The following is an official statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa: “Today we learned that the U.S. economy is shrinking due to a fall in government spending. That should tell us that government austerity is not just wrong, it’s bad economic policy. “The Bureau of Economic...
Nuveen to Refinance $2.6 Billion in Debt—The Firm's Third Billion-Dollar-Refi in Three Years (WASHINGTON, DC) – Following on the heels of major capital withdrawals at a key subsidiary, Nuveen Investments is asking to refinance nearly $2.6 billion of its massive debt with bond investors, marking the third...
The following is an official statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa: “President Obama’s comprehensive immigration reform proposal offers a straightforward approach to a problem that can no longer be ignored. “The President’s plan offers a more complete approach to addressing the challenges that are at the...
Last week, 11 European nations forged ahead to create a new tax while American Republicans walked backward into a no-new-tax trap. On Jan. 22, the European Union gave 11 member countries -- including economic giants Germany and France -- permission to institute a financial transaction tax, a tiny...
Beaufort Teamsters Stand with Charleston, Dorchester SD 2 Drivers and Monitors (Columbia, S.C.) – Durham School Services drivers and monitors in Beaufort, S.C., have voted overwhelmingly, 93-2, to authorize a strike. They join drivers and monitors in Charleston and Summerville’s Dorchester School District 2 who voted...
Republic Services and Dekalb County Workers Joined at March by Workers From 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike (Atlanta, GA) – At the annual Martin Luther King Day march yesterday, more than 400 sanitation workers and Teamster allies joined workers from the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike to demand that...
After President Obama's inauguration on Monday, he'll have plenty to do immediately – confirmation battles to fight, a simmering debate over gun control and another debt limit crisis to navigate. When the smoke clears, pundits will parse the results to decide how successful the White...
(St. Louis, MO) – Last night, more than 300 people from the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Missouri Jobs with Justice, and the Teamsters Union attended a public meeting held by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There, community leaders spoke out against the increasingly dangerous...
Wood Says Promises Made to Public Employees Must Be Kept (TAMPA, Fla.) — Teamsters Joint Council 75 President Ken Wood today said he is disappointed that Florida’s Supreme Court overturned years of precedent in the way the state’s pensions are funded. “The promises made to our public...
Said Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): “If Walmart’s ‘Made in America’ announcement is real, it’s a game changer. No company drives retailing trends like Walmart. I salute Walmart for stating this commitment and hope other retailers follow suit in sourcing more...