July 18, 1969 African-American hospital workers won a 113-day union recognition strike in Charleston, South Carolina.
• Teamsters strike Hood River Distillers • Teamster’s son wins battle against coronavirus • Georgia sanitation workers fighting for basic PPE • Teamsters target Tyson plant after COVID-19 spreads • The collective power of pandemic’s essential workers • Local, state governments need Congress to grant additional relief • Hoffa talks with LA radio reporter re Covid-19 challenges for union members • President expressed opposition to extending UI benefits enacted in response to pandemic • Meatpacking jobs were dangerous before pandemic – now they’re life-or-death
General Membership Meetings are suspended for the summer months of June, July and August, per the unanimous vote of members at the May 18, 2025 meeting. Dates for the September meetings will be posted in August.