January 11, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 10, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union has reached a tentative agreement with Costco that keeps the warehouse club’s workers as among the highest-paid retail employees in the country with...
January 10, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Benzinga, January 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Horizon Air and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today that the carrier’s 610 pilots ratified an agreement to extend the current contract for three years, creating a new six-year pact....
January 10, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 9, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is an official statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the retirement of U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis: “Hilda Solis has been a...
December 26, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Teamster Nation, December 25, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elvis Presley was a Teamster, driving for Crown Electric for 14 months until Sam Phillips called and asked him to record at Sun Studio. Full story: Teamster Nation
December 21, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 20, 2012) CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Drivers, Warehouse and Production Personnel employed by Upstate Niagara Cooperatives in Cheektowaga and Jamestown, N.Y. have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective...
December 20, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 19, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — School bus drivers and monitors at Illinois Central School Bus in Aurora and Montgomery, Ill., have voted by an overwhelming 4 to 1 margin to join Teamsters Local 777...
December 20, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 19, 2012) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Today, Teamsters Local 118 in Rochester, N.Y. announced the ratification of a four-year contract with Genesee Brewing Company, a subsidiary of Cerveceria Costa-Rica....
December 20, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 18, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Flight dispatchers at Allegiant Air have voted to join Teamsters Local 986, the Teamsters Airline Division announced today. There are 21 dispatchers in the bargaining...
December 7, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 6, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union argued in court today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) pilot program to open the border to Mexican trucks must be shut down...
December 5, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 4, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters led a coalition of fair trade advocates in helping to gain support for a bipartisan letter from Sen. Al Franken and 23 of his...
