Teamsters 174 “Choose a Charity” Contest
Flyer Text: Rather than giving small amounts of money each year to a random variety of different charities, your Local 174 Executive Board has decided we can be far more…
APP/World Fuel Services Teamsters Authorize Strike
Fuel truck drivers and warehouse workers could strike as soon as December 1st This weekend, a group of 90 fuel truck drivers and warehouse workers at APP/World Fuel Services voted…
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Cavano Scholarship!
August 20, 2020 Each year, the Teamsters Local 174 George Cavano Annual Scholarship Fund awards scholarships for attending an accredited public or private University, Community College, Vocational or Technical School…
IBT News: TEAMSTERS RATIFY FIRST STUDENT NATIONAL MASTER AGREEMENT
August 18, 2020 Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 Email: kdeniz@teamster.org Contract Successfully Ratified in Spite of COVID-19 Pandemic (WASHINGTON) – School bus drivers and monitors employed by First Student, Inc. voted…
Teamsters Joint Council 28 Political Director Shaunie Wheeler-James Appointed to Port of Seattle Commission Task Force on Port Policing and Civil Rights
August 11, 2020 As we all well know, American communities have been in a crisis situation for months after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police…
GROW Act Update: “Say No to GROW” Campaign Continues
July 21, 2020 The Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust has just put out a press release laying out the results of a new study, which show the glaring weaknesses…
THE FORGOTTEN FAMILIES OF UPS: Casualties of Excessive Overtime
July 12, 2020 Many of our members are working long hours during the COVID-19 pandemic, but no one seems to have a worse lot than our members at UPS. Not…
TSA Press Release: Active TWIC® and HME holders can use their credentials to obtain TSA PreCheck™
Read this press release on the TSA.gov website here. WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expands TSA PreCheck™ eligibility to all active Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) and Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) holders…
COVID-19 and UPS’s Failed Handling of a Deadly Pandemic Vol. 1: Too Much Volume, Not Enough Hands
As UPS fails to react appropriately to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, our members are working more hours in worse circumstances than ever before. In this first episode in a video…
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 174 STATEMENT ON CIVIL RIGHTS & LABOR RIGHTS: From Local 174 Secretary-Treasurer Rick Hicks
June 4, 2020 As the current Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 174, I had an incredible upbringing as a child. I am the son of a military man and homemaker mother…