October 17, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, VIA Rail
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, October 16, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Behind the details of the proposed agreement that would keep the government open until Jan. 15 and extend the debt limit until Feb. 7 is the reality that our government will be...
October 16, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 15, 2013) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — On Tuesday, the battle over The Inquirer shifted to employees. Outside the newspaper’s Center City headquarters, members of the Teamsters locals who package and deliver the paper inflated a...
October 16, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Teamster Nation, October 15, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — California Gov. Jerry Brown last week signed three bills that will strengthen the state’s labor laws by protecting workers from employer retaliation. This is a huge win for Teamsters Joint Council 7, which...
October 15, 2013 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 15, 2013) TORONTO — Contract talks between Canadian National Railway Co. and the Teamsters have hit a rut, and the union is blaming an impasse over rail safety, the industry’s hot-button issue after a series of high-profile rail...
October 14, 2013 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: CBC News, October 14, 2013) MONTREAL — Labour negotiations between CN and the Teamsters union representing workers at the country’s largest railway have broken down, and union leaders are warning that a strike or lockout could occur starting Oct. 28....
October 2, 2013 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, Maintenance of Way Employees Division press release, September 26, 2013) VERNON, B.C. — Teamsters Canada is delighted to announce a hard-fought deal with Canadian National that means railway service will restart in the North...
October 1, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Teamsters Local 118 press release, September 30, 2013) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Teamsters Local 118 members on Monday overwhelmingly rejected a Wegmans contract offer that would eliminate the pensions of more than 900 Rochester employees and endanger health care for...
October 1, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 30, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union blasted extremist House Republicans today for endangering the U.S. economy and threatening the livelihood of millions of public and private sector...
September 30, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Bloomberg News, September 27, 2013) NEW YORK — Regulators determined to let Mexican trucks on U.S. roads under a trade deal have downplayed safety shortcomings with companies in a border-crossing pilot program, according to safety, trucking and labor groups....
September 26, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, September 25, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union is denouncing the findings of a new study revealing that private prison management firms have contracts that directly link profits to inmate...
