power across the country.
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Teamsters 31st International Convention Retrospective
View photos from Teamsters 31st Convention here.
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Teamsters, DOJ File Joint Motion to End Final Order and Consent Decree
(WASHINGTON) – Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the Southern District) jointly filed a motion to amend the Final Order and the Consent Decree, ending federal government monitorship of the union.
In 1989, the Southern District and the Teamsters entered into a consent decree to eliminate organized crime influence within the union and ensure fair, democratic, member-driven elections. Over the past 37 years, the Teamsters have conducted nine elections and successfully eliminated corrupt elements from the union.
Since the election of Sean M. O’Brien as Teamsters General President in 2021, the Teamsters have built a new system of rigorous checks and balances in which every member complaint is investigated, and when appropriate, referred to legal authorities.
“Today marks a new era in the Teamsters. After 37 years, this filing marks an end to the longest monitorship of any union, corporation, nonprofit, or public entity in the history of the United States. Over the past four years, we have developed a system of internal controls and created a culture of vigilance in our union. Our efforts have proven that we can police our own, and the controls we have put in place are more stringent than any labor organization in the country,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien.
The motion requires approval by the Federal District Court and the Honorable Loretta Preska, who has overseen the consent decree monitorships since 2002.
Earlier this year, the Honorable Barbara Jones (ret.), the Independent Review Officer, conducted an assessment of the International Union’s internal disciplinary systems and audit functions and concluded that the union has “developed the institutional tools, processes, and procedures necessary to adequately detect, investigate, and resolve instances of major corruption” and has the capacity to assume responsibility for internal processes.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Take Action – Faster Labor Contracts Act
Workers shouldn’t have to wait years for their first contract!
Tell your senator to co-sponsor H.R. 5408/S. 844, the bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act.
Workers have the right to establish a collective bargaining agreement after they elect to form their union, but the law is full of loopholes, and companies drag out the negotiation process for years. On average, it takes 458 days to secure a first contract.
Workers across the country are done waiting for corporate-backed politicians to hold their donors accountable. Last week, Teamsters forced the House of Representatives to pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act with overwhelming bipartisan support.
Now, it’s the Senate’s turn to act. Tell your senator to co-sponsor the bill and demand that the Faster Labor Contracts Act receive a Senate Committee mark up.
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O’Brien, Zuckerman Reelected to Second Five-Year Term Leading Teamsters
(WASHINGTON) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today that Sean M. O’Brien and Fred Zuckerman have been reelected to another five-year term as General President and General Secretary-Treasurer, respectively, renewing a mandate for powerful, militant leadership on behalf of 1.3 million rank-and-file Teamsters across North America.
The O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United slate was elected by white ballot at the union’s 31st International Convention in Las Vegas following a secret ballot vote of 1,572 delegates. All voting delegates were democratically elected to the convention by rank-and-file members from more than 330 local unions across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. No opposition candidates received enough votes to meet the Teamsters’ constitutionally required threshold to challenge the O’Brien-Zuckerman team.
“This victory belongs to rank-and-file Teamsters. When we were sworn into office four years ago, our leadership team committed to building a bigger, faster, stronger union, and that’s exactly what we’ve done. We’ve organized more than 100,000 new members, won historic agreements including a record contract for 340,000 members at UPS, and put rank-and-file members back in the driver’s seat. The Teamsters is now the most aggressive, effective, and respected labor union on Earth,” O’Brien said. “Over the next five years, we have a lot of work ahead of us. The Teamsters face big fights at UPS and Amazon, and we are prepared to tackle those head on with the militancy and organization that has defined our administration. We will keep growing and never stop working for the members.”
“The Teamsters are stronger, more secure, and more prepared to take on greedy employers than at any point in our 123-year history. We have more than $1 billion in total assets, and our Strike and Defense Fund stands at approximately $365 million, providing the ammunition to take on the boss and protect our members,” Zuckerman said. “The Teamsters have accomplished so much to expand our ranks, exert real political influence, and safeguard our members in an ever-evolving economy. But we’re just getting started. The future is bright and the state of the union is strong in the Teamsters.”
O’Brien is a fourth-generation Teamster from Local 25 in Charlestown, Mass. Zuckerman joined the Teamsters more than four decades ago as a rank-and-file member in Houston and later went on to lead Local 89 in Louisville, Ky. Together, they bring an aggressive grassroots approach to taking on employers and prioritizing member involvement in the union.
Over the next five years, O’Brien and Zuckerman have pledged to continue the fight at UPS and Amazon, strengthen Teamsters density in core industries, defend and improve contracts across every division of the union, and build even bigger bipartisan coalitions to pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act and other legislation to benefit working people.
The O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United slate will take the oath of office in March 2027.
The 2027-2032 Teamsters General Executive Board includes:
International Vice Presidents At-Large: Juan Campos, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 705, Chicago, Ill.; Lindsay Dougherty, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 399, Hollywood, Calif.; Tom Erickson, President, Local 120, Blaine, Minn.; Greg Floyd, President, Local 237, New York, N.Y.; Peter Finn, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 856, San Bruno, Calif.; Thomas Gesualdi, President, Local 282, New Hyde Park, N.Y.; and James Wright, President, Local 822, Norfolk, Va.;
Western Region Vice Presidents: Mark Davison, President, Local 162, Portland, Ore.; Rick Hicks, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 174, Tukwila, Wash.; Victor Mineros, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 396, Covina, Calif.; and Karla Schumann, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 104, Phoenix, Ariz.;
Central Region Vice Presidents: Danny Avelyn, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 554, Omaha, Neb.; Pat Darrow, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 348, Akron, Ohio; and Dustin Roach, President, Local 135, Indianapolis, Ind.;
Eastern Region Vice Presidents: Rocco Calo, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 1150, Stratford, Conn.; William Hamilton, President, Local 107, Philadelphia, Pa.; and Matt Taibi, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 251, Providence, R.I.;
Southern Region Vice Presidents: Thor Johnson, Vice President, Local 79, Tampa, Fla.; and Brent Taylor, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 745, Dallas, Texas;
International Trustees: Sean Cedenio, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 570, Baltimore, Md.; Willie Ford, President, Local 71, Charlotte, N.C.; and Vinnie Perrone, President, Local 804, New York, N.Y.;
Teamsters Canada International Vice Presidents: François Laporte, President, Teamsters Canada, Laval, Quebec; Stan Hennessy, President, Local 31, Delta, British Columbia; and Craig McInnes, President, Local 938, Mississauga, Ontario.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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CPC Logistics Workers Join Teamsters Local 600
(JACKSON, Mo.) – Drivers at CPC Logistics in Missouri have voted to join Teamsters Local 600. The 49 workers distribute cargo for Proctor & Gamble and other companies throughout the Midwest.
“CPC workers overcame a vicious anti-union campaign by uniting for better wages, benefits, and job security,” said John Kelting, President of Local 600. “These brave men and women have already demonstrated that they’re not afraid to do whatever it takes to get a first contract, so we look forward to negotiations.”
Teamsters already represent CPC Logistics workers in California, New Jersey, Illinois, and Texas. The organizing victory in Jackson builds upon the momentum of CPC drivers who joined Teamsters Local 179 earlier this year.
“There are thousands of people in logistics who are doing the exact same work as us, but are better off because of their Teamsters contract,” said Jeremy McDonald, Local 600 shop steward for CPC Jackson. “We deserve what Teamsters have — the best jobs in the trucking — and that’s what we’re going to get.”
Teamsters Local 600 represents workers in the beverage, dairy, freight and hospitality industries throughout Eastern Missouri. For more information, go to teamsters600.org.
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Airgas Teamsters Win Reinstatement, Back Pay After Year-Long Lock Out
(WASHINGTON) – Twenty-four drivers, pump fillers, and loaders represented by Teamsters Local 283 in Ferndale, Mich., have won their arbitration case against Airgas after the company illegally locked them out for nearly a year. An arbitrator ruled that the members must be reinstated with full back pay and benefits.
“These dedicated Teamsters endured hardship for almost a full year as Airgas tried to wear them down, but not once did they even think about crossing the picket line,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “Their solidarity, determination, and resolve cannot be understated. The arbitration victory sends a clear message that employers who violate workers’ rights will be held accountable and the Teamsters Union will never stop fighting to protect our members in every industry and every state.”
The arbitration win comes amid a strike that Airgas Teamsters have been forced to undergo for over a year following multiple unfair labor practices (ULPs) committed by the company. These include unlawful threats, lockouts, discharge, and retaliation against workers for exercising their legal rights, as well as failing to provide notice or an opportunity to bargain.
Airgas, a subsidiary of French multinational Air Liquide, is the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases.
“Airgas thought it could retaliate against our members and get away with it,” said Juan Campos, Director of the Teamsters Tankhaul Division and Teamsters International Vice President At-Large. “The company broke the law, targeted its own workers, and dragged this fight out for nearly a year. Now our members are going back to work with full back pay and benefits, and Airgas is finally being forced to answer for its disgusting behavior.”
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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