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From the Desk of President Tom Quackenbush
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Port Strikes Could Halve U.S. Cargo
09/18/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 18, 2024 | ECONOMY | Up to 45,000 East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers have threatened to strike on Oct. 1 in a move that could shut down half America's shipping cargo. |
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Teamsters: No Endorsement For U.S. President
09/18/24 - Teamsters Local 492 Teamsters: No Endorsement For U.S. President International Union Cites Strong Political Divides, Few Commitments from Candidates The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday elected not to endorse any candidate for U.S. President. |
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Port Strikes Could Halve U.S. Cargo
09/18/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 18, 2024 | ECONOMY | Up to 45,000 East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers have threatened to strike on Oct. 1 in a move that could shut down half America's shipping cargo. |
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General meeting Wednesday, Sept. 18
09/18/24 - Local 406 PPPWU President Mike LaSpina is calling a meeting of Local 406 members for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, on Zoom. This is the first meeting after the summer hiatus. |
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Generations of Workers Coveted Boeing Jobs. Strike Reveals How Much Has Changed.
09/17/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 17, 2024 | STRIKES | […] Many of the 33,000 workers who went on strike last week after rejecting the company’s four-year contract offer said [the] sense of shared prosperity has all but evaporated in the past two decades. |
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Generations of Workers Coveted Boeing Jobs. Strike Reveals How Much Has Changed.
09/17/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 17, 2024 | STRIKES | […] Many of the 33,000 workers who went on strike last week after rejecting the company’s four-year contract offer said [the] sense of shared prosperity has all but evaporated in the past two decades. |
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Former UPS Driver Wins $238M Verdict in Suit Over Firing
09/16/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 16, 2024 | LEGAL | A Black UPS driver won a $237.6 million jury verdict in a case in which he alleged he’d been discriminated against and subject to a hostile work environment before being fired. The verdict, rendered Thursday in the U.S. |
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Former UPS Driver Wins $238M Verdict in Suit Over Firing
09/16/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 16, 2024 | LEGAL | A Black UPS driver won a $237.6 million jury verdict in a case in which he alleged he’d been discriminated against and subject to a hostile work environment before being fired. The verdict, rendered Thursday in the U.S. |
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Week Ending 09/13/2024
09/13/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • Why are grocery bills so high? • Airgas Teamsters forced to strike • The sand that can’t stop • Can a national strike save a closed plant. |
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Week Ending 09/13/2024
09/13/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • Why are grocery bills so high? • Airgas Teamsters forced to strike • The sand that can’t stop • Can a national strike save a closed plant. |
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Union Rules Set High Bar to Boeing U.S. Worker Strike
09/12/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 12, 2024 | STRIKES | Boeing faces a likely strike on Friday by more than 30,000 workers that could shutter its Seattle-area plane factories over demands for a bigger pay increase than the 25% over four years that union leaders agreed to. If there is no strike, the unionized workers could have to swallow a contract that most of them have said they oppose. |
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Union Rules Set High Bar to Boeing U.S. Worker Strike
09/12/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 12, 2024 | STRIKES | Boeing faces a likely strike on Friday by more than 30,000 workers that could shutter its Seattle-area plane factories over demands for a bigger pay increase than the 25% over four years that union leaders agreed to. If there is no strike, the unionized workers could have to swallow a contract that most of them have said they oppose. |
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Happy Labor Day
09/12/24 - Teamsters Local 264 Happy Labor day from Teamsters #264! This post may look almost two weeks late, but here at Local #264 we celebrate Labor everyday. Thanks for all our members who marched with us, and to all the other Unions who came out and made this year's parade a success. |
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Tier 2 Pension Town Halls
09/12/24 - Teamsters Local Union No 50 |
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Unions Finally Get a Foot in the Door at Microsoft
09/11/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 11, 2024 | AI | Organized labor has arrived at Microsoft headquarters. A two-day AI Labor Summit between AFL-CIO leaders and Microsoft executives this week reflects the tech giant’s revamped approach to unions — which includes a pledge by the company to incorporate feedback from labor unions and their members into the development of artificial intelligence. |
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Unions Finally Get a Foot in the Door at Microsoft
09/11/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 11, 2024 | AI | Organized labor has arrived at Microsoft headquarters. A two-day AI Labor Summit between AFL-CIO leaders and Microsoft executives this week reflects the tech giant’s revamped approach to unions — which includes a pledge by the company to incorporate feedback from labor unions and their members into the development of artificial intelligence. |
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Never Forget
09/11/24 - Teamsters Local 776 On the 23rd Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Never Forget: |
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UNION FEST
09/09/24 - Teamsters Local Union No. 142 UNION FEST Hidden Lake Park 6355 Broadway Merrillville, Indiana Fest Starts 11:00am Bike Registration Begins at 9am Kickstands up 11am Car Registration from 11:30am - 12:30pm Please contact the NIALF Office for more information. admin@nwifed. |
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IAM Agrees on Tentative Agreement Deal With Boeing
09/09/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 9, 2024 | NEGOTIATIONS | Boeing and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) leadership reached a last-minute deal Sunday that would avert a strike and give the aircraft manufacturer space to reset as its struggles to recover from multiple setbacks. But many workers said the deal falls short of their demands, leaving the possibility of work stoppage on the table. |
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IAM Agrees on Tentative Agreement Deal With Boeing
09/09/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 9, 2024 | NEGOTIATIONS | Boeing and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) leadership reached a last-minute deal Sunday that would avert a strike and give the aircraft manufacturer space to reset as its struggles to recover from multiple setbacks. But many workers said the deal falls short of their demands, leaving the possibility of work stoppage on the table. |
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Diaper Drive Raffle
09/09/24 - District Council 4 |
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Antique Truck Show
09/09/24 - Teamsters Local 776 The Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society (ATHS) recently hosted the.... |
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Week Ending 09/06/2024
09/06/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • Airgas Teamsters forced to strike • Costco fleet drivers authorize strike • Ecology Services Teamsters forced on strike • Where do Harris and Trump stand on Labor. |
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Week Ending 09/06/2024
09/06/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • Airgas Teamsters forced to strike • Costco fleet drivers authorize strike • Ecology Services Teamsters forced on strike • Where do Harris and Trump stand on Labor. |
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Another Shutdown Looms at the Port of Baltimore
09/05/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 5, 2024 | NEGOTIATIONS | The Port of Baltimore could be headed for its second partial shutdown this year. A six-year contract between a dockworkers’ union and shipping companies expires at the end of this month, and labor leaders say they are closer than ever to their first strike in nearly 50 years. |
