June 23, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 22, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa welcomed the delegates and guests to the first day of the union’s 30th International Convention. In his five-year report, Hoffa...
June 21, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 18, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters 30th Convention opens on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 and this year’s event will be like no other Convention in the union’s...
June 18, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 17, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Marcus King, Director of the Teamsters’ Human Rights and Diversity Commission, on the signing...
May 13, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 12, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Teamster official told members of a Senate subcommittee yesterday that the safety and wellbeing of workers must not be overlooked by lawmakers as they continue to weigh...
May 11, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 10, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union applauded the announcement of the first labor complaint filed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Rapid Response Mechanism. The complaint,...
May 6, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 6, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union is proud to honor nurses during National Nurses Week, May 6-12, and all health care workers during National Hospital Week, May 9-15. “On behalf of the...
May 6, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Statement by Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa published in the Detroit News, May 5, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters and other unions for years have been urging lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to prioritize the needs of working people, given that the...
May 5, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 3, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elections have consequences. It was a lesson learned from the 2016 election and one workers felt keenly as the Trump administration put in place policies that placed...
April 21, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 20, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union applauds today’s announcement by the Biden administration of its nomination of Deirdre Hamilton to serve as a member on the National Mediation Board...
April 20, 2021 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters are hailing the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) issuance of a final rule implementing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement’s...