Teamsters
Amazon Teamsters And Allies Rally In Queens To Demand Recognition
(QUEENS, N.Y.) – This morning, Amazon Teamsters, their allies, and elected officials held a rally outside of the Amazon DBK4 warehouse in Queens to demand that Amazon recognize the workers’ union and come to the table to negotiate a Teamsters contract. “We are organizing for better pay, job security, and a better health care plan […]
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Teamsters Charge Waymo with Violating San Francisco Anti-Corruption Law
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Teamsters are calling on the San Francisco Ethics Commission to investigate Waymo, the autonomous vehicle (AV) subsidiary of Google, after several of the company’s employees illegally failed to register as lobbyists for meetings with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) officials. Waymo was pressuring the officials for access so their driverless cars could […]
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DHL-CVG Sort Workers Ratify First Contract
(HEBRON, Ky.) – More than 1,300 sort workers at DHL’s global hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) have voted by an overwhelming 92 percent to ratify their first Teamsters contract. Its historic passage means all hourly employees at the DHL-CVG hub are now protected under a joint collective bargaining agreement. In August, DHL voluntarily […]
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New Hampshire Department of Corrections Workers Choose Teamsters Local 633
(MANCHESTER, N.H.) – After a failed raid attempt by another union, corrections officers and corporals at the New Hampshire Department of Corrections in Berlin and Concord have voted to remain members of Teamsters Local 633. “Contrary to other some other unions’ misguided beliefs, workers want to be Teamsters,” said Jeff Padellaro, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 633. […]
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Pacific Rail Services Workers Join Teamsters Local 170
(WORCESTER, Mass.) – After moving quickly to organize, 21 workers at Pacific Rail Services have joined Teamsters Local 170. “It was clear this group had the toughness and tenacity to be Teamsters from the day we started organizing,” said Shannon George, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 170. “We can’t wait to get them the better pay and […]
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Amazon Teamsters in Staten Island Rally to Demand Contract Talks
(STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.) – In the face of years of delays and stall tactics by Amazon, members of the Amazon Labor Union-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (ALU-IBT) Local 1 held a solidarity rally and cookout outside of the e-commerce giant’s JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island to kick off an escalating campaign to force Amazon to come […]
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Sysco/SYGMA Teamsters Unanimously Ratify New Contract
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – After a one-day strike, warehouse workers represented by Teamsters Local 955 at Sysco/SYGMA in Kansas City have unanimously ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. SYGMA, a subsidiary of Sysco, supplies food and other goods to major chain restaurants. In the Kansas City area, its largest customers include Wendy’s, Panera Bread, and […]
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Sysco/SYGMA Teamsters in Kansas City Forced on Strike
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – Today, warehouse workers represented by Teamsters Local 955 at Sysco/SYGMA in Kansas City have been forced on strike over the company’s unfair labor practices and failure to present an acceptable collective bargaining agreement. SYGMA is a subsidiary of Sysco that provides food and other items to chain restaurants. Some of the […]
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Cargill Teamsters in Cedar Rapids Rally to Demand Fair Contract
(CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) – Today, hundreds of Teamsters Local 238 members, allied trade unionists, and elected officials, rallied in support of Teamsters at Cargill’s corn milling plant in Cedar Rapids who have been forced on strike since last week. The union and the company, the largest privately held corporation in the world, entered into federal […]
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Teamsters at Millcreek Township School District Ratify Historic First Contract
(MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa.) – After voting overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 397 earlier this year, nearly 170 secretaries, nurses, and education assistants from Millcreek Township School District have taken the historic step of ratifying their first-ever contract. This agreement follows more than one year of organizing and nine months of negotiating with Millcreek Township School […]
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