December 29, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 28, 2016) ST. PAUL PARK, Minn. — Following a unanimous 148-0 strike authorization vote by Teamsters working at Western Refining’s [NYSE: WNR] St. Paul Park, Minn. refinery, the International...
December 29, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 28, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union members aren’t the only ones hurt when labor’s slice of the workforce pie gets smaller, a report confirms. In fact, research by the Economic Policy Institute...
December 27, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 22, 2016) WILMINGTON, Ohio — More than six years after contract negotiations began, Kalitta Air pilots ratified a new contract with the airline on Tuesday, Dec. 20. The contract is a major victory...
December 22, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 20, 2016) SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Pharmacists at Shaw’s grocery stores in 15 locations throughout Maine have signed a collective bargaining agreement with their employer, as members of Teamsters...
December 16, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 15, 2016) CHICO, Calif. — Butte County workers in the social services and general services units have voted to join the Teamsters. Combined, there are more than 1,000 new members of Local 137 in...
December 15, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Candidates and the American people have spoken – and they both want workplaces with worker-friendly policies. Two studies conducted by the National Partnership for...
December 14, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal court has denied XPO/Con-way’s latest attempt to delay the decision by workers in Laredo, Texas to form their union as Teamsters with Local 657. The United...
December 13, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 12, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa about the continuing resolution (CR) funding bill cleared through Congress and signed by...
December 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 12, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The need for infrastructure investment has been written about quite a bit in this space. But that’s for good reason, because there is a right way and a wrong way to...
December 12, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 9, 2016) OAKLAND, Calif. — Workers at an intermodal rail transportation company in Oakland voted today to form their union as members of Teamsters Local 70 in an effort to achieve a more secure...
