Coordination of Representation Will Provide Strength To Officers (KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.) – The Teamsters Pennsylvania Conference announced today the formation of the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Association, solidifying the strong on-the-job representation that Teamsters already provide to public employees statewide. “Our police and correctional...
Witch hunter Joseph McCarthy would be proud of ALEC. So proud! Like McCarthy, the shadowy corporate lobby group wants oaths of allegiance. McCarthy demanded loyalty pledges to the United States. ALEC, by contrast, wants its lawmaker members to vow first allegiance to ALEC. ALEC (All Legislation Enhancing Corporations)...
Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Speak with Public on the Busiest Travel Day of Year (WASHINGTON) – Today, United Airlines (UAL) professional aviation mechanics represented by the Teamsters Union escalated their actions to pressure the company to live up to its promises by hand-billing UAL customers inside and...
Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Speak with Traveling Public at 10 Airports (WASHINGTON) – Today, United Airlines (UAL) professional aviation mechanics represented by the Teamsters Union held informational pickets at 10 major airports around the country. United Airlines mechanics are informing the public that they may be forced...
Workers at IKEA’s Richmond, British Columbia Store Endure Six-Month Lockout (WASHINGTON) –– Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters launched the ‘IKEA Hurts Families’ campaign that highlights how far IKEA’s Richmond, British Columbia, Canada store has departed from the original values of the Swedish company. IKEA has...
Typically, the GOP styles itself as the all-knowing party, the party so God-like that it has the right to control how individual citizens live their lives. GOPers believe, for example, that low-income cancer victims don't need to live at all, so Republicans in 25 states refused the Medicaid...
Drivers Speak Out Against Punitive Rules That Will Destroy D.C.’s Middle Class (WASHINGTON) – Hundreds of taxi drivers rallied outside the monthly meeting of the D.C. Taxicab Commission today to protest the unfair towing and ticketing of cabs and to demand a voice in the regulatory...
In a shocking turn of events, Republicans now care about whether Americans have health insurance! It happened quite suddenly. The moment can be precisely pinpointed. It occurred early in the day of Oct. 1 when the media declared the launch of the Affordable Care Act website...
“ReMaking America” authors will discuss how small and mid-sized domestic manufacturers are accelerating innovation, creating sustainable jobs, and securing our nation’s role in the global economy On Thursday, November 14th, authors of “ReMaking America,” the just-released volume from the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), will host a live Google Hangout...
Teamster Taxi Association Demands End to Unjust Penalties (WASHINGTON) – The Teamster-affiliated Washington, D.C. Taxi Operators Association has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the city’s more than 6,000 cab drivers, demanding that the District stop towing and impounding taxis and issuing fines to drivers who...