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May 16, 2022, 11:30 ET DURING PGA TOURNAMENT, TEAMSTERS CALL OUT AT&T'S ABUSE OF ALASKAN WORKERS

This weekend, members of Teamsters Local 745 educated attendees of the Byron Nelson PGA Tournament about AT&T's abuse of its workers. AT&T [NYSE: T]...

May 11, 2022, 14:43 ET TEAMSTERS: REPUBLIC SERVICES WORKERS IN LAS VEGAS VOTE TO AUTHORIZE STRIKE

More than 1,200 members of Teamsters Local 631 in Las Vegas voted to authorize a strike at Republic Services last night. The vote to strike was...

May 10, 2022, 17:09 ET TEAMSTERS LAUD HOUSE MEASURE PROTECTING CONGRESSIONAL STAFF'S RIGHT TO ORGANIZE

The Teamsters strongly endorse a House resolution set for a vote today that would recognize congressional workers' right to organize, finishing a...

May 10, 2022, 14:36 ET TEAMSTERS: WASTE MANAGEMENT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF INDEPENDENT CIVIL RIGHTS AUDIT

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters won a crucial vote at Waste Management's (NYSE: WM) annual shareholders' meeting this morning. A majority...

May 05, 2022, 13:20 ET O'BRIEN: AMAZON MUST BE BARRED FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien called out Amazon during a Senate hearing today for its anti-worker, anti-union practices and demanded...

Apr 25, 2022, 13:51 ET Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology hosts Teamsters Sponsored Open House

WHAT: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is sponsoring Open Houses at all four Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology campuses as well ...

Apr 06, 2022, 09:25 ET O'BRIEN: JUDGE JACKSON IS THE ADVOCATE WORKERS NEED ON U.S. SUPREME COURT

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien on the full Senate's consideration of D.C. Circuit Appeals Judge Ketanji...

Apr 04, 2022, 12:28 ET TEAMSTERS LAUD PROGRESS ON BIDEN-HARRIS TRUCKING ACTION PLAN

The Teamsters Union is applauding the work of the Biden administration during the past 90 days in making substantial progress towards addressing...

Mar 31, 2022, 11:07 ET US FOODS WORKERS IN CHARLOTTE JOIN TEAMSTERS

More than 50 delivery drivers at US Foods have voted to join Teamsters Local 71 in Charlotte, N.C. The workers are seeking better pay, affordable...

Mar 30, 2022, 18:05 ET LOCAL 25 DISPATCHERS RATIFY EXCELLENT NEW CONTRACT AT REPUBLIC SERVICES

Today, dispatchers represented by Teamsters Local 25 in Boston voted unanimously to ratify a new four-year contract at Republic Services. The...

Mar 22, 2022, 14:35 ET Standard Forwarding Teamsters Ratify New Contract

Teamsters who work at Standard Forwarding have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new three-year contract that provides for significant hourly and...

Mar 22, 2022, 10:00 ET O'BRIEN-ZUCKERMAN, GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD BEGIN FIVE-YEAR TERM

Sean M. O'Brien was sworn in today as the new General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. General Secretary-Treasurer Fred...

Mar 21, 2022, 11:49 ET SCHOOL LUNCH SUPPLY CHAIN UNIONS CALL FOR ROBUST BUY AMERICA REGULATIONS

Three unions that represent workers in the national school lunch supply chain sent a letter last week to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack asking...

Mar 21, 2022, 09:00 ET JAMES P. HOFFA, LONGTIME GENERAL PRESIDENT OF TEAMSTERS, RETIRES FROM POST

The accomplished era of James P. Hoffa as General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is coming to an end on Tuesday when he...

Mar 18, 2022, 10:21 ET WEST VIRGINIA LABOR LEADER KEN HALL RETIRES AS GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASURER OF THE TEAMSTERS

After a decade in office, Ken Hall, General Secretary-Treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, is retiring upon the completion of his ...

Mar 14, 2022, 13:24 ET TEAMSTERS HONOR GENERAL PRESIDENT JIM HOFFA AT JAMES R. HOFFA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND DINNER

More than a thousand attendees joined together for the 2022 James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund Dinner in Los Angeles to honor Teamsters General ...

Mar 07, 2022, 14:20 ET WORKERS AT THE INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT JOIN TEAMSTERS UNION

More than 400 school workers at the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) in Inglewood, Calif., voted to join the Teamsters Union on Friday. The...

Feb 10, 2022, 17:24 ET TEAMSTERS DENOUNCE FREEDOM CONVOY BLOCKADE AT CANADIAN BORDER

The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa regarding the ongoing blockade by the Freedom Convoy protest at the...

Feb 04, 2022, 09:53 ET TEAMSTER LEADERS LAUD STEPS TAKEN BY MEXICAN AUTO WORKERS TO UNIONIZE

On Feb. 2 and 3, over 6,000 workers employed at the General Motors Assembly plant in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico voted by a 76 percent margin for union ...

Jan 26, 2022, 15:40 ET HOFFA: TEAMSTERS LAUD THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the introduction of the America COMPETES Act, the House's counterpart to...

Jan 25, 2022, 14:34 ET Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Formally Sign Historic Agreement

Officials from Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters today formally signed a Memorandum of...

Jan 20, 2022, 16:46 ET TEAMSTERS STAGE PRACTICE PICKET AT CEMEX

Today CEMEX Drivers of Southern California engaged in a practice picket at the company's Los Angeles facility to demand it refrain from any...

Jan 20, 2022, 14:50 ET TEAMSTERS APPLAUD SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN INNOVATION AND CHOICE ONLINE ACT

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union supports today's passage of The American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992) by the U.S....

Jan 19, 2022, 15:48 ET In Historic First, Misclassified Truck Drivers File for Union Election in Los Angeles, San Diego

Port and rail truck drivers working for XPO Logistics across Southern California filed for an election to form a union Wednesday, setting up the...

Jan 18, 2022, 11:32 ET Teamsters' Survey of Republic Services Employees Reveals Race and Gender Discrimination of Frontline Sanitation Workers

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2022, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is calling for a civil rights equity audit of Republic Services, the...