Political Action

Next Monthly Meetings
Anchorage	August 9, 2018
Fairbanks	August 7, 2018
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THE RICK SMITH SHOW

Where the Working People Come to Talk

Since 2005, Rick took his straight shooting no nonsense Teamster outlook to the air.

Rick was a keynote speaker at the recent 2018 Shop Steward School. Members instantly related to his progressive talk. Click the YouTube show or his website The Rick Smith Show and check him out yourself.

Teamsters Ratify Contract with East End Bus Lines
Passenger TransportationHeadline NewsPress Releases Five-year Contract Contains Substantial Increases to Wages and Benefits Press Contact Galen Munroe Email: gmunroe@teamster.org Phone: (202) 624-6911 (MEDFORD, N.Y.) – After 14 months of negotiations between East End Bus Lines and Teamsters Local 1205, workers at the company have voted by more than a four-to-one margin to ratify their latest […]
Chicagoland Teamsters Ratify Contracts at First Student
Passenger TransportationHeadline NewsPress Releases Teamsters Local 777 and Teamsters Local 179 Continue to Drive Up Standards Across the Private School Bus Industry Press Contact Galen Munroe Email: gmunroe@teamster.org Phone: (202) 624-6911 (NAPERVILLE, Ill.) – Teamsters Locals 777 and 179 drivers and monitors who work for First Student ratified contracts that contain significant gains in representation, […]
Teamsters Push Back on Corporate Opposition to Supreme Court's Landmark Dynamex Decision
PortPress Releases California Teamsters Support Clear Test of Employee Classification Press Contact Doug Bloch Email: kdeniz@teamster.org Phone: (510) 333-1179 (SAN FRANCISCO) — Dozens of Teamsters from locals throughout Northern California, as well as port drivers from L.A./Long Beach, took part in a lobby day in Sacramento this week to push back on corporate efforts to […]
Teamsters Wrap Up Successful Organizing Bootcamp in Minneapolis
Headline News Last week, Teamster Organizers from across the country convened in Minneapolis to share effective campaign tactics, develop successful strategies for scoring decisive organizing victories and plan for the future. “We really need to get everyone excited about organizing and spread the word; we’ve got an army here,” IBT General President James P. Hoffa […]
BLET Holds Regional Meeting In Washington, DC
RailHeadline News More than 300 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and their families convened this morning for opening ceremonies of the BLET’s Washington D.C. regional meeting. They heard presentations from 10 different speakers, including Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall. To read the full web story, click here.
Teamsters Join Rep. Scott at Va. Labor Forum
A Virginia Teamster member participated in a labor roundtable discussion with Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and other union members yesterday afternoon, part of an effort by the lawmaker to get input on what the Democratic Party’s labor agenda should look like as party heads into the November election. Nick Jones, political coordinator for Local 822, […]
Teamsters Win Industry-Leading Agreement for UPS Aircraft Mechanics
AirlinePress Releases New Tentative Agreement Provides the Best Pay and Benefits for Aircraft Mechanics at Any U.S. Airline, Secures Unparalleled Health Care Benefits Press Contact Anna Susman Email: anna.susman@berlinrosen.com Phone: (646) 200-5285 (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) – One thousand three hundred UPS aircraft mechanics and related employees represented by Teamsters Local 2727 have secured significant raises in […]
Safeway.com Home Delivery Drivers Ratify Teamster Contract
WarehousePress Releases New Agreement Guarantees Better Wages and Working Conditions for Teamsters in Locals 174 and 313 Press Contact Jamie Fleming Email: jfleming@teamsters174.org Phone: (206) 441-6060 After nearly a year of negotiations that led to a strike authorization vote, a group of 90 grocery home delivery drivers working for Safeway.com voted overwhelmingly to ratify their […]