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May 25, 2023, 17:39 ET TEAMSTERS CONDEMN PLAN TO RAISE FEDERAL LIMITS ON MAXIMUM TRUCK WEIGHTS

The following is a statement from Teamsters Freight Division Director John Murphy and Teamsters Carhaul Division Director Avral Thompson on a vote in ...

May 23, 2023, 12:24 ET TEAMSTERS TO CHIPOTLE SHAREHOLDERS: SUPPORT THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE

The Teamsters are calling on shareholders of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. to support Item Six, a proposal that calls for the adoption of a...

May 22, 2023, 14:18 ET TEAMSTERS CALL ON CSX TRANSPORTATION TO END LOCKOUT IN BALTIMORE

For over a week, 40 Teamster Carhaulers in Baltimore have been locked out at the CSX railhead in Annapolis Junction, Md. The lockout began on May 9...

May 19, 2023, 14:10 ET SMART & FINAL WORKERS JOIN TEAMSTERS

Three hundred workers at Smart & Final Distribution Center in Riverside, Calif., have voted overwhelmingly, by a 4-1 margin, to join Teamsters Local...

May 12, 2023, 14:28 ET BOB FISHER APPOINTED TEAMSTERS AIRLINE DIVISION DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Today, Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien announced that Airline Division International Representative Bob Fisher has been appointed...

May 11, 2023, 10:00 ET TEAMSTERS ENDORSE SAFE BANKING ACT

The Teamsters are endorsing the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which today got a hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking,...

May 10, 2023, 18:20 ET TEAMSTER AMAZON DRIVERS PICKET CALIFORNIA WAREHOUSE

Amazon drivers and dispatchers picketed the company's Palmdale, Calif., delivery station this morning, protesting the company's low wages and total...

May 04, 2023, 19:15 ET WASHINGTON STATE TEAMSTERS APPLAUD PASSAGE OF WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION BILLS

Today, the Teamsters are commending Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and members of the state legislature for enacting House Bill 1762, an Act Relating to...

May 04, 2023, 17:49 ET TEAMSTERS CHALLENGE AMAZON AT NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

Teamsters Joint Council 42 and Teamsters Local 396 have filed an unfair labor practice charge against Amazon for unlawfully threatening workers' jobs ...

May 02, 2023, 11:49 ET TEAMSTERS RATIFY NEW AGREEMENT AT REPUBLIC SERVICES IN ALABAMA

Teamsters Local 991 members have reached a new agreement with Republic Services in Mobile, Ala. The three-year contract was unanimously ratified by...

May 02, 2023, 11:45 ET TEAMSTERS ECONOMICS DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO TRUCK LEASING TASK FORCE

The Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF) announced the appointment of Kaitlyn Long, Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives for the International...

Apr 28, 2023, 17:09 ET DHL EXPRESS WORKERS JOIN TEAMSTERS

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters scored a massive organizing victory today for more than 1,100 DHL Express workers at Cincinnati/Northern...

Apr 28, 2023, 16:09 ET TEAMSTERS: AMAZON DRIVERS RATIFY TEAMSTER CONTRACT

Amazon drivers and dispatchers voted unanimously to ratify their first union contract today, securing immediate safety protections and pay increases...

Apr 28, 2023, 14:15 ET TEAMSTERS, UNION ALLIES DEFEAT ATTACK ON VIRGINIA'S LABOR HISTORY

Following successful lobbying and organizing efforts, the Teamsters are celebrating the defeat of an attempt by anti-union ideologues to remove the...

Apr 28, 2023, 12:10 ET DUBUQUE TEAMSTERS DEMAND COUNTY OFFER WORKERS FAIR CONTRACT

With a contract expiring July 1 for nearly 50 public sector workers in Dubuque County, Teamsters Local 120 has spent the last several weeks...

Apr 26, 2023, 09:53 ET TEAMSTERS STATEMENT ON WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA NEGOTIATIONS

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien and Teamsters Motion Picture Division Director Lindsay Dougherty...

Apr 24, 2023, 16:36 ET TENNESSEE TEAMSTERS WIN STRIKE AT REPUBLIC SERVICES

Teamsters Local 667 members at Republic Services voted unanimously on April 22 to ratify a new contract that will provide workers with wage increases ...

Apr 24, 2023, 15:03 ET AMAZON DRIVERS JOIN TEAMSTERS UNION, REACH AGREEMENT IN HISTORIC VICTORY

In a historic first, Amazon drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, Calif., have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and reached a strong...

Apr 24, 2023, 10:54 ET TEAMSTERS CELEBRATE MOMENTUM OF AB 316 IN CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY

California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), a Teamster-supported, bipartisan bill that would require a trained human operator in autonomous vehicles...

Apr 17, 2023, 17:36 ET TEAMSTERS TELL UPS: MAKE MOVEMENT ON OUR MEMBERS' ISSUES NOW

The Teamsters National Negotiating Committee, including rank-and-file members and representatives of all supplemental negotiating committees, met...

Apr 15, 2023, 18:15 ET UPS TEAMSTERS RALLY FOR A STRONG CONTRACT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien, UPS Teamsters, and local leaders from throughout Southern California rallied at Teamsters Local 952 in...

Apr 13, 2023, 12:01 ET BREED, LEE, PORTER, SCHIFF JOIN TEAMSTERS IN BACKING HUMAN OPERATOR REQUIREMENT BILL

California 2024 Senate candidates Reps. Katie Porter (D-47), Adam Schiff (D-30), and Barbara Lee (D-13) – as well as San Francisco Mayor London Breed ...

Apr 12, 2023, 16:42 ET TEAMSTERS ON STRIKE AT REPUBLIC SERVICES

Republic Services workers went on strike today in Memphis and Millington, Tenn., in response to unfair labor practices (ULPs) by the company and...

Apr 12, 2023, 14:12 ET TEAMSTERS TO UPS: NO NATIONAL TALKS UNTIL SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS RESOLVED

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today demanded United Parcel Service (UPS) stop stalling and negotiate in good faith to finalize...

Apr 10, 2023, 13:52 ET TEAMSTERS TRIUMPHANT AT SYSCO

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters won big for workers as members at two Sysco locations ratified record-breaking contracts. The victories...