Ascend Cannabis Workers Join Teamsters Local 570
(ABERDEEN, Md.) – Budtenders and shift leads at Ascend Cannabis have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 570. The workers are the first in the state to join the Teamsters Union. “We look...
View ArticleBlock by Block Teamsters Ratify First Contract
(BOSTON) – Block by Block workers represented by Teamsters Local 25 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. The four-year agreement includes significant wage...
View ArticleWith Teamsters Support, Vermont PRO Act Becomes Law
(MONTPELIER, Vt.) – Following a public pressure campaign spearheaded by Teamsters Local 597, the Vermont PRO Act (S. 102) has become law of the land in Vermont. The legislation will make it easier for...
View ArticleTeamsters Call J.B. Pritzker to Sign the Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Teamsters are calling on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign into law Senate Bill 3649, the Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act. The bill would ban mandatory attendance at...
View ArticleTeamsters at Waste Management Unanimously Ratify New Contract
(SWANSEA, III.) – Members of Teamsters Local 50 in Swansea, Ill., have unanimously ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with Waste Management. The contract provides commercial and...
View ArticleAmazon Labor Union Formally Affiliates with Teamsters
(WASHINGTON) — In a milestone for organized labor, the Amazon Labor Union has formally affiliated with the 1.3 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The affiliation supplies renewed...
View ArticleTeamsters Applaud Introduction of Warehouse Worker Protection Act
(WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters commend Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Chris Smith (R-NJ), and Mike Lawler (R-NY) for introducing the Warehouse Worker Protection Act in the...
View ArticleRaley’s Grocery Warehouse Workers Ratify New Contract with Teamsters Local 150
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – With more than 85 percent of members voting in favor, 300 Raley’s Grocery warehouse workers have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 150. “This...
View ArticleTeamsters Nurses at Ascension Ratify Contract, Avert Strike
(FLINT, Mich.) – Registered nurses at Ascension Michigan represented by Teamsters Local 332 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a collective bargaining agreement, averting a strike. The new one-year...
View ArticleTeamsters-Endorsed Antitrust Bill Passes N.Y. Senate
(NEW YORK) – The Teamsters Union’s tireless advocacy has led to the New York State Senate’s passage of the 21st Century Antitrust Act, sponsored by Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris and Assembly...
View ArticleSteamship Authority Teamsters Demand Fair Contract, Improved Schedules
(HYANNIS, Mass.) – The following is a statement from Teamsters Local 59 President and Business Representative Jeff Sharp regarding ongoing contract negotiations with the Steamship Authority: “For...
View ArticleTeamsters to Amazon: Stop Ducking Congress
(WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters are joining Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and a bipartisan coalition of over 30 Senators in demanding that Amazon cooperate with a congressional inquiry requesting...
View ArticleWorkers at Airgas Vote Overwhelmingly to Join Teamsters
(VALLEY VIEW, Ohio) – Drivers and warehouse workers at Airgas in Valley View, Ohio, have voted overwhelmingly to become Teamsters. These workers follow in the footsteps of over 50 Airgas workers in...
View ArticleWorkers at Clean Harbors Vote Overwhelmingly to Join Teamsters
(COMMERCE CITY, Colo.) – Drivers, chemists, warehouse workers, and administrators at Clean Harbors have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 455. The workers organized to gain a voice at work,...
View ArticleNew Jersey Teamsters Advance Pro-Worker Public Policy
(TRENTON, N.J.) – New Jersey Teamsters are hard at work lobbying to advance two pieces of legislation critical to improving conditions for workers throughout the state. One bill would ban mandatory...
View ArticleWorkers at Glenstone Museum Vote to Join Teamsters
(POTOMAC, Md.) – Workers at the Glenstone Museum, a private contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland, have joined Teamsters Local 639. The group of 89 workers includes all hourly guides, café...
View ArticleTeamsters-Backed Warehouse Protection Bill Approved by N.Y. Legislature
(ALBANY, N.Y.) – The New York State Legislature passed new legislation today, championed by the New York State Conference of Teamsters, requiring Amazon and other major warehouse operators to design...
View ArticleCambridge Becomes Second Mass. City to Stand with Teamsters in Combatting...
Earlier this week, Cambridge, Mass. followed neighboring Somerville by unanimously passing a resolution aimed at stopping Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and other so-called ‘gig’ companies from abusing drivers...
View ArticleTops Markets Teamsters Ratify New Contract
(BUFFALO, N.Y.) – Following a four-day strike, Teamsters Local 264 members at Tops Markets have overwhelmingly ratified new four-year collective bargaining agreements. The new contracts cover 550...
View ArticleTeamsters Celebrate Pride Month
June is Pride Month and during this month, the Teamsters honor and celebrate our LGBTQ+ members. Year round, our union is dedicated to fighting for equality and fair treatment at work regardless of...
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