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Local and National Union News
Teamsters History Project: ‘MLK: Before He Was King’
Jan. 17, 2025 | The Human Rights and Diversity Commission, in conjunction with the Teamsters History Project, welcomes the next segment of monthly history programs based on Teamsters, the labor movement, and the diversity within our union. On Sunday, January 19, two programs will be presented in Zoom format and available to all. “MLK: Before He Was King” and “The Modern Civil Rights Movement: An Essential History” are about 90 minutes in length, beginning at 1 pm. Click here to register.Costco Teamsters rally, practice picket in NY
Jan. 16, 2025 | (Click image to view.) Sean M. O’Brien, General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, Teamsters Warehouse Division Director Tom Erickson, and hundreds of Costco Teamsters, including Local 570 members from Maryland, rallied and engaged in a practice picket in Long Island, N.Y., as the final week of bargaining with the wholesale giant approaches. “We are going to win the strongest collective bargaining agreement in the history of Costco,” O’Brien said. “Our members deserve nothing less. …” Learn more here.Sysco Teamsters in Houston prepare to strike
Jan. 13, 2025 | Over 430 Sysco drivers, warehouse workers, and mechanics represented by Teamsters Local 988 are preparing to strike for a fair contract after the company abandoned negotiations. The current agreement between Local 988 and Sysco is set to expire on January 17. In the meantime, Sysco is being charged with multiple violations of federal law. Without the possibility of a fair collective bargaining agreement, Sysco Teamsters will have no choice but to walk off the job. Learn more here.Union’s response to Ford threat to kill union jobs at Jack Cooper
Jan. 8, 2025 | Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien issued the following statement on Ford Motor Company’s threat to cancel its decades-long carhaul contract with Jack Cooper Transport: “By taking steps to end its relationship with Jack Cooper, the Ford Motor Company has officially threatened the livelihoods of more than 1,400 Teamsters-represented carhaul workers and their families. Ford, a once iconic American brand, wants to boost its own bottom line by walking away from a family-owned company and into the arms of second-rate third parties that will pay workers less money and far fewer benefits to haul Ford vehicles…” Read the full statement here.Elsewhere in the News
Week Ending 01/17/2025
• Rail Teamsters ratify contract at CSX
• Senator Howley calls for “A Pro-Labor Framework”
• Yes, you can catch bird flu
• Doctors unions are growing more common
• Teamsters at US Foods vote to authorize a strike
• UPS SurePost volume shifts away from USPS, Teamsters say
• America competitor signals possible new bid for U.S. Steel
• Help those affected by the disastrous LA fires, donate here to the Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund
Shift to Remote-Controlled Dams, Trains Raises Unions’ Alarm
Assessing Biden’s NLRB
Hollywood Teamsters Come to Aid of LA Fire Station Without Power