(Reprinted from The New York Times, Feb. 9, 2018) Fifty years after the Memphis strike, workers continue to risk their lives across the United States to handle garbage and recycling. The solution in 1968 was collective bargaining, and it is the solution today as well.
As Yellow Corporation moves to liquidate its assets, the IBT is fighting for former Yellow Teamsters in court to recover vacation pay, grievance settlements, and other monetary claims. Teamster benefit funds are also demanding full payment.
The United Auto Workers is on Stand Up Strike against the Big Three automakers to reverse decades of concessions and givebacks. We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the UAW!
