- (NEW YORK) – Amazon Teamsters at two New York City facilities—JFK8 and DBK4—have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strikes following Amazon’s illegal refusal to recognize their union and negotiate a contract addressing the company’s low wages and dangerous working conditions. “Amazon is pushing its workers closer to the picket line by failing to show them the respect they have earned,” said Teamsters General President Sean […]
- (SAN FRANCISCO) – In response to news that General Motors (GM) will halt funding for its Autonomous Vehicle (AV) subsidiary Cruise,Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and President of Teamsters Joint Council 7, released the following statement: “With its decision to cut funding for Cruise AV development, GM is finally acknowledging what the […]
- (PASSAIC, N.J.) – Garden Society workers voted overwhelmingly to become the first cannabis workers in New Jersey to join Teamsters Local 469. The 40 newest members of the union cook and manufacture cannabis products. “Garden Society workers made their voices heard loud and clear that they want Local 469 to represent them in winning the […]
- (WASHINGTON) – Costco is undermining contract negotiations by refusing to meet for scheduled bargaining sessions, cutting talks from five days a week to just three. This decision comes just one day after the company refused to accept roughly 98 percent of the Teamsters’ proposals. “Our members show up to work every single day, but Costco’s […]
- Over 137 members of Teamsters Local 767 working at Danone Dairy in Ft. Worth held practice pickets on Monday and Tuesday, demanding a strong agreement from the international food conglomerate. “Danone should know by now that if workers don’t get the contract we deserve, the company will face the unified front of 1.3 million Teamsters […]
- (SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) – Over 1,000 Amazon workers at the company’s KSBD air hub in Southern California have formed a union with the Teamsters and demanded union recognition with a “March on the Boss” held this morning. The KSBD warehouse in San Bernardino is a crucial hub in Amazon’s logistics network and the largest air […]
- (WASHINGTON) – Yesterday, Costco rejected or refused to accept nearly all Teamsters’ proposals, including critical language on seniority, inclement weather, paid family leave, bereavement policies, sick time, and safeguards against surveillance. By dismissing approximately 98 percent of the proposed provisions, the wholesale giant has signaled a troubling unwillingness to bargain in good faith and is […]
- (WASHINGTON) – The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and Teamsters Warehouse Division Director Tom Erickson regarding today’s decision to issue a preliminary injunction to block the Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger. “The Teamsters welcome the U.S. District … The post Teamsters Applaud Kroger-Albertsons Injunction appeared first on International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
- (ATLANTA) – Amazon drivers at the company’s DGT5 facility in Atlanta have formed a union with the Teamsters and demanded union recognition with a “March on the Boss” today. The Atlanta drivers’ demand for recognition comes just weeks after neighboring drivers at the DGT8 facility organized with the Teamsters. With this announcement, nine Amazon locations […]
- (ENFIELD, Conn) – A group of 20 i-Health workers in Enfield, Conn., represented by Teamsters Local 671 picketed with allies throughout the community against the corporation’s unfair labor practices (ULPs). In March, i-Health workers voted to join the Teamsters. They were forced last week to authorize a strike by the company’s refusal to bargain in […]