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From the Desk of President Tom Quackenbush
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Administration Claims Right to End Union Representation for 700k Federal Workers
03/28/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 28, 2025 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | President Donald Trump eliminated legal rights to collective bargaining from hundreds of thousands of federal workers in a late Thursday night edict, marking the greatest setback for unionized federal workers so far in his second term. |
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DeJoy Is Gone, But the US Postal Service Is Not Safe
03/27/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 25, 2025 | PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS | Postmaster General Louis DeJoy officially left office on Monday, but defenders of the U.S. |
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DeJoy Is Gone, But the US Postal Service Is Not Safe
03/27/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 27, 2025 | PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS | Postmaster General Louis DeJoy officially left office on Monday, but defenders of the U.S. |
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Teamsters Union Opposes Nomination of Corporate Attorney as NLRB General Counsel
03/26/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 26, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Teamsters oppose the recent nomination of union-busting attorney Crystal Carey to serve as the next general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. Carey is a partner at Morgan Lewis, one of the most notorious union-busting law firms in America. |
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Teamsters Union Opposes Nomination of Corporate Attorney as NLRB General Counsel
03/26/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 26, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Teamsters oppose the recent nomination of union-busting attorney Crystal Carey to serve as the next general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. Carey is a partner at Morgan Lewis, one of the most notorious union-busting law firms in America. |
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Unions Call on Maryland Senate to Move Worker Protection Bills
03/25/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 25, 2025 | ECONOMY | Labor unions called on senators Monday to act on a pair of worker protection bills that passed the House but are languishing in the Senate, with just two weeks left in the legislative session. |
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Unions Call on Maryland Senate to Move Worker Protection Bills
03/25/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 25, 2025 | ECONOMY | Labor unions called on senators Monday to act on a pair of worker protection bills that passed the House but are languishing in the Senate, with just two weeks left in the legislative session. |
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Week Ending 03/21/2025
03/21/25 - Teamsters Local 355 • The tough fight to organize Amazon • Nearly 9,000 Teamster rail workers ratify contract • Maryland signs labor deal with firefighters, police unions • Was the Teamsters’ Amazon strike a success. |
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Week Ending 03/21/2025
03/21/25 - Teamsters Local 992 • The tough fight to organize Amazon • Nearly 9,000 Teamster rail workers ratify contract • Was the Teamsters’ Amazon strike a success. |
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Auto Dealers, UAW Local Leaders Brace for Layoffs Amid Tariff War
03/21/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 20, 2025 | TARIFF WARS | […] Many UAW local leaders at Ford Motor Co. and General Motors plants around the U.S. told the Free Press they are concerned that the tariff war will disrupt production. |
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Local 776 Retirements
03/21/25 - Teamsters Local 776 John "Butch" Beck retired from Springettsbury Township after working.... |
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Auto Dealers, UAW Local Leaders Brace for Layoffs Amid Tariff War
03/20/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 20, 2025 | TARIFF WARS | […] Many UAW local leaders at Ford Motor Co. and General Motors plants around the U.S. told the Free Press they are concerned that the tariff war will disrupt production. |
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April General Membership Meeting
03/20/25 - Teamsters Local 90 |
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ATA Economist: US Port Fees on Chinese Ships Will Hurt Freight Markets
03/19/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 19, 2025 | FREIGHT INDUSTRY | In a broad presentation on the freight market outlook, the chief economist at the American Trucking Associations expressed general concern about the impact of tariffs on freight markets but reserved some of his strongest remarks for upcoming fees on Chinese ships calling at U.S. ports. |
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ATA Economist: US Port Fees on Chinese Ships Will Hurt Freight Markets
03/19/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 19, 2025 | FREIGHT INDUSTRY | In a broad presentation on the freight market outlook, the chief economist at the American Trucking Associations expressed general concern about the impact of tariffs on freight markets but reserved some of his strongest remarks for upcoming fees on Chinese ships calling at U.S. ports. |
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Report: Unions Surge as Administration Takes Aim at Labor Watchdog
03/17/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 17, 2025 | LABOR UNIONS | Since 2021, union elections in Maryland and across the country have more than doubled - and union election wins are at a 15-year high. Just days into his term, President Trump fired [NLRB] head, Gwynne Wilcox, a Biden appointee. |
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Report: Unions Surge as Administration Takes Aim at Labor Watchdog
03/17/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 17, 2025 | LABOR UNIONS | Since 2021, union elections in Maryland and across the country have more than doubled - and union election wins are at a 15-year high. Just days into his term, President Trump fired [NLRB] head, Gwynne Wilcox, a Biden appointee. |
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UPS Change of Ops Zoom Webinar Registration
03/17/25 - Teamsters Local 162 Local 162 Officers will host a webinar to share important updates on the UPS Change of Operations. The registration deadline for the March 30th webinar is Thursday, March 27th by midnight, and for the April 6th webinar is Thursday, April 3rd by midnight. By using the registration linnk below, you will automatically be registered for both meetings. |
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Week Ending 03/14/2025
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Week Ending 03/14/2025
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Amazon Uses Arsenal of AI Weapons Against Workers
03/13/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 13, 2025 | COMMENTARY | […] Amazon weaponized workplace devices in use at warehouses that algorithmically direct and discipline workers. It exploited these machines to send anti-union messages, ask questions that workers say were designed to gauge union sympathies, and make “captive audience” meetings even more intimidating. |
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Federal Workers Push Back as DHS Ends Collective Bargaining for TSA Security Officers
03/13/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 13, 2025 | UNION-BUSTING | A cohort of federal workers convened Monday morning in Orlando for a roundtable hosted by U.S. Congressman Darren Soto. That included the American Federation of Government Employees federal union representative and TSA security officer John Hubert, who works out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. |
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Amazon Uses Arsenal of AI Weapons Against Workers
03/13/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 13, 2025 | COMMENTARY | […] Amazon weaponized workplace devices in use at warehouses that algorithmically direct and discipline workers. It exploited these machines to send anti-union messages, ask questions that workers say were designed to gauge union sympathies, and make “captive audience” meetings even more intimidating. |
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Federal Workers Push Back as DHS Ends Collective Bargaining for TSA Security Officers
03/13/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 13, 2025 | UNION-BUSTING | A cohort of federal workers convened Monday morning in Orlando for a roundtable hosted by U.S. Congressman Darren Soto. That included the American Federation of Government Employees federal union representative and TSA security officer John Hubert, who works out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. |
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General meeting March 19
03/13/25 - Local 406 PPPWU President Mike LaSpina is calling a general meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, on Zoom. Consult a message sent to your private email on March 13, 2025, for some of the issues for discussion. A Zoom link will be sent early Monday, March 17, 2025, with a reminder early Wednesday, March 19. |
