Cincinnati Teamsters End Strike at Airgas
TEAMSTER.ORG | Drivers and plant operation workers at industrial gas company Airgas returned to work this morning after ending their 24-hour strike. The workers, members of Teamsters Local 100 in…
Tech Workers Should Unionize
GAWKER | Last week, the drivers who shuttle San Francisco Google employees to work voted to unionize with the Teamsters. How long until their passengers do the same thing? The…
FedEx Freight must negotiate with Teamsters – 8th Circuit
REUTERS | A federal appeals court on Monday ordered FedEx Freight to negotiate with Teamster locals representing truck drivers at two facilities, rejecting the company's argument that the National Labor…
Tell Congress to Support ‘Let’s Get America Working!’
The ‘Let’s Get America Working!’ campaign seeks to restore a dynamic and prosperous middle class to drive economic growth by helping to advance policy decisions that create and maintain good…
FMCSA Now Requires Medical Exams For Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers
Source: Teamster Nation The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently issued a rule that establishes a National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry). Healthcare professionals who are on…
Federal laws will affect your commercial driver license!
Posted: July 1, 2015 Source: WA State Dept. of Licensing On September 1, 2015, We will comply with the Federal requirement that all commercial drivers provide proof of lawful permanent…
1934 Teamsters’ strike turned Minneapolis from ‘scab’ town to union supporter
Posted: July 8, 2015 Source: MinnPost “No trucks shall be moved! By nobody!” was the rallying cry of Minneapolis Teamsters Local 574 as they struck in the summer of 1934.…
How to Find Union-Made Tires
Posted: July 1, 2015 Source: AFL-CIO The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has made it very easy to find union-made tires by requiring that each tire carry a code that…
July 4 Made-in-America BBQ Shopping List
Posted: June 29, 2015 Source: AFL-CIO This week, in the lead-up to the nation's birthday on July 4, we'll be spotlighting union-made products. Stay tuned for a new list each…
Hoffa: Overworking truckers is dangerous
Posted: June 10, 2015 Source: Jim Hoffa, The Detroit News Highways across Michigan and the U.S. have become increasingly dangerous for motorists. And that will only get worse if Congress…