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Teamsters: XPO Must Change Culture To Address Worker Mistreatment

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

On Oct. 21, The New York Times published a front page expose detailing the harrowing tales of miscarriages on the job after XPO refused to adjust the women's work assignments.

Key Points: 
  • On Oct. 21, The New York Times published a front page expose detailing the harrowing tales of miscarriages on the job after XPO refused to adjust the women's work assignments.
  • Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), sent a letter to XPO expressing outrage over the rampant pregnancy discrimination within their supply-chain, and calling on the company to address the allegations made in the New York Times article.
  • "Promises and pledges are all well and good, but we will reserve judgment until we see real change," said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa.
  • "What is most telling is that it took the combined pressure of national press coverage and Congressional inquiries for XPO to address the terrible working conditions these women and men endure.

Workers At Durham School Services In Wattsburg, Pa. Join Teamsters Local 397

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

ERIE, Pa., Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Drivers at Durham School Services in Wattsburg, Pa. have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 397.

Key Points: 
  • ERIE, Pa., Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Drivers at Durham School Services in Wattsburg, Pa. have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 397.
  • "Congratulations to our newest members," Local 397 President Steve Getz said.
  • The workers are part of a growing movement of drivers and monitors at Durham School Services who are organizing with the union because of the representation and benefits that come with a Teamster contract.
  • ; Carson, Calif.; Ann Arbor, Mich. and Chattanooga, Tenn. have all voted to join the Teamsters Union within the past year.

Newly organized group of aircraft fuelers at Sea-Tac Airport threaten Strike

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Monday, November 19, 2018

TUKWILA, Wash., Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --A group of nearly 150 aircraft fuelers have authorized a strike against their employer, escalating their fight for a first contract with Swissport.

Key Points: 
  • TUKWILA, Wash., Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --A group of nearly 150 aircraft fuelers have authorized a strike against their employer, escalating their fight for a first contract with Swissport.
  • The workers, who fuel nearly all aircraft departing from Sea-Tac International Airport, have been working to negotiate a first contract since voting in March to join Teamsters Local 174.
  • Local 174 already represents a group of Swissport workers in the fuel tank farm at Sea-Tac Airport.
  • If a strike were to be called by the Teamsters, air travel out of Sea-Tac Airport would come to a halt, as aircraft would be unable to refuel.

Memphis Teamster Waste Management Drivers Approve New Contract

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Teamsters Local 667 sanitation truck drivers with Waste Management, Inc. unanimously backed a new three-year agreement earlier this month that provides some workers as much as an immediate $3 an hour raise and reduces the company's ability to retaliate against its workers.

Key Points: 
  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Teamsters Local 667 sanitation truck drivers with Waste Management, Inc. unanimously backed a new three-year agreement earlier this month that provides some workers as much as an immediate $3 an hour raise and reduces the company's ability to retaliate against its workers.
  • The 50 drivers in the unit voted Nov. 3 to back the deal and end a three-year agreement approved in 2016 because wages were too low.
  • Under the new contract, drivers will see their wages rise 8.5 percent.
  • Waste Management workers moved to rip up their former deal after Memphis Republic Services workers, also represented by Local 667, won their own wage increases in May that outpaced what Waste Management paid.

UPS Freight Teamsters Ratify Company's Final Contract Offer

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Monday, November 12, 2018

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Workers at UPS Freight represented by the Teamsters Union have ratified a new five-year agreement that was the company's last, best and final offer, averting a national strike.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Workers at UPS Freight represented by the Teamsters Union have ratified a new five-year agreement that was the company's last, best and final offer, averting a national strike.
  • Members approved the contract by a 77 percent to 23 percent margin at local union meetings held from Nov. 7 until today.
  • The final vote was 6,935 in favor and 2,067 opposed with 84 percent of eligible members voting.
  • Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Teamsters Ratify Agreement With American Red Cross

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Friday, November 9, 2018

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national addendum has been approved by Teamster members working at American Red Cross, with over 91 percent voting to ratify.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national addendum has been approved by Teamster members working at American Red Cross, with over 91 percent voting to ratify.
  • The three-year agreement was the result of several months of negotiations between the Teamsters, other labor unions in the Coalition of Unions and American Red Cross.
  • The Coalition's ratification process requires six of the nine coalition unions to ratify, and they must collectively represent at least 2,992 Red Cross bargaining unit employees.
  • American Red Cross workers are part of the Teamsters Public Services Division which represents employees at city, state and federal facilities and related businesses across the United States.

Organizing Victory: Group of 16 Propane Drivers and Service Technicians at APP/World Fuel Services Vote to Join Teamsters Local 174

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Friday, November 9, 2018

TUKWILA, Wash., Nov. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly a year after more than 90 APP/World Fuel Services fuel drivers ratified their first Teamster contract, a group of 16 propane drivers and service technicians joined them this week, voting by a wide margin to become members of Teamsters Local 174.

Key Points: 
  • TUKWILA, Wash., Nov. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly a year after more than 90 APP/World Fuel Services fuel drivers ratified their first Teamster contract, a group of 16 propane drivers and service technicians joined them this week, voting by a wide margin to become members of Teamsters Local 174.
  • The organizing victory came after a months-long anti-union campaign by their employer.
  • These newly-organized Teamsters do challenging and dangerous work, driving propane trucks for delivery to commercial and residential customers throughout the Puget Sound area.
  • Founded in 1909, Teamsters Local 174 represents 7,600 working men and women in the Seattle area.

Teamsters: West Virginia Coca-Cola Distributor Provokes Statewide Shutdown

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Thursday, November 8, 2018

The picket line was extended to other Coca-Cola Consolidated locations in Logan, Charleston, Parkersburg, and Clarksburg, where approximately 130 workers elected to honor the picket lines.

Key Points: 
  • The picket line was extended to other Coca-Cola Consolidated locations in Logan, Charleston, Parkersburg, and Clarksburg, where approximately 130 workers elected to honor the picket lines.
  • Teamsters Local 175 represents approximately 28 employees at the Bluefield facility and approximately 130 around the state in locations at Charleston, Logan, Parkersburg and Clarksburg.
  • Approximately 14 percent of Coca-Cola Consolidated employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements, including approximately 1,500 workers represented by the Teamsters Union.
  • Many Teamsters who work at unionized Coca-Cola facilities in West Virginia and in other states have the ability to recognize and not cross a picket line when it is extended to their locations.

Teamsters: Wisconsin Sweeps Statewide Races

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --A new Governor, Tony Evers, was elected yesterday, along with a sweep of other statewide races.

Key Points: 
  • MILWAUKEE, Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --A new Governor, Tony Evers, was elected yesterday, along with a sweep of other statewide races.
  • "I appreciate the Joint Council 39 leadership for supporting us in our efforts to reach out to our membership for this important election.
  • "After two terms of Walker, the Koch Brothers and their pet Legislature, Wisconsin working families have had enough," said Bill Carroll, Political Coordinator for Teamsters Joint Council 39.
  • Teamsters Joint Council 39 represents more than 18,000 workers at four locals across Wisconsin.

Hoffa: Election Results Are A Victory For The Concerns Of Working Families

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

"From coast-to-coast, a historic number of hardworking Americans showed up and had their voices heard at the polls yesterday.

Key Points: 
  • "From coast-to-coast, a historic number of hardworking Americans showed up and had their voices heard at the polls yesterday.
  • And taken together, they made it clear that the status quo that has favored the powerful in government is no longer acceptable.
  • "Not only did Teamster-backed candidates prevail at the top of the ticket, but it trickled down to the statehouse level as well.
  • Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.