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From the Desk of President Tom Quackenbush
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Steve Ferry Retires!
07/14/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Steve Ferry retired from Amsted Rail on June 27th after a 42-year career. Steve was a long-haul truck driver before settling in at Amsted Rail, and 42 years later, he’s retired! Steve worked as a forklift driver and in assembly for a while, but the majority of his time was spent running CNC lathe machining centers. As technology advanced, he worked with robots on the shop floor. |
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The Long and Bitter Detroit Newspaper Strike
07/14/25 - Teamsters Local 355 July 14, 2025 | LABOR HISTORY | On July 13th, organized labor will mark the 30th anniversary of the Detroit Newspaper Strike/Lockout, the longest and one of the most bitter labor battles in the history of the American newspaper industry. |
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Week Ending 07/12/2025
07/14/25 - Teamsters Local 355 . |
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The Long and Bitter Detroit Newspaper Strike
07/14/25 - Teamsters Local 992 July 14, 2025 | LABOR HISTORY | On July 13th, organized labor will mark the 30th anniversary of the Detroit Newspaper Strike/Lockout, the longest and one of the most bitter labor battles in the history of the American newspaper industry. |
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Week Ending 07/12/2025
07/14/25 - Teamsters Local 992 |
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Philly Municipal Workers Strike Ends With Tentative Agreement Reached
07/09/25 - Teamsters Local 992 July 9, 2025 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | Members of AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest municipal union, reached a tentative new contract agreement with the city Wednesday, ending a labor strike that began at midnight last Tuesday. |
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Philly Municipal Workers ‘Holding the Line’ as City Refuses to Pay Living Wage
07/08/25 - Teamsters Local 355 July 8, 2025 | STRIKES | Over 9,000 sanitation workers, 911 dispatchers, water services workers, crossing guards, and other city employees walked off the job last week, demanding that the city increase their salary enough to meet the rising cost of living. |
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End Subpar Compensation
07/07/25 - Teamsters Local Union No 570 |
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UPS VIOLATES CONTRACT
07/07/25 - Teamsters Local Union No 570 |
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Yellow Corp Bankruptcy Update 07-07-2025
07/07/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 16:31:27 +0000 Subject: UPDATE ON BANKRUPTCY MAILING Good Morning, In response to calls from the former Yellow members regarding the most recent mailing, I wanted to clarify a few things. |
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Tyson Ratification
07/07/25 - Teamsters Local Union No 570 |
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UPS Contract Webinar
07/07/25 - Teamsters Local 776 FULL-TIME UPSers: DON’T MISS MONDAY UPDATE. All full-time UPS Teamsters are strongly encouraged to join Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien on Monday evening for important updates on the company’s contract-violating plan for buyouts. |
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Happy Fourth of July!
07/03/25 - Teamsters Local 776 "These United colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent States." Continental Congress Resolution July 2, 1776. Happy Birthday, America! On behalf of the Officers, Business Agents, and Staff of Local 776, I would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July. |
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Local 776 Retirements
07/03/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Recently, four Members retired from their respective employers. This group is a testament to good-paying, good-benefit.... |
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90 Years after Its Passage, the NLRA Is Under Siege
07/02/25 - Teamsters Local 355 July 2, 2025 | U.S. |
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90 Years after Its Passage, the NLRA Is Under Siege
07/02/25 - Teamsters Local 992 July 2, 2025 | U.S. |
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Fair Contract Now!
07/02/25 - Teamsters Local 445 |
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9,000+ Philadelphia City Employees Are On Strike
07/01/25 - Teamsters Local 355 July 1, 2025 | STRIKES | Greg Boulware, president of District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, called for an immediate and indefinite work stoppage of the more than 9,000 municipal employees he represents after contract negotiations with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration fell apart late Monday night. |
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Now Accepting Photo Submissions for the 2026 Union Calendar
07/01/25 - Teamsters Local 231 Teamsters Local 231 is now collecting photo submissions from current Union members, Retirees or their family members for the opportunity to be published in our 2026 Union calendar! |
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9,000+ Philadelphia City Employees Are On Strike
07/01/25 - Teamsters Local 992 July 1, 2025 | STRIKES | Greg Boulware, president of District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, called for an immediate and indefinite work stoppage of the more than 9,000 municipal employees he represents after contract negotiations with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration fell apart late Monday night. |
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Yellow Corp. Bankruptcy Proceedings
06/30/25 - Teamsters Local 776 On Friday, June 27, former employees of Yellow who filed individual proofs of claim outside.... |
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U.S. Journalist Faces Deportation for Covering Protest in Atlanta
06/30/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 30, 2025 | IMMIGRATION | Mario Guevara, a Hispanic journalist who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, was arrested on 14 June while he was reporting on the ‘No King’ protests in Atlanta. |
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U.S. Journalist Faces Deportation for Covering Protest in Atlanta
06/30/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 30, 2025 | IMMIGRATION | Mario Guevara, a Hispanic journalist who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, was arrested on 14 June while he was reporting on the ‘No King’ protests in Atlanta. |
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Week Ending 06/28/2025
06/29/25 - Teamsters Local 355 • MA Teamsters tell lawmakers NO to AVs • Teamsters authorize strike at Tyson • Baltimore Fishbowl: Your July events calendar, Baltimore. |
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OSHA Budget Would Cut 10,000 Job Safety Inspections
06/29/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 29, 2025 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Trump’s budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 would cut job safety inspections nationally by almost 10,000, or one-third, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) says. Baldwin unveiled the figure at a Senate Labor Committee confirmation hearing for David Keeling to be Trump’s OSHA administrator. |
