August 9, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: Teamster Nation, August 8, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you’re filled with joy or sorrow at the approach of school, you probably need back-to-school gear. Here’s a quick guide to the best quality (that is, union made) items for that return to the...
August 7, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 6, 2013) ORANGE, Calif. — Paratransit drivers and mechanics with Keolis, a global transportation group in Long Beach, Calif., have voted overwhelmingly, 74-2, in favor of Teamster representation....
August 6, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Waste workers with Casella Waste Systems in Brentwood, N.H., will now be represented by the Teamsters Union, after Local 633 in Manchester, N.H., secured a card-check...
June 14, 2013 | Amtrak, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Statement by James P. Hoffa, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, May 7, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s railroads have united east and west, stimulated commerce between the states and propelled our great nation into a global...
June 14, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Column by James P. Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, published in The Detroit News on June 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Working people struggle and fight to form unions so their children can have better lives than they do. For...
June 11, 2013 | Canada, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Teasmters Canada press release, June 11, 2013) LAVAL, Quebec — The Teamsters Union has decided to lead the charge on behalf of pregnant women whose jobs are governed by the Canada Labour Code. The union wants to ensure that these women continue to be paid if...
June 6, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Teamsters Union today lauded the Transportation Security Administration for reversing its plan to allow knives on planes after facing months of fierce opposition,...
June 4, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters, War on Workers
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 3, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today asked for a rehearing on its challenge to the Department of Transportation’s cross-border trucking program. Last month, the...
May 29, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: Teamster Nation, May 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just days after filing for a US Airways mechanics election, the Teamsters today announced at a Washington news conference that we’re filing for an American Airlines mechanics election with the National...
May 17, 2013 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 13, 2013) LAS VEGAS — The war on workers and what the Teamsters Union is doing to fight back took center stage today at the 2013 Unity Conference, and the attendees were uplifted by powerful speeches...
