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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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Teamsters Kick Off Negotiations with United Airlines
(CHICAGO) – Today, The United Airlines Teamsters National Negotiating Committee began collective bargaining with the carrier for a new contract covering 10,000 aviation maintenance and related Teamsters nationwide. “United Airlines Teamsters are the best in the business. This contract needs to recognize and reward our members with the improved wages, benefits, and protections they deserve,” […]
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History Segment: “Organizing the 1963 March on Washington: The Struggle for Civil Rights”
The Human Rights and Diversity Commission, in conjunction with the Teamsters History Project, welcomes the next segment of monthly history programs based on Teamsters, the labor movement, and the diversity within our union. These programs are designed to look at a wide variety of aspects in our shared past, including events in Black, Women’s, Hispanic, […]
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Teamsters-Backed Free Speech Legislation Becomes Law in Illinois
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) – Teamsters are celebrating after the union-backed SB 3649, Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act, passed into law today. The legislation bans mandatory attendance at captive audience meetings, which are employer-sponsored presentations filled with anti-union propaganda designed to discourage organizing efforts. “This victory happened because of a grassroots lobbying campaign by and for […]
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First Group of American Red Cross Workers in Montana Join Teamsters
(GREAT FALLS, Mont.) – Workers at the American Red Cross facility in Great Falls have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 2. The new Teamsters work in the distribution department. “Congratulations to these hardworking men and women on their organizing victory,” said Erin Foley, Secretary-Treasurer at Local 2 in Butte. “We could not be more […]
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First Student Bus Drivers Ratify First Teamsters Contract
(OXNARD, Calif.) – First Student workers in Oxnard represented by Teamsters Local 186 have voted to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. The new three-year contract includes a 14.6 percent wage increase over the life of the agreement, seniority rights, 401(k) employer matching, safety and attendance bonuses, and a grievance procedure. “Shop stewards Martha Hernandez […]
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Teamsters Pilots Question Allegiant’s Priorities as Labor Dispute Looms
(WASHINGTON) – In advance of Allegiant Travel Company’s Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) 2024 second-quarter earnings announcement tomorrow, Allegiant Air pilots and their union are raising questions about the company’s direction and decision-making as pilots continue to work under an outdated labor agreement negotiated in 2016. The 1,300-member pilot group is represented by Teamsters Local 2118. Allegiant […]
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Arizona Workers at Titus Transport Demand Union Recognition
(PHOENIX) – Workers at Titus Transport, a third-party logistics (3PL) delivery provider for Kroger in Arizona, are demanding representation with Teamsters Local 104 in Phoenix amid concerns over the company’s labor practices and the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. The organizing campaign at Titus has garnered majority support among the 120 drivers, who have stood strong for […]
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