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United is asking for it
When investors showed up to JP Morgan’s annual Aviation, Transportation & Industrials investor conference, they were not met with a warm reception from the mechanics who work at United....
Striking the friendly skies
Teamsters mechanics who work at United Continental have overwhelmingly voted down a last and final offer from the company and voted to strike. Out of the 9,000 members in the bargaining unit 93...
Fed Ex on Strike
Fed Ex is facing its first strike in the company’s 40+ year history. The 80 workers, who are based in the Gardena California, said that union busting, pension cuts and benefit cuts are the...
UPS: Not on time for pilots
After 5 years of negotiations, pilots who fly for UPS have voted to strike. The pilots who are members of the Independent Pilots Association, could walk out during the holiday season if UPS can...
Taking on UPS for More Affordable Retiree Healthcare
Local 804 won a $4,000 pension. Now we are fighting to reduce the cost of retiree healthcare to make it even easier for you to retire.Local 804 has proposed reducing the cost of retiree healthcare to...
The UFC is Unionbusting
After the Teamsters Union and the Culinary Union announced last month that they had been asked by UFC fighters to help organize, the UFC is responding with two letters of its own. In a letter...
Ass Kickin Union
Rhonda Rousey could soon be a Teamster. Fighters within the premier Mixed Martial Arts federation, the UFC, are in talks with Teamster Local 986 and the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, to...
Wages dry up at Canada Dry
Workers at a Delaware Bottling plant for Canada Dry, have gone on strike, leaving supermarket shelves empty as managers try to keep up with demand. The workers, represented by the...
Teamsters: Skip Yuengling on St. Pats Day
With St. Patrick's day almost here, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is reminding everyone to skip a Yuengling and drink a Union friendly beer. The battle with Yuengling began in...
Fresh Direct Continues Anti Worker Attacks
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2013, has announced that they will sue Fresh Direct for firing and penalizing workers who did not show up during state of emergencies over the last year....