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UPS Announces Big Profits, Job Cuts

UPS announced it made $8.7 billion in profit last year on the same day that the company will reduce its workforce, primarily part-time positions. Why is this happening and how can Teamsters fight back?

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Teamster Solidarity in Minnesota

Teamster local unions and members in Minnesota are taking action to protect immigrant workers.

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The 9.5 List Is In Effect. It’s Never Too Late to Join or to File!

The 9.5 list is in effect as of January 15th. It was submitted to management on January 5. But it’s never too late to sign up or to file. Get on the list and fight layoffs and excessive overtime with contract enforcement.

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Union Busters At It Again

The United Nurses of Iowa are facing another union busting attempt. Littler Mendelson, the law firm representing Unity Point Health, is using legal tactics to delay the final certification of the NLRB election of 1,800 nurses who voted to join the Teamsters.
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Teamster Nurses Walk Out of Bargaining to Fight Illegal Takebacks at Corewell

The member bargaining committee representing 10,000 Teamster nurses in Michigan shut down bargaining to fight Corewell Health’s illegal plans to eliminate “pull pay” and terminate a student loan repayment program.

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Reformers Win in Fresno Local 431

A rank-and-file reform slate, United for Change Local 431, has defeated the incumbent Local 431 Fresno officers by a 60-40 margin. The results mark a clear mandate from members for a militant and active union.

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Nurses on Verge of Massive Organizing Win in Iowa

Some 2,000 nurses at Unity Point Health are on the verge of winning their union election to join Teamsters Local 90. Nurses voted 57% to 43% in favor of the union at Wednesday’s vote count. Some challenged ballots need to be resolved before the final results are official. But they will not be enough to reverse the outcome. Nurses are confident and ready to head to negotiate their first Teamster contract.

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