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Ready-mix drivers and mechanics at Heidelberg Materials in Ferndale and Bellingham Ratify first contract
09/27/23 - Teamsters Local 231 After a year-long bargaining process, Drivers and mechanics working at Heidelberg materials Ferndale and Bellingham locations voted unanimously to ratify their first ever Teamster collective bargaining agreement. These workers knew it wouldn’t be easy to gain the compensation, benefits, and respect they deserved, but they were not willing to settle until they achieved their goals. |
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Biden Joins Picket Line With Striking UAW Workers In Historic Visit
09/27/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 26, 2023 | POLITICS | President Joe Biden walked the picket line of the United Auto Workers outside of Detroit, telling them they deserve better pay, in a historic visit Tuesday 12 days into the union's strike against the nation's three largest automakers. Biden, visiting a General Motor distribution center, said workers deserve more of a share of the profits from Ford Motor Co. |
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GM Deploying Scabs at Parts Distribution Centers Amid Strike
09/27/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 27, 2023 | STRIKE BREAKERS | Auto workers at the Big 3 expanded their strike last Friday to a key vulnerability: parts distribution centers that supply dealerships with everything from water pumps to brake drums and spark plugs to replacement bumpers. |
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2023 TeamCare Family Health Fair
09/27/23 - Teamsters Local Union No. 142 TeamCare Family Health Fair Who is eligible? Members and covered dependents are eligible to participate at no cost.What services are offered? Flu, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, MMR, Tdap, Shingles (for ages 50+), Vitamin B12 injection (for ages 18+), Wellness Screenings, via venipuncture (for ages 18+) Wellness screenings include: blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference, BMI, Chem 30, CBC, HbA1c, and TSH for everyone; PSA for all males ages 40+. Those who would like to receive a wellness screening will complete an additional paper consent form on the day of the clinic. Do I register ahead of time? Yes. Pre-registration ends for each clinic ends 2 days prior to the wellness fair. |
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TMRP Power Point Presentation
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GM Deploying Scabs at Parts Distribution Centers Amid Strike
09/27/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 27, 2023 | STRIKE BREAKERS | Auto workers at the Big 3 expanded their strike last Friday to a key vulnerability: parts distribution centers that supply dealerships with everything from water pumps to brake drums and spark plugs to replacement bumpers. |
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Amazon Teamsters Deliver Petition, Drivers Picket Outside Calif. Air Hub
09/26/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 26, 2023 | ORGANIZING | Amazon workers at KSBD, the company’s regional air hub in Southern California, delivered a petition today demanding a pay increase, safer working conditions, and the right to a witness at meetings with management. Outside the facility, striking Amazon delivery drivers from Palmdale, Calif. |
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Biden Joins Picket Line With Striking UAW Workers In Historic Visit
09/26/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 26, 2023 | POLITICS | President Joe Biden walked the picket line of the United Auto Workers outside of Detroit, telling them they deserve better pay, in a historic visit Tuesday 12 days into the union's strike against the nation's three largest automakers. Biden, visiting a General Motor distribution center, said workers deserve more of a share of the profits from Ford Motor Co. |
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Biden Joins Picket Line With Striking UAW Workers In Historic Visit
09/26/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 26, 2023 | POLITICS | President Joe Biden walked the picket line of the United Auto Workers outside of Detroit, telling them they deserve better pay, in a historic visit Tuesday 12 days into the union's strike against the nation's three largest automakers. Biden, visiting a General Motor distribution center, said workers deserve more of a share of the profits from Ford Motor Co. |
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Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement with Studios, Streamers
09/26/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 26, 2023 | NEGOTIATIONS | After several long consecutive days of negotiations, the Writers Guild of America and the labor group representing studios and streamers have reached a tentative deal on a new contract in a major development that could precipitate the end of a historic, 146-day writers strike. |
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Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement with Studios, Streamers
09/25/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 25, 2023 | NEGOTIATIONS | After several long consecutive days of negotiations, the Writers Guild of America and the labor group representing studios and streamers have reached a tentative deal on a new contract in a major development that could precipitate the end of a historic, 146-day writers strike. |
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Week Ending 9/22/2023
09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 570 • ‘No justice, no Jeeps’ • UAW strikes built the American middle class • What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes. |
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Week Ending 9/22/2023
09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 355 • ‘No justice, no Jeeps’ • UAW strikes built the American middle class • What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes. |
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Teamsters Support Amazon Workers in Demanding Real Wage Increases
09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 22, 2023 | SOLIDARITY | Amazon workers across the country are demanding real wage increases after the company announced pay rates this week that fall well below the industry standard set by the Teamsters at UPS. |
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Week Ending 9/22/2023
09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 992 • ‘No justice, no Jeeps’ • UAW strikes built the American middle class • What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes. |
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Strikes Aren’t Bad for the US Economy. They’re The Best Thing That Could Happen.
09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 22, 2023 | OPINION | America is in the midst of the biggest surge in labor activity in a quarter-century. The United Auto Workers (UAW), the Writers Guild of America, the actors’ union known as Sag-Aftra, Starbucks workers, Amazon workers, the Teamsters and UPS, and flight attendants. The list goes on. More than 4. |
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Strikes Aren’t Bad for the US Economy. They’re The Best Thing That Could Happen.
09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 22, 2023 | OPINION | America is in the midst of the biggest surge in labor activity in a quarter-century. The United Auto Workers (UAW), the Writers Guild of America, the actors’ union known as Sag-Aftra, Starbucks workers, Amazon workers, the Teamsters and UPS, and flight attendants. The list goes on. More than 4. |
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Autoworkers Staged Their First Big Strike in the 1930s. Here’s How They Won.
09/20/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 20, 2023 | SIT-DOWN STRIKES| On Tuesday, leaders of the striking United Auto Workers vowed to expand their labor action against the Big Three automakers Friday if contract talks break down. |
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‘Going to Kill Somebody’: Concerns Over Bill to Allow 90,000 lb. Trucks Nationwide
09/20/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 20, 2023 | TRANSPORTATION | Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson and Nebraska Teamsters visited Washington D.C. last week to persuade lawmakers to vote 'no' on a trucking industry bill. It would allow semis to carry more weight, up to 91,000 pounds. Right now, the max is 80,000 pounds. |
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‘Going to Kill Somebody’: Concerns Over Bill to Allow 90,000 lb. Trucks Nationwide
09/20/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 20, 2023 | TRANSPORTATION | Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson and Nebraska Teamsters visited Washington D.C. last week to persuade lawmakers to vote 'no' on a trucking industry bill. It would allow semis to carry more weight, up to 91,000 pounds. Right now, the max is 80,000 pounds. |
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Labor’s Militant Creativity
09/19/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 19, 2023 | SELECTIVE STRIKES | Many observers have been impressed with UAW President Shawn Fain’s astute strategy of using selective strikes rather than calling all of his members off the job. The strategy has three significant tactical benefits. First, it conserves the strike fund, which would only last about 90 days if all workers were out. |
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Labor’s Militant Creativity
09/19/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 19, 2023 | SELECTIVE STRIKES | Many observers have been impressed with UAW President Shawn Fain’s astute strategy of using selective strikes rather than calling all of his members off the job. The strategy has three significant tactical benefits. First, it conserves the strike fund, which would only last about 90 days if all workers were out. |
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COMBINED NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 786
09/19/23 - Teamsters Local 786 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px !important} @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px !important} COMBINED NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 786 September 18, 2023 Notice is hereby given of the nomination and election of the following officers of Local union No. |
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Labor’s Militant Creativity
09/19/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 19, 2023 | SELECTIVE STRIKES | Many observers have been impressed with UAW President Shawn Fain’s astute strategy of using selective strikes rather than calling all of his members off the job. The strategy has three significant tactical benefits. First, it conserves the strike fund, which would only last about 90 days if all workers were out. |
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Local 458M TMRP Vote
09/18/23 - District Council 4 Please be advised Local 458M had its TMRP Vote on Saturday, September 16th and the results are the following; 287 - In Favor and 61 - No The result was that Local 458M members approved to move forward to a referendum vote. All remaining locals have until the end of September to enter their local results. |
