March 14, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration’s recent decision allowing knives in the aircraft cabin is an outrageous move that will endanger the security of the flying...
March 14, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 13, 2013) NEW YORK — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd held a press conference today to urge Mayor Mike Bloomberg to intervene in the ongoing school...
March 13, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: BBC News, March 12, 2013) LONDON — Hostess Brands is selling its cake bakery business, which includes Twinkies cakes, to two private equity companies. Full story: BBC News
March 8, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters website, March 7, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Flight Attendants Union Coalition, representing nearly 90,000 Flight Attendants at carriers across the county, is coordinating a nationwide legislative and public campaign...
March 6, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Teamster Nation, March 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Those charming folks from ALEC have filed 105 bills to lower wages since January 2011, according to a new report by the National Employment Law Project (NELP). ALEC is the dating service for state lawmakers...
March 6, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, March 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect upon and celebrate the contributions American women have made to society. As we thank great leaders like Mary Harris “Mother” Jones,...
February 28, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters website, February 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The contributions of black members to the success of the Teamsters Union are numerous, varied and as old as the union itself. Black team drivers attended the first Convention...
February 28, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 27, 2013) ATLANTA, Ga. — On February 23, members of Local 728 in Atlanta employed as drivers and mechanics at Republic Services in McDonough voted unanimously to authorize a strike if the company...
February 27, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 26, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maintenance workers with Overlook Masonic Health Center, a senior care facility in Charlton, Mass., recently voted to join Teamsters Local 170 in Worcester, Mass....
February 26, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 25, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — School bus drivers and monitors with Durham School Services in Jay, Pace, Navarre and Milton, Fla., have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 991 in Mobile,...
