The GOP is all about freedom -- for corporations, that is. Republicans believe, for example, that business should be free from the kind of government regulation that would prevent chemical companies from spewing poison into West Virginia drinking water. When it comes to freedom for workers,...
For decades, college football players absorbed some pretty cheap shots from their schools and the NCAA. These athletes knew it wasn't right that universities rescinded academic scholarships and refused to cover medical treatment for players permanently injured in college games. The schools and the NCAA, flush with...
(WASHINGTON) - Teamsters working for YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) have approved a tentative agreement aimed at protecting more than 30,000 jobs. Workers voted this weekend after rejecting a prior company proposal. Teamsters at YRCW approved this latest proposal by a vote of 12,267 to 6,314. “This...
West Virginia after a cavalier chemical company poisoned the drinking water of 300,000 people, the corporate-hugging, right-wing extremist group Americans for the Prosperous congratulated itself for doling out bottled water one day. "What better way to help people than to give them water?" said Wendy McCuskey, a member...
(WASHINGTON) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today issued its thanks to Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., for the work he’s done on behalf of working Americans throughout his 40-year career in the House. Miller announced Monday that he will retire after his current term ends early next...
New 5-Year Contract Increases Wages, Strengthens Pensions, Tackles Subcontracting (WASHINGTON) – UPS Freight Teamsters have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new national five-year master agreement that increases wages, significantly strengthens pension benefits and takes on the issue of subcontracting. The vote, which was 5,195 to 2,094 as...
That giant sucking sound predicted by Ross Perot commenced 20 years ago last week. It is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) vacuuming up U.S. jobs and depositing them in Mexico. Independent presidential candidate Perot was right. NAFTA swept U.S. industry south of the border. It made...
World Airways Seeks Second Concessionary Agreement Within Sixteen Months (WASHINGTON) – Today, Teamster representatives of the Flight Attendants and Pilots of World Airways announced that bankruptcy discussions with their employer failed to yield an agreement on concessions their carrier was seeking. Approximately one year ago, Teamsters members...
Teamsters Union-Affiliated Drivers’ Association Gains Strength (Washington, D.C.) –Due to the strength and unity of the Washington, D.C. Taxi Operators Association, affiliated with Teamsters Local 922, the Washington, D.C. government has extended the passenger-console deadline from Dec. 1, 2013 to Jan. 15, 2014. The association has a commitment that...
Taxpayers Fight Back by Inducting America’s Largest Organic Supply Chain Partners into Corporate Tax Dodgers Hall of Shame (Providence, R.I.) – Dozens of educators, consumers, and labor and environmental activists gathered today to protest the unsustainable practices of organic food distributor United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) and...