National News

• BLET and SMART TD Support Two-Person Rail Crew Legislation March 22, 2019
  The BLET and SMART TD pledged their support for the Safe Freight Act legislation introduced by U.S. Re. Don Young (R-Alaska). RailHeadline News
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• Teamsters Weekly Update Week Ending 3 22 19 March 22, 2019
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• Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Thompson Killed in the Line of Duty March 22, 2019
  Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Thompson, a member of Local 760 in Yakima, Washington, was fatally shot Tuesday by a suspect who evaded a traffic stop. A second officer, Benito Chavez, was injured in the shooting and is in satisfactory condition. The suspect was shot and killed. Public ServicesHeadline NewsStop the War on Workers
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• YRCW Update: Tentative Agreement In Principle Reached March 22, 2019
  The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) and YRCW companies, YRC Freight, New Penn and Holland, have reached a tentative agreement in principle for a new collective bargaining agreement to succeed the current agreement which is expiring on March 31. FreightHeadline NewsYRCW Freight Updates
  David White
• Two-Person Rail Crew Bill Becomes Law In Colorado March 21, 2019
  The BLET announced that a two-person rail crew bill has become law in the state of Colorado. RailHeadline News
  David White
• Leslie Marshall Show Focuses on Teamsters Cannabis Division March 20, 2019
  Labor radio host Leslie Marshall interviewed the lead for the Teamsters Cannabis Division. Food ProcessingHeadline News
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• XPO Driver Wins Grievance, Awarded Back Pay March 20, 2019
  The business agent served as Ryan’s representation and presented the grievance to XPO, proving that their decision to not provide his holiday pay was incorrect and unlawful. One week later, XPO awarded Ryan with his back pay. FreightHeadline NewsFreight PowerXPO
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• Hoffa Marks 20 Years of Building Teamster Power March 19, 2019
  Today, March 19, 2019, marks an important milestone in Teamster history. On this date, General President James P. Hoffa became only the second General President to log 20 years as head of the Teamsters Union. Over the course of those two decades, the Teamsters have regained their mantle as the strongest union in North America […]
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• Firefighters/EMTs in Illinois Join Teamsters Local 525 March 18, 2019
  A group of 10 firefighters/Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in Illinois have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 525. Public ServicesHeadline NewsOrganizing Victories
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• BLET Lobbies Capitol Hill To Promote Rail Safety March 15, 2019
  Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) officers and staff invested a lot of legwork lobbying for rail worker safety during the early part of March, 2019. RailHeadline News
  David White
• YRCW Bargaining Update For March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019
  Bargaining resumed this week for a new NMFA applicable to YRC Freight, Holland, and New Penn. The current agreement is set to expire on March 31. FreightHeadline NewsYRCW Freight Updates
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• Food Service Workers in Idaho and Oregon Join Teamsters Locals 483 and 670 March 13, 2019
  On Friday, March 8, a group of 34 drivers in Idaho and Oregon working at Food Services of America, Inc., which US Foods is in the process of purchasing, voted to become members of Teamsters Local 483 in Boise, Idaho and Local 670 in Salem, Oregon. WarehouseHeadline NewsOrganizing Victories
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• ‘Miracles Do Happen:’ Long-Lost Mother and Daughter Find One Another at Local 777 March 13, 2019
  Workers know that the union has a way of bringing people together, but it’s not every day that the Teamsters brings together actual blood relatives. That’s what makes the story of Mary Kay Krekan-Trout and her daughter Sandra (Sandee) Dumas so extraordinary, because that’s exactly what happened. Passenger TransportationHeadline News
  Matt McQuaid
• Episode 175: Standing Up to Sysco March 13, 2019
  Listen to the latest edition of the Teamster Nation Podcast and learn how Sysco Teamsters are standing together against intimidation all across the country by organizing for power. Plus, remembering former Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, a friend of labor. And Joni Mitchell and her “Big Yellow Taxi”. Headline NewsPodcastStop the War on Workers
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• Today's Teamster News January 19, 2013
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