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VW Workers in Tennessee Vote; Test Union Ambitions 04/17/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 17, 2024 | ORGANIZING | Last fall the United Automobile Workers union won big pay increases from the Detroit automakers, and the impact rippled quickly through the nonunion auto plants scattered across the South. Afterward, Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai and Tesla raised wages for their own hourly workers in the U.S., none of whom are unionized.

Teamsters #264 Scholarship 04/17/24 - Teamsters Local 264 We are now accepting applications for our 2024 scholarship. Please contact us at (716) 668-8007 x 110 or by email at scholarships@teamsters264.org for an application.

Teamsters Local 492 Wins Historic Grievance Against Sysco for Members 04/16/24 - Teamsters Local 492 4/16/2024- It is with great pleasure that I can report to all our members, that Teamsters Local 492 has won a hard-fought grievance for our Sysco brothers and sisters! On April 03, 2020, a grievance was filed to enforce the forty-hour language in our contract.  This grievance was filed during the Walter Maestas administration, in the early stages of Covid-19.

Union Labor Would Bring Strongest Workforce to Rebuild Key Bridge 04/16/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 16, 2024 | COMMENTARY | When President Joe Biden came to Baltimore to survey the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, he made a promise all of Baltimore and the region desperately needed to hear. “We’re going to move heaven and earth to rebuild this bridge as rapidly as humanly possible.

Union Labor Would Bring Strongest Workforce to Rebuild Key Bridge 04/16/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 16, 2024 | COMMENTARY | When President Joe Biden came to Baltimore to survey the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, he made a promise all of Baltimore and the region desperately needed to hear. “We’re going to move heaven and earth to rebuild this bridge as rapidly as humanly possible.

May General Membership Meeting 04/15/24 - Teamsters Local 90 .

TODAY'S ARTICLE THAT TEAMSTERS LOCAL 786 HOSTED A PRO-IRANIAN ACTIVIST RALLY IS FALSE AND DEFAMATORY 04/15/24 - Teamsters Local 786 Be advised that I am an attorney representing Teamsters Local 786. The above referenced story that was published today is false and I demand that you take it down and print a retraction of it immediately. The facts are simple, Teamsters Local 786 is only a tenant in that building which is owned by a different Teamsters Local. Local 786 did not have anything to do with this event.

Week Ending 04/12/2024 04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 355   • Key Bridge collapse is a story about deregulation   • ‘We are the workforce that this country needs’   • The 32-hour workweek is ours for the taking   • NLRB refuses to bow to Space X, Amazon pressure   • Divided Amazon union lurches toward leadership election   • Steelworkers push back against $14B deal for U.S.

The Charleston Cigar Factory Strike 04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 12, 2024 | LABOR HISTORY | The Charleston Cigar Factory Strike was a labor strike that involved workers at the Charleston Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina, from October 22, 1945, to April 1, 1946. The strike resulted from the company refusing to institute raises and racial discrimination.

2024 Teamster Local 445 Scholarship 04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 445 ATTENTION MEMBERS WITH GRADUATING SENIORS! Applications for the Teamsters Local 445 Scholarship, in memory of Douglas L. McCauley are available. Deadline to apply: June 28, 2024

Week Ending 04/12/2024 04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 992   • Key Bridge collapse is a story about deregulation   • ‘We are the workforce that this country needs’   • The 32-hour workweek is ours for the taking   • NLRB refuses to bow to Space X, Amazon pressure   • Divided Amazon union lurches toward leadership election   • Steelworkers push back against $14B deal for U.S.

The Charleston Cigar Factory Strike 04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 12, 2024 | LABOR HISTORY | The Charleston Cigar Factory Strike was a labor strike that involved workers at the Charleston Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina, from October 22, 1945, to April 1, 1946. The strike resulted from the company refusing to institute raises and racial discrimination.

SWIRE MEMBERS- CONTRACT VOTE 04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 162 Who: Local 162 members at Swire Coca-Cola What: Contract Offer Explanation and Vote When: Sunday, April 21, 2024, @ 9:00 AM Where: Teamsters Union Hall  1850 NE 162nd Ave.  Portland, OR  97230 Please make every effort to attend this very important meeting! @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px .

Unemployment for Strikers Would Balance the Scales 04/10/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 10, 2024 | COMMENTARY | A bill that would allow workers on strike to access unemployment insurance is currently under consideration in the Minnesota Legislature.  Working people make our biggest gains on the job when we take collective action.

Unemployment for Strikers Would Balance the Scales 04/10/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 10, 2024 | COMMENTARY | A bill that would allow workers on strike to access unemployment insurance is currently under consideration in the Minnesota Legislature.  Working people make our biggest gains on the job when we take collective action.

Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act 04/09/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 9, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Elon Musk is challenging the New Deal legislation that established the National Labor Relations Board. Experts warn that this is “a serious threat.” [Musk] hates unions, with a white-hot passion that has rendered him delusional. [T]he Tesla CEO explained that “I disagree with the idea of unions….

Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act 04/09/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 9, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Elon Musk is challenging the New Deal legislation that established the National Labor Relations Board. Experts warn that this is “a serious threat.” [Musk] hates unions, with a white-hot passion that has rendered him delusional. [T]he Tesla CEO explained that “I disagree with the idea of unions….

Unions’ Picket Power Now Extends to U.S. Boardrooms 04/08/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 8, 2024 | UNION POWER | U.S. Steelworkers are fighting a takeover by Japan’s Nippon. Railroad unions have rallied around Norfolk Southern’s CEO in opposing a hedge fund trying to take over its board of directors. Regulators are trying to block the biggest grocery-store merger in U.S. history because it would undercut unionized workers’ ability to successfully strike.

Unions’ Picket Power Now Extends to U.S. Boardrooms 04/08/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 8, 2024 | UNION POWER | U.S. Steelworkers are fighting a takeover by Japan’s Nippon. Railroad unions have rallied around Norfolk Southern’s CEO in opposing a hedge fund trying to take over its board of directors. Regulators are trying to block the biggest grocery-store merger in U.S. history because it would undercut unionized workers’ ability to successfully strike.

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Big Unions Grew Ranks in 2023 Amid High-Profile Year of Strikes 04/04/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 4, 2024 | LABOR UNIONS | Many of the nation’s largest unions, including the Teamsters and West Coast dock workers, saw membership gains last year, signaling potential for new organizing even as the labor movement struggles to tighten its grip on the workforce, according to new federal data.

Big Unions Grew Ranks in 2023 Amid High-Profile Year of Strikes 04/04/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 4, 2024 | LABOR UNIONS | Many of the nation’s largest unions, including the Teamsters and West Coast dock workers, saw membership gains last year, signaling potential for new organizing even as the labor movement struggles to tighten its grip on the workforce, according to new federal data.

Support Lewiston Teamsters United 04/04/24 - Teamsters Local 264 Support Lewiston Teamsters United and let Supervisor Broderick know that Lewiston Workers deserve a fair contract. All you need to do is follow this link, input your information, and submit.

‘It’s Over.’ Amazon Labor Union is Broken and Broke 04/03/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 2, 2024 | ORGANIZING | The Amazon Labor Union (ALU), which made headlines around the world for becoming the first union to unionize an Amazon facility in the United States, has zero members, is besieged by infighting, and is “broke.