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Washington Gas Teamsters Authorize Strike

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
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SUITLAND, Md., May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters at Washington Gas have voted by 97 percent to authorize a strike.

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  • SUITLAND, Md., May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters at Washington Gas have voted by 97 percent to authorize a strike.
  • With 80 percent of members casting ballots yesterday and today, the final count was 462-13 in favor of authorizing a strike.
  • Washington Gas is owned by AltaGas, a Canadian corporation.
  • "The overwhelming vote sends AltaGas the clearest possible message of how insulted and disrespected members are by the company's demand that workers take massive health care cuts after working through a pandemic," said Washington Gas worker and Teamsters Local 96 President Wilder Reed.

Hoffa: Teamsters Applaud Biden's Selection Of Wilcox For NLRB Opening

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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"The Teamsters are pleased that President Biden has chosen an experienced and capable nominee in Gwynne Wilcox for the existing NLRB opening, as she is someone who understands the importance of the agency in sticking up for hardworking Americans who are just trying their best to support their families.

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  • "The Teamsters are pleased that President Biden has chosen an experienced and capable nominee in Gwynne Wilcox for the existing NLRB opening, as she is someone who understands the importance of the agency in sticking up for hardworking Americans who are just trying their best to support their families.
  • The Teamsters call on the Senate to quickly confirm her."
  • Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
  • Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters .

“We were faced with racism and false accusations for months, and then we were unjustly let go.”: SEIU Local 2 Janitors Alleging Racist Attacks Laid Off

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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Dorlean alleges, We were faced with racism and false accusations for months, and then we were unjustly let go.

Key Points: 
  • Dorlean alleges, We were faced with racism and false accusations for months, and then we were unjustly let go.
  • In another incident, they were charged with engaging in racist speech while talking about white privilege and Black Lives Matter.
  • And then we were faced with a bad work environment, and finally let go for false reasons.
  • SEIU Local 2 represents workers in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick and British Columbia.

Glove House Counselors And Therapists Win Teamster Representation

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Saturday, May 22, 2021
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b'ROCHESTER and ELMIRA, N.Y., May 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Teamsters Local 118 is pleased to announce that all Residential Counselors and Recreational Therapists working at Glove House facilities in Bath and Elmira, NY voted overwhelmingly to be represented by Teamsters Local 118.\nGlove House operates numerous facilities providing youth and family support services throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes Region.

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  • b'ROCHESTER and ELMIRA, N.Y., May 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Teamsters Local 118 is pleased to announce that all Residential Counselors and Recreational Therapists working at Glove House facilities in Bath and Elmira, NY voted overwhelmingly to be represented by Teamsters Local 118.\nGlove House operates numerous facilities providing youth and family support services throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes Region.
  • The initial bargaining unit will consist of about 25 employees working in the Southern Tier Region.\n"This is a great victory for the hardworking caretakers at Glove House.
  • The company engaged in an aggressive effort to fight off our attempts to organize this group.
  • Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us at www.facebook.com/teamsters .\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glove-house-counselors-and-thera...\n'

Eldorado Area Water And Sanitation District Workers Ratify Teamster Contract

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Friday, May 21, 2021
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b'ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Teamsters Local 492 members have unanimously ratified a first-time contract with the Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District, gaining wage increases and workplace protections.\nThe workers who service, inspect, test, repair and maintain the clean water management facilities in Eldorado, N.M., joined Local 492 in an NLRB election last August.

Key Points: 
  • b'ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Teamsters Local 492 members have unanimously ratified a first-time contract with the Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District, gaining wage increases and workplace protections.\nThe workers who service, inspect, test, repair and maintain the clean water management facilities in Eldorado, N.M., joined Local 492 in an NLRB election last August.
  • The local worked hard during the pandemic to negotiate a strong agreement.\nThe contract includes wage increases, no-cost health care, safety improvements, a grievance procedure and other workplace protections.\n"Congratulations to this group of members!
  • We look forward to working with you into the future," said Trey White, President of Local 492.\nMelissa Malcolm-Chavez will be the business agent representing the bargaining unit.
  • Melissa, along with White, organized the group and negotiated the contract.\nThe Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District provides safe and reliable water services for customers in the Eldorado area of Santa Fe County, N.M.\nTeamsters Local 492 represents approximately 3,400 Teamsters covering 28 different contracts at 65 locations across the entire state of New Mexico, as well as numerous additional contracts and locations in the movie and pipeline industries.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eldorado-area-water-and-sanitati...\n'

Teamsters Local 439 Ratifies Contract at CEMEX

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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b'TRACY, Calif., May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --With over 90 percent voting in favor, CEMEX drivers in Tracy, Calif. represented by Teamsters Local 439 ratified their most recent collective bargaining agreement.

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  • b'TRACY, Calif., May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --With over 90 percent voting in favor, CEMEX drivers in Tracy, Calif. represented by Teamsters Local 439 ratified their most recent collective bargaining agreement.
  • The contract comes after the workers went on a one-day strike to protest the company\'s unreasonable behavior during negotiations.\n"Three times CEMEX proposed a contract that was unacceptable, three times our members voted it down," said Sal Lomeli, Local 439 Secretary-Treasurer.
  • Wouldn\'t you know it, CEMEX comes back to the table and we reach an agreement a few days later.
  • "\nTeamsters Local 439 has been representing workers and their families in San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties for over 60 years.

Futuro Health Vaccination Clinic Leads to Allied Health Graduates

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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In need of clinical hours to graduate this spring, the Unitek College student also helped save lives while working with Futuro Health at the Moscone COVID-19 vaccination center.\n"It was an amazing experience," Elmellah said.

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  • In need of clinical hours to graduate this spring, the Unitek College student also helped save lives while working with Futuro Health at the Moscone COVID-19 vaccination center.\n"It was an amazing experience," Elmellah said.
  • "It was very well organized, well managed, and involved great teamwork.
  • Over the course of eight weeks, Futuro Health staffed Pod L, the accessibility pod, with 387 workers who covered 4,350 shifts and volunteered 25,500 hours.\nFuturo Health improves the health and wealth of communities by growing the largest network of credentialed allied health workers in the nation starting in California.
  • Kaiser Permanente and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) partnered to establish Futuro Health in January 2020 with a $130 million commitment.\n'

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology and The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Form Historic Partnership

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
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b'Officials from Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today the formation of an exclusive educational partnership between them.

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  • b'Officials from Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today the formation of an exclusive educational partnership between them.
  • Spartan College and the Teamsters Union will host a signing day in August.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210520005395/en/\nFor more than a century, the Teamsters Union has served as a voice for the rights of workers.
  • Both Spartan and Teamsters will benefit greatly from this partnership.\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cThis partnership is a perfect alliance,\xe2\x80\x9d said Capt.

Mediation Fails, Strike Imminent at Seattle School District

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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b'TUKWILA, Wash., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After months of fruitless negotiations and a unanimous strike authorization vote, the situation between the members of Teamsters Local 174 and the Seattle School District that employs them has reached a boiling point.

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  • b'TUKWILA, Wash., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After months of fruitless negotiations and a unanimous strike authorization vote, the situation between the members of Teamsters Local 174 and the Seattle School District that employs them has reached a boiling point.
  • It would be a major inconvenience to the families of the Seattle School District if they force us to take this fight to the street in the form of a work stoppage.
  • "\nNow that a strike has been authorized by the members, one can be called at any time.
  • If a Teamster picket line were to be extended to any Seattle School District schools, First Student school bus drivers would have the right to refuse to cross the picket line.\nFounded in 1909, Teamsters Local 174 represents 8,600 working men and women in Seattle and the surrounding areas.

Teamsters Local 777 File For Election At MOCA Logan Square

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
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b'CHICAGO, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --An overwhelming majority of the workers at Modern Cannabis (MOCA) in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago have signed authorization cards for an NLRB election that will allow them to become members of Teamsters Local 777.\n"This is the second location at this company where the workers have filed for an election to join the Teamsters," said Jim Glimco, President of Local 777.

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  • b'CHICAGO, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --An overwhelming majority of the workers at Modern Cannabis (MOCA) in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago have signed authorization cards for an NLRB election that will allow them to become members of Teamsters Local 777.\n"This is the second location at this company where the workers have filed for an election to join the Teamsters," said Jim Glimco, President of Local 777.
  • "Cannabis professionals throughout both Illinois and North America realize that the union that represents workers from A to Z airline mechanics to zookeepers is the best choice for a collective bargaining representative.
  • MOCA\'s Logan Square location provides both medical and recreational marijuana products; it first opened to patients in 2016, making it one of the first legal dispensaries to operate in Chicago.\nFounded in 1937, Teamsters Local 777 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout the Chicago area.
  • For more information, go to https://www.teamsters777.org/ .\n'