Striking port workers get support from Teamsters, UAW, and other unions
Oct. 1, 2024| The roughly 45,000 longshoremen on strike across more than a dozen major U.S. ports are getting kudos and the rare sympathy strike from fellow labor unions. The ILA, in a statement Tuesday, blasted the “greedy” employers unwilling to meet its demands. “These companies... they don’t give a f—k about us,” ILA President Harold Daggett told members Tuesday in a video published by the union. “Well, we’re gonna show them they’re gonna have to give a f—k about us. Because nothing’s gonna move without us.” “The U.S. government should stay the f—k out of this fight and allow union workers to withhold their labor for the wages and benefits they have earned,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in a statement Monday.

We need UPS drivers to fill out the dog bite survey
Oct. 17, 2024  |  The National Teamsters and UPS Dog Bite Committee — in partnership with worker safety experts from the Teamsters Industrial Initiatives Department — want your help understanding how animal attacks affect workers’ lives at UPS. If you’re a driver at UPS, visit the UPS Teamsters app today and complete this important survey. Personal information will only be used to verify your status as a UPS Teamsters driver. All other data will be confidential. Responses will be anonymous.

Contract enforcement webinar, Sunday November 3
Oct. 25, 2024  | Join the UPS Teamsters Contract Enforcement Webinar on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 12 pm EDT to learn how to safeguard your rights. The webinar will cover crucial topics like securing penalty pay for payroll errors, especially over peak season, under Article 17. We'll also dive into the specifics of Article 26, focusing on feeder operations and important updates to the SDLA Clearinghouse, which mandates states to downgrade licenses for drivers with past substance violations. In addition, this session will introduce the high stakes fight to protect and organize Amazon workers. This is your chance to stay informed and make sure our contract is enforced to the fullest. Registration is required. Click to eserve your spot today!

Largest Teamsters organizing drive in decades moves forward
Oct. 30, 2024  | The largest Teamsters organizing drive in 50 years took a leap forward last week, when the National Labor Relations Board set a Nov. 12-14 unionization vote for about 9,600 Corewell Health nurses in metro Detroit. Registered nurses at eight Corewell hospital campuses are to vote on whether to organize as Nurses for Nurses, a committee with the Michigan Teamsters Joint Council No. 43. Learn more here. PHOTO/DETROIT FREE PRESS