Hoffa: It gets worse if TPP is enacted
THE DETROIT NEWS | The Teamsters and many other pro-worker allies have written repeatedly about the devastating lasting effects of bad trade deals in Michigan and across the U.S. But…
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TEAMSTER NATION NEWS | N.C. AG Joins Teamsters in Protesting Brewery Closing; UA Mechanics Come to Houston to Take Aim at Airline; S.F. Transit Agency Sides with Workers in Denying…
Patty’s Corner – New Agreement Reached with Columbia
April 5, 2016 When I left off the Columbia story, we had received a last best and final offer, the fences had been put up and the porta potties delivered.…
Teamsters Ratify Contract with Columbia Distributing
TEAMSTER.ORG | Teamsters Local 174 members who work for Columbia Distributing in Kent (Wash.) have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement, securing key job protections and health insurance benefits. After…
Most YRCW Employees Receive Wage Increases
TEAMSTER.ORG | Teamster-represented workers at the YRC Worldwide, Inc. (YRCW) are receiving wage increases as part of the first negotiated increases to kick in under the Extension of the Restructuring…
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TEAMSTER.ORG | Activists Raise Taylor Farms Concerns at Protests; S.F. Supervisors Won’t Issue Permit to Transportation Provider; Supreme Court Upholds Public Sector Union Fees; OSHA Report Details Serious Injuries at…
Amazon Warehouse Workers Sue
GO BY TRUCK NEWS | After a six-month investigation into allegations that managers at a major Amazon.com contract warehouse routinely violated United States labor laws, harming company employees – both…
Bauer’s Loses Permit, Teamsters Praise SFMTA’s Support for Workers
TEAMSTER.ORG | The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has sided with workers and transit riders, denying a permit to Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation under the city’s commuter shuttle program. The…
Victory for Unions as Supreme Court Ties 4-4
THE NEW YORK TIMES | The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed organized labor a major victory, deadlocking 4 to 4 in a case that had threatened to cripple the ability…