August 11, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 10, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 300 members, delegates and guests met on the first day of the 41st Annual Conference of the Teamsters National Black Caucus (TNBC) in Independence, Ohio....
August 11, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 10, 2016) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, all of labor and the middle class working families of West Virginia won a major victory after the Kanawha County Circuit Court granted a request for an...
August 10, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, VIA Rail
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 9, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal appeals court sided with Local 769 which represents employees of Enterprise Rental Car in Florida and will require the company to reimburse the local for union...
August 9, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 8, 2016) OAKLAND, Calif. — After a contentious contract rejection of the two major ready mix companies (Cemex and Central Concrete) last weekend, a tentative agreement has been reached by the...
August 9, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 8, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporters of a proposed 12-nation Pacific Rim trade deal have been pinning their hopes on pushing the deal through a lame-duck Congress come November. But that plan...
August 8, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A family-friendly workplace is essential in an age where people are working harder for less. But as a new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families...
August 5, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 4, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leaders of carhaul local unions from across the country overwhelmingly endorsed a new tentative National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement (NMATA) today in...
August 4, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 3, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters, allied groups and even some lawmakers have put forward the idea of increasing investment in America as a way to get more people to work while at the same...
August 4, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Teamsters Joint Council 25 press release, July 18, 2016) CHICAGO — At 1:48 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, Illinois Department of Transportation Minuteman and Teamsters Local 700 member Matt Spina was responding to a crash when a drunk driver on the Dan Ryan...
August 3, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 2, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The push for paid sick leave is gaining traction. Five states already mandate it and others are considering it. But as it stands, it is currently more available to some...