Trade unions in the United States

Shareholders Win Unprecedented Support for Reforms at Tyson Foods

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Friday, February 19, 2021

Another proposal, calling for the elimination of the dual class voting structure, won over 88 percent support.

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  • Another proposal, calling for the elimination of the dual class voting structure, won over 88 percent support.
  • "Investors, including the largest asset managers, are clearly outraged by Tyson leadership's failures to protect essential workers in its pursuit of profits.
  • Shareholders demand accountability and transparency from the Tyson Board," said Ken Hall, International Brotherhood of Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer.
  • Shareholders deserve to know how the company is doing business especially if it's endangering one of its primary assets, its workforce."

Teamsters Mourn Loss Of Slain Paratransit Driver

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Teamsters are grieving the loss of Frankeye Duckett, a member of Teamsters Local 355 who was shot and killed in Baltimore last Friday.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Teamsters are grieving the loss of Frankeye Duckett, a member of Teamsters Local 355 who was shot and killed in Baltimore last Friday.
  • Duckett was on the job at the time of his death, working as a driver for the Maryland Transit Administration's MobilityLink Program, a transit service for people with disabilities.
  • "We want his family to know that the Teamsters are here for them during their time of need."
  • Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

UNITE HERE Local 11 Announces Hotel Bel-Air Ordered to Pay $10s of Millions in Back Wages and Benefits, Offer Reinstatement to 139 Former Employees, and Recognize Union

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Friday, January 29, 2021

Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11, stated: We are gratified that the Hotel Bel-Air is finally being brought to justice for its outrageous discrimination against workers for simply exercising their right to unionize.

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  • Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11, stated: We are gratified that the Hotel Bel-Air is finally being brought to justice for its outrageous discrimination against workers for simply exercising their right to unionize.
  • Justice delayed is justice denied, and a decade is far too long to wait for brazen discrimination depriving workers of their livelihoods to be remedied.
  • I knew the property inside and out and worked hard so that it could be a five-star hotel, said Amanda Escobar, a former housekeeper at the Hotel Bel-Air.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is the union of more than 32,000 workers in hotels, restaurants, airports, sports arenas & convention centers in So.

Teamsters Statement on TSB Report into Pierre-Luc Levesque’s Death

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Lyndon Isaak, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), made this statement on the report:

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  • Lyndon Isaak, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), made this statement on the report:
    The issues raised in the TSB report into Brother Levesques death are symptomatic of the shortfalls in Canadas rail sector safety culture.
  • We will not be making further comments until we have had time to fully analyze the content of the TSB report, and the recommendations for rail operations throughout the country.
  • Teamsters represent close to 125,000 workers across Canada, including 16,000 workers in the rail industry.
  • The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, with which Teamsters Canada is affiliated, has 1.4 million members in North America.

Hoffa: Union Praises Biden Order Restoring Federal Workers' Union Rights

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Monday, January 25, 2021

"The Teamsters are pleased to see President Biden taking quick action to roll back anti-worker initiatives put forward by the former president so that some 2 million federal workers can regain the legal rights granted to them by Congress.

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  • "The Teamsters are pleased to see President Biden taking quick action to roll back anti-worker initiatives put forward by the former president so that some 2 million federal workers can regain the legal rights granted to them by Congress.
  • Politics will not play a role in career civil service employment; rather, the quality of their work will.
  • Hardworking Americans who serve the nation as part of their job should not have to worry about making ends meet."
  • Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Teamsters Hail Anti-Discrimination Orders Signed By President Biden

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Friday, January 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters congratulate President Biden on his issuance of two executive orders yesterday that among other things ensure workers are protected on the job, no matter their race, sexual orientation or gender identity.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters congratulate President Biden on his issuance of two executive orders yesterday that among other things ensure workers are protected on the job, no matter their race, sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • This union also recognizes that opportunities have not been equal for all Americans and that must be changed.
  • "For more than a century, the Teamsters have ensured its members have been paid and treated equally under their contracts.
  • Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Executive Council Mourns the Passing of Ted Kirsch, Longtime Union Champion for Workers Rights

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Executive Council, President Rick Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder, and our Vice Presidents released the following statement on the passing of Ted Kirsch, former President of AFT-PA and Vice President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO:

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  • HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Executive Council, President Rick Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder, and our Vice Presidents released the following statement on the passing of Ted Kirsch, former President of AFT-PA and Vice President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO:
    "Pennsylvania's Labor Movement mourns the loss of our union brother and Labor Leader Ted Kirsch.
  • Ted joined our executive council in 1988 and served as vice president for 31 years, retiring in 2019.
  • Ted Kirsch inspired a generation of union members and provided wise counsel to our Labor Movement.
  • On behalf of our entire Executive Council and more than 700,000 union members, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO extends our heartfelt condolences to his family and the many lives he touched.

Teamsters Applaud Passage Of PARTT 147

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Friday, January 15, 2021

PARTT 147 requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reform technical education in a way that promotes innovative curriculum development for aviation mechanics.

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  • PARTT 147 requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reform technical education in a way that promotes innovative curriculum development for aviation mechanics.
  • "In 2019, the Teamsters Airline Division and the TAMC joined a diverse coalition of organizations from labor, industry and academia - led by the Aviation Technical Education Council (ATEC) - in support of PARTT 147; we also signed on to two letters supporting its passage," said Capt.
  • "PARTT 147 is a great step forward in creating the next generation of aviation maintenance technicians," said Chris Moore, TAMC Chairman.
  • PARTT 147 is only one piece of the puzzle and both the TAMC and the Teamsters Airline Division will continue to work with Department of Defense, the Teamsters Military Assistance Program (TMAP), regulators, Congress, educators, employers, labor coalitions, and other parties interested in promoting aviation maintenance as a career.

Teamsters Denounce Assault On Democracy, Mourn Murder Of U.S. Capitol Police Officer

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Saturday, January 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters join our brothers and sisters across the labor movement in condemning the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and decrying the murder of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters join our brothers and sisters across the labor movement in condemning the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and decrying the murder of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.
  • Officer Sicknick was a member of the U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee.
  • "We mourn the death of Officer Sicknick and stand in solidarity with the U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee and all public service workers in the Capitol," said Jason Rabinowitz, Director of the Teamsters Public Services Division.
  • The Teamsters are members of the North American Building Trades Union (NABTU) and support NABTU's announcement of a $100,000 reward for the arrest of suspects involved in Officer Sicknick's murder.

LIUNA Praises Selection of Mayor Walsh for Labor Secretary

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

The 500,000 strong, proud, and united men and women of LIUNA are ecstatic and thrilled that President-elect Joe Biden has chosen a dues-paying, card-carrying, second-generation member of Laborers' Local Union 223, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, to be the next U.S. Secretary of Labor.

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  • The 500,000 strong, proud, and united men and women of LIUNA are ecstatic and thrilled that President-elect Joe Biden has chosen a dues-paying, card-carrying, second-generation member of Laborers' Local Union 223, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, to be the next U.S. Secretary of Labor.
  • Marty Walsh is a living embodiment of the American dream: he worked his way up from the field to become a leader of his local union, the head of the Boston Metropolitan Building Trades Council, Mayor of Boston, and now, U.S. Secretary of Labor.
  • As a labor leader and community activist, Marty Walsh helped tens of thousands of workers build strong, middle-class lives for themselves and their families.
  • We are awed and inspired that the top labor post in our great country will be occupied by one of our own LIUNA brothers.