(DURHAM, N.C.) – Workers in the manufacturing unit at the American Red Cross in Durham voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 391. This is the third organizing victory at Red Cross’ Durham facility. In the last month, the Mobile Collections Department and IRL unit at the Durham location voted to join Local 391. “Today’s latest […]
(LANSING, Mich.) – The Teamsters congratulate Governor Gretchen Whitmer and members of the Michigan legislature for successfully repealing the state’s harmful “right to work” law. “Right to work” is a lie designed to weaken workers’ rights and lower wages. “Today, Michigan’s elected officials honored their state’s proud labor history by rejecting this dangerous and deceptive […]
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Thanks to the combined efforts of Teamsters throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky, House Bill 135, which would have legalized autonomous vehicles with bare-bones oversight, was defeated in the Senate Transportation Committee meeting last week. A last-ditch effort to attach the language to an unrelated bill on the Senate floor on the final […]
(ASHTABULA, Ohio) — Teamsters and Chemical Workers at INEOS in Ashtabula, Ohio, have voted overwhelmingly, 102-2, to ratify a first contract, following a week-long strike. The contract, covering members of Teamsters Local 377 and Local 1033C of the International Chemical Workers Union Council, includes wage increases, improved health care benefits, and stronger job security provisions. […]
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) – Today, Teamsters Local 251 members working as custodians, caretakers, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) held a one-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike, picketing various locations on the city campus. Prior to the strike, Local 251 filed ULP charges against RISD for failing to pay a general […]
The Teamsters Union strongly supports the Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act, which removes incentives for airlines to pursue low quality work at overseas repair stations. The passage of this legislation will safeguard a bright future for Teamster-represented technicians, the aircraft maintenance industry, and aviation safety. Read More The post The Teamsters Strongly Support the […]
(WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters forcefully rejected change of operations proposed by Yellow Corp. during a meeting today with the company at union headquarters. Yellow’s proposal seeks to jam through operational changes without a vote of the Teamsters’ freight membership, a clear violation of Article XII of the union’s constitution as the company’s request would change […]
(BRISBANE, Calif.) – Nearly 100 drivers and warehouse workers at Grassdoor, one of the largest cannabis delivery platforms in California, have joined Teamsters Local 2785. They join more than 300 of their union brothers and sisters at the company’s Southern California location who affiliated with the Teamsters in January. “The workers at Grassdoor have demonstrated […]
(RICHMOND, Va.) – Teamsters, labor allies, and constituents are protesting hearings by the Virginia Department of Education about proposed changes to eliminate labor history from the Commonwealth educational curriculum. “This is yet another attempt by extremist reactionaries to bring their culture wars into our children’s classrooms. The Governor needs to stop trying to force his […]
Supplemental bargaining continued across the country last week as Teamster negotiating committees for 14 of the 30 open supplements and riders met with the company. While supplemental committees have reported some progress over the last week, UPS continues to stonewall on substantive Teamster proposals. Committee chairs anticipate that bargaining will intensify over the next few […]