The latest monthly U.S. jobs numbers were issued this morning. The U.S. manufacturing sector lost 7,000 jobs in November. On net, manufacturing employment has shown little change since May. Said Scott Paul, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): "Companies like Apple are demonstrating that some reshoring is...
24 Senators Sign Letter Supporting Labor Rights, Opposing Outsourcing in TPP (WASHINGTON) –The International Brotherhood of Teamsters led a coalition of fair trade advocates in helping to gain support for a bipartisan letter from Sen. Al Franken and 23 of his colleagues to President Obama about trade policy....
Letter Calls Upon Sanitation Giant to Halt Efforts to Destroy Retirement Security (Memphis, TN) – Today, a delegation comprised of Rev. Mary Edwards, Greenleaf C.M.E. Church; Dr. Elena Delavega, Asst. Professor of Social Work at the University of Memphis; Rev. Herbert Lester, Asbury United Methodist Church;...
Sanitation Workers Ask Bill Gates, Primary Owner of Republic/Allied Waste, to Stop Destroying Their Retirement Security (Atlanta, GA) – On Nov. 21, members of the Teamsters Union and Atlanta Jobs with Justice protested Bill Gates at Georgia Tech, where the billionaire addressed more than one thousand...
(WASHINGTON) – Today, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall made the following statement regarding Judge Drain’s ruling in favor of the company’s motion to liquidate Hostess Brands Inc.: “With Judge Drain’s ruling today, more than 18,500 workers will be left without a job as Hostess proceeds with...
Republicans, the party of the nation's entitled rich, are holding a knife to the throat of America's frail recovery. The GOP sore losers have America up against a wall. Republicans don't care that the majority of the country voted for a candidate who promised to raise...
Unannounced Strike Has Put Thousands of Jobs in Jeopardy (WASHINGTON) – Today, the Teamsters Union announced its recommendation to the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) that a vote of its Hostess members by secret ballot should be held to determine if the...
Official Statement of Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall (WASHINGTON) – Today, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall made the following statement regarding Hostess’ decision to cease production: “We regret to announce that Hostess Brands Inc. has, as a result of the bakery worker’s strike, filed liquidation papers this...
Sanitation Worker Lockouts As Disastrous as NFL Referee Lockouts, Workers Say (Miami/Chicago) – On Sunday, Nov. 11, Teamster members protested Republic Services/Allied Waste at two NFL games in Miami and Chicago. The Teamsters protested Republic’s attempts to strip workers of their pensions in many locations, and...
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping, Brother John? Brother John? Morning bells are ringing! Morning bells are ringing! Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong. Early in the morning, the day after Americans awarded him four more years in the White House, President Obama gave his acceptance speech then sought...