-
Local and National Union News
SYSCO/SYMGA drivers vote to join Teamsters
Nov. 4, 2024 | Despite shameful union-busting tactics, more than 60 delivery drivers at Sysco/SYGMA have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 955 in Kansas City. SYGMA is a subsidiary of Sysco that supplies food and other goods to major chain restaurants. Drivers at Sysco/SGYMA in Kansas City join warehouse workers from the same facility already represented by Local 955. Earlier this month, Sysco forced these workers on strike after failing to present an acceptable contract offer. The one-day strike resulted in a unanimously ratified contract. Learn more here.Teamsters at Prince George’s County TheBus authorize strike
Nov. 1, 2024 | Bus drivers, mechanics, and utility workers at RATP Dev represented by Teamsters Local 639 have voted 120-1 to strike if an agreement is not reached soon. The 155 Teamsters provide transportation services for TheBus in Price George’s County, Maryland. The workers are demanding a contract that includes increased pension contributions and wages that are comparable to other professional bus workers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Learn more here.Largest Teamsters organizing drive in decades moves forward
Oct. 30, 2024 | The largest Teamsters organizing drive in 50 years took a leap forward last week, when the National Labor Relations Board set a Nov. 12-14 unionization vote for about 9,600 Corewell Health nurses in metro Detroit. Registered nurses at eight Corewell hospital campuses are to vote on whether to organize as Nurses for Nurses, a committee with the Michigan Teamsters Joint Council No. 43. Learn more here. PHOTO/DETROIT FREE PRESSContract enforcement webinar, November 3
Oct. 25, 2024 | Join the UPS Teamsters Contract Enforcement Webinar on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 12 pm EDT to learn how to safeguard your rights. The webinar will cover crucial topics like securing penalty pay for payroll errors, especially over peak season, under Article 17. We'll also dive into the specifics of Article 26, focusing on feeder operations and important updates to the SDLA Clearinghouse, which mandates states to downgrade licenses for drivers with past substance violations. In addition, this session will introduce the high stakes fight to protect and organize Amazon workers. This is your chance to stay informed and make sure our contract is enforced to the fullest. Registration is required. Click to reserve your spot today!Owner, operator of ship that struck Key Bridge to pay $100M settlement
Oct. 24, 2024 | The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Key Bridge collapse [in March 2024] have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department. The settlement comes a month after the Justice Department sued Dali owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group, both of Singapore, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port. [Local 355 members at Amports International were out of work until the port reopened in June 2024. ] The Baltimore BannerElsewhere in the News
Teamsters Call on Federal Court to Uphold Cemex Doctrine
Week Ending 11/02/2024
• AT&T and Verizon cut 5,100 more jobs as AI fears grow
• Scab J.D. Vance crosses union picket line in Pittsburgh
• Dow Chemical workers ok contract offer, ends strike
• US shippers avoid East Coast ports on risk of second strike
• NLRB has strong record on corporate crackdown successes
• Port operators, dockworkers union will return to bargaining table
• Court of Appeals overturns NLRB’s ruling regarding Elon Musk’s anti-union tweet
• What emerging weather pattern could mean for winter in Maryland
Striking Boeing Union Endorses 38% Wage Hike Offer
Project 2025 Lays Out a Nightmare for American Workers