Wisconsin Court Ruling Restores Collective Bargaining Rights
12/09/24 - Teamsters Local 355
Dec. 9, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. |
ALERT - Help needed at the Wang
12/09/24 - IATSE Local B4
House: Wang
Date: December 14 and 15
Contact: For work at the Wang Orchestra, contact Mary Healey, call 339-224-0388 (cell); maryhealey46@hotmail.com (email). For Mezzanine and Balcony, contact Larry Ricketts (work) 857-218-3408 (home) 617-427-7640. For general information, contact Robin Jones at gtrmnky@gmail.com or text/call 617-723-2214. |
Wisconsin Court Ruling Restores Collective Bargaining Rights
12/09/24 - Teamsters Local 992
Dec. 9, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. |
Alert: Shubert needs Ushers
12/09/24 - IATSE Local B4
A request is going out for extra ushers.
House: Shubert
Contact: Liz Guptill guptille@gmail.com
Note: These are all call times.
Urban Nutcracker
Saturday 12.14 2pm / 7pm
Sunday 12.15 1pm / 5:30pm
Thursday 12.19 7pm
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Bimbo Bakeries ratify 4-year agreement!
12/09/24 - Teamsters Local 231
On Saturday, November 30, 2024, Teamster members at Local 117, 231 and 252 voted and ratified a fully recommended successor agreement. The new 4-year agreement includes significant improvements to language items, including an updated grievance procedure. During the term of this agreement, the hourly wages will be at parity, effectively eliminating a two-tier wage scale. |
Children's Christmas Party!
12/09/24 - Teamsters Local 776
After a few years of the Children's Christmas Party "Drive-thrus," the party returned... |
Week Ending 12/07/2024
12/07/24 - Teamsters Local 355
• How to fly union
• Stop the slowdown
• Labor unions vs. working people
• One-day strikes are in
• Can Trump eliminate the Dept. of Education?
• US looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette now longest strike in the US. And it’s not over. |
Week Ending 12/07/2024
12/07/24 - Teamsters Local 992
• How to fly union
• Stop the slowdown
• Labor unions vs. working people
• One-day strikes are in
• Can Trump eliminate the Dept. of Education?
• US looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette now longest strike in the US. And it’s not over. |
IBEW Local 21 Mourns the Loss of Brother Ismael Zambrano
12/07/24 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 21
IBEW Local 21 Mourns the Loss of Brother Ismael Zambrano
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our union brother, Ismael Zambrano, an AT&T technician from the Hastings garage. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. |
OPEN SEASON
12/06/24 - APWU Cleveland Area Local
ATTENTION!
OPEN SEASON ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DEC 13TH. |
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Health Plan Open Season Extended
12/06/24 - Iowa Postal Workers Union
Please see the news bulletin posted on the APWU website home page in regards to PSHB open season being extended through December 13, 2024. |
Christmas Party 2024
12/05/24 - IATSE Local 96
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Workers Overwhelmingly Back OSHA’s Proposed Heat Protections
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 355
Dec. 4, 2024 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Harold Schlechtweg, a former Directing Business Representative for Service Employees Local 513 in Wichita, Kansas, tells of the fate of a worker harmed by intense heat. “Several years ago, one of my members was seriously injured by heat stroke,” Schlechtweg e-mailed in late November to the regulations comments section for OSHA. |
US Postal Workers Are Fighting Massive Service Cuts
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 355
Dec. 5, 2024 | JOBS | Workers are battling an overhaul of the US Postal Service (USPS) that would cost thousands of jobs and slow the mail for half the country. Postal workers are the nation’s biggest union workforce — 585,000 strong, split across four unions. They’re half women, 30 percent black, and 16 percent veterans. |
US Postal Workers Are Fighting Massive Service Cuts
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 992
Dec. 5, 2024 | JOBS | Workers are battling an overhaul of the US Postal Service (USPS) that would cost thousands of jobs and slow the mail for half the country. Postal workers are the nation’s biggest union workforce — 585,000 strong, split across four unions. They’re half women, 30 percent black, and 16 percent veterans. |
West Frankfort Office Closure
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local Union No 50
Attention: The West Frankfort office will be closed Monday, December 9th and Tuesday December 10th. If you need assistance, please call the Swansea office at 618-233-0313. Sorry for the inconvenience. |
12/18/24 Membership Meeting & Christmas Party!
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local Union No 50
The regular meeting will take place at 7:00 with dinner and raffles to follow. Must be present at Swansea meeting to win. |
Children's Christmas Party!
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 776
Are you coming to the Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday? Great! We’re looking forward.... |
Thank You Shop Stewards!
12/04/24 - Teamsters Local 231
A huge thank you goes out to the Shop Stewards and activists that attended the 2024 Teamsters Local 231 Shop Steward Seminar on October 24th! Thirty-three of your hard-working Shop Stewards volunteered their Saturday to attend this vital workshop. |
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APP/World Kinect workers from Teamsters Locals 58, 174, and 231 stand in solidarity!
12/04/24 - Teamsters Local 231
In a strong display of multi-local solidarity, Teamsters from Locals 58 and 174 voted this weekend to authorize a strike against APP/World Kinect, while APP/World Kinect Teamsters at Local 231 pledged to stand in solidarity with the rest of the group. |
Workers Overwhelmingly Back OSHA’s Proposed Heat Protections
12/04/24 - Teamsters Local 992
Dec. 4, 2024 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Harold Schlechtweg, a former Directing Business Representative for Service Employees Local 513 in Wichita, Kansas, tells of the fate of a worker harmed by intense heat. “Several years ago, one of my members was seriously injured by heat stroke,” Schlechtweg e-mailed in late November to the regulations comments section for OSHA. |
December Meetings Canceled
12/04/24 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO
The Delegates took action at the November meeting to cancel the December 2024 E-Board and Delegate Meetings. |
In Fighting the NLRB, Amazon Proves It’s Terrified of Worker Power
12/03/24 - Teamsters Local 355
Dec. 3, 2024 | OPINION | We are at a turning point in the movement to unionize Amazon. Across the country, in the face of overwhelming corporate money and power, Amazon workers are organizing with the Teamsters Union, fighting back against low wages, long hours, and limited benefits. |
In Fighting the NLRB, Amazon Proves It’s Terrified of Worker Power
12/03/24 - Teamsters Local 992
Dec. 3, 2024 | OPINION | We are at a turning point in the movement to unionize Amazon. Across the country, in the face of overwhelming corporate money and power, Amazon workers are organizing with the Teamsters Union, fighting back against low wages, long hours, and limited benefits. |
Meeting UPDATE!
12/03/24 - IBEW Local 191
New General Meeting time is 6:30pm! The next General Meeting will be on Monday, December 9 with an IBEW swag swap and auction starting at 5:30. |
PLANNING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT RALLY AT THE U.S. CAPITOL
12/03/24 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I want to give you a heads-up that we are in the planning stages for a rally at the U.S. Capitol to push for the passage of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. |
AFGE: Americans Should Brace for ‘Massive Cuts’ to Benefits and Services
12/02/24 - Teamsters Local 992
Dec. 2, 2024 | GOVERNMENT WORKERS | Efforts to cut government [spending by $2 trillion ] should start with runaway contractor spending, if the so-called Department of Government Efficiency recommendations become law, American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley says. |
AFGE: Americans Should Brace for ‘Massive Cuts’ to Benefits and Services
12/02/24 - Teamsters Local 355
Dec. 2, 2024 | GOVERNMENT WORKERS | Efforts to cut government [spending by $2 trillion ] should start with runaway contractor spending, if the so-called Department of Government Efficiency recommendations become law, American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley says. |
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Teamsters File Charges After Amazon Union Buster Wages Homophobic Attack
11/27/24 - Teamsters Local 355
Nov. 27, 2024 | WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION | Amazon Teamsters marched on the boss in New York on Wednesday after a corporate union buster hired by the trillion-dollar company verbally assaulted and repeatedly used a homophobic slur against an Amazon driver as he arrived for work. |
Teamsters File Charges After Amazon Union Buster Wages Homophobic Attack
11/27/24 - Teamsters Local 992
Nov. 27, 2024 | WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION | Amazon Teamsters marched on the boss in New York on Wednesday after a corporate union buster hired by the trillion-dollar company verbally assaulted and repeatedly used a homophobic slur against an Amazon driver as he arrived for work. |
Joe Bierne Scholarship
11/27/24 - CWA Local 1123
This is to inform you that we will be announcing the application process for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation’s scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year. This valuable scholarship program is made possible by the funding of CWA locals.
The Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved the awarding of sixteen (16) partial college scholarships of $4,000 each for two years. |
NCFLL Call to Action-Telework
11/27/24 - National Council of Field Labor Locals
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Thanksgiving
11/27/24 - CWA Local 2222
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Happy Thanksgiving!
11/27/24 - Teamsters Local 776
On behalf of the Officers, Agents, Staff, and myself, I would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving. More people travel for Thanksgiving than any other U.S. holiday. AAA predicts more than 80 million people are expected to head at least 50 miles to their Thanksgiving destination between Wednesday, November 26, and Sunday, December 1. |
Yellow Corp Bankruptcy Update
11/26/24 - Teamsters Local 776
Please see below for important information from the IBT concerning the Yellow Corp.... |
Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon
11/26/24 - Teamsters Local 355
Nov. 26, 2024 | ORGANIZING | With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market. |
No General Membership Meeting This Month
11/26/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association
Members,
There will be no General Membership meeting this month due to a conflict with Guns & Hoses. Please ignore any automated reminder messages sent by this website. |
Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon
11/26/24 - Teamsters Local 992
Nov. 26, 2024 | ORGANIZING | With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market. |
Change is Coming to the Dept. of Labor. But How Much?
11/25/24 - Teamsters Local 355
Nov. 25, 2024 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | President-elect Donald Trump tapped outgoing Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) to lead the Labor Department — part of an avalanche of announcements that kept a good chunk of professional Washington glued to their work phones Friday evening. Chavez-DeRemer, who narrowly lost reelection earlier this month, is an unorthodox choice. |
Yellow Bankruptcy Check Update
11/25/24 - Teamsters Local 776
Please see below for further information concerning checks that the Yellow Bankruptcy....
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Change is Coming to the Dept. of Labor. But How Much?
11/25/24 - Teamsters Local 992
Nov. 25, 2024 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | President-elect Donald Trump tapped outgoing Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) to lead the Labor Department — part of an avalanche of announcements that kept a good chunk of professional Washington glued to their work phones Friday evening. Chavez-DeRemer, who narrowly lost reelection earlier this month, is an unorthodox choice. |
DC 4 Supports Veterans
11/25/24 - District Council 4
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Kings Island WinterFest
11/25/24 - Teamsters Local 175
Kings Island WinterFest 2024
Its time to break out the peppermint & hot chocolate! Click for Read More for details. |
Christmas Celebration!
11/23/24 - APWU Cleveland Area Local
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"It's That Time Again!"
A.P.W.U SNEAKER BALL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. |
Week Ending 11/22/2024
11/22/24 - Teamsters Local 355
• Where did the labor vote go. |
Week Ending 11/22/2024
11/22/24 - Teamsters Local 992
• Where did the labor vote go. |
AMFA-Spirit Negotiations Update #13
11/22/24 - AMFA
November 22, 2024 -- The parties held a bargaining session November 12-14, in Fort Lauderdale at Company HQ to continue bargaining toward a CBA for the Spirit group. This was our fifth session in mediation with the National Mediation Board (“Board”).
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