August 21, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 20, 2020) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Members of Local 238 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have opened their union hall, turning it into a help center for local families who were affected by the recent Derecho...
August 11, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 10, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Saturday, Sysco-Sygma Kansas City warehouse workers voted unanimously, 25-0, to ratify their first contract, a four-year deal that raises wages, provides full...
August 11, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Column by International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, published in the Detroit News on August 5, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Workers are facing unprecedented challenges in the age of the coronavirus. Many have lost their jobs, been...
July 30, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 29, 2020) PHOENIX, Ariz. — More than 220 frontline US Foods workers are urging restaurants, healthcare providers and schools to prepare for possible commercial food service distribution disruptions....
July 28, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 24, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a message from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa: The coronavirus has brought the American economy to its knees. During the last few months, millions...
July 22, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 20, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today workers with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters joined other major national labor organizations, leading racial and social justice groups, and activists in...
July 20, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 18, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is an official statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa: “Last night, our country lost a lion of the civil rights movement and a national force...
July 17, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 16, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Striking Teamsters on the East and West coasts may be separated by nearly 3,000 miles, but both groups have strength and solidarity as they continue fighting for justice....
July 13, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 10, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The coronavirus pandemic has obviously taken a toll on the nation’s economic security. Millions have lost their jobs in the last four months. But while there have been...
July 10, 2020 | Headlines, Teamsters, Unions
(Source: Freight Waves, July 9, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED), a U.S. rail labor union affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, wants the freight railroads to privately mandate the testing...
