International Brotherhood of Teamsters

• Teamsters Overwhelmingly Ratify New National Contract at ABF Freight June 30, 2023
  (WASHINGTON) – Teamsters have overwhelmingly ratified a new national contract at ABF Freight, as well as 25 of 27 supplemental agreements. The two rejected supplements, the Southern Garage and the Western States Pickup & Delivery, reached new tentative agreement today after the Teamsters met with ABF, and will be voted on within the next week. […]
• MGM Hotel & Casino Workers Vote Unanimously to Join Teamsters June 30, 2023
  (WASHINGTON) – Parking ambassadors at the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino in Maryland have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 639. “Congratulations to the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino workers on their successful organizing victory,” said Bill Davis, President of Local 639 in Washington, D.C. “These workers provide exceptional service to casino visitors […]
• California Teamsters Applaud Passage of SB399 Out of Assembly Committee June 30, 2023
  (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – Teamsters are celebrating the passage of Senate Bill 399 (SB399) out of the California Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment. The legislation bans mandatory attendance at “captive audience” meetings – employer-held, closed-door gatherings where workers are forced under threat of termination to listen to lies and propaganda designed to dissuade them from […]
• UPS Pleads to Keep Bargaining with More Money, Teamsters Demand More Progress June 30, 2023
  (WASHINGTON) — Today, UPS — under extraordinary pressure from the Teamsters to deliver a strong contract — gave the union a revised counterproposal with significant movement on wages and other economic language. The company pleaded for the opportunity to continue negotiating, pledging across the table to reach a deal no later than July 5 for […]
• Texas Pepsi Drivers Vote to Join Teamsters June 30, 2023
  (HOUSTON) — A group of 86 drivers at Pepsi Bottling Group LLC have voted to join Teamsters Local 988. “This is a perfect example of our union successfully organizing in core industries from coast to coast,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “Workers everywhere are rising up and fighting back because it’s a new […]
• Transdev Workers Win Strike, Ratify Contract in San Diego June 29, 2023
  (SAN DIEGO) – Transdev workers represented by Teamsters Local 542 at Copley Park Place in San Diego have voted to ratify a strong contract, ending their strike. These bus workers provide paratransit services for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). “The dedication and unity shown by Transdev Teamsters has been incredible,” said Jaime Vasquez, […]
• Teamsters Picket Bay Area Warehouse in Expanding Amazon Strike June 29, 2023
  (Newark, Calif.) — Striking Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers from Palmdale, Calif, extended their picket line to an Amazon warehouse in Newark, Calif. (OAK7/OAK5) today, to demand the e-commerce giant stop its unfair labor practices. The growing strike will continue until Amazon reinstates the unlawfully terminated employees, recognizes the Teamsters, respects the contract negotiated by […]
• Teamsters Reach New National Pipeline Agreement June 29, 2023
  The Teamsters ratified a new national master agreement with the Pipe Line Contractors Association (PLCA) today that covers 3,500 Teamster pipeliners. “Despite the 50-year low in man hours that the industry has experienced, the Teamsters remained committed to getting our members the very best contract,” said Rick Bauer, Teamsters National Pipeline Director. “This agreement will […]
• Teamsters: Nationwide UPS Strike is Imminent June 28, 2023
  (WASHINGTON) – Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters walked away from the national bargaining table and officially demanded UPS exchange its last, best, and final offer no later than June 30. The Teamsters gave UPS a one-week notice on Tuesday to act responsibly and exchange a stronger economic proposal for more than 340,000 full- and […]
• Teamsters to UPS: You’ve Got One Week June 28, 2023
  UPS returned to the bargaining table with the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee on Tuesday morning — without a revised or respectful economic proposal in-hand. With the full committee behind him, General President Sean M. O’Brien took UPS to task, harshly reiterating that the Teamsters will not work beyond July 31 without a new contract. O’Brien […]