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Using your union's legal right to acquire information from the employer can help you defend your rights and win grievances and arbitration.

How to Think Like an Arbitrator
Thinking like an arbitrator will help you win your contract language grievances even if you don’t go to arbitration.

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Forest Preserves Teamsters Ready to Strike in Chicago

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.

10,000 Teamster Nurses in Michigan Reach Tentative Agreement

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.

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