International Brotherhood of Teamsters

• UPS Teamsters In the Spotlight April 12, 2021
  https://youtu.be/ULwB1KRoW1Q Recently, several UPS Teamsters have made the spotlight for their commitment as essential workers during the pandemic.In Virginia, residents of a neighborhood turned out to recognize the efforts of their driver, Ben. This happened after residents of a different neighborhood recognized their driver, Anthony Gaskins. https://youtu.be/1icBd2VlUgU And Tyrone Mathieu, a UPS feeder driver in […]
• California Port Truck Drivers are on Strike! April 12, 2021
  Port truck drivers are on strike! Their employer, Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) affiliated Universal Intermodal Services (Universal), illegally fired truck drivers, denied them back pay, and refused to recognize and bargain with the union they legally won. Instead, Universal fired them all in retaliation for voting for the Teamsters, and moved their work to drivers […]
• When the Pandemic Hit, Teamsters Local 777 Leader Made Lemons Out of Lemonade April 10, 2021
  When the pandemic hit last year, Phyllis Pepper was one of many school bus monitors throughout Illinois who ended up losing out on work as a result of the move to online learning. That didn’t keep her down, though. With her newfound spare time, Pepper started taking online classes at Eastern Gateway Community College and […]
• Crown of the Contenders April 9, 2021
  The Corona Family Brings Teamster Pride to the Sweet Science There are few jobs more difficult than being a union organizer – but a job where you get punched in the face comes close. “It’s probably the hardest job to tell these guys that it’s your federal right to organize,” said Ray Corona, IBT Organizer. […]
• Teamsters Statement on the Election Results from the Vote at the Amazon Facility in Bessemer, Alabama April 9, 2021
  “The Teamsters commend the efforts of Amazon workers in Bessemer who came together to fight for respect and to provide a better life for themselves and their families,” said Randy Korgan, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters National Director for Amazon. “Despite going up against one of the world’s richest men in a country with weak labor […]
• Wisconsin Teamsters Help Deliver School Superintendent Candidate to Victory April 9, 2021
  Wisconsin Teamsters, fresh off their 2020 efforts that delivered the state to President Biden, came together again to help a pro-worker candidate win a crucial State Superintendent of Public Instruction race that will ensure children get the public education they deserve. Five political field organizers (PFOs) with Locals 344 and 200 spent the days leading […]
• Philly Schools Need More: In Town Hall, Principals Talk About A Crisis in the District April 8, 2021
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• Hoffa: How Teamsters Gained Pension Security for Members April 7, 2021
  By Teamsters General President Jim HoffaPublished in the Detroit News, April 7, 2021 For more than two decades, the Teamsters fought to reform multiemployer pensions so workers and retirees could be secure that they would receive all of their hard-earned benefits. That work paid off last month when President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan […]
• Philadelphia Principals’ Union Holds “Money Matters in Schools” Virtual Town Hall April 7, 2021
  (PHILADELPHIA) – Teamsters Local 502/Commonwealth Association of School Administrators (CASA) members joined with political, community and labor leaders today for a virtual town hall to discuss the School District of Philadelphia’s commitment to equity and the need for administrators to be part of the decision-making process when it comes to school spending and staffing. Teamsters […]
• Teamsters Applaud American Jobs Plan, Inclusion of Job Creation, Worker Protections March 31, 2021
  Modernizing Infrastructure, Creating Jobs, Protecting Workers Signals Administration’s Commitment to Improving Lives of Middle Class Americans Now and in the Future (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union supports the American Jobs Plan as, among its many positive goals, it will promote job creation and enact worker protections. The administration’s commitment to modernizing the nation’s aging infrastructure will […]