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Dec. 4, 1943
President Roosevelt announces the end of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), concluding the four-year run of one of the American government’s most ambitious public works programs. It helped create jobs for roughly 8.5 million people during the Great Depression and left a legacy of highways and public buildings, among other public gains. 
~ Labor Tribune

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Updated: Dec. 04 (10:04)

December Meetings Canceled
Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO
In Fighting the NLRB, Amazon Proves It’s Terrified of Worker Power
Teamsters Local 355
In Fighting the NLRB, Amazon Proves It’s Terrified of Worker Power
Teamsters Local 992
Meeting UPDATE!
IBEW Local 191
PLANNING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT RALLY AT THE U.S. CAPITOL
Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP
AFGE: Americans Should Brace for ‘Massive Cuts’ to Benefits and Services
Teamsters Local 992
 
     
News Items - November 2021
Updated On: Dec 08, 2021

Urge your lawmakers to come together to pass these bills
Nov. 1, 2021 The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill & Reconciliation Bill mean investments in things that working people have been waiting to see for decades. The Build Back Better framework will level the playing field by making corporations and the wealthiest pay their fair share. It will allow us to invest in the fight against climate change, healthcare, and our kids, all of which will lower the costs of things middle-class families depend on and help people get back to work. Click to act now!

Hoffa on passage of infrastructure bill
Nov. 8, 2021 Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa, in a statement released last Friday, on the passage of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, said, “After years of inaction, Democrats and Republicans came together to approve important legislation that will boost necessary transportation, electrical and water networks that will create good-paying Jos and bring the nation’s economy into the 21st economy. This bill will modernize essential transportation systems – all critical parts of America’s supply chain. Teamsters work each day in every part of this supply chain and know firsthand that our transportation infrastructure has been neglected for too long.” Read the full statement here.

Teamster ballot count underway
Nov. 17, 2021 Ballots in the Election of International Union Officers are being counted this week by the independent Office of the Election Supervisor at a warehouse just outside of Washington, D.C. Teamster members from across North America returned 189,335 ballots. Teamsters Communications staff spoke with the Election Supervisor, Richard Mark, about the count. Here’s what he had to say… Continued Election results can be viewed at ibtvote.org.

Teamsters United slate elected to 5-year term to lead union
Nov. 19, 2021 The O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United slate has been elected to lead the international union for the next five years. The candidates for General President, General Secretary-Treasurer, International Vice Presidents At-Large, International Trustees and International Vice Presidents in the Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Regions were elected Thursday night in the 2021 Election of International Union Officers, according to unofficial results provided by the Office of the Election Supervisor. The term of office begins in March 2022… Continued


 
 
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