August 8, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 7, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters and other like-minded allies have been fighting income inequality for years. Slowly, some elected officials began to add their voices to the chorus raising...
August 8, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 7, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The final remaining contract rider between the Teamsters Express Division National Union Negotiating Committee and domestic air freight company AEI was approved this...
August 1, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 31, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Democratic candidate for governor, Tom Wolf joined representatives from the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters and the Carpenters Union today to accept their...
August 1, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 31, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters strongly supports President Obama’s executive order to crack down on corporations that break laws but still win government...
July 18, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Star Tribune, July 17, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Two died and about 60 were wounded in the event later dubbed “Bloody Friday,” July 20, 1934. The 80th anniversary of the confrontation — a moment that rallied public support for workers in the middle of the...
July 16, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 15, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union today called for a renewed commitment by Congress to protect the driving public by keeping current hours of service rules in place to help prevent...
June 26, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 25, 2014) LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Freddie N. Simpson was re-elected to a four-year term as President of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) at the union’s third Regular...
June 13, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 12, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a nearly 3-1 margin, drivers at Iron Mountain in Pico Rivera, California voted on Thursday, June 12, 2014 to join Teamsters Local 986. The drivers pick up...
June 11, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 9, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter to U.S. House of Representatives members sent today, Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa denounced two potential floor amendments to the Transportation...
May 28, 2014 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 22, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2014 Teamster Women’s Conference will be held September 4-6, 2014 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The opening session will be Thursday, September 4th...
