(WASHINGTON) – After a vigorous argument from the Teamsters, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled in favor of 80 drivers at United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) in Sarasota, Fla., refusing to accept the company’s plans to outsource jobs to notorious nonunion employer J.B. Hunt. The decision by the NLRB protects jobs and safeguards […]
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Teamsters, along with a coalition of local building trades, the Sierra Club, San Francisco Labor Council, and community groups, have secured a landmark policy requiring public review of any new warehouse proposal by e-commerce companies like Amazon in San Francisco. The first-of-its-kind policy is the most significant action taken by a U.S. city […]
(SACRAMENTO) – The California Assembly Transportation Committee yesterday passed two Teamsters-supported bills, Assembly Bill 2286 (AB 2286) and Assembly Bill 3061 (AB 3061), that would regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the state. AB 2286 and AB 3061 are part of the CARS legislative package on autonomous vehicles that the Teamsters are advocating for to protect […]
(WOONSOCKET, R.I.)—Warehouse workers at Stericycle have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 251. These workers join Teamsters drivers at the same facility who ratified their first collective bargaining agreement in March 2022. “We organized with the Teamsters because we deserve the same pay and benefits as the drivers,” said Alain Monteiro, a warehouse worker and […]
Last week, a new group of UPS administrative and specialist workers were certified for representation by Teamsters Local 322 in Richmond, Virginia. This is the latest group of administrative and specialist workers organized thanks to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) secured by the Teamsters under the union’s national UPS contract. The MOU assures employer neutrality […]
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Robert Sandoval, President of Teamsters Local 350, has been appointed and sworn in as a commissioner of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. Sandoval is one of 11 commissioners appointed by Mayor London Breed. “It’s an honor and I look forward to bringing my expertise and background in labor and within the […]
(CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif) – Today, Amazon delivery drivers represented by Teamsters Local 396 in Southern California escalated their unfair labor practice (ULP) strike against the company by picketing at Amazon’s DAX5 warehouse in the City of Industry. This marks the latest picket extension by Amazon Teamsters in their unprecedented strike, now the largest and […]
(LOCKPORT, Ill.)—Following a month-long strike, members of Teamsters Local 179 who work as drivers and service technicians at AmeriGas Partners L.P. have unanimously ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. AmeriGas, the largest and most profitable propane gas distributor in the United States, forced members of Local 179 on strike after refusing to offer an acceptable […]
(LOS ANGELES) – MV Transportation workers in the City of Los Angeles, represented by Teamsters Local 572, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract, avoiding a strike. The new three-year contract includes significant wage increases and benefit improvements. "This is a resounding victory for transit workers in Los Angeles,” said Lourdes Garcia, Secretary-Treasurer of […]
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – With the support and thanks of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed House Bill 7 (HB7), dangerous legislation that would have allowed driverless trucks and cars on Kentucky roads. “This bill and others like it are written by and for Big Tech, and Gov. Beshear made the right […]