The latest monthly U.S. trade figures were released this morning by the Department of Commerce: The monthly U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services rose to $42.2 billion in October, up from $40.3 billion in September. The goods deficit with China continued its rapid ascent, rising to $29.5 billion...
Thousands Gather Outside Michigan State Capitol to Protest Railroading of RTW Bill Through Legislature (LANSING, Mich.) –Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa denounced Gov. Rick Snyder’s attack on Michigan’s middle class during a Day of Action this morning outside the Michigan State Capitol. Thousands gathered to protest...
Case Heard in U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (WASHINGTON) —The Teamsters Union argued in court today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) pilot program to open the border to Mexican trucks must be shut down because it is dangerous and illegal. General President...
The latest monthly U.S. jobs numbers were issued this morning. The U.S. manufacturing sector lost 7,000 jobs in November. On net, manufacturing employment has shown little change since May. Said Scott Paul, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): "Companies like Apple are demonstrating that some reshoring is...
24 Senators Sign Letter Supporting Labor Rights, Opposing Outsourcing in TPP (WASHINGTON) –The International Brotherhood of Teamsters led a coalition of fair trade advocates in helping to gain support for a bipartisan letter from Sen. Al Franken and 23 of his colleagues to President Obama about trade policy....
Letter Calls Upon Sanitation Giant to Halt Efforts to Destroy Retirement Security (Memphis, TN) – Today, a delegation comprised of Rev. Mary Edwards, Greenleaf C.M.E. Church; Dr. Elena Delavega, Asst. Professor of Social Work at the University of Memphis; Rev. Herbert Lester, Asbury United Methodist Church;...
Sanitation Workers Ask Bill Gates, Primary Owner of Republic/Allied Waste, to Stop Destroying Their Retirement Security (Atlanta, GA) – On Nov. 21, members of the Teamsters Union and Atlanta Jobs with Justice protested Bill Gates at Georgia Tech, where the billionaire addressed more than one thousand...
(WASHINGTON) – Today, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall made the following statement regarding Judge Drain’s ruling in favor of the company’s motion to liquidate Hostess Brands Inc.: “With Judge Drain’s ruling today, more than 18,500 workers will be left without a job as Hostess proceeds with...
Republicans, the party of the nation's entitled rich, are holding a knife to the throat of America's frail recovery. The GOP sore losers have America up against a wall. Republicans don't care that the majority of the country voted for a candidate who promised to raise...
Unannounced Strike Has Put Thousands of Jobs in Jeopardy (WASHINGTON) – Today, the Teamsters Union announced its recommendation to the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) that a vote of its Hostess members by secret ballot should be held to determine if the...