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DALLAS, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On January 3, 2012, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) published a news release in Washington, D.C. claiming that more than "700 Teamsters pipeline construction workers across the country are preparing to strike after negotiations failed with the Pipe Line Contractors Association over unreasonable contract demands by the profitable industry that would gut workers' retirement security." The PLCA contends that the...
5,500 Aircraft Mechanics Gain Wage Increases, More Job Security Protections WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamster aircraft mechanics and related workers at United Airlines Inc. [NYSE: UAL] overwhelmingly ratified a contract that provides for significant wage increases, maintenance of health care benefits and enhanced job security protections, the Teamsters Union announced today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO ) The Teamster...
As Award Season Nears, Teamsters Secure First New Wages in Four Years CHICAGO, Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hollywood's biggest awards will continue to be made by American labor after the Chicago Teamsters reached a contract agreement on Dec. 22 with the longtime manufacturers of the Oscars and Emmy Awards. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) Fifty Teamsters with R.S. Owens & Company in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first new...
269 Teamsters Secure Wage Increases, Pension Contributions, Workplace Protections LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Drivers, production workers and equipment and maintenance mechanics at Alta Dena Dairy in City of Industry, Calif. ratified their first contract since joining Teamsters Locals 630 & 166 in Southern California in September 2011 through card recognition. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO ) The contract was a result of...
Chicago Teamsters Rally Support As Oscars Documentary Begins Production CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hollywood's biggest stars will take home golden trophies during the 84th Annual Academy Awards, but the Teamsters who manufacture and polish the coveted statues are being handed something far less glamorous--gutted benefits and drastic wage cuts. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO</font>) Fifty...
Pensions Under Attack by British Government WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters are joining the National Nurses Union and other union members at the British Embassy today to stand in solidarity with the more than three million public sector workers on strike in the UK to protest government austerity measures and attacks on pensions there. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) "Unfortunately, this is a fight we also know all too well in the...
Sotheby's Hired Notorious Anti-Worker Lawyers to Help Destroy New York Jobs NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamster members protested the anti-union law firm Jackson Lewis, which was hired by Sotheby's Auction House [NYSE: BID] to help outsource good, middle-class jobs, yesterday. Protests took place at the law firm's New York and Philadelphia offices. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO)</font>...
Workers Organized For Respect, Fair Wages MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- School bus drivers in Washington, Mo. voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 610 on Wednesday. The 95 drivers and monitors are seeking fair wages, a voice on the job and an end to favoritism. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) "My co-coworkers and I are hard working men and women who deserve to be treated fairly and with respect. We should share in some of...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local Union 2727, which represents more than 1,200 aircraft maintenance technician and related employees at UPS, has reached an agreement with the company to return some laid-off employees to work immediately, Local 2727 President Robert Combine announced today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) The union and UPS earlier this year reached a new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified by...
63 Charter Drivers Join Local 313 Seeking Respect, Fair Pay TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Charter bus drivers with First Student, Inc. in Tacoma, Wash. voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 313 in Tacoma on Friday. The workers are seeking affordable and decent health insurance, fair pay and an end to favoritism on the job. There are 63 workers in the bargaining unit. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) "I support forming a union with...
