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Local and National Union News
Teamsters to Amazon: ‘We are done asking nicely’
Dec. 9, 2024 | The Teamsters “are done asking nicely for Amazon to stop breaking the law,” said the union’s president, Sean O’Brien, who has given the e-commerce giant a Dec. 15 deadline to agree to collective bargaining dates. “Thousands of Amazon workers around the country have courageously united to take on one of the world’s most abusive employers,” O’Brien said. “Amazon has a legal obligation to recognize the Teamsters and to start negotiating. Time has run out for this trillion-dollar company." Learn more here.Teamsters file charges against Costco
Dec. 4, 2024 | The Teamsters have filed multiple unfair labor practice charges against Costco for blatantly violating federal labor law and the national master agreement in a calculated effort to undermine workers’ rights and disrupt the collective bargaining process. In the past 48 hours, Costco’s upper management has escalated its illegal and reckless behavior. The company expelled union representatives from stores, harassed and intimidated workers for wearing Teamsters buttons and attire… Once celebrated for its “pro-worker” image, Costco is now prioritizing Wall Street profits over its workforce, betraying both its stated values and the workers who built the company into the world’s third-largest retailer. Talks were suspended in August but negotiations for a new national master agreement covering more than 18,000 Costco Teamsters nationwide will resume next week. [Why this matters: Teamsters Local 570 in Baltimore represent more than 900 Costco workers at four Maryland locations.] Read the Teamster press lease here.Bigfoot Beverages Stops Recognition of the Teamsters Amid Strike
Dec. 3, 2024 | Bigfoot Beverages, the Oregon-based drinks distributor, has stopped recognizing its workers union amid an ongoing strike. Union representatives say the move is illegal. The workers have been on strike for more than 70 days, seeking a contract that retains their pensions, rather than transitioning to a 401(k). According to the union, this is required for employees to qualify for the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust. However, in an internal memo shared with KLCC from Nov. 26, Bigfoot Beverages said it was now ceasing collective bargaining, and moving forward with its latest contract offer. Learn more here.Elsewhere in the News
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Week Ending 12/07/2024
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• Stop the slowdown
• Labor unions vs. working people
• One-day strikes are in
• Can Trump eliminate the Dept. of Education?
• US looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette now longest strike in the US. And it’s not over.
• Labor board judge rules Exxon’s Texas refinery union lockout was legal
• Watch: Amazon’s union busters threaten and verbally abuse NY Teamsters
• Unions call on congress, union members to support Social Security Fairness Act
• The labor documentary Amazon probably doesn’t want you to see: