November 4, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 3, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Friday, Oct. 31, Sysco drivers voted to join Teamsters Local 41 in Kansas City, Mo. There are 43 drivers in the bargaining unit and the vote count announced today...
November 4, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, November 3, 2014) DETROIT — Teamster General President Jim Hoffa pounded the pavement today across the Detroit metro area, encouraging hundreds of members to exercise their right to vote in...
November 3, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 31, 2014) SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A group of 113 drivers at FedEx Freight’s South Brunswick, N.J., terminal voted today to join Teamsters Local 701. The vote was 66 to 42. “This victory is for all...
October 24, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 23, 2014) CHICAGO — Brewers and bottlers at Lagunitas Brewery Company, members of Teamsters Local 727 in Chicago, today confirmed they will be voting in advance of the Nov. 4 election during a...
October 23, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 22, 2014) CHICAGO — The Teamsters’ get-out-the-vote effort in advance of the Nov. 4 election moved onto Illinois today, with General President Jim Hoffa encouraging early voting among union members...
October 22, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 22, 2014) MADISON, Wisc. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa continued his whirlwind tour of the union’s workplaces in Wisconsin today, urging members at UPS, Roundy’s grocery and Nestle to get...
October 21, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 20, 2014) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Jim Hoffa, Teamsters’ General President, barnstormed the state of Wisconsin today to encourage fellow Teamsters to vote for working family candidates and those...
October 15, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After spending tens of millions of dollars over the past three years to monitor and inspect trucks domiciled in Mexico, the Mexican Cross-Border Trucking Program ends...
October 15, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 14, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A group of 47 drivers at FedEx Freight’s East Philadelphia terminal in Croydon, Penn. made history today when they overwhelmingly voted to join Teamsters Local 107 in...
October 9, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, published in the Detroit News and at Teamster.org, October 8, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Less than a month from today, Michiganians will have an opportunity to head to the polls. While many might be tempted...
