- (WASHINGTON) – Today, 133 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed onto a letter supporting Amazon Teamsters by demanding information from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy regarding the retail behemoth’s unlawful violations of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). “Under a mountain of unfair labor practices and illegal worker misclassifications, Amazon is operating as a […]
- (LAS VEGAS) – Allegiant Air pilots represented by Teamsters Local 2118 took part in a practice picket outside Appleton International Airport today to demand a fair contract as the company pushes them closer to a nationwide strike. The Teamsters and Allegiant Air are currently in negotiations over a new agreement, but the carrier is refusing […]
- (VICTORVILLE, Calif.) – Today, hundreds of Teamsters drivers at the Amazon DFX4 facility in Victorville, Calif., demanded that the e-commerce giant recognize their union and begin negotiating a Teamsters contract to address low pay and dangerous working conditions. “We are organizing as Amazon Teamsters to win the fair pay, safe jobs, and respect that we […]
- (QUEENS, N.Y.) – This morning, Amazon Teamsters, their allies, and elected officials held a rally outside of the Amazon DBK4 warehouse in Queens to demand that Amazon recognize the workers’ union and come to the table to negotiate a Teamsters contract. “We are organizing for better pay, job security, and a better health care plan […]
- (SAN FRANCISCO) – Teamsters are calling on the San Francisco Ethics Commission to investigate Waymo, the autonomous vehicle (AV) subsidiary of Google, after several of the company’s employees illegally failed to register as lobbyists for meetings with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) officials. Waymo was pressuring the officials for access so their driverless cars could […]
- (HEBRON, Ky.) – More than 1,300 sort workers at DHL’s global hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) have voted by an overwhelming 92 percent to ratify their first Teamsters contract. Its historic passage means all hourly employees at the DHL-CVG hub are now protected under a joint collective bargaining agreement. In August, DHL voluntarily […]
- (MANCHESTER, N.H.) – After a failed raid attempt by another union, corrections officers and corporals at the New Hampshire Department of Corrections in Berlin and Concord have voted to remain members of Teamsters Local 633. “Contrary to other some other unions’ misguided beliefs, workers want to be Teamsters,” said Jeff Padellaro, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 633. […]
- (WORCESTER, Mass.) – After moving quickly to organize, 21 workers at Pacific Rail Services have joined Teamsters Local 170. “It was clear this group had the toughness and tenacity to be Teamsters from the day we started organizing,” said Shannon George, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 170. “We can’t wait to get them the better pay and […]
- (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.) – In the face of years of delays and stall tactics by Amazon, members of the Amazon Labor Union-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (ALU-IBT) Local 1 held a solidarity rally and cookout outside of the e-commerce giant’s JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island to kick off an escalating campaign to force Amazon to come […]
- (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – After a one-day strike, warehouse workers represented by Teamsters Local 955 at Sysco/SYGMA in Kansas City have unanimously ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. SYGMA, a subsidiary of Sysco, supplies food and other goods to major chain restaurants. In the Kansas City area, its largest customers include Wendy’s, Panera Bread, and […]