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UPS Contract Update Webinar 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 776 Join General President Sean M. O’Brien, General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, and other UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee members for a webinar on national negotiations and the contract campaign. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 7 at 8 pm ET, 7 pm CT, 6 pm MT, and 5 pm PT.

National UPS Teamsters Member Update Webinar 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 492 Attention to all UPS Teamster members! Join General President Sean M. O’Brien, General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, and other members of the UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee for a webinar on national negotiations and the contract campaign. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 7.

TEAMSTERS COMPETE IN THE 2023 NEW MEXICO TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 492 TEAMSTERS COMPETE IN THE 2023 NEW MEXICO TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS This year there were 25 Teamsters from ABF Freight, Sandia Labs, and Yellow Freight among the 122 drivers that competed in seven different divisions of the championships, from 3 axle to 5 axel trucks and step-van. Congratulations to all of the Teamsters that competed and those who took home a trophy.

Letter about new PPPWU from International President 06/02/23 - GCC/IBT Local 406 - C This is a letter from Internationall President Kurt Freeman explaining the newly formed Printing, Packaging, Production Workers Union on the separation of the GCC and IBT.

Week Ending 6/2/2023 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 570   • Honoring Juneteenth   • Teamsters organize Chicago cannabis industry   • Why the 2023 WGA strike matters   • ‘Labor is rising’: Solidarity with WGA at LA rally   • Workers of the music world are uniting - and winning   • UPS is failing women workers. Can a contract change that.

Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Supreme Court Decision: ‘This Changes Nothing’ 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 570 June 2, 2023 | LEGAL | The following is a press release jointly issued today by Teamsters Local 174, MLK Labor and the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: “[…] At the end of the day, nothing in this decision will stop workers from exercising their federally protected rights to strike when necessary to achieve better wages, benefits, and working conditions.

No Captives 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 570 June 2, 2023 | ESSAY | State legislators in Minnesota [recently] passed a package of pro-labor measures that instantly makes the state the envy of workers everywhere. The new laws include paid sick days for everyone, banning noncompete agreements, a crackdown on wage theft, and a wage board to set pay in the nursing home industry. All a big deal.

Week Ending 6/2/2023 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 355   • Honoring Juneteenth   • Teamsters organize Chicago cannabis industry   • Why the 2023 WGA strike matters   • ‘Labor is rising’: Solidarity with WGA at LA rally   • Workers of the music world are uniting - and winning   • UPS is failing women workers. Can a contract change that.

June 5, 2023 UPS Negotiations Update 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 542

June 11th Teamster Pride Parade 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 542

Week Ending 6/2/2023 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 992   • Honoring Juneteenth   • Teamsters organize Chicago cannabis industry   • Why the 2023 WGA strike matters   • ‘Labor is rising’: Solidarity with WGA at LA rally   • Workers of the music world are uniting - and winning   • UPS is failing women workers. Can a contract change that.

Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Supreme Court Decision: ‘This Changes Nothing’ 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 355 June 2, 2023 | LEGAL | The following is a press release jointly issued today by Teamsters Local 174, MLK Labor and the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: “[…] At the end of the day, nothing in this decision will stop workers from exercising their federally protected rights to strike when necessary to achieve better wages, benefits, and working conditions.

UPS National Negotions Member Update 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 71 .

Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Supreme Court Decision: ‘This Changes Nothing’ 06/02/23 - Teamsters Local 992 June 2, 2023 | LEGAL | The following is a press release jointly issued today by Teamsters Local 174, MLK Labor and the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: “[…] At the end of the day, nothing in this decision will stop workers from exercising their federally protected rights to strike when necessary to achieve better wages, benefits, and working conditions.

Teamsters General President O’Brien: Supreme Court Attacks All U.S. Workers 06/01/23 - Teamsters Local 570 June 1, 2023  | The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien on the Supreme Court’s ruling today in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No.

TForce Freight Contract Negotiations Update 06/01/23 - Teamsters Local 776 The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) met with TForce Freight the week of May 22-26 in Chicago to continue negotiations for a new national agreement to succeed the current agreement that is set to expire on July 31.

No Captives 05/31/23 - Teamsters Local 355 May 31, 2023 | ESSAY | State legislators in Minnesota [recently] passed a package of pro-labor measures that instantly makes the state the envy of workers everywhere. The new laws include paid sick days for everyone, banning noncompete agreements, a crackdown on wage theft, and a wage board to set pay in the nursing home industry. All a big deal.

After Exposing Starbucks Boss As Union-Busting Liar, Worker Gets His Job Back 05/31/23 - Teamsters Local 570 May 31, 2023 | NLRB | Jaysin Saxton, the Starbucks worker who exposed for the U.S. Senate and the world to see that company CEO Howard Schultz lied about not busting unions, will get his job back. He’ll walk in the store door on June 7 to reclaim his post.

No Captives 05/31/23 - Teamsters Local 992 May 31, 2023 | ESSAY | State legislators in Minnesota [recently] passed a package of pro-labor measures that instantly makes the state the envy of workers everywhere. The new laws include paid sick days for everyone, banning noncompete agreements, a crackdown on wage theft, and a wage board to set pay in the nursing home industry. All a big deal.

Teamster Internal Organizing Seminar 05/31/23 - Teamsters Local 492 Local 492 Teamster Brothers and Sisters, Teamsters Local 492 will be hosting the IBT’s training and development department for an internal organizing training seminar available for any local 492 member to attend. This course will teach our members how to strengthen our union from within.

UPS Drivers 9.5 Sign up 05/31/23 - Teamsters Local 776 UPS package car drivers have until Monday, June 5, to sign up on the 9.5 list. Being on the list means you have the right to file grievances regarding pay when you are worked beyond 9.5 hours more than twice a week. When UPS violates your 9.5 rights as a driver, the company is required to reduce your workload and pay triple time-instead of time-and-a-half-for time worked in excess of 9.

Candidate LaSpina answers concerns 05/31/23 - GCC/IBT Local 406 - C I would like to address some concerns that have been raised in recent mailings regarding my leadership of the Local.

Memorial Day Massacre: Remembering the Deadly Clash That Changed Labor Conflict 05/30/23 - Teamsters Local 570 May 30, 2023 | LABOR HISTORY | After decades of decline, union organizing is surging again today, mainly in new industries, from coffee empires to online megastores. At the same time, teachers’ and nurses’ unions remain strong and the venerable guild for movie and TV writers went on strike earlier this week.

From Hollywood Writers to Delivery Drivers, Workers Are Fed Up With the Gradual Devaluation of Their Professions 05/30/23 - Teamsters Local 992 May 30, 2023 | COMMENTARY | […] You may not think a Hollywood writer and a UPS driver or package handler have much in common, but the struggles they are currently facing highlight how the fight for labor rights is one that we must all engage in – regardless of what we do. … These workers aren’t just fighting for better pay and benefits for themselves.

Office Closed - Juneteenth 05/30/23 - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 577