April 13, 2012 | Headlines, Organizing, Teamsters
(Source: Journal of Commerce, April 12, 2012) LOS ANGELES — The Journal of Commerce reported that employee drivers who work for the Toll Group logistics company in Southern California won an historic election Wednesday to become one of the few harbor trucking fleets...
April 11, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 10, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement by Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in support of President Obama’s proposal to pass the Buffett Rule: “America’s wealthiest people...
April 9, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, April 2, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) announced that Pacific and Arctic Railway & Navigation Company (PARN) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 959 reached a...
March 30, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release (PDF), March 28, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. —Teamsters rail labor leader Freddie Simpson joined Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall and the newly elected...
March 29, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 27, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said the House of Representatives should stop stalling and pass the Senate’s surface transportation bill. The House is...
March 27, 2012 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, March 26, 2012) OTTAWA — Queen’s Park has alternatives to selling off the 106-year-old Ontario Northland Railway and killing jobs and negatively impacting thousands of lives in Northern Ontario, says the...
March 26, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 22, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Boston union leaders John F. Murphy and Sean M. O’Brien joined Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall and the newly...
March 23, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 22, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall and the newly elected International Vice Presidents and Trustees were sworn in today to a...
March 19, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 17, 2012) SAN FRANCISCO — More than 100 Teamsters marched in the St. Patrick’s Day parade today to raise awareness about anti-immigrant behavior, worker abuse and discrimination by DBI Beverage, the...
March 16, 2012 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 15, 2012) LOS ANGELES — On March 15, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa reinforced the union’s support of building a sustainable, green supply chain that also provides jobs with good wages and...
