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From the Desk of President Tom Quackenbush
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Week Ending 05/17/2024
05/17/24 - Teamsters Local 355 . |
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Big Labor’s Communications Playbook
05/17/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 18, 2024 | LABOR UNIONS | Support for labor unions grew in 2023, with workers voting to unionize 83% of the time, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The success is due in part to an intentional overhaul of their communication strategies, union organizers told Axios. |
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Week Ending 05/17/2024
05/17/24 - Teamsters Local 992 |
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Big Labor’s Communications Playbook
05/17/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 18, 2024 | LABOR UNIONS | Support for labor unions grew in 2023, with workers voting to unionize 83% of the time, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The success is due in part to an intentional overhaul of their communication strategies, union organizers told Axios. |
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Santa Fe Pride Parade June 29th 2024
05/16/24 - Teamsters Local 492 |
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Teamsters Denounce Molson Coors at Shareholder Meeting
05/16/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 16, 2024 | STRIKES | Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, along with rank-and-file Teamsters from across the U.S., demanded that Molson Coors negotiate a fair contract and end the strike in Fort Worth, Texas, at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Golden, Colo. |
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Unions, Lawmakers Protest Boeing Firefighter Lockout
05/16/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 16, 2024 | LOCKOUTS | Union leaders and U.S. lawmakers on Monday criticized Boeing's lockout of its unionized firefighters and urged the planemaker to reach a contract deal. Earlier this month, Boeing locked out about 130 members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local I-66 who rejected two contract offers - a move that last week drew the concern of President Joe Biden. |
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Unions, Lawmakers Protest Boeing Firefighter Lockout
05/16/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 16, 2024 | LOCKOUTS | Union leaders and U.S. lawmakers on Monday criticized Boeing's lockout of its unionized firefighters and urged the planemaker to reach a contract deal. Earlier this month, Boeing locked out about 130 members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local I-66 who rejected two contract offers - a move that last week drew the concern of President Joe Biden. |
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Towson Apple Store Workers Are Ready to Strike
05/13/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 13, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Two years after organizing the first union at an Apple retail store, workers in Towson are preparing to take another unprecedented step: Becoming the first to go on strike against Apple. |
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Towson Apple Store Workers Are Ready to Strike
05/13/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 13, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Two years after organizing the first union at an Apple retail store, workers in Towson are preparing to take another unprecedented step: Becoming the first to go on strike against Apple. |
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Teamsters Summer Picnic
05/13/24 - Teamsters Local 264 We're excited to announce our 19th annual summer picnic! Please RSVP by July first to Vicki or Maura at (716) 668-8007 x 110. |
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Teamsters Voluntary Income Protection Plus (VIP+) Plan
05/13/24 - Teamsters Local Union No. 104 The Teamsters Voluntary Income Protection Plus (VIP+) Plan is comprised of three separate insurance benefits designed to provide you and your families with crucial financial security if you cannot work due to injury, illness, scheduled surgery, or death. Benefit options include Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance with AD&D (Includes Spouse and Children coverage options). All benefit options are voluntary, meaning if you want to be covered you must act by enrolling in the benefit options you desire. Enrolling in these important benefits only takes a few minutes. Visit https://teamstersvip.com/ to find more information or sign up. All coverages are guaranteed approved. That means no medical tests or questionnaires to enroll, and you cannot be denied coverage |
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2023-2024 Scholarship Season Closed
05/13/24 - Teamsters Local 162 The Teamsters Local 162 Legacy of Leadership Scholarship Fund is closed for the 2023-2024 school year. All applications were due to the Local 162 office by last Friday, May 10th. After applications are reviewed, award recipients will be mailed an acceptance letter no later than Monday, May 20th. Thank you to all who applied. |
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2024 California Teamsters Hispanic Caucus Scholarship Applications NOW AVAILABLE
05/10/24 - Teamsters Local 492 The California Teamsters Hispanic Caucus is proud to offer its 2024 Scholarship. The California Teamsters Hispanic Caucus Scholarship digital fill-in form application can be downloaded by Clicking the "read more" button, or a paper copy can be picked up in person at the Union Hall. The instructions, requirements, and deadline to submit the application are detailed on the application form. |
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Week Ending 05/10/2024
05/10/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • A new era of inequality • ‘We deserve more’ • Labor unrest grows at Apple retail stores • Amazon Labor Union loses union hall • Apple’s unionized Md. |
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Week Ending 05/10/2024
05/10/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • A new era of inequality • ‘We deserve more’ • Labor unrest grows at Apple retail stores • Amazon Labor Union loses union hall • Apple’s unionized Md. |
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When The Longshoremen Said ‘Enough’
05/09/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 9, 2024 | LABOR HISTORY | (Click image to view.) Ninety years ago today, longshoremen led a militant wave of strikes that shut down shippers from West Coast ports from Bellingham, Washington, to San Diego, California. In cities like Seattle, the 1934 strike became more than a labor action — it became a mass movement. |
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President Vetoes Bid to Repeal NLRB Rule on ‘Joint Employers’
05/09/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 9, 2024 | LABOR LAW | President Joe Biden followed through [last week] on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a U.S. labor board rule treating companies as the employers of many of their contract and franchise workers and requiring them to bargain with those workers' unions. |
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When The Longshoremen Said ‘Enough’
05/09/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 9, 2024 | LABOR HISTORY | (Click image to view.) Ninety years ago today, longshoremen led a militant wave of strikes that shut down shippers from West Coast ports from Bellingham, Washington, to San Diego, California. In cities like Seattle, the 1934 strike became more than a labor action — it became a mass movement. |
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President Vetoes Bid to Repeal NLRB Rule on ‘Joint Employers’
05/09/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 9, 2024 | LABOR LAW | President Joe Biden followed through [last week] on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a U.S. labor board rule treating companies as the employers of many of their contract and franchise workers and requiring them to bargain with those workers' unions. |
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IOWA TEAMSTERS DEFEAT UNION-BUSTING BILL
05/08/24 - Teamsters Local 90 |
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Union Hall Dedication
05/08/24 - Teamsters Local 776 April 14, 2024, marked another milestone in Local 776’s illustrious history. Our new Union Hall in.... |
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2024 Northeast Ohio Labor Union Blood Drive
05/07/24 - Teamsters Local 964 |
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Theme Park Discount Tickets
05/07/24 - Teamsters Local 964 Theme Park Discount Tickets 2024 For all Teamster members active and Retired, the Teamsters Joint Council 41 office acquired discount pricing for tickets to Cedar Point and Kings Island. |
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In Labor’s Mission to Organize the South, Another Domino Could Soon Fall
05/07/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 7, 2024 | ORGANIZING | Late last month, workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). This was the first time workers at a foreign car maker’s plant have unionized in the U.S. South, the least unionized region in the country. |
