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To register as a player/team for the 2019 JLC Charity Golf Tournament, contact
JLC Tournament Coordinator, Jenne Kriner at jkriner@akteamsters.com or
(907) 751-8542.

Download the 2019 Registration Form for Player or Company Sponsorships and return to coordinator no later than Friday, May 24, 2019!

Wasilla Office Closed

Wasilla Office Closed

Join Local 959

Joining Local 959 will take you on the road to success! Visit or contact any of the Hall locations where staff are available to answer your questions. You will be asked to complete a membership application and pay a hiring hall fee to join. After you have completed this process you can bid on open jobs you qualify for. Job calls are at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in Anchorage and 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in Fairbanks.

To learn more about Teamsters Local 959 – go to: WELCOME TO YOUR TEAMSTER UNION!

Teamsters Local 528 Members Strike at Sysco Over Violations of Workers’ Rights
Warehouse Workers at Nation’s Largest Food Distributor on Picket Line in College Park Press Contact Maurice Cobb Email: Phone: (678) 961-7826 (ATLANTA)—More than 400 Teamsters Local 528 members employed at Sysco are now on strike at the company’s College Park, Ga., distribution center after management unilaterally changed working conditions for employees and prevented the members […]
Teamster Nurses Keep on Truckin'
Health Care DivisionHeadline News Idaho Nurses Stay United in Campaign to Join Local 690 There were hugs, cheers and smiles all around the night that the votes were counted, and registered nurses with St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, found out they were officially Teamsters. On that night of April 11, the previous […]
Teamsters Weekly Update, Week Ending April 18, 2019
Headline News Local Union Leaders Overwhelmingly Endorse Tentative YRC Freight, Holland and New Penn National Master Freight Agreement: Leaders of all local unions that represent workers at YRC Freight, Holland and New Penn met today and with the exception of one local voted unanimously to endorse the tentative National Master Freight Agreement covering approximately 30,000 […]
Balloting Materials for YRCW Teamsters Mailed April 17
FreightHeadline News Today, balloting materials for the YRC Freight, Holland and New Penn National Master Freight Agreement ratification were mailed. YRCW members should receive the materials in the mail soon, and can vote on the contract ratification as soon as they receive the credential included in the mailing. Freight PowerYRCW Freight Updates
California Port Truck Drivers Awarded Over $1.2 Million for Wage Theft
PortPress Releases Teamsters, Community Leaders Stand With Drivers in Fight Against Misclassification Press Contact Barb Maynard Email: Phone: (323) 351-9321 Press Contact Kara Deniz Email: Phone: (202) 624-6911 (PORT OF LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, Calif.) – Ten California port truck drivers who haul cargo for Best Buy, Puma and Lowe’s have been awarded more than $1.2 […]
Workers At First Student (Bay Path) Dudley/Charlton, Massachusetts Join Teamsters Local 170
Passenger TransportationPress Releases Press Contact Galen Munroe Email: gmunroe@teamster.org Phone: (202) 624-6911 (WORCESTER, Mass.) – On Friday, April 5, 2019 workers from First Student (Bay Path) voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 170. These workers are part of a growing movement of drivers and monitors who are organizing with the Teamsters Union because of the […]
Workers at Durham School Services in Everett, Wash. Join Teamsters Local 38
Passenger TransportationPress Releases Durham Workers Join Growing Movement of Support for Teamsters Union Press Contact Galen Munroe Email: gmunroe@teamster.org Phone: 202-624-6911 (EVERETT, Wash.) – On Friday, drivers at Durham School Services in Everett, Wash. voted by more than a three-to-one margin to join Teamsters Local 38. The 127 workers are part of a growing movement […]
XPO Workers in Erie, Pennsylvania Seek Teamster Representation
FreightHeadline News Workers Want Respect, Retirement Security and Affordable Health Care XPO freight drivers in Erie, Pennsylvania filed for Teamster representation on April 9, 2019, the latest action by workers across the U.S. who are banding together to fight for fair treatment at one of the largest transportation and logistics companies in the world. The […]