January 15, 2018 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty years ago this year, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for striking sanitation workers in Memphis before an assassin struck him down. “The Memphis sanitation...
January 5, 2018 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Applications for 2018 are now being accepted by the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund. The application process must be completed through the on-line portal found...
January 4, 2018 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa published in the Detroit News, January 3, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The start of the New Year is a time for everyone to take stock of what is important. And the Teamsters are doing the same. This union is...
January 27, 2017 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 26, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With his introduction of legislation to eliminate prevailing wage on federal infrastructure and construction projects this week, U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has...
January 26, 2017 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 25, 2017) RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio — For the second time in eight months, a federal judge in Cleveland has ordered Flexjet and Flight Options to bargain in good faith with more than 600 Teamster...
January 26, 2017 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 25, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on the unveiling of a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal by Senate Democrats yesterday....
January 24, 2017 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 23, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on President Donald Trump signing an executive order to formally withdraw the United States...
January 20, 2017 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 18, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The public in recent years has become increasingly aware of the growing divide when it comes to the rich and everyone else. But a new report by the charity Oxfam really...
January 18, 2017 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 17, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Workers are facing a difficult time in several states across the country, thanks to election promises made by lawmakers who are now in office. But none seem as...
January 17, 2017 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 16, 2017) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Teamsters employed as auditors, cashiers and office personnel have voted unanimously to reject a final contract offer from the parking facility operator at the San...
