The Teamster Olden Days: A Trip Down Local 741 Memory Lane
June 20, 2017 A couple of weeks ago, Local 174 received a phone call from a man claiming to be one of the few remaining retirees from Teamsters Local 741.…
Teamsters Announce Memorial Fund for Victims of San Francisco UPS Shooting
June 19, 2017 International Union to Donate $50,000 to Families of the Victims (WASHINGTON) – Today, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 7 in Northern California announced the establishment of…
“Best Pizza Chain In America” Joins Clare Rose Boycott
June 16, 2017 Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza Will No Longer Carry Anheuser-Busch Products Due to Worker Abuses at Beer Distributor Clare Rose GREAT NECK, N.Y. – Called “The Best Pizza…
West Contra Costa School District Workers Join Teamsters
June 15, 2017 Teamsters Local 856 Welcomes More Than 1,800 Members Following a Year-Long Organizing Campaign for Strong Representation (SAN BRUNO, Calif.) – Classified employees of West Contra Costa Unified…
More Than 400 Illinois School Bus Workers Ratify 3 Teamster Contracts
June 14, 2017 Teamsters Local 777 Wins Fair Wages for First Student Drivers and Aides (CHICAGO) – More than 80 percent of First Student school bus drivers and aides have…
Hoffa Statement on Workplace Shooting at UPS in San Francisco
June 14, 2017 The following is a statement from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on the tragic shooting that occurred today at a UPS facility in San Francisco. "Our…
Fighting the Beverage Tax: Philadelphia Teamsters Local 830 Principal Officer Pens Letter to the Editor
June 13, 2017 We we know, we in Seattle are not the only ones doing battle against a Beverage Tax that threatens to destroy good Union jobs. Philadelphia's Beverage Tax…
Teamster Truck at the Shilshole Rally June 8, 2017
June 9, 2017 Yesterday, the Teamster truck attended a rally in Ballard to continue our fight against the Seattle City Council's attempt to build a bicycle path on Shilshole Ave, directly…
Belmont Stakes Boycotts Anheuser-Busch and Clare Rose Over Strike
June 9, 2017 Beer Delivery Workers Have Been on Strike Since April 23 Over Wage, Pension Cuts (ELMONT, N.Y.) – On the eve of the Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park joined…
Teamster Local 179 Bus Driver, Monitor Save Children from Fire
June 8, 2017 Members’ Heroism a Prime Example of Teamster Commitment to School Bus Safety May 22, 2017 was just a normal day for Bus Driver Monica Lally and Monitor…