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Local and National Union News
Teamsters Canada celebrate professional truck drivers
Sept. 13, 2024 | During the month of September, our Canadian brothers and sisters honor the dedication and hard work of their members in the trucking industry. “Whether we see them on the roads or not, truck drivers touch our daily lives delivering crucial goods into every community.” A big shout out too, to all our Local 355 truck drivers: Thank you for your hard work helping to move America forward!Enrollment open for Teamsters Voluntary Income Protection Plan
Sept. 9, 2024 | Open enrollment is happening now for the Teamsters Voluntary Income Protection Plus Plan, available to all dues-paying Teamsters in the U.S. The benefits will help provide you with additional financial protection if you can’t work due to illness, injury, or loss of DOT certification for medical reasons. Guaranteed approval! No medical questions asked! No matter your age, smoker status, or current health, you’re approved when you enroll during Open Enrollment. Visit TeamstersVIP.com to learn more. Teamster carhaul carrier aims to get into the LTL freight industry
Sept 3, 2024 | Jack Cooper, which operates the largest Teamster carhaul carrier intends to get into the LTL freight industry by purchasing Standard Forwarding from DHL. The IBT has notified members that DHL intends to sell it, and has agreed that the union contract will remain intact. Jack Cooper is determined to break into the freight industry. Their attempt to acquire part of Yellow Freight was stymied by Yellow management, which preferred to sell of the carrier for parts and prevent any continued operation. Why this matters: Local 355 represent carhaul industry Teamsters in the Baltimore area. 
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Union Rules Set High Bar to Boeing U.S. Worker Strike
Sept. 12, 2024 | STRIKES | Update: Workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer. Boeing faces a likely strike on Friday by more than 30,000 workers that could shutter its Seattle-area plane factories over demands for a bigger pay increase than the 25% over four years that union leaders agreed to. If there is no strike, the unionized workers could have to swallow a contract that most of them have said they oppose. That is because they need a supermajority to strike under rules from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest aerospace union in North America which represents Boeing's U.S. West coast workers. Reuters
Unions Finally Get a Foot in the Door at Microsoft
Sept. 11, 2024 | AI | Organized labor has arrived at Microsoft headquarters. A two-day AI Labor Summit between AFL-CIO leaders and Microsoft executives this week reflects the tech giant’s revamped approach to unions — which includes a pledge by the company to incorporate feedback from labor unions and their members into the development of artificial intelligence. “We’ve always said, as a labor movement, we are willing to work with companies who want to work with us,” said Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO President, speaking via phone from the event. “That invitation doesn’t often get accepted.” GeekWire
IAM Agrees on Tentative Agreement Deal With Boeing
Sept. 9, 2024 | NEGOTIATIONS | Boeing and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) leadership reached a last-minute deal Sunday that would avert a strike and give the aircraft manufacturer space to reset as its struggles to recover from multiple setbacks. But many workers said the deal falls short of their demands, leaving the possibility of work stoppage on the table. The 11th-hour agreement — reached at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, with the news publicly released a couple of hours later — will avoid a strike if a majority of the union’s members ratify the deal… Seattle Times
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