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Spin's Electric Scooter Workers Join Teamsters Local 665
Passenger TransportationPress Releases Scooter Company Employees are First in San Francisco to Organize Press Contact Kara Deniz Email: kdeniz@teamster.org Phone: (202) 624-6911 (SAN FRANCISCO) – Workers for e-scooter company Spin joined Teamsters Local 665 today via card check agreement, becoming the first e-scooter workers to organize in San Francisco. There are about 40 Spin workers […]
Teamsters Call Strike at Airgas in Calif., Extend Picket Lines
Press Releases Airgas Workers Protest Company’s Violations of Federal Labor Laws Press Contact Tom Tullius Email: Phone: (818) 601-4242 (POMONA and SAN DIEGO, Calif.) – Airgas workers who are members of Teamsters Local 848 put up a primary picket line yesterday at Airgas in Pomona, Calif. to protest the company’s violations of federal laws that […]
Teamsters Local 117 Wins Groundbreaking Labor Protections for Uber and Lyft Drivers
Passenger TransportationPress Releases Seattle Legislation Establishes Grievance Procedure and Sets the Table for Minimum Wage Protections Press Contact Paul Zilly Email: paul.zilly@teamsters117.org Phone: (206) 794-6673 (SEATTLE) – Teamsters Local 117 has achieved a significant victory in the fight to bring workers in the gig economy a voice on the job. The Seattle-based local led the […]
Worker Noncompete Agreements Tamp Down on Wages
Anyone who’s been paying attention understands that while there is no shortage of jobs, there is a shortage of good-paying jobs. And part of the reason for that is because at least 36 million workers are required to enter into noncompete agreements as part of their jobs, stifling their ability to earn more. As detailed […]
First Student Drivers Join Teamsters Local 50
Passenger TransportationPress Releases Workers Look Forward to Negotiating Improved Wages and Benefits Press Contact Galen Munroe Email: gmunroe@teamster.org Phone: (202) 624-6911 (CAHOKIA, Ill.) – After a 45-day organizing campaign, drivers at First Student have voted to join Teamsters Local 50 by a margin of more than three-to-one. The 33 workers provide student transportation for Cahokia […]
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino Workers Unionize
Convention, Trade Show and Casino DivisionHeadline News Workers Will Be Represented by Teamsters, UNITE HERE and IUOE (SHELBYVILLE, Ind.) – Caesars Casino workers at the Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville, Indiana have voted to unionize their facility, which is the closest casino to Indianapolis and one of the largest gaming establishments in the […]
Drivers at XPO Logistics in California Vote to Join Teamsters Local 87
FreightPortWarehouseHeadline NewsPress Releases Workers In Bakersfield Seek Fair Workloads, A Safe Workplace Press Contact Galen Munroe Email: Phone: (202) 624-6911 (BAKERSFIELD, CA) -- A group of line and city drivers at XPO Logistics in Central California have voted by a nearly 3-1 margin to join Teamsters Local 87, joining workers at seven other locations who […]
As They Pitch to Teamsters, Democratic Presidential Candidates Try to Avoid 2016 Pitfalls
Headline News Secluded in a room in the corner of the Veterans Memorial Auditorium on Saturday afternoon, International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa shifted forward in his seat. He considered the once-steady relationship between organized labor and the Democratic party. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/... Political Legislative