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YES to Workers' Rights Amendment 11/08/22 - Teamsters Local 786 This November 8th, 2022, Teamsters Local 786 strongly supports the Workers’ Rights Amendment.

Starbucks Says It Wants Union Bargaining to Begin 09/27/22 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 27, 2022 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | Starbucks said Monday that it wants to start contract negotiations next month at hundreds of U.S. stores that have voted to unionize. The Seattle coffee giant said it sent letters to 238 stores offering a three-week window in October to start negotiations.

Starbucks Says It Wants Union Bargaining to Begin 09/27/22 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 27, 2022 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | Starbucks said Monday that it wants to start contract negotiations next month at hundreds of U.S. stores that have voted to unionize. The Seattle coffee giant said it sent letters to 238 stores offering a three-week window in October to start negotiations. All of those stores have voted to unionize in elections that were certified by the NLRB.

Rail Bosses Said No to Paid Sick Leave – So We’re Still on Track for A Strike 09/26/22 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 26, 2022 | FREIGHT | Earlier this month, when railroad workers threatened to strike over “grueling” conditions—like formal discipline for taking any time off at all—the Biden administration brokered a tentative deal, avoiding a work stoppage that could have crippled supply chains and cost the US billions of dollars a day. Crisis averted. Or not.

Rail Bosses Said No to Paid Sick Leave – So We’re Still on Track for A Strike 09/26/22 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 26, 2022 | FREIGHT | Earlier this month, when railroad workers threatened to strike over “grueling” conditions—like formal discipline for taking any time off at all—the Biden administration brokered a tentative deal, avoiding a work stoppage that could have crippled supply chains and cost the US billions of dollars a day. Crisis averted. Or not.

Durham School Bus Workers in Baltimore Ratify ‘Rich’ First Contract 09/26/22 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 26, 2022 | Drivers and monitors at Durham School Services in Baltimore have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 570. The workers who provide student transportation services for Baltimore public schools voted to organize with the union in March this year.

Rail Bosses Said No to Paid Sick Leave – So We’re Still on Track for A Strike 09/26/22 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 26, 2022 | FREIGHT | Earlier this month, when railroad workers threatened to strike over “grueling” conditions—like formal discipline for taking any time off at all—the Biden administration brokered a tentative deal, avoiding a work stoppage that could have crippled supply chains and cost the US billions of dollars a day. Crisis averted. Or not.

Week Ending 09/23/2022 09/23/22 - Teamsters Local 355   • The hidden costs of being an American worker   • NLRB revises $13M calculations in Warrior Met strike   • 1,200 at Teamsters Women’s Conference in Seattle   • Workers plan to renovate Home Depot with a union   • Yes, you can wear union gear to work.

Week Ending 09/23/2022 09/23/22 - Teamsters Local 570   • The hidden costs of being an American worker   • NLRB revises $13M calculations in Warrior Met strike   • 1,200 at Teamsters Women’s Conference in Seattle   • Workers plan to renovate Home Depot with a union   • Yes, you can wear union gear to work.

COSTCO Last Best & Final Offer Explanation Zoom Meetings 09/23/22 - Teamsters Local 542

Teamsters March at Amazon Headquarters 09/23/22 - Teamsters Local 162 This week the IBT hosted the Women’s Conference in Seattle, Washington. With a new Amazon organizing division at the IBT, the Teamsters took the opportunity to march in solidarity at the Amazon headquarters in Seattle during the Women’s Conference.

October 20, 2022, General Membership Meeting 09/23/22 - Teamsters Local 542 Next General Membership Meeting October 20, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. If you would like to attend the meeting via zoom, please click on the notice to register.

Week Ending 09/23/2022 09/23/22 - Teamsters Local 992   • The hidden costs of being an American worker   • NLRB revises $13M calculations in Warrior Met strike   • 1,200 at Teamsters Women’s Conference in Seattle   • Workers plan to renovate Home Depot with a union   • Yes, you can wear union gear to work.

Labor Secretary: Labor Movement Isn’t Just About Wages Anymore 09/22/22 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 22, 2022 | GEN Z | When the White House met this May with union organizers at Starbucks, Amazon, and other companies, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expected this group—most of them young and barely earning $15 an hour—to be primarily upset about their pay.

Labor Secretary: Labor Movement Isn’t Just About Wages Anymore 09/22/22 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 22, 2022 | GEN Z | When the White House met this May with union organizers at Starbucks, Amazon, and other companies, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expected this group—most of them young and barely earning $15 an hour—to be primarily upset about their pay.

Labor Secretary: Labor Movement Isn’t Just About Wages Anymore 09/22/22 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 22, 2022 | GEN Z | When the White House met this May with union organizers at Starbucks, Amazon, and other companies, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expected this group—most of them young and barely earning $15 an hour—to be primarily upset about their pay.

2022 TeamCare Family Health Fair Event 09/21/22 - Teamsters Local 41 .

Teamsters March on Amazon HQ, Escalate Union Campaig 09/21/22 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 21, 2022 | ORGANIZING | (Click to enlarge image.) Teamsters leaders, including Sean O’Brien, general president of the union, brought their campaign to organize Amazon warehouse and logistics workers to the company’s doorstep in Seattle [Tuesday] afternoon.

Teamsters March on Amazon HQ, Escalate Union Campaign 09/21/22 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 21, 2022 | ORGANIZING | (Click to enlarge image.) Teamsters leaders, including Sean O’Brien, general president of the union, brought their campaign to organize Amazon warehouse and logistics workers to the company’s doorstep in Seattle [Tuesday] afternoon.

Teamsters March on Amazon HQ, Escalate Union Campaig 09/21/22 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 21, 2022 | ORGANIZING | (Click to enlarge image.) Teamsters leaders, including Sean O’Brien, general president of the union, brought their campaign to organize Amazon warehouse and logistics workers to the company’s doorstep in Seattle [Tuesday] afternoon.

Next Up for U.S. Unions: Major Contracts for 700,000 Workers 09/20/22 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 20, 2022 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | The 11th-hour deal that prevented a crippling strike at the nation's freight railroads is the biggest win for US unions in years. The agreement, reached in the early hours [last] Thursday, kept more than 50,000 engineers and conductors on the job and won members the changes in work rules sought by their leadership.

Next Up for U.S. Unions: Major Contracts for 700,000 Workers 09/20/22 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 20, 2022 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | The 11th-hour deal that prevented a crippling strike at the nation's freight railroads is the biggest win for US unions in years. The agreement, reached in the early hours [last] Thursday, kept more than 50,000 engineers and conductors on the job and won members the changes in work rules sought by their leadership.

Work-Life Policies Increasingly High-Stakes Economics 09/20/22 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 20, 2022 | ECONOMICS | Work-life policies like paid sick and medical leave, as well as reasonable hours and scheduling, are becoming a more high-stakes economic issue as in-person workers exercise their increased leverage in a tight labor market — and cope with more than two years of working on the front lines of a pandemic.

Work-Life Policies Increasingly High-Stakes Economics 09/19/22 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 19, 2022 | ECONOMICS | Work-life policies like paid sick and medical leave, as well as reasonable hours and scheduling, are becoming a more high-stakes economic issue as in-person workers exercise their increased leverage in a tight labor market — and cope with more than two years of working on the front lines of a pandemic.

Work-Life Policies Increasingly High-Stakes Economics 09/19/22 - Teamsters Local 570 Sept. 19, 2022 | ECONOMICS | Work-life policies like paid sick and medical leave, as well as reasonable hours and scheduling, are becoming a more high-stakes economic issue as in-person workers exercise their increased leverage in a tight labor market — and cope with more than two years of working on the front lines of a pandemic.