Patty’s Corner – March 2016, version 2.0
While a potential strike tends to suck up most of the air in the room, there are other things going on around the Local. In addition to the Columbia contract,…
Local 174 Secretary-Treasurer Rick Hicks Meets Vice President Joe Biden
A good friend to labor, Vice President Joe Biden, was in town yesterday to visit local cancer research facilities and stop by Senator Patty Murray's annual Golden Tennis Shoes Award…
Hoffa: Missouri Governor Sticks Up For Public Employees With Veto
TEAMSTER.ORG | The following is a statement from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa about the veto today of paycheck deception legislation by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) that would…
Patty’s Corner – March, 2016
I hope the relaunch of our website is a success and you will once again start visiting to hear what’s going on in my corner. I’m not going to try…
Hoffa Statement on Nomination of Judge Garland to Supreme Court
IBT | The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. “The President has made…
Columbia Distributing Strike Avoided For Now
Amid Pleas from Suppliers, Teamsters Postpone Strike That Would Have Halted Beer, Wine and Liquor Supply for St. Patrick’s Day and Beyond (SEATTLE) – After conversations with several key suppliers…
Passing of Arlene S. Eggert
From Teamsters Joint Council No. 28 President Rick Hicks: Dear Brothers and Sisters: It is with the deepest sadness that I must announce that Arlene Sarah Eggert passed away peacefully…
Strike Looming Between Teamsters and Columbia Distributing
Pending Labor Dispute Threatens to Halt Alcohol Deliveries to Puget Sound Stores, Bars and Restaurants on St. Patrick’s Day (SEATTLE) – In contract negotiations with its employees last week, Columbia…
Donald Trump, Expert Negotiator, Refuses to Meet With His Unionizing Workers
THE NATION | Donald Trump’s appeal lies in his image as the bold, no-BS boss who “tells it like it is” and cuts a fair deal. But the famously blunt…
Judge Sides with Teamsters in Fight to Review WVU Right-to-Work Emails
TEAMSTER.ORG |The Teamsters Union today is lauding a court ruling that will require West Virginia University (WVU) to make available seven previously redacted emails about a report detailing the economic…