July 9, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 6, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on President Obama signing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill into law...
July 3, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 2, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 2, the Airline Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced it has made an application to the National Mediation Board (NMB) for a...
June 13, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Journal of Commerce, June 12, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An early start to negotiations with UPS will allow the Teamsters union to focus on discussions over job security, wages, health care and pensions in January, the union said. The UPS and UPS Freight...
June 11, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 8, 2012) LONG BEACH, Calif. — Sanitation workers who have been locked out of their jobs by Republic Services/Allied Waste in Evansville, Ind. extended their picket line to a Republic hauling yard and...
June 11, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 9, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — School bus drivers with Cook-Illinois Corporation and Teamsters Joint Council 7 held a rally today at Benessere Vineyards in Napa Valley to call on its owner, John...
June 6, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 5, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamster leaders have voted unanimously to kick off negotiations Sept. 27 for the national UPS and UPS Freight contracts covering about 250,000 union members nationwide,...
May 25, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 7, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union today endorsed President Barack Obama for re-election with the enthusiastic support of the 2,000 Teamsters gathered at the 2012 Unity Conference....
May 23, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: People’s World, May 22, 2012) CLEVELAND — In a unanimous vote May 21 the Cleveland City Council passed a resolution supporting the strike by 400 blood collection workers at Northern Ohio Red Cross. The action followed similar resolutions in Toledo and...
May 22, 2012 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Toronto Star, May 21, 2012) TORONTO — GO Transit is warning Milton line and Hamilton station commuters that service could be cancelled Wednesday if a Canadian Pacific Rail strike takes place. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued a strike notice...
May 22, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 21, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — This weekend’s prison riot at the Adams County Correctional Center in Mississippi, a facility operated by the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), is a brutal reminder...
