February 03, 2012

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Food Collection

The retirees will be collecting food donations for St. Paul the Apostle Church 2777 Albany St Schenectady, NY. Retiree Jerry Menz is in charge of this project. If you wish to donate, please bring your contributions to the next meeting. Items such as canned goods: soup, veggies, tuna fish, mac & cheese, pasta, cereal, sauce etc. Any non perishable foods will be accepted.
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 If any of our members has an immediate member of their family serving with the armed forces, and would like to see their name and photo posted on our Military Page  let me know. We would like to honor our service men and women with a page all their own. Please send me a photo if available, their name rank, branc
h of service, their relationship to you and where they are serving.  We would also like to include pictures of our members who have served in the past, either in war or peace time. So if you are a veteran please send in your picture. Please include the information posted above , also the years you served.
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Local 294 News of Interest

February 3, 2012

First Contract Arrives On Time For Workers At RailCrew

Fieldbrook Foods Teamsters Approve New Contract

Save The Date For 2012 Teamsters Women’s Conference

Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.3%; Payrolls Jump

Nasdaq at 11-year high after jobs report

Mass-Transit Tax Switch to Roads Affirmed by US House Panel

Teamsters Prepare to Strike Northern Ohio Red Cross Feb. 14

Activist Gathers 23000 Signatures in 5 Days Opposing Prison ...

February 2, 2012

Talks over Calais nursing home's fate to be continued

Senator Booted Off Budget Panel Over Privatization

YRC mulls exit from short-haul network

Cape Air pilots to vote on contract

Union files complaint over assistant DA cut

Teamsters, Nichols to resume talks Saturday as Iowa strike continues

February 1, 2012

Hoffa- Indiana Law On Right to Work for Less is Attack On Working ...

Roofing firm in Norwood reaches agreement with picketing workers

New name, logo and emphasis at trucking giant YRC

New York Thruway Employees Counsel Charged with $200K+ Theft

Five Racine County unions have requested recertification, election ...

New name, logo and emphasis at trucking giant YRC

 

 

Norwood CertainTeed settles contract with Teamsters Local 25

MDT employees warned not to talk to media

July 31, 2012

YRC Worldwide seeks union approval for unit restructuring

Prison privatization opponents take fight to Miami's Spanish ...

Hostess Asks Bankruptcy Court to Reject Collective Bargaining ...

Argentine government and organized labour clash in first day of a ...

Long-Haul Trucker YRC to Exit Next-Day Market

July 30, 2012

Florida highway reopens after deadly pileup

Afghan couple killed three teenage daughters in honour killing

US citizens seek refuge at Cairo embassy

Teamsters' union decides on 'battle plan,' workers block entrance ...

Parking attendants haul in OT pay at Massport

Teamsters block access to Correo Argentino depot

Hours of Service- Did FMCSA Find a Sweet Spot-

January 27, 2012

Stocks Off Worst Levels, but Dow Still Drags

Teamsters Press Unionization of Toll Drivers

Toll Group Drivers File with NLRB

CN says locomotive engineers in Canada ratify new collective agreement

Three units at sheriff's office vote to become Teamsters

Erie city workers give Teamsters OK to call strike

Company seeks replacement workers amid strike

American Truck Drivers to Australian Transportation Corporation ...

Garbage truck drivers in Fort Mill vote to unionize

January 26, 2012

Bus Drivers For Alameda County Special Needs Kids Speak Out About Safety, Low Wages

East Bay School Bus Drivers Consider Joining Union

Demonstrators protest FedEx for not paying corporate tax rate

Hostess Seeks to Reject Deals With Two Unions

Teamsters Warn Hostess Not To Misuse Bankruptcy Process

Prison Privatization Clears Committee Process in Senate

Snow plow drivers say strike is still an option

I did not rip off the union

Labor Lawyer Stole $211000 From NY Thruway Union

Teamsters Speak Out About Prison Privatization

January 25, 2012

Teamsters Denounce Strong-Arm Tactics by Indiana Republicans to Pass Right-to-Work

Indiana Moves Closer To Right-to-Work Law

New Officer Training and Education TLA Scheduled for March 5-7

Obama saw window of opportunity to free hostages

Senate Democrats promise to push Obama tax agenda

Experts not allowed to testify before prison privatization vote

Labor Dispute Looming for Whitney Museum Art Handlers as Biennial ...

Trucking Industry, Teamsters Clash Over Owner-Operator Bill

Former Teamsters lawyer accused of stealing $200k

Teamsters ask for cost-benefit analysis of privatization

January 24,, 2012

First Student Monitors Join Teamsters

Whitney Museum in Talks With Frustrated Art Handlers to Avert ...

Is right-to-work issue a fight- Union leader says yes, Rep. Mike ...

State's right-to-work fight set to go national

Indiana labor unions use Daniels' words against him

January 23, 2012

Teamsters remain on Nichols picket line

Assemblyman Joins Call By Activists For IDA Reform

Labor Radio Program Interviews Jim Hoffa

Correctional Officers Say For-Profit Prisons Won't Save Money

Hostess trial set for March

Prison officers to protest privatization

Nichols Aluminum workers go on strike

January 20, 2012

Information About YRCW’s 2009 Stock Option Plans

Unions Could Disrupt Super Bowl

Hunts Point Market Teamsters Overwhelmingly Ratify New Three-year ...

MDT workers may go on strike

Hostess, Kodak, AES Eastern, Lehman, QualTeq- Bankruptcy

Correctional Officers Applaud Jefferson County Resolution Against ...

January 19, 2012

Teamsters Correctional Officers Stand Strong in Tallahassee

Teamsters, Community Groups Rally To Demand Safety at LA Waste ...

Bemis shuttering Newark factory, cutting 124 jobs

Teamsters Union Reaches Tentative Deal With Hunts Point Market

Pension search delays work on local gas pipeline

January 18, 2012

Correctional Officers Say Prison Proposals Will Devastate Their ...

Group says they may take right-to-work protests to Super Bowl

Railmen and Teamsters Show Solidarity with Teachers

January 17, 2012

BRIEF-Teamsters reach agreement with Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare ...

Hunt's Point strike averted — for now

Union, Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Reach Agreement on Five-Year ...

Kodak, Hostess, MF Global, Lehman, SP Newsprint- Bankruptcy

Pipeline Contractors, Teamsters call 90-day truce

January 16, 2012

Teamsters At Hunts Point Market To Work Past The End Of Their Contract

CP union wants Fred Green out

Florida Prisons IN FOCUS- Closure Plans, Privatization & Criticism

Allegations against Tropicana union chief revealed

Senate Has New Proposal on Prisons

January 13, 2012

Teamsters, PLCA Agree to Three-month Extension of National Pipe ...

Indiana Democrats say voters should decide right-to-work

Teamsters Leader- We'll Fight Latest Bid to Privatize Prisons

Teamsters Set the Record Straight on Hostess

Teamsters Reject Contract At Hunts Point Market

January 12, 2012

Oil Drops as EU Embargo of Iran Said Likely to Be Delayed by Six Months

Hunts Point braces for possible workers strike

Strike continues for 11 workers at Crowne Plaza in Rosemont

IATSE, Teamsters focus on health care- Guilds, AMPTP set March 5 ...

Hostess back in bankruptcy

January 11, 2012

Waste Workers At Republic In California Join Local 386

2nd Mexican carrier granted authority to participate in cross ...

National Teamster Pipeline Strike Expands to California

Teamsters Remain Committed to Finding Mutual Solution For Bankrupt ...

Read the Teamsters Statement on the Hostess Bankruptcy

Lake Placid village, police union strike contract deal

Teamsters union local president threatens first strike at Hunts ...

January 10, 2012

Pipeline Workers Go On Strike

Former FBI, Teamster monitor describes notorious Teamster Hoffa's ...

'Right to Work' Advances in Indiana over Protests

CP Rail ownership fight must not impact public safety during ...

Organized labor rallies for Washingtonville DPW workers

Patterson Vegetable CEO- future of company 'in hands of lenders'

January 9, 2012

BLET Members Ratify Freight Rail Contract

Iran starts underground nuclear work, condemns American to die |

YRC Worldwide unit prepares for talks with Teamsters

Herald, Globe press ahead with printing deal

January 6, 2012

A Shameful Attack On Working Families In Indiana

Unemployment rate falls to 8.5%, lowest in nearly 3 years

Millionaires, the IRS has been auditing more of you

Teamsters Strike Halts Pipeline Projects

PVC gets one last chance

January 5, 2012

Harder For Americans To Rise From Lower Rungs

Indiana Teamsters Answer the Call to Action

UW cops file labor complaint

Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Facing Possible Labor Dispute

Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week December 27-30, 2011

January 4, 2012

Teamster Pipeline Construction Workers Launch Strike

Benefits Dispute Leads To Pipeline Construction Walk-off

Labor Board Sides with American Truck Drivers in Struggle with ...

Indiana debates becoming first rust belt right-to-work state

January 3, 212

A Gathering Storm Over ‘Right to Work’ in Indiana

BLET Reaches Tentative Agreement with Amtrak

About 200 pipeline workers in state and Pa. to walk off job

United Continental employee groups continue union consolidation

Access to Indiana Statehouse will be restricted

Labor Board Sides with American Truck Drivers in Struggle with ...

Teamster Pipeline Construction Workers Launch Strike

Hampton reaches contract deal with Teamsters

January 2, 2012

United Airlines Aircraft Mechanics Union Approves New Contract ...

CertainTeed strike in Norwood continues into second week

December 30, 2011

Arkansas Best has the Highest Future Earnings Growth in the ...

Trucking company owned by state senator shut down for workers ...

Unions, county resolve contracts

Handheld cellphone ban for truckers starts next week

Road Safe America Applauds Progress on Truckers' Schedules but ...

NY man sentenced for accepting truck cos.' bribes

December 29, 2011

How Unions Help The Economy

Republic Waste Drivers Vote Teamsters

Merced County Jail violence prompts call for action

2011's Biggest Art Stories - by MutualArt

Teamsters Law Enforcement League Calls for Hearing on ...

Teamsters Union president says he'll challenge vote that cost him ...

December 28, 2011

County employees volunteer to cut hours to prevent layoffs

Teamsters local in Las Vegas elects new leaders

December 27, 2011

Oscar Makers in Chicago Ratify New Contract

Lacey pays out $198000 in furlough settlement

No tax increase in Amity; two staff lose their jobs

Trucking company owners say no to Christmas bonus

December 26, 2011

Massena officials consider retiree health coverage change

December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas to all our members, their families and our friends.

December 24, 2011

Fired utility worker gets his job back

Toy drive provides holiday cheer to locked-out families

December 23, 2011

Southwest flight instructors agree on seniority

Teamsters' 3-year pact has 3% hikes

December 22, 2011

Teamsters Publish Online Petition to End Sotheby's Lockout

Teamsters to Review New Hours of Service Rule

Teamsters Publish Online Petition to End Sotheby's Lockout

Firefighters, Paramedics Join Local 330

Toys for kids of locked-out Crystal workers delivered to Crookston

Greensburg holds taxes steady, OKs union pacts

PVC CEO- Plant closure an option

December 21, 2011

Business Subsidies Opposed

Union-Election Rule Will Begin April 30, Labor Board Says

Metal-Finishing Workers in Illinois Join Local 781

Teamsters Oppose NY Tax Subsidies For VWR To Destroy Jobs

Analysis- Republicans risk backlash in 2012

How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major stock indexes fared on ...

PVC CEO- Plant closure an option

Teamster's pension fund sues HRH Construction, others

Strike at CertainTeed in Norwood to continue today

Police chief rescinds resignation

December 20, 2011

New York Court of Appeals Issues Landmark Ruling Protecting ...

Vitamin Company Workers Join Local 912

Alta Dena Dairy Workers Ratify Strong First Contract

Oswegatchie To OK Raises For Union Employees

Workers strike at roofing materials plant

December 19, 2011

Art Handler Lockout Has Cost Sotheby's Millions, Could Cost ...

Utica school district, Teamsters reach agreement

December 17, 2011

Senate passes payroll tax cut and spending bill

Mortgage Fees Would Rise Under Payroll Tax Cut Deal

December 16, 2011

Teamster Warehouse Workers Ratify Contract

Corporations, Including FedEx, Occupy Congress

Liu's labor loss

County corrections workers hold rally in contract battle

Manhattan Beach extends contracts with employee unions

December 15, 2011

CEO Pay Jumps 36.5 Percent

Sotheby's Handles Lockout, Costs Rise $2.4 Million, Ruprecht Given ...

"Enough is enough"; First responders want a new contract

County union takes a hard line

December 14, 2011

Hoffa Denounces House GOP for Vote on Unemployment Insurance

New contract won't save township $100000

December 13, 2011

NRCC Ad Tires To Drive A Wedge Between Labor And Obama On Keystone ...

Sending a Message at the Ports

Union members ratify five-year contract with Canada's Purolator

Two Quebec workers suffer serious burns at brewery

UC, Clerical Union Reach Five-year Agreement

Kicked in the ash

December 12, 2011

Teamster Dairy Workers Ratify Strong Contracts

In the Wake of Protest- One Woman's Attempt to Unionize Amazon

New Report- National Express Group’s Workplace Rights Policy Falls Far Short Of International Standards

Local Union Cries Foul Over Contract With Company That Makes Oscars

CN Rail, union reach tentative deal

University of California Employees Ratify First Teamster Contract

Radio ad- 'Liu wants to give Wall Street bankers your money'

Trustees to discuss Teamsters' contract, social networking

December 9, 2011

Minister Raitt Congratulates Purolator and the Canada Council of ...

Township OKs Emergency Appropriation to Pay Back Local Unions

Sacred Heart Denies Wages To Chicago Hospital Workers

Louisville nearing labor deal with EMS workers

Purolator workers approve contract with 16 per per cent wage hike ...

Loss of transportation control will hurt school district

Louisville EMS still awaiting contract

December 8, 2011

IBT Safety and Health- New Rule Bans Use of Hand-Held Mobile Phones While Driving

Prayer-break dismissal workers sue Hertz

Unions Fight Privatization of Liquor Sales

Nason's Delivery former employees, owners, mired in federal court ...

December 7, 2011

President Obama Calls To Congratulate Hoffa On Teamsters Election Victory

Between 2008 And 2010, 30 Big Corporations Spent More Lobbying Washington Than They Paid In Income Taxes

Middletown School Board Withdraws Lawsuit Against City

Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of November 28 - December 2, 2011

Teamsters, UFCW file legal challenge seeking to have Costco's I ...

New union steadily winning law enforcement members

December 6, 2011

Hoffa Asks Cuomo to Remove Diana Taylor from Public Board

Makers of Academy Awards Strip Wages from Workers

Union Roundup- Home Invasions

Teamsters Taking on KAG West at 7-Eleven Stores

Custodians' legal dispute over team cleaning is still brewing

December 5, 2011

Justices Won't Budge on Teamsters' Labor Fight

Local 238, Davenport settle grievance over snow emergencies

Harvard Public Works union contract still not signed

Mayor Bloomberg's Girlfriend Threatens to Resign from Sotheby's Board

December 2, 2011

Senority lists should have carried over for flight attendents with ...

Diana Taylor, Bloomberg's Girlfriend and Sotheby's Board Member ...

December 1, 2011

Horizon Air Pilots Will Receive Wage Increase

Brighton Council OKs New Contract with DPS Workers

Cleveland school district cuts nearly one-third of security staff

Teamster Sympathy Pickets Return to US Foods

Two burned Molson workers expected to recover

Victory claimed as Toll rehires sacked truckies

November 30, 2011

Teamsters Support UK Strike by Public Sector Workers

Union vote averts 16 Clallam County dismissals

NAFTA Surface Trade Continues Year-to-Year Gains

Women In Trucking Association Plans Third Annual Salute to the ...

Proposed Trucking Hours Examined in House Hearing

November 29, 2011

Teamsters' strength stands up to power

Omni Air Flight Crews Ratify First Tentative Agreement

Countering the NLRB With Rigorous Truth

US railroads unite to avert strike

Teamsters turn up heat on Toll over driver sackings

CP borrows to cut pension deficit

0VER 10000 TRUCKING COMPANIES CLOSED DOORS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS

November 28, 2011

Teamsters win right to represent prison workers

A New Twist in FL's Private vs. Public Prisons Feud

November 25, 2011

Lincoln native to become Teamster second-in command

Rolling Sympathy Strikes Harass Food-Service Giant

Teamsters Worry Ring of Fire Will be Squandered

Mexican Truck Stop

On the Picket Line

November 24, 2011

Teamsters Sue To Block Mexican Trucks From U.S. Roads

Workers do 'share the pain,' and should not be scapegoated

November 23, 2011

Washington Post- Teamsters Expand Lawsuit Against Mexican Trucks to Add Environmental Claims

Teamsters Sue to Close Border to Unsafe, Polluting Mexican Trucks

What the Labor Movement Can Learn From an Art Auction

Republic Airways Pilots Give Authorization For Strike

SALINE- City employees to contribute more to insurance costs

American Crystal's locked-out workers start own food pantry

November 22, 2011

Fellow Union Members Give Holiday Help to Those Locked-out

Clallam County plans more layoffs after union talks fail

Teamsters, Coca-Cola Owe Fired Worker $4175

CP targets pension costs

Elma will Negotiate with Employees on Health Insurance

November 21, 2011

Durham School Services Workers Vote 'Teamsters Yes!'

Labor groups scuttle county budget plan

Bill Cotterell- Teamsters offer extra toughness

Durham School Services Workers Vote 'Teamsters Yes!

November 18, 2011

Hoffa Elected To Fourth Term By Overwhelming Margin

Teamsters Tell 7-Eleven ‘It’s Too High a Price to Pay for Fuel’

Miami Herald- Fla. Prison Officers Go With Teamsters

Palm Beach Post- FDOC Officers Chose Teamsters

Union challenges Davenport snow plan

Teamsters add 20000 corrections officers in Florida

Kan. unions trying to unite against

Sotheby's Art Handlers to Protest Occupy Wall Street Eviction

Frito-Lay workers vote on union

Prison workers oust PBA

November 17, 2011

Union vote results expected today

Hoffa Set to Win Re-Election as Teamsters President

Hoffa Leading Gegare, Pope in Teamsters Vote

Recycling Division Director Hails Recycling Report

Expanded Recycling Touted For Job-Creation Potential

November 16, 2011

Sen. Harkin- Republican Attacks On Workers’ Rights Won’t Create Jobs

Teamsters Continue Strike For Justice At US Foods

Teamsters Join Global Day Of Action At Los Angeles, Dallas Airports To Stand With Australia's Qantas Workers

Teamsters Join Global Day of Action at Los Angeles, Dallas ...

Teamsters elect local railroad foreman as state legislative director

November 15, 2011

Teamsters Mourn Loss Of Leader, Brother Dan McKay

Teamsters Approve 5-Year Deal For Pittsburgh Garbage Drivers

Airline Division News, Week Ending November 12, 2011

Student Week Of Action, Day One- “What’s Disgusting- Union Busting!”

Union Poster Rule- Video Mocks GOP, Business Groups For 'Hysteria'

Teamsters Vote Official Support Of Occupy Wall Street

Increased Recycling Would Create Nearly 1.5 Million Jobs, Reduce Pollution

Pantagraph union settles contract after three year negotiation

November 14, 2011

160 Waste Workers In California Join Local 396

D.C. Teamsters Help Veterans In Need

Teamsters Canada- Tentative Agreement Reached With Purolator

Early agreement between Teamsters and Purolator unanimously ...

November 11, 2011

United Airlines Reaches Tentative Deal with Teamsters Union (UAL)

Teamsters Union International Officer Election Ballot Count Begins ...

Toll treats us like dirt- US truck drivers

Teamsters health insurance fund suing Pittsburgh for $367000

Contract to clean new city hall helps disabled and North Las Vegas

November 10, 2011

Clyfford Still Fetches Record $61.7 Million For Denver Museum

Class War- Occupy Wall Street, Unions Protest At Sotheby’s–8 Arrested [VIDEO]

Chicago Teamsters Executive Board Wins Unanimous Re-Election

Labor Leaders, Workers, Advocates to Converge on Australian ...

Bid to Alter Pension Plans Is Criticized

Picket removed at Streator US Foods

November 9, 2011

NYT- Occupy Wall Street Joins Forces With Labor

Balford Farms Teamsters Ratify Agreement

Student Transportation Of America Workers Vote 'Teamsters Yes!

Australian Consulate Dragged Into Toll-Teamsters Spat

Toll Holdings Sackings Spark Protest In US

L.A. Port Drivers Fired After Appearing At Shareholder's Meeting In Australia

Hoffa- Ohio Results Show Voters Won't Stand For Attacks On Workers

November 8, 2011

Teamsters' shack caused big stir in city 100 years ago

November 7, 2011

Contract Updates For BLET And BMWED Members

Local US Foods strike receives national support

MGM workers approve contract

November 4, 2011

MGM Grand Workers OK 4-Year Contract

NJ Courier-Post- US Foods Workers Go On Strike

Teamsters Strike At Private Equity-Owned US Foods Continues To Spread

Teamsters' Strike at US Foods Spreads to Colorado, Washington

YRC on the road back to basics

Trucking adds 3100 jobs in October

YRC losses mount even as revenue climbs

November 3, 2011

26 Toll Group Drivers Fired for Organizing; Pay Stolen

DC Ralliers- "Heal Main Street, Tax Wall Street!"

U.S. Foods Strike Spreads To Twin Cities

Strike at US Foods Takes Aim at Private Equity

Republic could face pilots' strike

November 2, 2011

Teamsters Sign Pact With BMW

Friendship Dairies Workers Ratify Contract

Teamsters Protest Union-Hostile Law Firm Jackson Lewis

First Student Drivers, Monitors Join Teamsters Local 610

Trouble Already For City Pension Reforms-

Teamsters Strike at US Foods; Picket Lines Spread to Indiana ...

November 1, 2011

Feds Put Off Issuing New Trucking Safety Rules

Union blocks trucks from California port

Anti-Wall Street protesters may close down Oakland, while ...

Teamsters local to receive $1 million to drop lawsuit challenging ...

Union Hails New Rules Governing Railroad Camp Cars

October 31, 2011

Teamsters strike produce firm for firing truckers

UPS Airlines to provide work for some laid-off employees

Plowing problems in Cairo

October 24, 2011

Republic Waste Workers Protest Harsh Treatment, Labor Law Violations

Government announces new program to help 'underwater' homeowners

Teamsters, Lawyers Square Off in Mexican Truck Debate

McCormick Place Unions Agree to Work Changes

October 22, 2011

Four unions at CN's Algoma Central Railway (ACR) subsidiary ratify ...

Unions agree to new work rules at McCormick Place

Voting for Top Officers Underway; Can Challenger Win 3-Way ...

October 21, 2011

Daily Labor Report- Atlas Air, Teamsters Finalize Agreement

High Income Workers' Share Of Total Wages Grows

Tariffs canceled before start of NAFTA program

Unions agree to Chicago convention center changes

Today in Occupy Wall Street

Atlas Air gets joint contract with Polar pilots

October 20, 2011

KUSI-San Diego - Hoffa, Teamster Members Protest Opening Of U.S. Border To Mexican Trucks

Labor, environmental groups push for clean-energy jobs for middle ...

Truck Drivers Don't Need a Revised Hours-of-Service Rule

October 19, 2001

Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Confronted By Bipartisan Opposition From Truckers, Lawmakers

First Mexican Truck to Enter U.S. Interior in Days; Hoffa and Congressmen Say Program Puts Safety at Risk

WIN Labor Report- Occupy Wall Street Continues; Teamsters Welcome the Movement’s Support

New York Post Photo Gallery- 'Occupy' Continues

Teamster Nation- Susan Sarandon, Teamsters, OWS Occupy Sotheby's

Protesters Get Personal to Embarrass City's Titans

US home building jumps 15 percent in September

Unions see progress toward ending McCormick Place labor impasse

October 18, 2011

Teamsters, Occupy Wall Street Protest Sotheby's Auction

Teamsters Go Global Against Lockout

2011 James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Winners

Board approves retroactive contract while officials preparing ...

Truck Drivers Don't Need a Revised Hours-of-Service Rule

October 17, 2011

Oil Workers Strike In Iran

Teamsters Occupy St. Louis -- and Detroit, and Eugene, and Nashville

Teamsters Get Their Occupation On In FL, PA, WA, WI, IL, GA, NY, MN, TN and Canada

Teamsters file wage-and-hour complaint for prison guards

Philips TV deal at risk, plans 4500 job cuts

Union employees at OmniSource returned to work

Mexico ends tariffs as cross-border trucking resumes

October 14, 2011

British Parliament Censures Sotheby's Auction House

Claiming that thousands of correctional officers in Florida are ...

Jail Deputies Suing Erie County

FMCSA Set to Issue Operating Authority to Mexican Carrier

Labor and Parking Industry Join Forces to Block Increase on ...

Lacey to pay back some employees for 2010 furloughs

Teamsters, PBA Battle Heats Up as Corrections Vote Showdown Looms

Mexican Carrier Gets Authority in Cross-Border Pilot

October 13, 2011

OOIDA comments prompt second look at cross-border applicant

A Gilded Kate Moss Helps Sotheby's Reach $28 Million in a ...

Teamsters and UK Unions Protest Sotheby's in London

Corrections Officers Complain

Teamsters Hail Delay of Mexican Truck Operating Permit

Teamsters accuse Florida corrections department of wage theft

House of Commons Motion Supports Locked-Out Sotheby's Workers

Teamsters Local 264- Sheriff Deputies Sue Erie County

Ready Bake Foods in Essex to shut doors

Hoffa- 'A Shameful Day for Congress'

October 12, 2011

ITF Applauds Sotheby's Art Protest Thursday

LABOR- Distribution center must talk to Teamsters

Airport workers suspended

Jim Hoffa in Toledo to rally against Issue 2

October 11, 2011

James Hoffa rallies against SB5 in Cincinnati

Union, 'safety' groups send letter to Obama pushing 'HOS reform rule'

Teamsters Urge Senate To Pass Jobs Bill

Hoffa- It's Time to Get Tough on China

OmniSource workers reject contract

House Leaders Want to Halt HOS Changes

Teamsters Urge Review of Florida Prison System

October 10, 2011

Lawsuit- Hertz Suspended 34 Somali Muslims for Praying at Work

Brown Co. employees may see benefit cuts

Brown Co. employees may see benefit cuts

October 7, 2011

Official Statement of the Teamsters Union on the Tragedy at Lehigh Southwest Cement

The Sotheby’s Economy

Can The 'Occupation' Spread To Middle America-

Rail Strike Averted by Establishment of Presidential Emergency Board

Four unions at CN's Algoma Central Railway (ACR) subsidiary ratify ...

Hertz suspends Muslim shuttle drivers in Seattle

Ex-labor leader worries about unemployed

October 6, 2011

Occupy Memphis holds its first anti-Wall Street protest at Court ...

"The Whole World Is Watching!" "Enough!" Shouts Occupy Wall Street

Local labor groups send Wall St. a message

OmniSource workers remain locked out

Hoffa- Teamsters Stand in Solidarity With Occupy Wall Street Movement

City, police agree on new union contract

October 5, 2011

American Bottling Workers Vote Teamsters

Cozy Relationships And ‘Peer Benchmarking’ Send CEOs’ Pay Soaring

Dynex Capital Inc. expects to settle lawsuit filed by Teamsters ...

SDI offers to explain proposal to OmniSource employees

October 4, 2011

97 Percent Of BLET Members Authorize Strike

Fred Meyer Stores Reaches Tentative Agreement with Teamsters Local ...

Dynex Capital, Inc. Reaches Agreement-in-Principle to Settle Class ...

Ford, UAW agree on new labor contract- union

Stocks- Bear market bounce

Fat tax in Denmark- Why they have it; could it happen in US-

October 3, 2011

Teamsters President James Hoffa Right to Encourage Liberals to Get Mad

West Aurora Bus Workers Demand End to Contract Violations

Pharmaceutical Warehouse Workers Join Local 79

Workers locked out in OmniSource labor dispute

West Aurora Bus Workers Demand end to Contract Violations

Teamsters Leader Calls on Gov. Scott to Respect Court Ruling on ...

Hoffa- Teamsters Strongly Oppose Job-Killing Trade Deals

OmniSource employees will take more time to review proposed ...

Union-Busting 101 for First-Time Filmmakers

September 30, 2011

Meyerson- In Senate Vote, a Win for the Middle Class and a Rebuke to China

Phony Fear Factor

Lockout possible at OmniSource

Bernard Schoenburg- $20000 pay hike after 'lateral' move

Prince George's firm Daycon loses another round with labor board

Protestors picket at VIFF after-party

Workers reject insurance

September 29, 2011

Teamsters, Community Leaders Rally Outside Ascension Health

'Occupy Wall Street' Links up with Locked-Out Teamsters

GC board OKs administrative union, contracts

IATSE, Teamsters set sights on health care

Union rejects 12-year deal with county

September 28, 2011

US-Mexico truckers sputter over trade agreement

Ethics Complaint Prompts Investigation Into Scott's Prison ...

Early retirements seen avoiding Sikorsky layoffs

Security officers reject contract

Teamsters Protest Celebrity Gala at Met Museum

Sikorsky Workers Weigh Buyout Package

Workers striking for health care

School Board Files Lawsuit Over State Labor Board's Decision

September 27, 2011

Poll- Most Against Ohio Collective Bargaining Law

Deep Recession Sharply Altered U.S. Jobless Map

President Obama Shouldn’t Be Afraid of a Little Class Warfare

Activists target Sotheby's for anti-union policies; protest during ...

Commissioners agree to two union deals

September 26, 2011

Underemployment- Retail Workers Struggle For Hours In Weak Recovery

Occupy Wall Street- Day 10

SamTrans Reaches Three-year Agreement with ATU

Federal Over Nightmare Express

September 23, 2011

Hoffa- Teamsters Support Atlantic City Workers in Fight for Fair ...

Occupy Wall Street Activists Disrupt Sotheby's Art Auction (VIDEO)

Hotel workers strike against Hyatt

ANN ARBOR- City pleased with new contract with Ann Arbor Police ...

The demonstrated danger of cross-border trucking

Privatizing Prisons Will Cost Jobs, Put Communities at Risk

Gettysburg finalizes union agreement

September 22, 2011

Ottawa County committee recommends pay 1 percent pay increase

Private Prison Plan Headed to Court

No agreement yet in Lansing-area Red Cross talks

Union meeting about Sikorsky layoffs, lays cause on troubled ...

Union meeting about Sikorsky layoffs, lays cause on troubled ...

Governor Defends Closed-Door Policy at Committee

September 21, 2011

The GOP Is Trying To Rig The Electoral College

Corrections officers protest in Boca Raton

Teamsters, guards descend on GEO Group to complain

Teamsters Warn Cubs Fans- Madison Dearborn Partners Wants Chicago ...

September 20, 2011

Texas Union Says Companies are Purposely Keeping Unemployment Low ...

Red Cross workers will not strike this week

Sikorsky's 'Worldwide' Cuts Will Mostly Hit Connecticut

YRCW Receives Stakeholders' Consent

toll collectors are becoming an endangered species

Ontario Northland, Teamsters ratify labour agreement

September 19, 2011

Men exemplify union movement

Local Red Cross workers rescind strike notice

Pennsylvania Turnpike toll collectors' contract expires Sept. 30

Contract talks continue with Pa. Turnpike workersteam

September 16, 2011

Final Step in YRCW Restructuring Approved

Waste Management Teamsters Defeat Decertification Effort

YRC Says Its Directors Actually Are Taking Pay Cuts

Commission downplays talk of strike by Turnpike workers

Sullivan Lawmakers still studying self-insurance

Paul Flemming- Unions battle, privatization advances

Port's short-haul truckers struggle to make living

Turnpike workers negotiating labor contract; both sides hope to ...

September 15, 2011

Op-ed- “Union fight against GOP will continue” — James Hoffa

School board accepts administrators' counter offer

Pa. Turnpike workers could strike on Sept. 30 | Philadelphia ...

Florida Prison Privatization Draws Ethics Complaint

Salem ends Teamsters pension plan, shifting employees to state system

September 14, 2011

Teamsters file ethics complaint against Gov. Rick Scott

Teamsters seek to block prison privatization

Pa. Turnpike workers could strike Sept. 30 | Philadelphia Inquirer ...

Teamsters Call on Sotheby's Board to Oust Murdoch

Teamsters accuse Gov. Scott of conflict of interest in ...

Republic Airways shares continue to sag

Union fight against GOP will continue

September 13, 2011

Teamsters balk at company's move to Visalia

Teamsters sue to stop Mexican trucking; beef export records

Red Cross- Strike Notice Renewed

Grocers denied bankruptcy protection

Union leader wants $2m Visalia grant rescinded

September 12, 2011

Teamsters Alert Sun Capital Investors- Firm Endangers Value ...

Hoffa Calls on US Dept. of Commerce to Rescind Job-Killing Grant

Locked-Out Teamsters Target Sotheby's Top Clients

In-Network Provider Has Standing to Pursue ERISA Remedies, But ...

Hoffa's comments; post office troubles

September 9, 2011

11 Threat Suspects Could be Americans

Teamsters Airline Division- Republic Airways Continues Attack On ...

Labor Leaders Back Obama Jobs Plan

Focus On Creating Jobs, Then Attack The Deficit- Jim Hoffa

Great Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross strike suspended

Teamsters President James Hoffa defends jobs speech while in Seattle

Senate leader does not want "right-to-work" in Michigan

Teamsters join Wisconsin Farm Aid to help drought-stricken ...

Teamsters rally at Puyallup Fred Meyer warehouse

September 8, 2011

National Mediation Board Releases RLBC Rail Unions From Mandatory ...

Local tea party leaders say Hoffa's comments intended to goad ...

Walkouts At Ports Of Seattle, Tacoma Halt Truck Deliveries

September 7, 2011

The Ed Show- Exclusive Interview With Teamsters President James Hoffa

Teamster's Tea Party Comment Fuels Republican Fundraising Effort

Classes cancelled in Montana town amid strike

WHITE HOUSE- Obama Is Not Going to 'Serve as the Speech Police for ...

Immigration is Still a Jobs Issue

Lansing-area Red Cross workers walk off jobs

Hoffa- I Won't Apologize for Tea Party Comments

Report- Governor Rick Perry Cut Texas Volunteer Fire Department ...

Jimmy Hoffa, Fighting Like His Father

Urbana company settles union dispute

September 6, 2011

Hoffa- Corporate-Funded Conservative Politicians Out To Destroy Middle Class

Scott, State Lawmakers Make Today A Dark Day

Teamsters ratify new contract with International Fiber Corp.

Union's crime-riddled past suggests violent rhetoric may have bite

Dishonest Hoffa Reporting Is Just Latest Attempt By Fox To Smear ...

Hoffa- “This Is A War. We're Fighting Back. That's What Teamsters Do”…

Obama, Hoffa Speeches Irk GOP

Superstore Bill Draws Legions of Lobbyists

President Obama- Unions key to economic recovery

York's Labor Day parade dodges the rain

Drivers charge trucking company with unfair labor practices

September 5, 2011

What Steve Jobs Could Do for the U.S. Working Class

Teamsters Sue Over Mexican-Truck Plan

Sotheby’s Tries to Break Union, Teamsters Vow 'If They Don’t Settle, We’re Going to Shut This Place Down'

Jimmy Hoffa Declares War on Non-Union America

Hoffa On Tea Party – 'Let's Take these Sons Of Bitches Out!'

Teamsters target Sotheby's as pay row escalates

Teamsters woo Denver city workers in push for collective bargaining

Rocky Mountaineer Lockout Goes off the Rails

August 30, 2011

Hoffa Speaks About The 2012 Election

Labor board rule changes help defeat employer delay tactics

August 29, 2011

New Energy Among Art Handlers As They Continue To Fight Sotheby’s Lock Out

Local truck drivers claim they were unfairly terminated

Teamsters Hail NLRB for Worker Education Rule

Hernando County, Teamsters make progress in contact talks

Casting directors begin pact talks

Teamsters add 1000 members at UPS Freight

August 26, 2011

Obama declares emergency in New York (updated)

Teamsters Battle

Trash Collectors, Animal Control Pass Strike Vote; Workers ...

Teamsters- Sotheby's is Bad for Art

Apparent use of strikebreakers at The Gazette

Teamsters President Jim Hoffa Urges President To Fight Harder ...

Teamsters Joins AFL-CIO to Blast Obama as Timid

Good Morning! Birthing Through Edition

Sugar workers resolute in fight against lockout

On the Picket Line

August 25, 2011

Rocky Mountaineer lockout- staff launch naked protest

Teamsters to March on and Protest Sotheby's

Middletown School Board, City To Discuss Business Manager Job

August 24, 2011

UPS Freight Clerks at Five Terminals Join Teamsters

Teamsters File Objections to CAL-UAL Fleet Service Elections

Bus driver contract offer irks Charleroi union steward

Plant workers avoid union decertification

August 23, 2011

Congressman Tim Ryan is against privatizing the Ohio Turnpike

Teamsters local union OKs new agreement

Great Falls buses to keep rolling on Saturdays

Teamsters union pickets Mobile trash hauler over contract dispute

August 22, 2011

Teamsters Support NLRB’s Proposed Changes to Representation Election Rules

NOTE TLA Scheduled September 13-14, 2011

Teamsters union pickets Mobile trash hauler over contract dispute

162 Arrested at White House Sit-ins Against Tar Sands Pipeline

Obama to visit Detroit for Labor Day, address unions

First Student Drivers Overwhelmingly Choose Teamsters

Teamsters say lawsuit filed against Frontier will not affect ...

Medical insurance is contract sticking point for grocery warehouse ...

August 19, 2011

Frontier Restructuring Unaffected by Teamster Lawsuit

Ruling- Lewis County Committed Unfair Labor Practice With ...

Labor groups differ over US-Canada oil pipeline

Union Taking Copy of Maine Labor Mural to Maryland Exhibit

KOUGH v. TEAMSTERS' LOCAL 301 PENSION PLAN

Teamsters Airline Division Supports JetBlue Pilots

August 18, 2011

Hospitality Parking Services Employee Arrested After Wielding Knife in Public

Oil Group- Canadian Pipeline Delays Putting 20000 Jobs on Hold

California Teamsters To Leaflet El Torito Restaurants

North Las Vegas to close rec centers and layoff 21 teamsters

August 17, 2011

In Memoriam- WV Labor Hall Of Honor Teamster Grover Marion

Teamsters Local 117- Bargaining Stalls As Fred Meyer Fails to Address Employees’ Health Care Concerns

BMWED Hails OSHA Whistleblower Ruling Against Norfolk Southern

City, unions reach accord on new contracts

State- Concrete-drivers strike not affecting Ocean City causeway ...

JetBlue pilots turn down representation from Air Line Pilots ...

August 16, 2011

Victory for Workers' Rights in Santa Barbara 'News-Press Mess'

VIDEO- Teamsters Lend Support To Crystal Workers

Teamsters, Consumers and Their Families Leaflet Chevys Fresh Mex ...

August 15, 2011

Teamsters, Consumers And Their Families Leaflet Chevys Fresh Mex Restaurants

Newspaper Publisher Retaliated Against Former Reporters, Board Rules

St. Louis Teamsters Celebrate 100 Years

Trucking Technology Firms Post Quarterly Profit Gains

Right-Wing Media Attack New Fuel-Efficiency Standards That Truck ...

Mexican tariffs from truc...

August 13, 2011

Coon Rapids public works employees and council reach deal

Metro EMS employees to face random drug testing

First wave of Atherton layoffs slated for Aug. 19

Court hears arguments on Rocky Mountaineer injunction

Labor board rules against Santa Barbara News-Press

Teamsters, Omni Air Pilots Announce Tentative Agreement With Company

'Sotheby's Squashes New Yorkers,' Teamsters Say

NLRB Orders Reinstatement of Santa Barbara News-Press Journalists

August 12, 2011

Teamsters To Keep Jobs At Ontario BMW Plant

Sotheby's Walks Away From Union Negotiations

Labor board orders NeilMed to admit Teamsters official

Teamsters, BMW Agree to Contract Extension

Memphis-based FedEx claims victory as union withdraws election bid ...

Court rejects order to halt Atherton layoffs

Rocky Mountaineer locks out attendants

August 11, 2011

FedEx Says Teamsters Drop Petition for Vote at One Facility

Hoffa- Wisconsin Middle Class - Take Pride in Victories Over GOP

August 10, 2011

Fugitive siblings caught in Colorado

UPS Delivers $83 With More International Shipping

S&P upgrades trucker YRC Worldwide

Hoffa- Wisconsin Middle Class - Take Pride in Victories Over GOP

Dockers' unions back US BMW workers

Thumbs up for truck mpg rules

August 9, 2011

Statements From BlueGreen Alliance Partners And Allies On Medium- And Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Efficiency And Carbon Pollution Standards

Montreal Gazette locks out some employees

Hoffa- Teamsters Stand with Union Brothers and Sisters at Verizon

Mokena, Engineers Union Come to One-Year Deal- The Gist

Teamsters Ratify National Carhaul Agreement

August 8, 2011

Dow plunges after S&P downgrade

Dow skids 600, worst day since credit crisis

Bank Stocks Tumble to Biggest Plunge Since 2009 Led by BofA, Citigroup

Gold Prices Settle Above $1700

60 employees at Montreal Gazette locked out amid labour dispute ...

AFL-CIO Central Trades & Labor Council endorses Silvestri for ...

Teamsters Protest BMW's Greed at East Coast 'Bimmerfest'

LINEBACK v. IRVING READY-MIX, INC.

Fred Meyer warehouse workers authorize strike amid talks

August 5, 2011

Deadliest military crashes in Afghanistan

Teamster Carhaul Members Ratify National Agreement

Houston Teamsters Push For FAA Reauthorization

White House Focus On Jobs- Veterans

Nestle workers in Burlington want new union

Republic Airways officials want to meet with union about Frontier ...

Hoffa Lauds Senate for Ending FAA Shutdown, Putting People Back to ...

Locked-Out Workers Seek Union Support

Teamsters sue to block concessions made by Frontier pilots ...

NY to refund a 2011 sea fishing fee

August 4, 2011

NBC San Diego- U.S., Mexico Have Truck Trade Off

Pennsylvania Correctional Officers Get 11.5 Percent Increase In Wages

Teamsters cease delivering at American Crystal Sugar; editors call ...

Controversial Agreement- Mexican Trucks to Haul Goods Throughout US

Teamsters Local 79 Challenges Florida Pension Law

Teamsters suit claims Frontier, Republic tried to interfere with ...

Senate Summer Vacation Leaves Keystone XL Pipeline Bill High and Dry

County, Teamsters struggle on layoff issue

Trash collectors settle for $215K

August 3, 2011

Teamsters Sue To Block Illegal Frontier Pilot Concession Deal

Around MN- Teamsters back American Crystal workers

Teamsters Escalate BMW Protests Across America

Budweiser Drivers Say Ohio Distributor is Dumping Contaminated Water

Latest intimidation tactic is a public relations disaster for unions

August 2, 2011

Council approves refuse settlement

Mexican trucks to haul freight on U.S. roads

Locked Out, Sotheby's Handlers Picket Posh Headquarters

Mike Smid Departs YRC Worldwide

August 1, 2011

FDOC Campaign Moving Forward

Miller Beer Is Tasteless, Says Brewfest Audience At CA State Fair

Teamsters Call On Dollar Thrifty Board to Redeem Poison Pill

Amoroso's OKs deal with drivers to buy routes

Scenes from American Crystal lockout in Crookston

Sotheby's Locks Out Union Art Handlers, Again

Anheuser-Busch, Lilly, Google, Apple- Intellectual Property

July 29, 2011

Sheila Marie Imports Strike is Over After 16 Days

Fired newspaper reporters rally in De la Guerra plaza

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 701 v. CBF TRUCKING ...

Mansfield BOE OKs deal with Teamsters

County employees receiving one-week layoff

IJuly 28, 2011

BMW Layoffs Exemplify The Evisceration Of The Middle Class

Teamsters Protest At Jackson Lewis Offices Nationwide

Rally for Workers' Rights Marks Fifth Anniversary of News-Press ...

Republic Pilots Vote in Teamsters

Labor dispute spills over into federal court

Forward officials hope to avoid having to disband the police force

Solano County supervisors vote to implement final offer to employees

July 27, 2011

L & I Cities DOC For Serious Violations In Officer Biendl Murder Investigation

Where the Job Growth Is- At The Low End

The Chart That Should Accompany All Discussions Of The Debt Ceiling

Democrats Pivot From Boeing Battle To Broad Defense Of Unions

Fenton Inks New Contract with Department of Public Works Employees

DOC faces $26000 fine in wake of officer's death

Teamsters Protest At Jackson Lewis Offices Nationwide

BC railway chugs along with replacement workers during lockout ...

July 26, 2011

BLET Tells Senate Strict Conditions Are Needed For Public-Private Partnerships

Beer, Wine Distributor, Union in Labor Talks

Hoffa- GOP Leaders Must End FAA Shutdown, Put People Back to Work

Workers employed by Rocky Mountaineer locked out

Solano County, employee union at impasse

Drivers face contract deadline as Amoroso's changes delivery system ...

July 25, 2011

Ten Lessons for Today's Unions from Labor's Militant History

Teamsters Issue Warning to Heidelberg Distributing

Methacton Teamsters OK strike authorization

Sotheby's Union Art Handlers Consider a Strike

Free Trade Deals- Lobbying Fever Foreshadows Winners, Losers

Teamsters Take Flight for Sick Children

Teamsters Take on Beer Distributor With Billboards

YRC to Study China Businesses as Trucker Returns to 'Roots'

US Contracts Funded Taliban, Source Says

U.S. transport funds end up in Taliban hands

July 22, 2011

Democrats Recall Reagan’s Tax Increases

Hoffa Issues Statement on New YRCW CEO, Board

Ohio Distributor of Budweiser Charged With Polluting Surface Runoff

Teamsters- 'Budweiser Distributor is Tasteless' Billboards Hit Dayton

Welch confirmed as YRC's next CEO

YRCW Restructuring Plan Completed; More Than 25000 Teamster Jobs Saved

Quinn's break with state unions may not be that big a risk

YRC Worldwide completes restructuring, names Welch CEO

Teamsters- 'Budweiser Distributor is Tasteless' Billboards Hit Dayton

Another Manufacturing Giant Goes Under Microscope of National Labor Relations ...

YRC Review- Zollars Resignation, Q2 Loss drive Shares down

Unit to pump cool air into jail

Teamster sues over pay

July 21, 2011

Hoffa- Attacking Social Security, Health Care Is Not Shared Sacrifice

Terms of Agreement Between Northville Public Schools and Private Bus Provider ...

Union Calls Out Erie County for Holding Center Heat

Union leaders blast White House Wal-Mart alliance

Workers at two concrete plants on strike

Teamsters, UAW, ILA, Unite Join Together for Solidarity Day at BMW

July 20, 2011

Capital Region prepares for heat wave

Slice of $130M pie is thinner

Cuomo Says for Next 6 Months, He Will Focus on Creating Jobs

Organizing- The Strategic Campaign, September 26-29, 2011

Teamsters File Charge With NLRB Against BMW

Chester employees vote on unionizing

Walmart CEO Mike Duke's Latest Enemy is… Jim Hoffa-

Teamster Members Challenge Florida Pension Law

FedEx Package Handlers to Vote on Teamsters

July 19, 2011

Hoffa Congratulates Dave Hansen on Recall Victory in Wisconsin

Teamsters Proclaim Miller Beer Actions “Tasteless”

Teamsters Support NLRB Move to Reform Election Process

America's Labor Movement- The Lessons of History

Union Workers Picket Outside Smithtown Concrete Over Labor Dispute

July 18, 2011

Gov. Cuomo, PEF Reach 5-Year Labor Agreement

Cuomo's next major challenge- The state's economy

Labor deal means NY Legislature likely to return to Albany

YRC Worldwide stock shifts into reverse

Streets workers' callbacks await budget figures

Media campaign against BMW picks up speed

Montville Town Management Union Votes Against Concessions

Court order halts Atherton layoffs

Lane Closures Scheduled on I-95 in Maryland

$150 million gives natural gas infrastructure a boost

July 15, 2011

In Memoriam- Robert Boston Barnes

Chrysler Plans to Buy Auto-Transport Trucks to Bypass Teamsters, UAW Says

Court grants temporary order halting layoffs

CVS, Teamsters come to agreement on contract

Mexican trucking deal good for U.S. agriculture, bad for transport industry

Teamsters Launch Website About BMW's Mass Layoffs

Trucking industry struggles to fill shortage of 100000 drivers

TSA report- Criminals hijacked 10000 Mexican truckloads in 2010

ARKANSAS BEST- STOCK ON THE MOVE HIGHER, UP 1.4% (ABFS)

July 14, 2011

Ogden teachers, other unions rally for collective bargaining

YRC Worldwide expects revenue, earnings to climb

Dunmore distributor closing in September; 200 jobs lost

truckers scramble to find rest

Former Swift trucking school students win court battle

Short-haul truck drivers needed in RI

July 13, 2011

Carhaul Ballots Mailed July 7; Duplicate Ballots Available Soon

Democrats (Real Ones) Win Primaries

Another Side To ‘Right To Work’

Distributor closing in September, 200 out of work

Alderwoods Funeral Directors, Drivers Ratify Three-Year Contract

Safety Concerns Raised Over Deal To Allow Mexican Trucks On US Highways

July 12, 2011

It’s A Season Of Recalls For Voters In Wisconsin

Update On ABF Lawsuit

Teamsters Protest BMW Greed at Dealers in Western States

YRC Worldwide Adopts New Facility

Major contract settlements & negotiations

July 11, 2011

Vero Beach Employees Vote To Join Teamsters Union

SCI-Operated Alderwoods Funeral Homes Force Unfair Labor Practice Strike

Teamsters, YRCW Approve Key Component in Restructuring Plan

Union threatening strike at Budweiser distributor

Jimmy Hoffa of Argentina Sidelined as Fernandez Courts Middle-Class Voters

JRHMSF Essay Contest Now Open!

CBS News Reports On Teamsters Conflict With Anheuser-Busch

July 8, 2011

NLRB finds merit in union charge

Ohio Teamsters to Kick Off 'Budweiser is Tasteless' Protests

Vero Beach employees vote to join Teamsters Union

Cross-Border Trucking Agreement Threatens American Security and American Jobs ...

Warren Gubler- City's landing VWR bucks the trend

Mexican trucks to hit US highways under new trade deal

Unemployment rises to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls

ATA Releases Driver Compensation Study

July 7, 2011

Teamsters Local 2010 Contract Struggle

Winston & Strawn LLP | Labor News

Independent truckers, trucking labor take legal steps to block implementation ...

Redondo Beach employees accept pay cuts, two-tier pension in budget deal

Strike set for Tuesday at four Chicago area funeral homes

Town of Massena approves insurance switch to AARP for less-costly Medicare ...

July 6, 2011

CitationAir Pilots Vote for Teamster Representation

ABF Wins Appeal Against Teamsters, YRC and TMI

Hoffa Condemns Mexican Truck Pilot Program

Atherton employees may strike over layoff plan

Teamsters launch organizing effort at FedEx Freight

Teamsters Expose Risks to Sun Capital Investors

Alderwoods Funeral Homes, Operated By Industry Giant SCI, Force Unfair Labor ...

July 5, 2011

Teamsters Central States returns 14.04%

VP Biden to Teamsters- If You Vote Republican, 'Don't Come to Me...You're On ...

Teamsters' Push For Shorter Hours May Leave Drivers Very Short On Pay

Truckers want freeway rest stops re-opened

Trucking company can be liable for misclassification of drivers

Amtrak blamed in latest suit over deadly NV crash

Marten institutes automatic detention pay

July 1, 2011

Details Emerge on NY Operating Engineer, Contractor Deal

Biden to Teamsters- You Protect the Middle Class

Labor Council seeks reinstatement of three Erie casino employees

Vice President Joe Biden visits Las Vegas looking for Teamster support

Teamsters nominate 3 candidates for union election

New trucking regulations catch attention of farmers, lawmakers

FMCSA targets full supply-chain accountability

Amtrak train crash- DNA used to identify last dead passenger

NY Court Allows Damages Cap in Hockey Bus Crash

5 Things You Can Do To Save Gas Money This Weekend

Trucking Industry Ripe for Takeovers (YRCW, FFEX, CVTI, AUTO, XPO)

June 30, 2011

Teamsters Resolve to Ensure High-Speed Rail Jobs are Union Jobs

Teamsters spent $279500 lobbying in 1st quarter

Teamsters laud efforts to save YRC Worldwide amid recession

Nevada Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to address Teamsters convention in Vegas

Teamsters Pass Resolution Demanding Prosecution of Wall Street CEOs ...

June 29, 2011

Teamsters consolidate Republic Airway's unions; National Mediation Board faces ...

Republic Airways Holdings' pilots vote to join Teamsters union

Cleveland Schools and Union Reach an Agreement

June 28, 2011

Teamsters Honor Iranian Labor Hero at 28th International Convention

Vice President Biden to speak at Friday's Teamsters event in Las Vegas

Transport Unions Boss Calls For Unity Of International Freight And Passenger ...

Frontier Airlines pilots vote to join Teamsters

Republic pilots, first officers pick Teamsters as their union

Nevada-Based Trucking Company Cited Before Train Crash

YRC Worldwide shares soar on 'incredible trading'

Approved agreement gives raise to bus drivers, aides

June 27, 2011

Teamsters Open 28th International Convention

Toronto Teamsters Local 847 asking Ontario Labour Relations Board to end movie ...

Gulfstream Pilots Sign New Labor Pact

Monthly tonnage index down 2.3% in May; year-over-year up 2.7%

Truck crashes into California Zephyr, killing 6

National policy needed on older drivers- study

June 24, 2011

BMW's Decision to Replace 65 Union Employees with Cheaper Workforce in ...

Drivers catch a break as gasoline prices fall

Teamsters Protest In Support of FDOC Officers at Privatization Conference

NLRB rulemaking would streamline union elections

Bozeman working to complete labor union contracts

Trucking Group Urges Obama to Expand Offshore Drilling | Journal ...

June 23, 2011

The Good Fight; Trucking Stock YRC Worldwide still not tapping the ...

Police officers approve new contract

AAA Against Bigger Trucks On Highways

Chester approves pay cuts

June 22, 2011

Injunction imposed blocking McCormick Pl. reforms

HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHT- Teamsters walk out, housewives stymied

Rocky Mountaineer to lock out attendants

Trucking companies have more trouble keeping long-haul drivers ...

Congress battling over infrastructure privatization

June 21, 2011

UTU Tentative Agreement Sets A Pattern For Freight Rail Industry

Hoffa Praises NLRB for Proposing Fairer Elections

Senate Healthcare and Pension Reform Bill is 'Terrible' for Workers, Says ...

Roads workers vote to unionize

Rally at Huntington City Hall Planned as Occupation Tax Challenge Filed in ...

Carb lovers, rejoice- Amoroso's delivery to restart after brief strike ...

June 20, 2011

Bakery strike hampers Philly cheesesteak supply

Amoroso Truck Drivers Return to Work

Lawsuit Against Teamsters, Government Lacks Merit, Shows Lack of Legal ...

Teamsters Struggle to Save Jobs at BMW's Parts Center in California ...

Drivers Picket Outside Bakery In West Philadelphia

Failure to Check Tires Causes Wrecks in Hot Weather, South Carolina Trucking ...

June 17, 2011

Industry Giant SCI Pushes Employees to Brink of Strike as Funeral Directors ...

Why The BMWED Wants Out Of Mediation

Union representation elections on the rise

Teamster Seeks to Rid Government Oversight

Teamsters vow to fight proposal to replace union employees with other workers

Ontario BMW union employees protest layoffs

June 16, 2011

Hoffa Calls On House of Representatives to Oppose Free Trade Agreements

Rail Conference, RLBC Seek Release From Arbitration

Funeral Directors Forced to Prepare for Strike After SCI Management Says 'No ...

Workers fear losing jobs at California BMW center

June 15, 2011

Hoffa- 'We Will Not Be Silenced'

Supervisors approve contract with public works union

New York City Elected Officials and Union Leaders Rally to Save Over 700 Local ...

Union Workers Protest Starbucks' Plan To Stop Buying Milk From Queens Dairy

Fred Gegare Welcomes Jim Sheard as a Candidate for Vice-President at Large

June 14, 2011

Teamsters Local 174 Mourns Death Of Waste Worker

Middletown school administrators to get raises, but not teachers (with list)

Regaining bargaining rights might not help transit workers avoid pay cuts

Mayor, Teamsters at odds over soda tax

June 13, 2011

Rally Supports Union Workers At Chemical Plant Near Henry

Teamsters Gear Up for UAL-Continental Fleet Service Workers Election

Vermilion County Board considers Teamsters, IBEW agreements

Crime & corruption

YRC Worldwide Inc. is Today's Focus Stock on MicroStockProfit.com

Kodiak Oil & Gas Reaffirms Year-End Exit Rate and Revises 2011 Production Guidance

Gas prices plunge in past week

ATA Seeks Withdrawal of Hazardous Materials Loading and Unloading Proposal

June 10, 2011

Most Hercules employees agree to 12.5 percent cuts in salaries, benefits

NLRB strikes down employer's mandatory arbitration policy and orders ...

Rally backs locked-out Emerald employees

Atherton agrees to delay layoffs

June 9, 2011

Teamsters File Grievance to Halt YRCW Outsourcing of Clerical Work

Teamsters, Community Leaders And Labor Allies Send Delegation To Emerald Performance-Sun Capital Partners

Ex-Chicago Bear Covert Quarterbacks Plan To Outsource Jobs At Lifesource

Dynex Capital, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Common Stock Dividend and ...

PhillyDeals- Children's Hospital plans South Street-area expansion ...

June 8, 2011

Senator urges CEO of International Fiber to end lockout

Lawmakers seek to save Conn. highway rest areas

U.S. recovery, rest in peace

Watch for Continued Losses in Shares of YRC Worldwide (YRCW)

Comptroller to audit troubled Health Department unit

Cuomo releases pension reform plan

June 7, 2011

Sarasota union workers protests pension cuts

Teamsters employee loses out on award in sexual harassment case

Middletown council OKs contract for managers union

Jensen Precast Workers Join Teamsters Local 166

NTI head- Drug testing change will shrink driver pool by 15 percent

Trucks will dominate US freight for next decade

June 6, 2011

Professional Firefighters of MA, Teamsters Local 25 and Building and ...

Reviving the Strike- Lessons of the 1930s for Today's Labor Movement

Diesel Dips 0.8¢ to $3.94 in Fifth Straight Decline

A golden age for natural gas-

June 3, 2011

City finalizes its deal with Teamsters Union

Republic Airways Pilots Picket For Higher Wages

Teamsters Freight Transportation Museum could move to Merritt

Truckers upset with Conn. plan to close rest stops

FMCSA Gives Public Web Access to Trucking Industry Penalty and Safety Ratings

June 2, 2011

Teamsters Overwhelmingly Approve First Student National Agreement

Rally at San Francisco's Transamerica Building Unveils 'The Truth About Aegon'

Teamster Bill To Assist Veteran Businesses Unanimously Passes In Illinois

UAL Mechanics And Related Reject Proposed Contract

LifeSource's Outsourcing Plan Threatens Economy, Workers' Jobs

June 1, 2011

YRC Worldwide resumes Teamsters plan contributions

Via Rail engineers and yardmasters ratify agreement

9 days after tornado, rebuilding begins in Joplin

Industry Groups Challenge Provision of New Licensing Rule

Stocks fall on worries about economic recovery

USDOL prevailing-wage enforcement likely to increase

May 31, 2011

Register For The 2011 Teamster Women's Conference

Teamsters Carhaul Negotiating Committee Continues Discussions

Portage union claims cuts against contract

The Panama Canal Expansion- How It's Affecting Traders

Proposal would allow police to crack down on illegal truck shortcuts

May 30, 2011

Federally funded program helps find lost pensions

New HOS rule postponed until Oct

May 27, 2011

40 Missing Joplin Teamsters Accounted For

ABF Driver Tom Martin Named Wyoming Trucking Association Driver of the Year

FMCSA says it can produce new HOS 'on or before' Oct. 28

Trucking volume up as Volvo expands

Food bank collection nearly doubles total

May 26, 2011

Pension detectives help pin down retirement benefits

Illinois House Considers Unconstitutional Pension Bill

Wash. police captain's demotion overturned

May 25, 2011

Joplin Local- 1 Dead, 40 Missing

Union protests over contract talks

Yakima police captain's demotion overturned after arbitrator's ruling

Labor unions clear EC school hurdle

Road workers to get 2% wage increase

May 24, 2011

Help Teamsters Affected By Deadly Tornado In Joplin

Pottsgrove Custodians also accept pay freeze

US trucking industry gears up for CSA regulation

Lynn co. owner fuming over $290G state penalty

Joplin Tornado Kills 166; HOS Rules Lifted in Response

Business helps eliminate long-haul trucks' idle time

May 23, 2011

Gulfstream International Airlines Pilots Ratify Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement

Teamsters Carhaul Negotiating Committee Enters Final Stretch

Labor board sides with Red Cross workers

YRC bankruptcy watch continues; legal ruling critical

Hunts Point Market Considers Move From The Bronx To New Jersey

Trustee questions allowance

May 20,, 2011

Roadcheck set for June 7-9

Craftsman Press Workers Vote Yes for Teamsters Membership

Solon reaches agreement with Water Reclamation Department union

R.R. Donnelley will close Menasha plant by July

Economy Linen Employes Vote On Contract

May 19, 2011

Union deals unlikely before White Plains budget vote

Teamsters Call on Loomis Leadership to Restore Workers' Rights in U.S.

Maryland Printing Plant Workers Vote Yes for Teamsters

Logistics News- Efforts to Unionize Drayage Drivers Continues, as California ...

YRC Worldwide Stock in Danger of Being Delisted from Nasdaq

May 18, 2011

Colombian Labor Lawyer Gunned Down Friday Raises Questions Of Timing Of Trade Agreement, Senior House Dems Say

Bloomberg- Truckers' $4 Billion of Wasted Time Revives U.S. Penalty Push

Poll Shows If Voting Today, Ohioans Would Reject New Collective Bargaining Law

Pantagraph press operators rally for 'fair contract'

Paramus council's tentative budget calls for seven layoffs

One for the Teamsters

May 17, 2011

Possible bus strike averted- TCDSB

North Las Vegas Workers Face Layoffs

Battle over benefits- Greenwich public-sector workers feeling the heat

Teamsters Shore Up Majority Support for Director Election Reform at Clean Harbors

Win-Win Deal at Sewer Plant- Jobs Spared, and Solon Saves Money

May 16, 2011

Union workers rally as lockout continues

Hoffa- The Public Opposes Illegal, Unsafe Mexican Truck Program

Despite Tentative Deal with Teamsters, Solon Sewer Plant Layoffs ...

YRCW Still Losing Money Prior To Recapitalization

Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel appeals labor board ruling

May 13, 2011

Comments on Mexican Trucks Program Due to DOT Friday

Buffalo co-op buys dairy

ATA Supports NAFTA Pilot Program, but Raises Some Concerns

A Welcome 'No' to a VMT Tax

US-Mexico trade flows with cross-border trucking

YRC Worldwide Launches Initiatives to Reduce Emissions, Cut Costs

May 12, 2011

Rockefeller Says Jobs & Highway Safety Should Come Before Mexican Border Trucking Plan

Joint Statement from AFM, AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, SAG and Teamsters On PROTECT IP Act

Teamsters Asks National Mediation Board for Release at Omni Air International

Union protests firing at UPS

Hopes Dim for Borough Workers Facing Layoffs

New plan could hike prescription costs for Massena retirees

May 11, 2011

NH Gov. John Lynch Vetoes, Denounces Right-To-Work Bill

Teamsters Warn Loomis Shareholders- Worker Abuse Is Risky Business in U.S.

Boston Globe in talks to print rival Boston Herald

Contracts reached with Cedar Falls teachers

Hammond steel facility closing in June

May 10, 2011

National Express AGM bars media over plea for union

$100000 OK'd for union contract arbitration in Middletown

Bakery strike in 3rd week

School Board Unanimously Approves Teacher Pay Freeze

Lawmakers blast VWR's relocation to Visalia plan

May 9, 2011

A Mixed Bag for YRC Worldwide

Teamsters Denounce Florida Legislature Vote To Privatize State Prisons

Teamsters Local 1038 Organize Workers at Blue Water Compassion Center

Chicago Teamsters Fight Breast Cancer In Record Numbers

Teamsters Union Shines Spotlight On National Express's "Culture Of Contradictions"

Teamsters Local 1038 Organize Workers at Blue Water Compassion Center

FMCSA re-opens HoS docket, ATA expresses 'skepticism'

Improved Highway Safety- Compliance Safety Accountability 2010 Is In Effec

May 6, 2011

YRC Worldwide's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

YRC Worldwide CEO, Interim CFO Likely To Step Down In July

Yellow-Roadway losing less greenbacks

Union workers reject contract offer

SHAFER REDI-MIX, INC. v. CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS & HELPERS LOCAL UNION #7

Luzerne employees to receive more than $72K in grievance pay

Most benefits facing cuts

May 5, 2011

York County union workers to get a raise

Teamsters Land Majority Support for Director Election Reform at SkyWest

Commissioners unhappy with arbitrator's contract decision

May 4, 2011

Teamsters Local 957 to vote on proposed contract Thursday

International Fiber contract vote is today

Teamsters, safety groups rally behind SHIPA; ATA rejects claims

Potsdam police at impasse in contract negotiations

Amoroso's drivers speak out on plans for change

May 3, 2011

Employees locked out at International Fiber as part of labor dispute

Insurance change saves Canisteo money

Teamsters Support Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act

Union agrees to health plans

Bus Driver Caught Reading Newspaper Keeps His Job

Union contract extensions rejected in Middletown

May 2, 2011

UPS Driver Survives Deadly Tuscaloosa Tornado Video

YRC gets green light to finalize restructuring plan

YRC creditors, Teamsters OK restructuring plan

HOS proposals more politics than policy- NPTC

Teamsters Support 'iPods for Wounded Veterans' Project

April 29, 2011

Plan to Protect 25,000 YRCW Freight Jobs Clears Important Financial Hurdle

UPS Q1 Earnings Up 24%

Public Works employees face layoffs

Grocery supplier's debt totals more than $10 million

Tom Morello- Union Made

TransForce to buy DHL Express Canada's domestic business

April 28, 2011

NMB Announces Single-Carrier Status For Continental, United Ramp Workers

Waste Workers In Illinois Ratify First Contract

Labor memorial looks back on deadly year

Waste Management Misses Estimates

Nevada physician, clinic executive hit with federal indictment in Las Vegas ...

ABF faces 'messy' road to profitability in 2011

April 27, 2011

Tentative agreement reached on pay cut for county attorneys

Higher business costs from rising energy prices eating into profits

Shipping Costs May Follow Fuel Prices Up

Freight laughs at oil prices – for now

Durable Goods Orders Rise in March

US Foodservice Acquires Waste Vegetable Oil Processing Company to Reduce ...

April 26, 2011

YRC Says It’s Making Progress On Financial Restructuring Negotiations

Florida DOC Officers Protest to Stop Privatization of Prisons

FDOC Officers, Teamsters, Deliver Thousands Of Postcards To Stop Privatization Of Prisons

Copper crime on the rise

April 25, 2011

Paramus council to discuss potential layoffs

Solon nixes union offer for sludge hauling bid

Truckers Go Into Reverse Gear

Diesel Dips 0.7¢ to $4.098 a Gallon

Rail Gains as More Shippers Use Containers

Arkansas Best Shares Plunged- What You Need to Know

NY Truckers Prevail in DERA Battle

April 22, 2011

YRC Worldwide Confirms Progress on Restructuring Efforts

Locked out Teamsters stay strong in Connecticut

Indemnity protection continues to spread across the country

Truckers protest again over costs in China

DOT publishes details of Mexican long-haul trucking pilot

The Magic Formula for These Trucking Companies

CON-WAY HAS RELATIVELY LOW UPSIDE POTENTIAL IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY (CNW ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's New CSA Initiative

April 21, 2011

Arkansas Best declares dividend

NYPD cracks down on trucks in Maspeth

Leading Economic Indicators Grow 0.4%

Sentiment mixed over US-Mexican trucking agreement

Taliban kill two for trucking cattle to Afghanistan

April 20, 2011

Amoroso says Philadelphia plant will stay despite driver layoffs

Teamsters Tell Royal Ahold Shareholders- Your U.S. Operations Are at Risk

Story missed important fact

April 19, 2011

LIPSEY v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

Plant to shut doors, leave 400 jobless

Grange Co-op employees ratify contract with owners

Teamsters, Labor Allies to Protest Royal Ahold at Annual Shareholders' Meeting

April 18, 2011

Stop The Corporate Freeloaders This Tax Day

School Bus Drivers Receive Counterterrorism Training

In Cost-Saving Move, Solon City Council Votes To Outsource Sewer Services

County to consider ratifying union contract

City Council OKs 2% raises for department heads

April 15, 2011

Teamsters reach tentative deal with Bombardier

Airport screening- Teamsters concerned about the notion of "lowest compliant ...

Keeping step with trucking

Aldermen Issue Clerical Workers 3 Percent Raise Nearly A Year Late

CCTA Bus Driver Strike Averted

Prospects of Teamsters-Grange Co-op deal still appear dim

Luzerne County to settle grievances for $72500

April 14, 2011

BREAKING NEWS- Locked Out Union Workers Receive Unemployment

Trial Court must modify injunction to condition relief on union's request to ...

Teamsters- will vigorously oppose border truck plan

Unions survive and thrive in the shadows of the great recession

Workers in 2 county unions awarded $72K for grievances

April 13, 2011

Teamsters Offer Testimony on Veterans Job Training Program

Charlestown Town Hall union files unfair labor complaint

ABF waits on appeals court ruling in YRC case

Zoo police join Teamsters Union

April 12, 2011

Protesters fight for collective bargaining rights at City Hall

ABF decision pending

Protests Against Right to Work Bill

Hoffa- Plan to Open Border to Unsafe Mexican Trucks Is Reckless

April 11, 2011

Unions protest anti-labor legislation

Unions rally to oppose bill that would end required dues

Protesters fight for collective bargaining rights at City Hall

Union drivers call for boycott

News from the Pennsylvania General Assembly

Teamsters come to capitol to protest

Police- Picketer threw soup on scab

Union effort hopes to save Everett plant

Union rally outside Orange beer distributor

April 8, 2011

Freight Drivers At Land Air Express Join Local 375

Hoffa Letter On S. Korea Trade Deal Circulated In Congress

VIA Rail and TCRC Reach Tentative Agreement

Hy-Grade Precast strike drags into third week

17 ARRESTED IN PROTESTS AT STATE CAPITOL

April 7, 2011

Teamsters Question Scope, Impact Of Colombia Action Plan

Nearly 100 Latino Express Bus Drivers Join Teamsters

Public And Employees Used As Political Pawns

Teamsters stand strong at US Foodservice; contract vote set

LOCK OUT- Labor Board Agrees It Is Not a Strike

UPS Aircraft Mechanics Overwhelmingly Approve Strong New Contract

Firings and Facebook- when are an employer's internet policies unlawful-

April 6, 2011

Local 174 Sanitation Members Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract

Who’s Hurt By Paul Ryan’s Budget Proposal

Of The 1%, By The 1%, For The 1%

Chamber Loses More Members Over Senate Bill

Guards get no defense from county

U.S. Foodservice workers authorize strike

Teamsters Canada applauds potential decrease in credit card interest rates

April 5, 2011

Thousands of Teamsters Turn Out Nationwide for April 4th Rallies

'We Are One' rallies in solidarity

Rally supports referendum on SB 5

City staff sidesteps pay cuts

April 4, 2011

YRC promotes Gaines to senior VP, CFO

Jobs With Justice rally promotes labor, civil rights

BMWED National Bargaining Update

CCTA drivers urge own union to re-negotiate

Officer's grievance stayed pending outcome of criminal charges

Public workers gather in Vero Beach to protest state's proposed cuts

Rally Recap- Food Distribution Workers Fight Giant Greed

Rally Recap- Food Distribution Workers Fight Giant Greed

Union Workers Approve Contract at WV Plant

April 1, 2011

Hoffa Slams Passage of SB 5 In Ohio, Eliminating Most Collective Bargaining ...

UC's Discriminatory Pay Policies Cause Financial Distress to Employees

Teamsters anticipate strike at Plymouth-based US Foodservice

City of Chicago Grossly Overestimates Absentee Rate by Roughly 900 Percent

Unions ready to fight Senate Bill 5

Contract Ratified At Armstrong Plant In Randolph County

Federal rights for state workers upheld

Teamsters Support Creation of a Stranded Pension Agency

Teamsters Take Part in National Day of Action on April 4

March 31, 2011

Strike at Aiken Owens-Corning plant has ended Company, Teamsters have reached ...

Federal judge throws out McPier labor reforms

Hoffa Calls on Congress to Keep NMB Voting Rule for Rail, Airline Workers

Los Angeles Ground Zero for Labor's 'Solidarity Saturday'

March 30, 2011

Teamsters, Allies Protest Royal Ahold and C&S Wholesale Grocers at Food ...

Gary-based union strikes over clerical worker's layoff

Americans stage massive protest

Federal Election- Up to Canadians to Decide - " ...Canadians must cast their ...

Flemington mayor rebuffs union representative; layoffs may occur

March 29, 2011

Land Air Express drivers join Teamsters Local 375

Layoff notices to Teamsters rescinded

New 3-year union contract will save Dexter Village $200000

Teamsters Local 25 to "Light up the Night" at 4th Annual Gala for Autism May 7 ...

Thousands protest in Los Angeles in support of public sector unions

March 28, 2011

In spite of lawsuit, ABF says relationship with Teamsters largely beneficial

Thousands protest in Los Angeles in support of public sector unions

Teamster Bus Driver Honored At White House Forum

Interim district chief selected, school bus sold in week's votes

March 25, 2011

GM Sues Hauling Company For Holding $47 Million In Vehicles “Hostage”

County, attorneys' union ratify agreement

March 24, 2011

Update for Allied Teamster Carhaul Members

YRCW Teamsters' Pension Benefits Cut By Older Teamsters

Keep an Eye on New Hampshire

The GOP declares hunger war

Jim Hoffa slams Colombia's labor rights record

Car transporter puts brakes on services

Where are our 1700 cars, dude-

Indiana Prosecutor Resigns After Telling Wisconsin Governor to Fake Attack on Himself

March 23, 2011

Southwest Stock Clerks Ratify New Contract

Worker benefit cuts next-

Central States pension plan cuts benefits to YRC Worldwide union employees

YRC says it's expanding sales force by up to 100 positions, citing increased ...

YRC Board Member Trubeck Optimistic Company Can Complete Restructuring

Union takes Cintas to court

March 22, 2011

LTL Trucker Holland to Hire 1000 Drivers

YRC stock climbs after board member says he doubts company will declare bankruptcy

The real reasons for the driver shortage

YRC CFO disputes near-bankruptcy buzz

YRC board member expresses optimism about trucker's recovery plan

Winter storms freeze US tonnage growth

YRC unit adding positions

US Foodservice to can workers

Talks stall in Allied, Chrysler dispute

March 21, 2011

Flint Township Board of Trustees approves agreement with union

Teamsters Local 727 Opposes Bill That Jeopardizes Illinois' Film Industry

United, Teamsters Sign Tentative Labor Deal

WTDY-AM Madison, Wisc.- Hoffa Talks About The War On Workers With Sly In The Morning

IRS issues net prison time for business owners

March 18, 2011

Hoffa Urges Congress To Reject Korea Trade Deal

Women Bear Brunt Of Union-Busting

Union, C&S at odds over Jessup grocery warehouse

United makes deal with Teamsters

GM Adds Car-Hauler in Wake of Allied's Exit

Chrysler, GM caught in shipping crunch as Allied withdraws services

YRC Worldwide union workers get higher retirement age recommendation

Teamsters Warn- Labor Unrest Could Floor Armstrong World Industries Recovery ...

Judge sides with Toledo in union dispute

County lawyers union awarded new 4-year contract

New boss, same GM work – and pay – for haulers

City wins arbitration ruling against union

Judge- Union owes driver back pay

March 17, 2011

Allied Systems Holdings Agree To Pay Full Wages To Carhaul Teamsters

New Competition for Teamsters, as Obama Allows Mexican Truckers into US

GM Switching Carriers in Wake of Labor Dispute

Strike called off at Walkertown company

Trucking company in danger of filing for bankruptcy

YRC Worldwide restructuring officer Lamar gets $80000 a month

Historic NYC cemetery reaches tentative agreement

March 16, 2011

IBT Full-Time Employee Pension Plan

Business Briefs- Allied Systems workers expected to strike today

Giant Food plant might be set to close

Giant union workers say they've been told of plant shutdown

YRC in Danger of Bankruptcy After Missing Payment, New Filing Says

YRC admits bankruptcy near; ABF stands to benefit

Town of Newburgh company to close

March 15, 2011

Hoffa Applauds State Department Action On Pipeline

Hoffa Commits Full Resources of Union to Win Continental-United Campaign

Teamsters rally at Giant Food in Greenbelt

YRC Worldwide misses restructuring milestone, warns of bankruptcy potential

March 14, 2011

MTD Contract Approved, Strike Avoided

First Student Drivers in Lincoln Park, N.J. Choose Teamsters

 

 

 

 

                 

             
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