Latest Teamsters Union Stories

AA Workers Take Major Step Toward Filing for Election TULSA, Okla., Feb. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Teamsters Airline Division and the Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Coalition (TAMC) announced that at many maintenance stations across the country, American Airlines mechanics and related workers have reached a majority of cards signed for Teamster representation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO ) With a majority of cards at the major...

Case Heard in U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) General President Jim Hoffa said the DOT's claim that the Teamsters don't have standing to argue against the program...

Missouri Drivers and Monitors Unite for Respect and a Better Workplace WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- School bus drivers and monitors with Durham School Services in Grandview, Mo., have voted to join Teamsters Local 838, uniting for respect and better working conditions. There are 93 workers in the bargaining unit. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) "I'm very happy that we are Teamsters!" said Sakethia Humphrey, a monitor. "I've been...

More Than 24,000 Workers Could Strike During 2012 Olympics WASHINGTON, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union stands in solidarity with sister union Unite in the United Kingdom and the more than 24,000 Unite bus workers in a six-month labor dispute that holds the potential to disrupt the 2012 Olympics in London. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) London's bus workers could strike during the Olympics if their employers continue to...

Drivers and Monitors in Wilmington Unite for Respect and Fair Working Conditions WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 41 drivers and monitors with Illinois Central School Bus in Wilmington, Ill., have voted by an overwhelming 4-1 margin to join Teamsters Local 179 in Joliet, uniting for respect and fairness in their workplace. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) "I think it's fantastic that we stepped up so we can have a voice as...

SAN BRUNO, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, nearly 150 City of Concord employees voted overwhelmingly to become members of Teamsters Local 856. In a staggering show of solidarity, the Field and Operations and Administrative, Clerical and Technical units voted 100 percent and 93 percent respectively to join 8,000-member strong Local 856. ­­ (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) The City of Concord Teamsters serve as...

Teamsters Plan Shares Burden Among All Stakeholders WASHINGTON, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union submitted a proposal today that provides a realistic path forward to save Twinkie-maker Hostess Brands Inc. after years of failed management initiatives, including recent revelations that executives looted the company by giving themselves raises of up to 240 percent before declaring bankruptcy. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO)...

Article Reveals Executive Pay 'Skyrocketed' Prior To Bankruptcy Filing WASHINGTON, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union expressed outrage today over revelations uncovered by Dow Jones Newswires that Hostess Brands Inc. executives cheated the company and lined their own pockets while at the same time demanding drastic wage and benefit cuts by workers and failing to pay pension obligations during the run-up to bankruptcy. (Logo:...

Lansing, Michigan Teamsters Forced To Strike Against Red Cross Greed WASHINGTON, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Workers at the American Red Cross represented by the Teamsters Union and the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) were forced to strike today in Lansing, Mich., over rising concerns about understaffing and cuts in health care benefits despite $2 billion in revenue from blood donations. (Logo:...

West Virginia Labor Leader Begins Five-Year Term as Union's Number Two Official WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- West Virginia labor leader Ken Hall joined his 2011 running mate Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and the newly elected International Vice Presidents and Trustees to be sworn in today to a five-year term on the union's General Executive Board. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) Hall assumes his new role as the...