Right now, eager 18-year-olds from across the country are tweeting with bravado photos of their newly postered dorm rooms and scanning with private fear their freshmen class schedules. They're embarking on a journey to capture their piece of the American Dream. They'll get a little help...
Union Seeks to Protect Correctional Officers’ Compensatory Time (TAMPA) – Teamsters Local 2011, the bargaining agent for 19,000 officers employed by the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC), has filed a law suit in Leon County Circuit Court (Case No. 2013 CA 002360) that seeks to stop...
Pickets Continue As Corporate Bully Locks Doors on 59 Funeral Directors, Drivers (Chicago, IL) – Funeral industry giant Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) has locked out 59 Chicago-area funeral directors and drivers represented by Teamsters Local 727, despite an unconditional offer from the union to return...
So many challenging choices for young people today! And it's not just between Vine and Instagram. More importantly, it's between burn-baby-burn and health insurance security. FreedomWorks, a Tea Party don't-think tank, is urging young adults to be rebels with a self-destructive cause. "Stick it to the...
(WASHINGTON) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today announced an end to the year-long campaign to represent aircraft mechanics and related personnel at American Airlines. The following is a statement by Teamsters spokesman Bret Caldwell: “The Teamsters Union has determined that the recent announcement that the...
Last month, McDonald's gave its workers a little gift -- a budget purporting to show how to survive on the starvation wages the burger behemoth pays. The bizarre financial plan made millionaire McDonald's CEO Don Thompson look like a real clown. Wearing oversized Ronald McDonald shoes,...
Houston-Based Funeral Industry Giant SCI Continues to Bully Communities, Workers (Chicago, IL) – More than a month after Chicagoland funeral directors and drivers were forced to strike over unfair labor practices, Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) resumed negotiations with Teamsters Local 727 only to regressively bargain. SCI’s...
Saturday began Congress' traditional five-week, late-summer sojourn during which members engage in the customary sipping of mint juleps, kissing of fat cat donors and, oh yeah, jawing with select constituents. Since this Congress is on track to be the least productive in history, members have precious little to...
#AAMeter Registers a Weak +24,000 jobs. The latest monthly U.S. jobs report shows America's manufacturing sector added only 6,000 jobs in July 2013. Commented Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): "For the past year, manufacturing job growth has stalled. It’s clear the status quo isn’t working. Our trade deficit with China...
Workers, Investors Demand Accountability from Board of Directors, Express Anger over Employee Intimidation, CEO Pay and Price Fixing (San Francisco, CA) – Teamsters from across the country protested today outside the annual shareholder meeting of San Francisco-based McKesson Corporation [NYSE: MCK], North America’s leading pharmaceutical distributor. McKesson saw $123...