Join with Teamsters at the Labor Notes Conference
February 6, 2014: Join Teamster Sisters and Brothers at this inspiring gathering of grassroots union activists, dynamic union leaders, and all-around troublemakers.
Labor Movement
You Can Help Stop the New NAFTA
January 30, 2014: Corporate lobbyists are stepping up efforts to “fast-track” the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, as unionists and environmental groups push back in opposition.
Remembering Pete Seeger
January 28, 2014: TDU and workers everywhere lost a friend with yesterday’s passing of Pete Seeger, the legendary folk singer and social activist.
Staples Plucks Postal Jobs
Labor Notes
01/27/2014
Staples’ latest ad slogan is “What the L?” That sounds like what postal workers said when they found out the retail chain planned to steal their work.
The Long Island, New York, local of the American Postal Workers Union didn’t waste any time after the news broke in November. Members voted to boycott Staples and ask their friends and neighbors to do the same.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2015: As our nation celebrates the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr, it is important to recall that Dr. King gave his life in Memphis in a battle for justice for striking workers.
Please call your US Senators now!
National Employment Law Project
01/06/2014
A nationwide call-in mobilization is now underway to press Congress to renew federal unemployment insurance, and every single call matters! The U.S. Senate returns today and your Senators need to hear from you right now.
Remembering Ron Carey
December 11, 2013: Five years ago today, Ron Carey, the first democratically-elected General President of the Teamsters, passed away.
Fast Food Workers Strike In Day of Protest
December 5, 2013: Today fast food workers went on a one-day strike demanding higher pay in more than 50 cities across the country.
Making Change at Walmart
Low Pay is Not OK
12/03/2013
It's on – this Thursday, fast food workers like me are going on strike across the country.
Protesting Poverty Wages at Walmart
November 25, 2013: Walmart workers and their supporters are planning to kick off this year's holiday shopping season with protests at 1,500 Walmart stores around the country on Black Friday.
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