September 27, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 26, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is a bipartisan political movement afoot in America – and it is against so-called “free” trade deals like the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a new...
September 27, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 26, 2016) REDDING, Calif. — Drivers at Waste Management, Inc. in Redding, California voted unanimously to ratify their first contract. The Teamster members, who are represented by Local 137,...
September 27, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 25, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2016 Teamsters Women’s Conference wrapped up its final day in Hollywood, Calif., on Saturday with an address from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Garcetti...
September 26, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 23, 2016) LOS ANGELES — The Teamsters Women’s Conference continued on its second day Friday with an address from Teamsters General-Secretary Treasurer Ken Hall, as more than 1,300 Teamster women...
September 26, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 23, 2016) LOS ANGELES — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall and Local 2010 Secretary-Treasurer Jason Rabinowitz led hundreds of Teamster women on...
September 23, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 21, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — First some in Congress wanted to halt an Obama administration’s effort to expand the amount of workers eligible to receive overtime. Now, Republican-run states are...
September 23, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 22, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters are calling on the House Education & Workforce Committee to go back to the drawing board rather than move forward with newly proposed legislation...
September 21, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A three-judge panel for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Amerijet must follow a district court order to arbitrate labor disputes with Teamsters who...
September 21, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fight against big business and their corporate cronies who want to curtail the rights of workers to collectively bargain in this country is never-ending. But it...
September 20, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 19, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elected officials, both Democrats and Republicans, increasingly view infrastructure investment as an essential step to creating jobs and bolstering the U.S. economy....
