February 8, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, February 7, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is proud to announce the release of a new video from the annual Martin Luther King. Jr. Day march in Atlanta on Jan. 21, 2013...
February 1, 2013 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 31, 2013) Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Maintenance of Way Division members recently ratified a five-year agreement with Canadian Pacific. Full story: Progressive Railroading
January 31, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Official statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa, January 30, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Today we learned that the U.S. economy is shrinking due to a fall in government spending. That should tell us that government austerity is not just wrong,...
January 29, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 28, 2013) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Durham School Services drivers and monitors in Beaufort, S.C., have voted overwhelmingly, 93-2, to authorize a strike. They join drivers and monitors in Charleston and...
January 28, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Teamster Nation, January 26, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With snow outside the IBT Headquarters we decided to look into winter products made by union members. Full story: Teamster Nation
January 28, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, January 28, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — The Teamsters local at The Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News overwhelmingly approved a new two-year labor contract with Interstate General Media that allows for continued publication of the two...
January 23, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 22, 2013) ATLANTA, Ga. — At the annual Martin Luther King Day march yesterday, more than 400 sanitation workers and Teamster allies joined workers from the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike to demand...
January 22, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 18, 2013) ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Last night, more than 300 people from the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Missouri Jobs with Justice, and the Teamsters Union attended a public meeting held by...
January 18, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 17, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two weeks of negotiations with UPS and UPS Freight wrapped up on Jan. 17 in Washington with progress made on both the UPS and UPS Freight contracts, said General...
January 11, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram, January 10, 2013) LONG BEACH, Calif. — In a development union officials say could change the nature of trucking at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, about 65 drivers have reached contract terms with their employer, likely...
