February 27, 2007: This new video details how working Teamsters in Chicago took back Local 743.
On Jan. 1, Richard Berg and the New Leadership Slate took office in the 13,000 member local. This video looks at their long road to turn around their local.
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The Teamsters joined the United Autoworkers (UAW) and five other international unions representing members at the largest U.S. defense contracts in a letter calling on Congress to ban defense contractors from funneling money to Wall Street investors through stock buybacks and dividends instead of investing in jobs and infrastructure.
Amazon drivers at the company’s DBK1 facility in New York City marched on the boss to demand union recognition and better pay, healthcare, and job security.
