Workers are fighting back and joining our union in record numbers
Jan. 2, 2025 | The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has grown by an astounding 75,000 new members under Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, a direct result of key investments in strategic organizing. See where the 75,000 new Teamsters are, visualized here.
Winter storm Blair delays package and mail deliveries
Jan. 7, 20245 | FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service are warning customers of potential delivery delays across the central and eastern U.S. due to Winter Storm Blair. As of Monday, FedEx’s ground delivery services were either suspended or had limited service in more than 6,200 ZIP codes. The carrier’s express services had no service in over 3,300 ZIP codes. Impacted states include Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Virginia and West Virginia. Supply Chain Dive (UPS lists impacted Maryland zip codes here.) PHOTO/DEBBIE SHAW
Costco Teamsters rally, practice picket in NY
Jan. 16, 2025 | Sean M. O’Brien, General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, Teamsters Warehouse Division Director Tom Erickson, and hundreds of Costco Teamsters, including Local 570 members from Maryland, rallied and engaged in a practice picket in Long Island, N.Y., as the final week of bargaining with the wholesale giant approaches. “We are going to win the strongest collective bargaining agreement in the history of Costco,” O’Brien said. “Our members deserve nothing less. …” Learn more here.
Teamsters History Project: ‘MLK: Before He Was King’
Jan. 17, 2025 | The Human Rights and Diversity Commission, in conjunction with the Teamsters History Project, welcomes the next segment of monthly history programs based on Teamsters, the labor movement, and the diversity within our union. On Sunday, January 19, two programs will be presented in Zoom format and available to all. “MLK: Before He Was King” and “The Modern Civil Rights Movement: An Essential History” are about 90 minutes in length, beginning at 1 pm. Click here to register.
Carhaul Teamsters fight to protect union jobs at Jack Cooper
Jan. 29, 2025| Via Facebook.com/teamsters: Carhaul Teamsters are keeping up the pressure on Ford Motor Company to protect over 1,400 good-paying union jobs at Jack Cooper. “I got my start in this industry, and what Ford is threatening to do is downright wrong,” said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. “We are in contact with Ford’s leadership, and we are doing everything possible to keep this once-iconic American company from making a big mistake.” Earlier this month, Ford threatened to cancel its decades-long carhaul contracts with Jack Cooper. “The most important thing our members can do right now is stick together,” said Avral Thompson, Teamsters Carhaul Director and Central Region International Vice President. “Our solidarity is our strength. We will get through this.”
The latest news on the Yellow Corp bankruptcy
Jan. 31, 2025 | The Union distributed a memorandum updating Yellow Corp. Teamsters who hold claims against Yellow’s operating companies – YRC Inc., USF Holland, LLC, New Penn Motor Express, LLC, and USF Reddaway, Inc. Claims filed by the Union include contract claims for vacation pay, sick pay, paid time, as well as grievance pay. Click here for the full notice.
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