Central States Pension Fund Green-Lit to Apply for Assistance
There is new progress in the hard-fought battle to protect pensions for millions of retirees. On April 1, 2022 the Central States Pension Fund got the green light to apply for funds under the Butch Lewis Act.
Read moreAmazon Workers Vote Yes for New Union
Against nearly impossible odds, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), an independent union, is on the verge of winning the first NLRB union election at an Amazon warehouse in the US.
Read moreUnion Financial Reports Available
The 2021 LM-2 financial reports for union locals, joint councils and the International are due by March 31, and are accessible at this US Department of Labor website. You can access a local union by putting “IBT” in the Abbreviation box, and then the local union number in the “designation number” box.
Read moreUsing Union Representation & Weingarten Rights to Beat Management Tactics
Watch the video of Robert Schwartz's presentation from the online TDU workshop on Weingarten Rights and learn how to respond to management tactics when a member is called into the office.
Read moreKey Appointments Announced for the Package Division
General President-elect Sean O’Brien laid out his vision for an expanded Package Division and announced who will lead different areas of union’s work at UPS on his last Zoom Transition Update with members before Teamsters United takes office on March 22.
Read moreYellow Teamsters to Get 60¢ COLA Raise
Teamsters covered by the 2019 NMFA master contract employed at Yellow, Holland and New Penn will get a $1.00 per hour raise on April 1, which is the sum of a 40¢ contractual raise and a 60¢ COLA raise, pursuant to Article 33, section 4. Road drivers will get a 2.5¢ per mile bump.
Read moreWomen’s History Month: Celebrate and Uplift Teamster Sisters
March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, TDU and the TDU Women’s Caucus are launching new programs to help Teamster sisters participate in union training, education, and leadership development programs.
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Teamster Transition Update
General President-elect Sean O’Brien announced more than a dozen new appointments to his leadership team on an OZ-Teamsters United transition update call on Sunday, Feb 27. The new leadership will officially assume office on March 22.
Read moreUPS Teamsters Organize Actions To Stop Pay Cuts
UPS Teamsters on the West and East coasts held days of action this week to protest widespread pay cuts for part-timers. More actions are planned for next week.
Read moreOnline Workshop: Winning the UPS Contract We Deserve in 2023
UPS Teamsters elected new International Union leadership in 2021. How can we win the contract we deserve in 2023? Register for this zoom workshop on Sunday, March 20, to talk with UPS activists and Teamster leaders about how to organize for a better UPS contract.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
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