National News

• Teamster Women Kick Off 2019 Conference in Montreal September 17, 2019
  It’s that time of year again to kick off the Teamsters’ annual Women’s Conference! And this year we’re across the Northern border in Montreal, Canada where Teamster women gather from all across North America in solidarity and the unity of sisterhood to shape the future. Headline NewsTeamster Women's Conference
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• Teamsters Local 769 Helps Student Organize Relief for the Bahamas September 16, 2019
  Teamsters Local 769 partnered with the IBT Human Rights Commission, UPS and others to help a 15 year old Miami Art Studio High School student organize relief for Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas. Headline News https://teamsterslocal769.org/2019/09/15/769-helps-student-organize-relief-for-the-bahamas/
  Matt McQuaid
• Jack Cooper Sale Process Moves Forward September 12, 2019
  Now that members have overwhelmingly approved Jack Cooper’s Last, Best and Final Offer – by a margin of 67% of the valid 1,295 votes cast – the proposed sale of the company is moving forward. CarhaulHeadline NewsJack Cooper
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• Teamsters in Boston and Atlanta Strike and Picket Republic Nationwide September 12, 2019
  Teamsters from Boston and Atlanta at Republic Services are striking and picketing at locations in Massachusetts, California, Indiana and Georgia. Solid Waste and RecyclingHeadline News
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• Workers at NFI/Cal Cartage Express Walk Off the Job for Unfair Labor Practices September 11, 2019
  Drivers at NFI/Cal Cartage in Southern California walked off the job protesting unfair labor practices this week. Workers have been fighting misclassification, wage theft, intimidation and retaliation on the job for years. This is the fourth strike to take place at NFI/Cal Cartage. PortHeadline NewsPort Action
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• Teamsters Remember Sept. 11, 2001 September 11, 2019
  September 11, 2001, was a day like no other in our nation’s history, but Teamsters reacted with characteristic solidarity. The union’s leadership and rank-and-file members stepped up and assisted with the rescue, recovery, cleanup and rebuilding. Today, the Freedom Tower stands where the World Trade Center once stood, and Teamsters were as essential to building […]
  Matt McQuaid
• Victory in San Bernardino September 11, 2019
  An overwhelming majority of Teamsters voted this week to ratify a new four-year contract with the County of San Bernardino in California. After nearly a year of bargaining, Local 1932 was able to secure a strong contract with significant increases in take-home pay for County workers. The increases in take-home pay are based on fair […]
  Ted Gotsch
• Teamsters At Jack Cooper Approve Last, Best And Final Offer September 9, 2019
  An overwhelming majority of the Teamster members working at carhaul Jack Cooper have approved the company's Last, Best and Final Offer. CarhaulHeadline News
  David White
• Workers at Intermodal Rail Company in Georgia Vote to Join Teamsters Local 728 September 5, 2019
  On Thursday, August 29, by a vote of 117 to 25, workers at the intermodal rail transportation Parsec in Austell, Georgia voted to join Local 728. FreightHeadline NewsXPO
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• Rail Hazmat Training Classes September 4, 2019
  The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program will host four training sessions in late 2019 and early 2020. RailHeadline News
  David White
• A Labor Day Message from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa August 30, 2019
  The American labor movement is responsible for many things we take for granted—the weekend, the 40-hour work week and anti-child labor laws to name a few. Headline NewsStop the War on Workers
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• Union Leaders Unanimously Endorse Tentative USF Reddaway Freight Agreement August 29, 2019
  Leaders of local unions that represent workers at USF Reddaway convened via conference call on August 29 and unanimously endorsed the tentative TNFINC-Reddaway Freight Agreement covering approximately 1,300 Teamsters, paving the way for a vote by the membership. Read the highlights. View the Agreement. FreightHeadline NewsUSF Reddaway Contract Campaign
  Jeff Jones
• Drivers at MV Transportation Woodinville Vote to Join Teamsters Local 174 August 29, 2019
  A group of around 50 shuttle bus drivers working for MV Transportation Woodinville have voted to join Teamsters Local 174. The workers, who carry Amazon employees to and from work every day on large coaches, voted strongly in favor of becoming Teamsters. For more information, go to https://teamsters174.net/drivers-at-mv-transportation-woodinville-vote-to-join-teamsters-local-174/ Passenger TransportationHeadline NewsPress Releases https://teamsters174.net/drivers-at-mv-transportation-woodinville-vote-to-join-teamsters-local-174/
  Matt McQuaid
• Baxter Leach – A Hidden Hero August 28, 2019
  The Teamsters Union is mourning the death of Baxter Leach, who participated in the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers' strike and who has stood with the Teamsters over the years to help raise standards for workers in the waste industry. Headline News
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• 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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