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100+ Chicago Teamsters on strike that extends to LA, Minnesota
June 10, 2025 | More than 100 Teamsters at Mauser Packaging Solutions in Chicago are on strike after the company failed to offer a fair contract. The warehouse workers, represented by Teamsters Local 705, are demanding higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. “Mauser is striking itself by refusing to put a serious offer on the table,” said Juan Campos, President of Local 705 and Teamsters International Vice President At-Large. “Our members do essential work, and they deserve a contract that reflects their value. They are taking action to hold this greedy company accountable.” Learn more here.
Breakthru Beverage Teamsters forced to strike over ULPS
 June 4, 2025 | Teamsters at Breakthru Beverages in Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Orlando, Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Tampa were forced on strike after the company committed unfair labor practices. Breakthru illegally terminated workers for supporting the union and continues to seek unreasonable concessions. Learn more here.
Sutphen Teamsters forced to the picket line over ULPs
 May 28, 2025 | Teamsters at Sutphen Corporation in Dublin, Ohio, produce and assemble apparatuses that firefighters across the nation use to save lives. Instead of offering the 90 members of Teamsters Local 284 a fair contract, Sutphen is throwing taxpayer money at union-busting. Learn more here.
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 June 12, 2025 | US LABOR | Los Angeles is a city of immigrants. It is also a city of unions. And in California, those two constituencies have essentially melded into one. So it should come as no surprise that federal immigration raids on workplaces around Los Angeles County this week set off the largest protests to date against President Trump’s immigration crackdown. On the first day of the protests, [SEIU leader] David Huerta … was arrested and hospitalized for a head injury after being pushed by a federal agent. “Our country suffers when these military raids tear families apart,” said Liz Shuler, the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., standing in a cluster of signs reading, “Free David.” “One thing the administration should know about this community is that we do not leave anybody behind!” It wasn’t always this way in American unions. Historically, they often viewed immigrants with suspicion… New York Times PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
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 June 10, 2025 | U.S. LABOR | Even as federal labor legislation remains stalled, several states have raced to pass their own laws cracking down on child labor and supporting gig workers. As most legislatures wrap up business for the year, here’s what state lawmakers have accomplished. … Maryland Gov. Wes Moore expanded his state’s registered apprenticeship program. The legislation aims to grow the state’s economy as the region struggles with the fallout of the Trump administration’s overhaul of the federal workforce. “In partnership with the General Assembly, we are building pathways to work, wages, and wealth — even as the White House seeks to lay off thousands of employees,” Moore said in a statement shortly before signing the Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy Act. Politico
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 June 9, 2025 | IMMIGRATION | Labor unions around the US are demanding the release of labor leader David Huerta, arrested and injured during Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on June 6 in Los Angeles. Huerta, president of SEIU California and SEIU-USWW, was serving as a community observer during an ICE raid in Los Angeles, and was arrested by federal agents over allegations of interfering. He was initially hospitalized and released later on Friday for injuries sustained during the arrest. Videos circulating online show officers shoving Huerta to the ground during the arrest before handcuffing him. “What happened to me is not about me; this is about something much bigger. This is about how we as a community stand together and resist the injustice that’s happening,” Huerta said in a statement after his release from the hospital. He is expected to make an initial court appearance on Monday afternoon. The Guardian
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