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Local and National Union News
UPS, looking to slash 20,000, gets strong warning from Teamsters
Apr. 30, 2025 | UPS is looking to cut about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles, The Associated Press reported yesterday. In quick response, the Teamsters issued a statement that reads in part, “United Parcel Service is contractually obligated to create 30,000 Teamsters jobs under our current national master agreement. If UPS wants to continue to downsize corporate management, the Teamsters won’t stand in its way. But if the company intends to violate our contract or makes any attempt to go after hard-fought, good-paying Teamsters jobs, UPS will be in for a hell of a fight.”Honoring International Workers' Memorial Day
Apr. 28, 2025 |
Every year, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters joins labor unions around the world to honor April 28 as International Workers’ Memorial Day, recognizing workers who have died, been injured, or who have otherwise been physically impacted from their work. Learn more here.Major win for Amazon Teamsters in California
Apr. 22, 2025 | In a major win for Amazon Teamsters, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 20 issued a complaint against the company over its illegal refusal to bargain. The federal agency is seeking a bargaining order to force the company to the negotiating table after workers at the DCK6 warehouse in San Francisco joined the union and demanded recognition in October 2024. “There is power in numbers,” said Josh Black, an Amazon Teamster at DCK6. “That’s why I joined the Teamsters. One warehouse worker might not be able to get Amazon to listen, but when there’s a growing number of us, Amazon will have to come to the table.” Learn more here.Teamsters win three elections in Texas - in one day
Apr. 15, 2025 | Teamsters Local 745 recently announced three election victories in a single day, continuing their trend of successful organizing in the South. All three victories came from organizing efforts at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, the largest wine and spirits distributor in the United States. Members have voiced pride and excitement in their continued growth. (On Labor, 4/14/05) Learn more here.
Elsewhere in the News
Inside the VA’s War on Unions
Apr. 30, 2025 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS | When President Trump’s cabinet picks trooped up to Capitol Hill earlier this year for Senate confirmation hearings, hardly any boasted about their past union connections. But Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins did. “I believe that the employees at the VA, whether they’re union or not, are very valuable and I respect that … I get the issue.” … Four months later, there’s little evidence of Collins and VA unions working together on anything, including this month’s unilateral termination of all work-from-home positions. Instead, Collins has been an eager implementer of Trump’s attempted cancellation of collective-bargaining rights for most VA union members—on the grounds that they’re engaged in “national security work.” The American Prospect
AFL-CIO: Why Unions Observe Workers Memorial Day
Apr. 28, 2025 | WORKING AMERICA | Nearly 55 years ago on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job—our fundamental right. The law was won because of the tireless efforts of the Labor Movement, which organized for safer working conditions and demanded action from the government to protect working people. Since then, unions and allies have fought hard to make that promise a reality—winning protections under the law that have made jobs safer and saved lives. But all of that is in serious danger as elected leaders threaten to cut staff, defund or outright eliminate federal job safety agencies. Labor Tribune
Week Ending 04/26/2025
• A world beyond tariffs
• Manufacturing jobs are never coming back
• Workers at new carhaul company join Teamsters
• The Teamsters make some moves on Amazon
• Boeing Teamsters in Washington ratify historic contract
• Inside a union’s fight against Trump’s federal job cuts
• Teamsters win strike at Keurig Dr. Pepper
• Port of Baltimore becomes car purgatory amid tariff turmoil
• Unions, groups launch pro bono legal network for federal workers
• Tariffs mean more US steel jobs. Will there be workers to fill them?
• Court blocks Trump’s federal union-busting plan, calling it ‘unlawful’
• Labor Dept. issues warning: Staff who talk to journalists face ‘serious legal consequences’
U.S. Labor Dept. to Lose 20% of Staff to Resignation Offers
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Apr. 24, 2025 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Nearly one in five workers at the US Department of Labor opted to leave their jobs later this year as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, according to two DOL employees briefed on the matter. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer reopened the program for DOL staff earlier this month after it was first launched in January, warning that reductions in force at the agency were forthcoming… Worker advocates and employment attorneys have warned that any cuts to DOL staff could hurt the agency’s ability to enforce child labor, minimum wage, family leave, or other worker protections, resulting in fewer inspections and fines for businesses covered by the agency. Bloomberg Law
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