After eight months of delays, 1,700 nurses at UnityPoint in Des Moines, Iowa have received confirmation from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that they won their union election with Teamsters Local 90.

Teamsters in New York City are joining forces with community allies to pressure New York City Council members to pass the Delivery Protection Act. The law would outlaw scam subcontracting models used by Amazon, UPS, DHL and FedEx.

Local 700 Teamster members at the Cook County Forest Preserves in Chicago voted overwhelmingly to reject management’s “Final Offer” and authorize a strike. Per Illinois State law, once the Local calls for a strike, there is a five-day waiting period before members can legally strike.

Ten thousand Teamster nurses at Corewell Health East in Southeast Michigan have reached a tentative agreement on a first contract after more than a year of tough negotiations, management stonewalling, and a strike authorization vote.

UPS hauled in $22.8 billion in revenue in the first quarter and made $930 million in profits. Big Brown projects to make $91.2 billion in revenue for the year and $8.7 billion in profit – all this according to their newly released second quarter earnings report.

UPS CEO Carole Tomé’s Better, Not Bigger strategy is about cutting volume and Teamster jobs. South Carolina Local 509 has fought back and won new driver positions. Shop Stewards John Gacsey and Russell Sires share how the fight played out in their building in Palmetto.