Teamsters Local 1932

TEAMSTERS AT SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES TO HOLD INFORMATIONAL PICKET

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, July 18 at 12:00 PM, Sun Country flight attendants represented by Teamsters Local 120 will be holding an informational picket.

Key Points: 
  • MINNEAPOLIS, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, July 18 at 12:00 PM, Sun Country flight attendants represented by Teamsters Local 120 will be holding an informational picket.
  • The workers are demanding that the company give them a collective bargaining agreement with a compensation package consistent with what attendants at other airlines already receive.

MAINE TEAMSTERS CELEBRATE WORKER FREE SPEECH LEGISLATION

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Friday, July 14, 2023
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AUGUSTA, Maine, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 340 is commending the signing of the Employee Free Speech Act (LD 1756) into state law by Maine Gov. Janet Mills. The legislation bans mandatory attendance at "captive audience" meetings – employer-held, closed-door gatherings where workers are forced under threat of termination to listen to lies and propaganda designed to dissuade them from organizing.

Key Points: 
  • AUGUSTA, Maine, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 340 is commending the signing of the Employee Free Speech Act (LD 1756) into state law by Maine Gov.
  • "States like Maine are leading the way in enacting pro-worker laws like banning mandatory attendance at captive audience meetings.
  • This much-needed legislation protects workers' right to skip out on employer led anti-union propaganda sessions and return to their regular work duties."
  • Chartered in 1937, Teamsters Local 340 represents nearly 4,000 members in bargaining units across the state of Maine, including municipal employees, police, firefighters, and freight workers.

CHARLOTTE RED CROSS WORKERS JOIN TEAMSTERS

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Equipment systems technicians at the American Red Cross facility in Charlotte have voted to join Teamsters Local 71.

Key Points: 
  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Equipment systems technicians at the American Red Cross facility in Charlotte have voted to join Teamsters Local 71.
  • "These workers are the latest to join the massive movement of Red Cross workers seeking out Teamster representation.
  • In voting the join Local 71, these workers will join more than 1,800 other Red Cross workers represented by the Teamsters and immediately be covered by a National Master Agreement between Teamsters and the American Red Cross.
  • "After seeing our coworkers in Charlotte and across the state overwhelmingly vote to join the Teamsters, I knew I also wanted to secure union representation for myself," said MarQuics Roden, an equipment system technician at the Red Cross in Charlotte.

TEAMSTERS RATIFY FIRST CONTRACT AT RIDWELL

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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TUKWILA, Wash., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters in Washington State have voted unanimously to ratify a first contract at Ridwell, Inc., a recycling start-up based in Seattle. Highlights of the three-year agreement include substantial wage increases, significant increase in paid time off, triple the number of paid holidays, employee stock options, and improved working conditions.

Key Points: 
  • TUKWILA, Wash., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters in Washington State have voted unanimously to ratify a first contract at Ridwell, Inc., a recycling start-up based in Seattle.
  • "This contract is a smashing success for all of us, better than I could have possibly expected.
  • I'm blown away by the power of Teamsters Local 117," said Eamon Keane, an operations lead at Ridwell since 2021 and shop steward for Local 117.
  • "Congratulations to drivers and warehousers at Ridwell on unanimously ratifying a first-time contract in the fast-growing recycling industry," said John Scearcy, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 117.

TRANSDEV TEAMSTERS ON STRIKE IN CENTRAL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

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Monday, July 10, 2023
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VISALIA, Calif., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Transdev bus workers represented by Teamsters Local 517 are on strike. The workers provide vital transportation services for Visalia Transit Systems and SEKI Bus Operations in Sequoia National Park.

Key Points: 
  • Bus Workers Demand Living Wage, Fair Contract
    VISALIA, Calif., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Transdev bus workers represented by Teamsters Local 517 are on strike.
  • "Transdev has failed to bargain a fair economic package in good faith," said Greg Landers, Local 517 Secretary-Treasurer.
  • This is the third time Transdev has caused Teamsters to strike in California in less than three months.
  • Teamsters Local 517 represents 1,800 workers in Tulare, Kings, Kern, Fresno, and Madera counties, California.

TEAMSTERS AUTHORIZE STRIKE AT REPUBLIC SERVICES IN METRO ATLANTA

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Monday, July 10, 2023
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ATLANTA, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, 180 waste workers in Atlanta voted by 95 percent to authorize a strike at Republic Services [NYSE: RSG]. The drivers, helpers, and mechanics are members of Teamsters Local 728. The contract expires July 31.

Key Points: 
  • Teamsters Local 728 Members Authorize Strike After Weeks of Contentious Negotiations; Contract Expires July 31
    ATLANTA, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, 180 waste workers in Atlanta voted by 95 percent to authorize a strike at Republic Services [NYSE: RSG].
  • We worked nonstop during the entire pandemic and provide an essential service," said Jeff Rolland, a 37-year driver at Republic Services.
  • If workers strike, it will not be the first time Republic Services workers have walked the picket line in Georgia.
  • "This strike authorization vote sends a clear message to Republic Services that our members are in this fight and ready to strike if the company doesn't get its act together," said Chuck Stiles, Director of the Teamsters Solid Waste and Recycling Division.

Safe & Green Holdings Corp. Announces Appointment of Health Industry Leader Delphine O’Rourke as President & CEO of Safe & Green Medical

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Monday, July 10, 2023
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Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SGBX) (“Safe & Green Holdings” or the “Company”), a leading developer, designer, and fabricator of modular structures for residential, commercial, and point-of-care medicine, today announced the appointment of Delphine O’Rourke as President & Chief Executive Officer of Safe & Green Medical, the Company’s medical services subsidiary, effective July 24, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SGBX) (“Safe & Green Holdings” or the “Company”), a leading developer, designer, and fabricator of modular structures for residential, commercial, and point-of-care medicine, today announced the appointment of Delphine O’Rourke as President & Chief Executive Officer of Safe & Green Medical, the Company’s medical services subsidiary, effective July 24, 2023.
  • Ms. O’Rourke also serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School where she teaches a seminar on the business of healthcare and the law.
  • She previously served as Associate General Counsel of Ascension, one of the largest healthcare companies in the United States.
  • “We are honored to welcome Delphine O’Rourke, an industry leader and health law expert, as President & CEO of our medical division,” commented Paul Galvin, Chairman and CEO of Safe & Green Holdings.

GROWPACKER CANNABIS WORKERS JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighty-one workers at Growpacker have organized with Teamsters Local 1932 in San Bernardino, Calif. The company is the largest bottling facility in the California cannabis industry, as well as one its the largest providers of supply chain, manufacturing, and distribution services.

Key Points: 
  • SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighty-one workers at Growpacker have organized with Teamsters Local 1932 in San Bernardino, Calif.
  • "We're thrilled to welcome these workers into our union family," said Randy Korgan, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 1932.
  • With the addition of Growpacker, Local 1932 now represents workers in every component of the cannabis supply chain.
  • Teamsters Local 1932 represents more than 14,000 members in the Inland Empire of California.

MGM HOTEL & CASINO WORKERS VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO JOIN TEAMSTERS

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Friday, June 30, 2023
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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parking ambassadors at the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino in Maryland have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 639.

Key Points: 
  • Workers Choose Teamsters Local 639 to Improve Pay, Working Conditions
    WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parking ambassadors at the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino in Maryland have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 639.
  • "Congratulations to the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino workers on their successful organizing victory," said Bill Davis, President of Local 639 in Washington, D.C. "These workers provide exceptional service to casino visitors and play a pivotal role in MGM's daily operations.
  • "We provide a key service for visitors at MGM National Harbor and deserve to be compensated fairly," said Steve Williams, parking ambassador at MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino.
  • Teamsters Local 639 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia since 1934.

Nominations Announced for the Location Managers Guild International Awards

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Friday, June 30, 2023
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) has announced nominations for the Annual LMGI Awards honoring the outstanding and creative visual contributions by location professionals in film, television, commercials, and film commissions from around the globe. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the guild and the 10th Anniversary of the LMGI Awards ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica.  

Key Points: 
  • The Alberta Film Commissions (Calgary, Edmonton)/Calgary Economic Development - "The Last of Us"
    The City of Worcester, MA Film Commission - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
    Esteemed Location Scout Beth Tate (Twilight, Beverly Hills 90210) will receive this year's Trailblazer Award.
  • Recipients of the Lifetime Achievement, Humanitarian and the Eva Monley Awards will be announced in the near future.
  • For information about the LMGI, visit locationmanagers.org or contact Erika Howard at [email protected] .
  • This year's awards are produced by Erick Weiss, Honeysweet Creative and IngleDodd Media and written by Shelly Goldstein.