The GOP wants America to divorce Obamacare so badly that Republicans are willing to stoop to the tactics of prototypical evil mothers-in-law – nitpicking, backbiting, and straight up lying. Just last week, Republicans got caught in a lie about Obamacare very publicly – at their own...
Ruling Affirms Teamster Election for Florida School Bus Workers (WASHINGTON) – School bus drivers and monitors in Santa Rosa County, Fla., who are members of Teamsters Local 991 in Mobile, Ala., have won a major victory in a decision handed down by the National Labor Relations...
“Golden Coffin” Death Benefit for CEO is Exorbitant and Not Tied to Performance (SCOTTSDALE, AZ) – Representatives from the Teamsters General Fund presented a shareholder resolution today at Republic Services’ [NYSE: RSG] annual shareholder meeting that would give shareholders the right to vote on agreements to give executives...
Those of the ilk of rancher Cliven Bundy and billionaire Donald Sterling believe there’s a place for African-Americans. And, Sterling said in a taped conversation, that place certainly is not in photographs with his girlfriend posted on Instagram. Bundy, who stiffed the federal government for $1 million...
(WASHINGTON) –The following is a statement from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and Teamsters Secretary Treasurer Ken Hall on the passing of former Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), who previously served as chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: “Jim Oberstar worked tirelessly during...
Five-Year Agreement Provides Wage Increases and Job Security (WASHINGTON) –By a large majority, Teamsters at Anheuser-Busch’s breweries in the United States have voted to ratify a new five-year agreement covering more than 4,500 workers, the union announced today. “This new contract with Anheuser-Busch ensures that Teamsters will...
Los Angeles Port Truck Drivers Allowed To Return To Work Unconditionally After Historic Strike At Employer Yards And Ports Of Los Angeles And Long Beach Terminals (LOS ANGELES) – On Wednesday, April 30, 2014, striking truck drivers serving the nation’s largest port complex – the twin...
TEAMSTERS PROTEST REPUBLIC SERVICES' TOXIC LANDFILLS AT WASTE EXPO Liabilities Mount for Republic/Allied as Landfill Fires Require Remediation (ATLANTA) – Today, Teamsters and community members protested Republic Services, Inc.[NYSE: RSG] at WASTE EXPO 2014 at the Atlanta Convention Center. The protesters held banners that read “Republic Services: Toxic For...
Leading Proxy Advisor ISS Recommends Shareholders Support Teamster Proposal to Address Dual Class Stock Structure; Withhold Votes from Incumbent Audit Committee Directors (WASHINGTON) – ISS, the country’s largest proxy voting advisory firm, recommends that shareholders of Swift Transportation [NYSE: SWFT] vote ‘FOR’ Item #4 on the company’s proxy...
On Feb. 12, Edward Lewis Neal told his wife goodbye and drove to the Cooper Tire plant in Texarkana, Ark., where his co-workers called him Preacher because of his ministry at the Springdale Church of God and Christ. When an ambulance took Preacher from Cooper Tire...