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…
First Student Contract Explanation Meeting Zoom Link
Looking for the Zoom link to the First Student contract explanation meeting? It is right here: https://zoom.us/j/96994768514 At 10:00 A.M. on July 25, 2020, this link will lead you directly…
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…
Statement Regarding Friday, June 12 General Strike and Silent March
June 10, 2020 IBT General President Jimmy Hoffa with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Friday, June 12, 2020 at 1:00PM, Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County has organized a silent…
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…
The GROW Act Returns: Save Your Western Conference of Teamsters Pension!
May 21, 2020 UPDATE: The HEROES Act has passed the House with the GROW Act still in it. We now need to focus our efforts on the US Senate! Please…
Teamsters Local 174 Members at First Student Win Major Healthcare Arbitration Victory
May 20, 2020 Victory finally closes chapter on First Student drivers’ February 2018 strike In a long-awaited and well-deserved victory, a neutral arbitrator has ruled that Teamsters Local 174 members…
Teamsters Local 174 Members at Pozzi Bros. Transportation Unanimously Ratify New Agreement
May 13, 2020 Socially distant ratification photo of Pozzi Bros. Teamsters Strong new contract is the first to ever be negotiated and ratified via Zoom Conferencing during the COVID-19 pandemic…