Teamster Viewpoint: 2012 Women's Conference
September 7, 2012: Through Teamsters Local 804, Mary Ellen King and I were able to attend the 2012 Teamster Women's Conference in San Francisco, Calif.
Women Teamsters
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Teamster Women Speak Out
July 6, 2012: Teamster women are growing in numbers and can be a big part of rebuilding Teamster power.
Women's History Month
March 14, 2012: TDU celebrates the contributions of Teamster women to our union and to labor struggles for social and economic equality.
NY Times: 2nd Teamsters Candidate to Challenge Hoffa in 2011
New York Times
10/13/2010
Sandy Pope, president of a Teamsters local in New York City and one of the most prominent women in the union, announced on Monday that she would challenge James P. Hoffa for the presidency.
BNA Daily Labor Report: Report Finds Unions Must Make Changes To Avoid Risk of Losing Young Female Talent
July 26, 2010: Unions must begin to make changes now or today's young activists, and their younger colleagues, will abandon the labor movement and pursue social justice in other organizations with more welcoming cultures and values, according to a report released July 16 by the Berger-Marks Foundation.
BNA Daily Labor Report: Fired Female Trucker Raises Jury Issue
April 13, 2010: A female trucker fired for failing a physical ability test on returning from a work-related injury raised a jury issue of sex discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act because the plaintiff had successfully performed the job in the past, her injury had healed, and the employer did not require injured male employees to take the test, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled April 9 (Merritt v. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., 4th Cir., No. 09-1498, 4/9/10).
Members Drive Santangelo Out in Disgrace
October 30, 2009: Just days after hundreds of Local 848 members came to the union hall to call for Jim Santangelo to resign, he was driven out of office.
Why Is Jim Santangelo Still in Office?
September 17, 2009: A sexual harassment scandal involving an International Vice President has cost our union a half million dollars.
Hoffa Appointment Means No Women on GEB
March 18, 2009: President Hoffa has named Brad Slawson, Sr. to replace the only woman on our union’s top leadership.
BNA Daily Labor Report: $2.4 Million Penalty in Sex Discrimination Case
January 26, 2009: A federal district court in Ohio Jan.
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