November 18, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2014) LOS ANGELES — A port truck driver strike at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach grew Monday, as protest organizers targeted three more companies that they accuse of wage theft. Drivers from QTS Inc., LACA Express...
November 18, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2014) LOS ANGELES — A port truck driver strike at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach grew Monday, as protest organizers targeted three more companies that they accuse of wage theft. Drivers from QTS Inc., LACA Express...
November 17, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 13, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fight to increase the minimum wage is gaining momentum, having garnered support in even the most conservative parts of the U.S. And this morning, hundreds of...
November 17, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 13, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fight to increase the minimum wage is gaining momentum, having garnered support in even the most conservative parts of the U.S. And this morning, hundreds of...
November 17, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Port truck drivers in Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif., continued their strike today against drayage companies Pac 9 and TTSI. At issue is the continued...
November 17, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Port truck drivers in Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif., continued their strike today against drayage companies Pac 9 and TTSI. At issue is the continued...
November 11, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 11, 2014) LAKELAND, Fla. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters applauds last week’s decision issued by National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge Keltner W. Locke...
November 11, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Teamsters Local 769 press release, November 10, 2014) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Drivers at Keolis Transit America Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., voted to become Teamsters on Thursday, November 6, 2014. The election was held by the National Labor Board and there...
November 10, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 7, 2014) HOUSTON — Workers at WCA Waste Corporation in Houston, who are seeking fair wages, job security and safer working conditions, voted today to join Teamsters Local 988. The vote was 90 to...
November 10, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 7, 2014) CARSON, Calif. — In a landmark victory for misclassified “independent contractors” across America, two previously fired port truck drivers have returned to work today as employees of...
