October 7, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 6, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rome Aloise, International Vice President and President of Teamsters Local 853 in San Leandro, Calif., wrote a letter to Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg last...
September 19, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 18, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — ISS, the country’s leading proxy voting advisor, has recommended that shareholders vote for a Teamsters-sponsored shareholder proposal at FedEx that calls on the...
September 18, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 17, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a historic first, dock associates at FedEx Freight in Surrey, British Columbia have joined Teamsters Local 31. Read Teamsters Canada press release here (PDF). It’s...
September 17, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a vote announced on September 16 by the National Mediation Board (NMB), more than 15,000 passenger service professionals at the newly-merged American-US Airways...
September 16, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 12, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Teamsters celebrated as California Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB2053, a Local 2010-sponsored bill addressing workplace abuse, into law on this week, following months...
September 16, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Huffington Post opinion column by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, September 15, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For much of this decade, Tea Party-backed lawmakers have been at war with public sector employees across the country. They’ve tried, and...
September 5, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 5, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2014 Teamsters Women’s Conference convened Thursday in Chicago, bringing together more than 1,000 Teamsters from throughout North America. The 14th annual...
September 4, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 2, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Printing and production workers at the Seattle Times newspaper, as well as some specialty printers in the Seattle area, have voted to merge with Teamsters Local 117....
August 22, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Statement by James P. Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, August 20, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speak with any elected official, and inevitably he or she will stress the need to create more U.S. jobs. But given the opportunity to...
August 15, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 14, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — This year’s Teamsters National Black Caucus (TNBC) kicked off its educational conference and banquet in downtown Philadelphia with hundreds of Teamsters from all over...
