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Ambulnz Workers Join Teamsters Local 623
(PHILADELPHIA) – Paratransit drivers, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics at Ambulnz voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 623. The new members joined together to fight for better wages, dignity, and a powerful voice on the job.
“The vote was clear and definite. The support for the union is deep. There is no question that these workers have been mistreated, underpaid, and overworked,” said Richard Hooker Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of Local 623. “I’m proud to welcome them to the Teamsters Local 623 family, and excited to negotiate a contract that secures the higher pay, better protection, and power in the workplace they deserve.”
The Ambulnz workers beat back an aggressive union-busting campaign during the organizing process in what is a rare victory in the private ambulance industry.
“A union gives us a voice, not just as individuals, but as a team,” said Kate Regitko, an EMT and member of Local 623. “In EMS and medical transport, where the work is demanding and the stakes are high, that voice is especially important. We are looking forward to the Teamsters helping bring fairness, consistency, and respect to our workplace.”
Teamsters Local 623 represents 2,100 warehouse workers, package car drivers, bus drivers, paratransit drivers, and more in Philadelphia and the vicinity. The union is always organizing and expanding into new workplaces wherever workers are mistreated. For more information, go to teamsterslocal623.org.
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Teamsters Picket Amazon Facilities on Both Coasts Over Illegal Firings
(LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK) – Amazon Teamsters at DAX7 in Los Angeles have extended the picket lines from their unfair labor practice (ULP) strike to the company’s DBK4 location in Queens, New York. DAX7 drivers joined Teamsters Local 396 to fight for better pay and safer working conditions last month. This week, Amazon illegally retaliated against them by cancelling the contract with their Delivery Service Partner (DSP), Next Stop.
“Amazon’s callous terminations show how little this company values the hard work that these drivers do every day and agitates workers all over the country to fight,” said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. “These DAX7 drivers are Teamsters so they can fight back. The workforce and our union will make Amazon feel the same pain that drivers do when Amazon fires them with no regard for how they are going to support their families. Amazon workers will keep organizing until they have the protections they all deserve.”
“Every Amazon driver knows that our DSPs can be cut at any time. That’s why we organized with the Teamsters, to fight for real job security at DAX7,” said Sara Venegas, an Amazon Teamster from DAX7. “Amazon thinks we will shut up and go away, but we aren’t going anywhere. We will fight tooth and nail for justice at this company.”
The retaliation against DAX7 drivers follows Amazon’s decision to do the exact same thing to 100 members of Teamsters Local 804 at the DBK4 facility last September. The DBK4 terminations sparked a movement in New York City to pass the Delivery Protection Act, which would require Amazon and other last-mile providers to directly hire workers who deliver in the five boroughs.
“Amazon tried to silence us the same way: in the dead of night, with zero warning. We know what it’s like for Amazon to try and throw you out on the street,” said Latrice Johnson, an Amazon Teamster from DBK4. “Amazon is a horrible company no matter where in the country you are, but being a Teamster means solidarity through direct action everywhere. Amazon Teamsters are taking control of our industry and changing Amazon’s broken business model. It’s an honor and a point of pride for us to support our brothers and sisters at DAX7.”
Across the country, 10,000 Amazon workers have organized with the Teamsters at 13 facilities. Amazon Teamsters are demanding a union contract that raises wages, protects their safety, improves benefits, and guarantees job security.
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 California Calls for SB 1371 Passage to Hold Waste Contractors Accountable
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – Teamsters celebrate the passage of Senate Bill 1371 (SB 1371) out of the California State Senate Committee on Local Government and call for every lawmaker in the upper chamber to support the bill when it comes up for a floor vote. SB 1371, authored by Sen. María Elena Durazo, would prevent municipalities from being forced to pay for waste and recycling services that aren’t rendered because of a work stoppage.
“SB 1371 will lead to healthier communities, cost savings for local governments, increased corporate accountability, and a higher standard of living for the unsung heroes who power our state’s recycling and waste management infrastructure,” said Victor Mineros, Director of the Teamsters Solid Waste and Recycling Division and Co-Chair of Teamsters California. “Passing this bill is a no brainer. Every lawmaker in Sacramento should get on board with it.”
During strikes, waste companies usually impose force majeure provisions in their contracts with municipalities. These allow the companies to collect money from taxpayers without providing trash or recycling pickups.. SB 1371 would ensure force majeure provisions can no longer be invoked because of labor disputes, which companies have the clear ability to stop or prevent. This will incentivize sanitation contractors to resolve the strikes they cause much faster.
“Workers don’t choose to strike — we are forced to by employers that fail to bargain fair contracts. When we are left with no choice but to withhold our labor, we lose wages but we still have families to feed,” said Marcus Ford, a member of Teamsters Local 396 at Republic Services. “Waste companies know exactly what they’re doing — the longer they drag out strikes, the more the trash piles up and the more our communities suffer. But employers are barely affected because the force majeure clause sitting in their back pockets is a get-out-of-jail-free card.”
Problems with municipal waste management plagued California last summer following a nationwide strike caused by Republic Services, which forced a number of the affected cities and towns to sue the trash giant for breach of contract. In September, contracts covering over 3,000 Solid Waste Teamsters who provide services to millions of people throughout Southern California, including Los Angeles County, are set expire.
Teamsters California is the united voice of 250,000 workers across dozens of industries who power the state’s economy and communities every single day. For more information, go to teamstersca.org.
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GlacierPoint Workers in Chicago Join Teamsters
(CHICAGO) – More than 70 drivers and helpers at GlacierPoint outside Chicago have overwhelmingly voted to join Teamsters Local 703. GlacierPoint is a regional distributor of ice cream, milk, and other frozen and refrigerated products, supplying grocery stores and other foodservice operations throughout the Midwest.
“This is a major win for our members and our union,” said Thomas W. Stiede, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 703 and President of Teamsters Joint Council 25. “GlacierPoint workers stood together and made it clear they are ready for the respect, wages, and benefits they deserve. Local 703 is proud to welcome them to the Teamsters, and we look forward to negotiating a strong first contract.”
This victory showcases the growing momentum across the dairy industry, where workers are organizing with the Teamsters to secure better wages, benefits, job security, and a more stable future for their families.
“The company tried to hit us with tricks, misinformation, and threats to stop us from organizing,” said Norm Fret Jr., a GlacierPoint driver and a new member of Local 703. “But we were prepared, and their efforts only showed us that we made the right decision. With our brothers and sisters behind us, we’re ready to negotiate our first contract and move forward together.”
Teamsters Local 703 represents more than 4,000 workers across Northern Illinois and the Chicago area in the grocery, food processing, landscaping, construction, and brewery industries. For more information, visit teamsterslocal703.com.
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Teamsters Support Know Your Labor Rights Act
(WASHINGTON) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters supports the introduction of the Know Your Labor Rights Act by Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Representatives Riley Moore (R-WV) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), legislation that would strengthen workplace transparency by requiring employers to clearly inform workers of their federally protected labor rights.
“Greedy corporations and corrupt managers in nearly every sector of the economy put in overtime trying to stop working people from organizing,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “But the right to organize is sacred, and American workers should be informed of their legal right to do so. The Know Your Labor Rights Act would help put power back in the hands of working people. It would mandate that employers post information about labor rights in an easily accessible place so that workers remain informed and empowered.”
Under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), passed by Congress in 1935, workers are guaranteed the right to organize, join a union, and collectively bargain. Despite these longstanding protections, employers are not required to inform workers of these rights. The Know Your Labor Rights Act would change that by requiring employers to display information about labor rights in visible areas and notify new employees, or face penalties for non-compliance.
Recent polling shows broad bipartisan support, with 71 percent of Americans favoring a requirement that employers post notices of NLRA rights, underscoring the public’s strong backing for workplace transparency and fairness.
Hawley’s legislation builds on growing bipartisan momentum in Congress to strengthen workers’ rights and protections. The Faster Labor Contracts Act, introduced in the House of Representatives in September, would require employers to begin collective bargaining within 10 days of a successful union vote.
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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Teamsters Join Legislators to Advance Faster Labor Contracts Act
(WASHINGTON) – Today, Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and rank-and-file Teamsters from Amazon and Corewell Health East joined lawmakers urging U.S. House members to sign onto a discharge petition for the Faster Labor Contracts Act. The petition, which was filed by Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ,1st District), would force a floor vote on the bill.
“In America today, workers are forced to wait 458 days on average before obtaining a first union contract. This is unfair, it’s un-American, and it must be fixed,” O’Brien said. “This bill needs to move, and it needs to move fast, because working people in this country have been waiting long enough.”
The legislation would require employers to meet workers at the bargaining table within 10 days of successfully voting to join a union. The Senate version of the bill was introduced earlier this year by Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and has continued to gain bicameral support.
“When we won our election to become Teamsters in November 2024, we were eager to get to the table, but it wasn’t until June 2025 that we started bargaining for our first union contract. And today, we are still fighting for our first contract nearly a year since we started negotiations,” said Rachel Szadyr, a cardiac ICU nurse at Corewell Health East. “When working people vote to organize, they deserve a contract in a timely manner. And if their employers hold things up, they should be held accountable. The case for the Faster Labor Contracts Act could not be any clearer.”
Under the leadership of the O’Brien-Zuckerman administration, the Teamsters Union has organized more than 90,000 workers nationwide in just four years, including 10,000 nurses at Corewell Health East in Michigan and nearly 10,000 Amazon workers. Amazon Teamsters alone have been waiting more than four years for the e-commerce giant to enter contract negotiations.
“Amazon, the worst employer in America, refuses to recognize our union even though multiple judges have consistently demanded that it do so,” said Novelette Russell, an Amazon Teamster from JFK8 in Staten Island. “The Faster Labor Contracts Act will empower us to address the poverty wages, sky-high injury rates, and other inhumane conditions that Amazon perpetuates by imposing real consequences on employers that think they are above the law.”
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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UNFI Teamsters Avert Strike, Ratify Strong First Contract
(POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) – Following a credible strike threat, more than 200 warehouse workers at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), represented by Teamsters Local 769, voted to ratify a lucrative five-year agreement. The contract includes significant wage increases, improved benefits, and strong workplace protections.
“Ratifying our first Teamsters contract is a proud moment for every worker in this warehouse,” said Vedjo Williamceau, a UNFI warehouse worker and Local 769 member who served on the negotiating committee. “Throughout our organizing drive and contract campaign, we showed what’s possible when workers stick together. We’re excited for what comes next.”
Teamsters at the Pompano Beach facility will receive a 31 percent raise throughout the life of the agreement, access to Teamsters health care, and entry into the Teamsters Western Conference Pension Plan. Warehouse workers also won long-term job security, including just cause protections and strong grievance and arbitration procedures.
“These workers stood together and won an agreement that mirrors the gains of UNFI Teamsters across the country,” said Joshua Zivalich, President of Local 769. “Contracts like this one make a real difference for our members and are possible because of the strength our rank-and-filers across this company have already built.”
UNFI is the primary distributor for Amazon-owned Whole Foods. Workers at UNFI’s Pompano Beach facility organized last year as a part of a larger movement of workers at this company voting to join the Teamsters. Since 2022, the Teamsters have organized more than 3,500 UNFI workers, growing the union’s footprint to more than 5,500 members at the company nationwide.
“UNFI recognized the power of a credible Teamsters strike threat and didn’t want to test their luck,” said Tom Erickson, Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division. “Warehouse workers nationwide are seeing what we are achieving at UNFI and choosing to organize with the Teamsters to win the same standards.”
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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Teamsters Statement on Nestlé’s Anti-Worker Agenda
(WASHINGTON) – The following is a statement from Jesse Case, Director of the Teamsters Food Processing Division, regarding Nestlé’s failure to respect workers’ union rights:
“Nestlé is actively engaging in union-busting at facilities where workers with Teamsters Local 238 are fighting for a voice on the job — a direct contradiction of the company’s own global commitments to respect the right to organize.
“Around the world, Nestlé claims to uphold policies that protect workers’ freedom to form and join unions without interference. But in the United States, the company is doing the opposite — deploying pressure tactics, stalling organizing efforts, and denying workers a fair process.
“They market themselves as a global leader in human rights and corporate responsibility, but behind the branding and polished reports is a very different reality. For workers in America, Nestlé has created a double standard — neutrality abroad, union-busting at home.
“You can’t claim to support human rights globally while undermining them in your own facilities. Nestlé’s commitments mean nothing if they refuse to honor the basic principles of freedom of association and collective bargaining in the United States.
“The Teamsters are calling on Nestlé to immediately end all anti-union activity and adopt true neutrality and card check recognition nationwide. Workers deserve the right to decide their future free from coercion, intimidation, or delay.
“If Nestlé continues to ignore its workforce and hide behind its carefully crafted public image, it will be forced to answer for that hypocrisy. Teamsters across North America are prepared to take coordinated action to expose the gap between what Nestlé says and what it does.”
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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Missouri Red Cross Workers Join Teamsters
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – Collections workers at American Red Cross in Jefferson City have voted to join Teamsters Local 833 to secure strong union representation and a voice on the job. By choosing to organize with the Teamsters, these health care workers became immediately covered by the Teamsters’ National Master Agreement with American Red Cross that was ratified in 2024.
“American Red Cross workers know that they get more as Teamsters,” said Matt Hall, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 833. “Now, these Jefferson City workers will get to enjoy the benefits and protections hundreds of their Red Cross brothers and sisters have fought for. We could not be prouder of the solidarity they showed during this process.”
The Teamsters Union represents more than 1,800 American Red Cross workers across the country all covered by the National Master Agreement which includes increased wages, paid time off, flexible family leave and scheduling policies, as well as high safety and health standards.
“Being a part of the Teamsters is very exciting for me and my co-workers,” said Fanci Bennett, a collections specialist at American Red Cross. “We might be a small group but now we have the backing of 1.3 million of our brothers and sisters across the nation, including thousands in the state of Missouri.”
Teamsters Local 833 represents workers in many diverse industries across Central Missouri.
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Indio City Workers Join Teamsters
(INDIO, Calif.) – Administrative, public works, and street workers in the City of Indio have voted to join Teamsters Local 1932. The new members organized for improved workplace protections, fair wages, and a strong voice on the job.
The newly organized workers span multiple departments and play a vital role in delivering essential public services to the residents of Indio.
“This vote sends a clear message: workers in Indio are ready to stand together and have a real voice on the job,” said Randy Korgan, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 1932. “We are proud to welcome these dedicated public servants into our union family and look forward to fighting alongside them for the respect and protections they deserve.”
The addition of Indio City workers continues a trend of growing unionization among public sector workers throughout the region, as workers seek stability, fairness, and accountability in the workplace. Local 1932 is moving the needle of union density throughout Southern California, specifically the desert region and Coachella Valley.
“Joining Local 1932 means we finally have a unified voice,” said Debbie Granger, an administrative assistant for the City of Indio. “We care deeply about the work we do for our community, and now we have the support and representation to make sure our voices are heard and our contributions are valued.”
Teamsters Local 1932 represents over 16,000 workers in the Inland Empire and continues to expand its reach as more workers organize for dignity, respect, and fairness on the job. For more information, go to teamsters1932.org.
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