Busting Management Myths: Strike Edition
The 1997 UPS strike delivered labor’s biggest victory in decades. For the first time in 25 years, our union is mounting a serious strike threat at UPS again.
Read moreChicago Teamsters Stand Up for Strong Waste Industry Contracts
Rank-and-file members are challenging business-as-usual in Chicago Local 731 and fighting for strong contracts.
Read moreRail Teamsters Organize After Contract Debacle
Rail Teamsters United, a new coalition of rank-and-file Rail Teamsters, is gearing up for their next contract with an in-person Rail Summit in Chicago for BLET and BMWED Teamsters.
Read moreOhio Derailment: “Carrier Greed is off the Rails”
On February 3, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, releasing toxic chemicals into the surrounding area.
Read moreProduce Workers Unite for Respect
Fed up with low wages, unsafe working conditions, and weak union representation, members are organizing for change at one of Chicago's largest produce distributors.
Read moreFighting Back in the New Teamsters
Teamsters elected International Union leaders who will stand behind the members. But it’s up to members to stand up for ourselves if we want power on the job and in our union.
Read moreHow to Change Your Local Union Bylaws
Changing our local union bylaws is one way that Teamsters are opening up locals to more participation and member power.
Read moreWinning UPS Pension Improvements
About 65,000 UPSers in the 22 states covered by the IBT-UPS Pension Plan get substandard pensions. Upcoming contract negotiations are a chance to do something about it.
Read moreBMWED Rail Teamsters Reject Deal
In October, Teamsters in the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED), who build and maintain tracks and bridges, voted down a national tentative agreement with the freight rail carriers.
Read moreTaking on Unfair Discipline
Unfair discipline is a way of life at UPS—and a broken grievance procedure helps management get away with it.
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