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Week Ending 9/22/2023 09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 570   • ‘No justice, no Jeeps’   • UAW strikes built the American middle class   • What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes.

Week Ending 9/22/2023 09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 355   • ‘No justice, no Jeeps’   • UAW strikes built the American middle class   • What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes.

Teamsters Support Amazon Workers in Demanding Real Wage Increases 09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 22, 2023 | SOLIDARITY | Amazon workers across the country are demanding real wage increases after the company announced pay rates this week that fall well below the industry standard set by the Teamsters at UPS.

Week Ending 9/22/2023 09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 992   • ‘No justice, no Jeeps’   • UAW strikes built the American middle class   • What’s the state of the Hollywood strikes.

Strikes Aren’t Bad for the US Economy. They’re The Best Thing That Could Happen. 09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 22, 2023 | OPINION | America is in the midst of the biggest surge in labor activity in a quarter-century. The United Auto Workers (UAW), the Writers Guild of America, the actors’ union known as Sag-Aftra, Starbucks workers, Amazon workers, the Teamsters and UPS, and flight attendants. The list goes on. More than 4.

Strikes Aren’t Bad for the US Economy. They’re The Best Thing That Could Happen. 09/22/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 22, 2023 | OPINION | America is in the midst of the biggest surge in labor activity in a quarter-century. The United Auto Workers (UAW), the Writers Guild of America, the actors’ union known as Sag-Aftra, Starbucks workers, Amazon workers, the Teamsters and UPS, and flight attendants. The list goes on. More than 4.

Autoworkers Staged Their First Big Strike in the 1930s. Here’s How They Won. 09/20/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 20, 2023 | SIT-DOWN STRIKES| On Tuesday, leaders of the striking United Auto Workers vowed to expand their labor action against the Big Three automakers Friday if contract talks break down.

‘Going to Kill Somebody’: Concerns Over Bill to Allow 90,000 lb. Trucks Nationwide 09/20/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 20, 2023 | TRANSPORTATION | Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson and Nebraska Teamsters visited Washington D.C. last week to persuade lawmakers to vote 'no' on a trucking industry bill. It would allow semis to carry more weight, up to 91,000 pounds. Right now, the max is 80,000 pounds.

‘Going to Kill Somebody’: Concerns Over Bill to Allow 90,000 lb. Trucks Nationwide 09/20/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 20, 2023 | TRANSPORTATION | Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson and Nebraska Teamsters visited Washington D.C. last week to persuade lawmakers to vote 'no' on a trucking industry bill. It would allow semis to carry more weight, up to 91,000 pounds. Right now, the max is 80,000 pounds.

Labor’s Militant Creativity 09/19/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 19, 2023 | SELECTIVE STRIKES | Many observers have been impressed with UAW President Shawn Fain’s astute strategy of using selective strikes rather than calling all of his members off the job. The strategy has three significant tactical benefits. First, it conserves the strike fund, which would only last about 90 days if all workers were out.

Labor’s Militant Creativity 09/19/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 19, 2023 | SELECTIVE STRIKES | Many observers have been impressed with UAW President Shawn Fain’s astute strategy of using selective strikes rather than calling all of his members off the job. The strategy has three significant tactical benefits. First, it conserves the strike fund, which would only last about 90 days if all workers were out.

COMBINED NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 786 09/19/23 - Teamsters Local 786 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px !important} @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px !important} COMBINED NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 786 September 18, 2023 Notice is hereby given of the nomination and election of the following officers of Local union No.

Labor’s Militant Creativity 09/19/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 19, 2023 | SELECTIVE STRIKES | Many observers have been impressed with UAW President Shawn Fain’s astute strategy of using selective strikes rather than calling all of his members off the job. The strategy has three significant tactical benefits. First, it conserves the strike fund, which would only last about 90 days if all workers were out.

Local 458M TMRP Vote 09/18/23 - District Council 4 Please be advised Local 458M had its TMRP Vote on Saturday, September 16th and the results are the following; 287 - In Favor   and  61 - No  The result was that Local 458M members approved to move forward to a referendum vote. All remaining locals have until the end of September to enter their local results.

Yellow Corporation Proofs of Claim 09/18/23 - Teamsters Local 71 Attention: All Former Yellow and Holland Members   Yellow Corporation Proofs of Claim If you were formerly employed by Yellow Corporation or one of its related entities, any claim for amounts that may be due to you from the company must be made by November 13, 2023.

Important Safeway.com Meeting 09/18/23 - Teamsters Local 162 Attention all Teamsters Local 162 Safeway.com members. On Monday, September 25th, at both 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM Teamsters Local 162 will be holding a contract update meeting and conducting a strike authorization vote. Please make every effort to attend one of the two meetings. This is your contract and your voice needs to be heard. Join us at one of the meetings at Joe Edgar Union Hall.

Notice of Nomination and Election 09/18/23 - Teamsters Local Union No. 142 .

Notice of Nomination and Election 09/18/23 - Teamsters Local Union No. 142 .

Week Ending 9/15/2023 09/15/23 - Teamsters Local 570

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Labor Day Fishing Derby 09/15/23 - Teamsters Local 776 Throughout the Labor Day weekend, there were various stay-at-home activities in the area. The York/Adams County Central Labor Council-AFL-CIO sponsored a fishing ....

Important Information for All Local 570 Members! 09/15/23 - Teamsters Local 570 September 15, 2023 Click here for information and instructions for nominations for the office of President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Recording Secretary and three (3) Trustees, for a three (3) year term of office commencing January 1,2024 and expiring on December 31, 2026.

Amazon Forces Employees to Sign Confidentiality Agreements That Prevent Union Organizing 09/14/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 14, 2023 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Amazon on Monday for having its employees sign a confidentiality agreement that the Board says restricts their rights to unionization. The complaint names Andy Jassy, Amazon’s CEO, as well as two Amazon Prime Air supervisors, as people who required employees to sign the agreement.

UAW-Automakers Negotiations Pit Falling Wages Against Skyrocketing CEO Pay 09/14/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept.