Senate Republicans voted unanimously last week for elections that are competitions of cash, with candidates who amass the most money empowered to shout down opponents. The GOP rejected elections that are contests of ideas won by candidates offering the best concepts. Forty-two Republican Senators on Thursday opposed...
Board Agrees to Adopt Union Shareholder Proposal Establishing Shareholders’ Right to Call Special Meeting (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union scored a major victory for Sysco [NYSE: SYY] shareholders when the board of directors agreed this week to adopt the union’s proposal to amend company by-laws and provide...
Republic Employees Ask For Equal Treatment; File EEOC Charges (ATLANTA) - Teamsters who work at Republic Services, Bill Gates’ giant trash corporation [NYSE: RSG], are fighting back against discrimination. Republic workers wore stickers in six states today to protest Republic’s wage discrimination system. In Atlanta, new...
1,200 Teamsters Attending Teamster Women’s Conference In Chicago This Week (CHICAGO) – Hundreds of Teamsters attending the union’s 14th annual Teamster Women’s Conference here this week rallied Friday in Grant Park to support the re-election of Gov. Pat Quinn and to stand up for workers. “We are proud to be...
As Potential Sysco Acquisition of US Foods Looms, Workers at California Warehouse Vote for Teamster Representation (CORONA, Calif.) - On Thursday, Sept. 4, US Foods warehouse workers in Corona, Calif. voted by more than a 2-1 margin to join Teamsters Local Union 63 in Covina, Calif. The workers...
When Fred Redmond, the Steelworkers’ vice president for human affairs, was a child in Chicago, he and a dozen siblings and cousins spent summers picking cotton for their grandparents in Mississippi. Fred’s great, great grandparents had been slaves. His grandparents, maternal and paternal, were sharecroppers, working...
GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- They are innocent victims with burn scars that are horrific. The school fire they were trapped in took place a world away, but they may soon get a second chance at recovery right here in the Houston area.It was a school day...
Teamsters Local 63 Poised to Begin Negotiations with Berkshire Hathaway and McLane Distribution Subsidiary MBM Corporation (COVINA, Calif.) – The National Labor Relations Board recently announced the certification of Teamsters Local 63 as the bargaining representative for 72 drivers at MBM Corporation in Ontario, Calif. “The drivers...
(STATE COLLEGE, PA) – Members of Teamsters Local 8 who work at Penn State University have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract that will continue to give the 2,500 workers job stability. “This contract provides our members with guaranteed wage increases while keeping their health care coverage...
Teamsters President Hoffa Says Bad Actors Shouldn’t Be Rewarded With Tax Dollars (WASHINGTON) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters strongly supports President Obama’s executive order to crack down on corporations that break laws but still win government contracts. Two members of the Teamsters Union stood with President...