- (TUKWILA, Wash.) – Workers at Mill Rock Packaging have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 117. The material handlers will join an existing bargaining unit of press and assistant press operators, floor help, pre-press, plate makers, and sheeter operators at Mill Rock who previously joined the union. “We are proud of these workers for sticking […]
- (TUKWILA, Wash.) – A group of 11 workers at Mt. View Funeral Home have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 117. The staff associates will join an existing bargaining unit of 17 cemetery workers, embalmers, and funeral directors already represented by the Teamsters. After speaking with their co-workers about the benefits of unionization, the staff […]
- (CHICAGO) – Drivers and helpers at Open Kitchens in Chicago have been forced to strike over the company’s unfair labor practices. The workers, represented by Teamsters Local 703, are fighting for a first contract. “Our members at Open Kitchens are demanding the company end its illegal labor practices and negotiate a fair first contract,” said […]
- (BARRY, Ill.) – Over 300 members of Teamsters Local 916 at Ascend Wellness have been forced out on strike over the company’s unfair labor practices (ULPs), which includes their refusal to bargain in good faith. It’s the first strike undertaken by Teamsters at a cannabis grow house. “Ascend caused this strike by refusing to bargain […]
- (FAIRFAX, Kan.) – Carhaulers with Cassens Transport at General Motors’ Fairfax Assembly plant have joined Teamsters Local 41. They will now be working under the National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement (NMATA), securing major economic gains, improved working conditions, and strong job protections. “These 10 drivers were the spearhead of something much bigger,” said Avral Thompson, […]
- (SAN FRANCISCO) – Teamsters are lauding a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordering Amazon to bargain with workers at its DCK6 facility in San Francisco. The ruling came only hours before the start of Prime Day, one of the company’s biggest events of the year. “The Teamsters applaud this decision and will […]
- The Teamsters Union joins communities around the nation to celebrate the 161st anniversary of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure freedom for the last remaining enslaved African Americans. As a union deeply […]
- View photos from Teamsters 31st Convention here. The post Teamsters 31st International Convention Retrospective appeared first on International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
- (WASHINGTON) – Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the Southern District) jointly filed a motion to amend the Final Order and the Consent Decree, ending federal government monitorship of the union. In 1989, the Southern District and the Teamsters entered into a consent […]
- Workers shouldn’t have to wait years for their first contract! Tell your senator to co-sponsor H.R. 5408/S. 844, the bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act. Workers have the right to establish a collective bargaining agreement after they elect to form their union, but the law is full of loopholes, and companies drag out the negotiation process […]