January 29, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 28, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The West Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation yesterday afternoon to repeal the state’s 81-year-old Prevailing Wage Act, which protects the jobs and wages of...
January 29, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 28, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — “It is time to get down to talk about what the truth is,” Ken Hall testified on Thursday morning, during a hearing chaired by Sen. John H. Shott (R), who heads the...
January 28, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 27, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sierra Shields, a flight attendant with Shuttle America for Delta and United Airlines flights, and a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has been...
January 26, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters blog, January 23, 2016) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Senate voted this week to approve a so-called right-to-work (RTW) bill. The vote, 17 to 16, was strictly across party lines. The bill will now go to the...
January 22, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 21, 2016) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Today, Teamsters Union leaders, elected officials and representatives of Safeway announced an agreement to stop the closure of the Safeway Collington Distribution Center...
January 21, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter to corporate executives, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa called on MillerCoors to reverse its decision to close the award-winning Eden, N.C., brewery,...
January 20, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 19, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the Flint, Mich. water crisis. “Over the past month the water crisis in Flint, Mich....
January 14, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 13, 2016) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall joined hundreds of labor union and community members at the State Capitol today to voice their opposition to...
January 11, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 10, 2015) CHICAGO — Teamsters Local 727 members voted by a 17-to-1 margin on Sunday, Jan. 10, to overwhelmingly ratify a new three-year contract with Coca-Cola Refreshments in Niles and Alsip, Ill....
January 6, 2016 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, January 5, 2016) SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Workers at the American Red Cross’ Portland donation center have voted to join Teamsters Local 340. The blood donation center’s 57 employees will now form a...
