Teamster Nation News for May 4-10
TEAMSTER.ORG | In this week's podcast: Teamsters Begin Unfair Labor Practice Strikes in Calif., Md.; Taylor Farms Workers Hold Protest at SF Chipotle; IBT, Unions Demand Answers on National Express…
Supreme Court Refuses Appeal of Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
TEAMSTER.ORG | Seattle was the first major city in the U.S. to approve a $15 minimum wage. And yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court made sure that it would stay in…
Kenneth Feinberg: No Teamsters pension decision, yet
THE KANSAS CITY STAR | Regardless of what you’ve been told or heard or saw, Kenneth Feinberg has not yet decided the fate of hundreds of thousands of retired Teamsters’…
John Timothy “Stack” Stackpool
October 12, 1055 - April 21, 2016 Our hearts are heavy with the sudden passing of Stack at his home in Libby, Montana. Born in Seattle, Wash. and raised in…
Make It a Union-Made Mother’s Day
Posted: May 3, 2016 Source: AFL-CIO Mother’s Day is less than a week away (May 10), so you have no excuse for waiting until the last minute to find a…
Teamster Nation News for April 27-May 3
TEAMSTER.ORG | In this week's podcast: Lawmakers Come to Aid of Corporation at Expense of Workers; Local 2727 Mechanics Take Aim at UPS for Unfair Contract Offer; Intermodal Bridge Transport…
UPS Airlines mechanics plan to picket proposed health care cuts
LOUISVILLE BUSINESS FIRST | UPS Airlines mechanics say a contract proposed by United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) would significantly increase health care costs and do little to improve wages…
Patty’s Corner — April 27, 2016
The Teamster Action Truck has been out of action for quite a while. Last year, the trailer was damaged by another truck using our parking lot to make a U-Turn.…
Teamster Action Truck
PATTY'S CORNER | The Teamster Action Truck has been out of action for quite a while. Last year, the trailer was damaged by another truck using our parking lot to…
Report: Advantage of Unions Go Beyond Pay
TEAMSTER.ORG | The Teamsters have repeatedly written about the advantages workers receive from being in a union. That includes earning more, enjoying better benefits and more frequently having pensions, vacations…