Teamsters
Tour Guides at Winchester Mystery House Join Teamsters
(SAN JOSE, Calif.) – Tour guides at Winchester Mystery House in San Jose will now be represented by Teamsters Local 856. The workers voted for strong union representation to secure higher wages, better benefits, and improved working conditions. “We are proud to welcome these new members to the Teamsters,” said Peter Finn, Director of the […]
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Vermont Teamsters Locked Out at Travel Kuz One Week Before School Starts
(BRATTLEBORO, Vt.) – Teamsters school bus drivers and monitors are locked out at Travel Kuz, a subsidiary of Beacon Mobility, as the company refuses to bargain in good faith. The workers provide student transportation for Windham SE Supervisory Union. Since the last round of negotiations on Aug. 7, Travel Kuz has denied Teamsters Local 597 […]
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First Student Drivers in Northern California Join Teamsters
(SAN LEANDRO, Calif.) – Workers at First Student in San Leandro have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 853. The 40 new Teamsters provide student transportation for San Leandro Unified School District and San Lorenzo Unified School District. “Congratulations to our newest brothers and sisters who are fighting to get what they deserve,” said Steve […]
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DRIVERS AT HIGH DESERT JOIN TEAMSTERS
(BAKERSFIELD, Calif.) – Thirty drivers at High Desert Distributing in Bakersfield, Calif., will now be represented by Teamsters Local 87. The drivers voted for strong union representation to secure higher wages, better benefits, and improved working conditions. “We are proud to welcome our new members to the Teamsters,” said John Moralez, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local […]
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Carhaul Teamsters Hold Area Standards Picket
(WASHINGTON) – Carhaul Teamsters from Locals 89, 332, and 604 have launched area standards pickets outside General Motors Plants in Michigan, Kentucky, and Missouri. The actions targeted nonunion carriers operating out of GM’s Flint, Bowling Green, and Wentzville Assembly plants. “Nonunion carriers out of these plants are dragging down standards that Teamsters have fought for […]
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Warehouse Teamsters at UNFI Win Lucrative First Contract
(SARASOTA, Fla.) – More than 300 warehouse workers at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), represented by Teamsters Local 79, have overwhelmingly ratified a powerful five-year collective bargaining agreement. The first contract delivers up to an $8-per-hour wage increase, Teamsters health care coverage, and participation in the Teamsters Western Conference Pension Plan. “This is a major […]
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Teamsters Call on Pennsylvania State Senate to Solve Transit Funding Crisis
(HARRISBURG, Pa.) – The following is a statement from Bill Hamilton, President of the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters; Jeff Joines, Director of Government Affairs for the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, and Don Hill, General Chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen — Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA): “The Teamsters represent hundreds […]
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“History of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen”
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, Indigenous, […]
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Teamsters at Santa Rosa School District Ratify First Contract
(SANTA ROSA, Calif.) – Custodian supervisors at the Santa Rosa School District in California, represented by Teamsters Local 665, have unanimously voted to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. “This contract is a testament to the hard work of our members,” said Tom Woods, a business agent at Local 665. “When they realized that their […]
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Teamsters File Lawsuit Against Airgas
(WASHINGTON) – Members of Teamsters Local 701 have filed a lawsuit in the New Jersey Supreme Court alleging that Airgas deliberately or negligently released hazardous chemical agents on striking workers during peaceful pickets in Oakland, N.J., and Peoria, Ill. The lawsuit accuses Airgas of battery, negligence, intentional tort, and strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities, […]
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