#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...
Hoffa Thanks Senate Leadership for Reaching Compromise to Return NLRB to Full Strength (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union applauds the Senate’s confirmation of the five National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) nominees, filling all seats on the board for the first time since 2003. The confirmations also ended...
The President of the United States will be speaking about rebuilding America's middle class from the depths of an Amazon warehouse in Tennessee. His message and the site from which he'll deliver it are dissonant, given Amazon's prominence as a massive importer and employer of temporary workers,...
Workers, Investors to Demand Accountability from Board of Directors Over Employee Intimidation, CEO Pay and Price Fixing Scandal (San Francisco, CA) – The San Francisco-based McKesson Corporation [NYSE: MCK], North America’s leading pharmaceutical distributor, will face a large Teamsters protest outside its shareholder meeting on July 31...
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Refuses Rehearing (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters today questioned the safety of Mexican trucks after a federal court refused to rehear the union’s challenge to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s cross-border truck pilot program. The Teamsters in June had asked for a rehearing...
The cliché is alluring: A rising tide lifts all boats. Former Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush promised it would be true as they cut taxes on the rich. If the rich got richer, Reagan and Bush contended, some of their extra cash would trickle down...
Company Places Residents of Imperial County in Danger (SAN DIEGO) The following is the official statement from Phil Farias, President of Teamsters Local 542 in San Diego on the strike against Gold Cross Ambulance. After six months of negotiations, the members of Teamsters Local Union 542 who...
Eighty Members at Local 215 in Evansville, Ind. Secure Solid Agreement Following Long Battle with Company (EVANSVILLE, IND.) – On July 22, 80 workers at Republic Services/Allied Waste in Evansville, Ind. ratified a contract that provides significant wage increases and strong retirement security. The contract, which runs until April...
New Report Demonstrates Abhorrent Vietnamese Working Conditions and Labor Record Day Before Vietnamese President Visits White House Washington, D.C. – Today, a coalition of labor and human rights leaders called on negotiations with Vietnam around the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to be suspended until the country can...