May 22, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 21, 2012) KENT, Wash. — Workers at the Davis Wire mill in Kent (S 194th St & 80th Ave S.) went on strike early this morning in response to mass layoffs and other unlawful actions by the company....
May 18, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 17, 2012) LANSING, Mich. — Teamster employees of Red Cross in Lansing, who were forced to strike at the end of March, will continue their shutdown of blood drives until Red Cross management makes ample...
May 17, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 16, 2012) CLEVELAND — More than 270 Teamsters who work at the J.M. Smucker Company announced today that they may strike the Orrville, Ohio jelly maker. The workers, represented by Teamsters Local 436...
May 15, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Message by James P. Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, published In The Detroit News on May 9, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s nothing funny about a factory closing, unless you’re Mitt Romney. While campaigning in Wisconsin recently,...
May 10, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 9, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said Wisconsin voters are demanding change after a year of Gov. Scott Walker’s job-killing policies. Hoffa’s statement...
May 2, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 1, 2012) LANSING, Mich. — The American Red Cross is viciously attacking its workforce in the Midwest. More than 300 qualified, hardworking unionized blood services workers remain on strike over plans...
May 1, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 30, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recently the National Freight Rail Agreement was ratified by a majority of the members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) who voted in the...
April 26, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 25, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced the appointment of Fred McLuckie to director of the union’s Department of Federal Legislation and Regulation today....
April 24, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Statement by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, April 22, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa issued the following statement as part of the union’s observance of Earth Day. “As we prepare to celebrate Earth Day this year, I am...
April 20, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: In These Times, April 20, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The risks are high in a trial that began this week pitting top corporate managers at Hostess Brands against the unionized workers who have produced and distributed its cakes, breads and snack foods for...
