National News

• BMWED Members Ratify Paducah And Louisville Railway Agreement July 16, 2019
  BMWED members at the Paducah and Louisville railroad have ratified a new five-year agreement. RailHeadline News
  David White
• Teamsters Local 320 Builds Public Sector Power with Back-to-Back Organizing Victories July 15, 2019
  Teamsters Local 320 successfully organized two new bargaining units: Zumbrota Public Works and Tri-County Probation. The Zumbrota workers provide wastewater treatment and a number of other vital services to the City of Zumbrota, Minn. The Tri-County Probation Officers provide supervision and rehabilitation for criminal defendants for Norman, Polk, and Red Lake counties in Northwestern Minnesota. […]
  Matt McQuaid
• Teamsters Weekly Update, Week Ending July 12, 2019 July 12, 2019
  Teamsters Applaud Ways and Means Vote to Approve Pension Reform Bill: Critical Legislation Now Moves to House for Vote: The Teamsters Union applauds the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means for today’s vote to approve H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, more commonly referred to as The Butch Lewis Act. […]
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• Chicago DS Waters Workers Ratify Contract July 12, 2019
  Chicago-area D.S. Waters Outside and Standard Coffee workers overwhelmingly voted recently in favor of ratifying new wage and health care terms for their two collective bargaining agreements. Brewery & Soft DrinkHeadline News
  David White
• Teamster Author on New Book July 9, 2019
  From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel “A Stirring in the North Fork,” Mark Torres’ next installment and newest book, “Adeline,” was released on July 1. Headline News
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• Bakery & Laundry Teamsters Stand Tall for Workers in Denver July 2, 2019
  More than 100 Teamsters from across North America came to Denver this week for the 79th annual Bakery & Laundry Conference, sharing ideas and strategy on how to empower their membership in the face of employer challenges. Attendees heard from union and political leaders about the need for members to stay strong and involved in […]
  Ted Gotsch
• Abbott Ambulance Employees Get the Conversations Started July 2, 2019
  On Monday, July 1 Teamster organizers reached out to Abbott Ambulance employees near their center office, with good conversations taking place about the workers’ campaign to form their union as Teamsters. Headline NewsAbbott
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• Airline Division News, Week Ending June 26, 2019 June 28, 2019
  US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao  announced on Monday $57.1 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants for Texas airports, including $23.2 million for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and $2.6 million for Dallas Love Field Airport. "With improved transportation infrastructure in place ... the airports and communities can build a better quality of life, increase safety, move […]
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• XPO Workers Take on Company at Annual Meetings June 28, 2019
  XPO workers and union representatives from France, U.K., and Belgium along with U.S. XPO workers from freight, warehouse and intermodal joined Teamster representatives at XPO Logistics annual shareholder meeting in Rye, New York followed by XPO’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lyon, France for the second year in a row to address the systemic issues […]
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• Teamsters Weekly Update, Week Ending June 28, 2019 June 27, 2019
  Teamsters President: Many Issues Affecting Working Class 'Untouched' In First Debate: The Hill, The president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Thursday expressed concern about what he called inattention to issues affecting the working class in the first Democratic presidential debate Wednesday. Headline News
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• Teamsters Stand in Solidarity with AFGE, NFFE in Protesting Proposed OPM Shutdown June 27, 2019
  Yesterday a coalition of union members from the Teamsters, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) and others held a rally in Washington, D.C. to protest a proposal by the White House to shut down the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and merge it with the General Services […]
  Matt McQuaid
• BLET: Two-Person Rail Crew Bill In Senate June 27, 2019
  The BLET has announced that a two-person rail crew bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (R-Ore.) RailHeadline News
  David White
• Teamsters Standing Strong One Year After Anti-Worker ‘Janus’ Ruling June 27, 2019
  One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with anti-union lawyers and billionaires in the contentious “Janus v. AFSCME” case, an attempt to undercut the ability of public sector workers to join together and negotiate for better pay and benefits on the job. Public ServicesHeadline NewsPress ReleasesPolitical LegislativePost-Janus Decision
  Ted Gotsch
• 11,000 U.S. Airline Catering Workers Authorize a Strike at Airports Nationwide June 24, 2019
  Workers who prepare, pack and deliver food and beverages served aboard flights for American, Delta, United and other airlines have voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike when released by the National Mediation Board. It was the largest such vote ever to occur in the U.S. airline catering industry, with more than 11,000 workers […]
  Brian Tierney
• Today's Teamster News January 19, 2013
  ... Headline NewsStop the War on Workers http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/02/todays-teamster-news-021913.html
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