Three-Year Contract Would Provide Improved Wages, Job Protection to Thousands (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union has reached a tentative agreement with Costco that keeps the warehouse club’s workers as among the highest-paid retail employees in the country with the best benefits. The tentative three-year agreement provides for an...
The monthly U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services rose to $48.7 billion in November, up from $42.1 billion in October. The monthly goods deficit with China continues to assume massive proportions, clocking in at $29.0 billion in November, down just slightly from an all-time record of...
The following is an official statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the retirement of U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis: “Hilda Solis has been a strong advocate for working families throughout her entire public career. As the daughter of a Teamster shop steward, she...
The latest monthly U.S. jobs numbers were issued this morning. The U.S. manufacturing sector added 25,000 jobs in December. Said Scott Paul, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): "So much for all that uncertainty over the ‘fiscal cliff.’ Manufacturers added 25,000 jobs in December. If...
Agreement Reached with New Owners Cerveceria Costa-Rica (Rochester, NY) – Today, Teamsters Local 118 in Rochester, N.Y. announced the ratification of a four-year contract with Genesee Brewing Company, a subsidiary of Cerveceria Costa-Rica. More than 300 Teamsters covered under this agreement work in production, brewing, warehousing, maintenance...
Historic Agreement Secures Safety, Job Protections for School Bus Workers (WASHINGTON) – Teamsters Local 777 and Teamsters Local 179 members in Illinois have overwhelmingly approved the first-ever master agreement with Illinois Central School Bus, the fifth-largest provider of school bus transportation in the United States. The historic...
North American DHL Workers Honoring Respect at DHL Day (WASHINGTON) —Teamsters working at DHL across the United States and Canada will join in solidarity for an International Day of Action on December 12 with DHL workers worldwide to support workers in Turkey who have been mistreated...
The latest monthly U.S. trade figures were released this morning by the Department of Commerce: The monthly U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services rose to $42.2 billion in October, up from $40.3 billion in September. The goods deficit with China continued its rapid ascent, rising to $29.5 billion...
Thousands Gather Outside Michigan State Capitol to Protest Railroading of RTW Bill Through Legislature (LANSING, Mich.) –Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa denounced Gov. Rick Snyder’s attack on Michigan’s middle class during a Day of Action this morning outside the Michigan State Capitol. Thousands gathered to protest...
Case Heard in U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (WASHINGTON) —The Teamsters Union argued in court today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) pilot program to open the border to Mexican trucks must be shut down because it is dangerous and illegal. General President...