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Local and National Union News
Members of the DHL Teamsters National Negotiating Committee at Teamsters Headquarters in Washington, DCJudge gives UPS green light for buyouts to drivers
Feb. 23, 2025 | A federal judge on Friday dismissed a Teamsters request to prohibit United Parcel Service from implementing a $150,000 buyout program for parcel delivery drivers, saying that union claims of harm were unfounded because arbitration can resolve any problems and that workers will be subject to involuntary layoffs if some don’t voluntarily leave the company. Learn moreTeamsters unveil sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Feb. 20, 2025 | The bust now on display at Teamster Headquarters in Washington DC, honors the special relationship shared between Dr. King and the Teamsters Union during his lifetime and beyond. Dr. King was a supporter of many Teamsters causes, which the union recognized by naming him an honorary Teamster in 2023. With this new installation, Dr. King’s legacy with the Teamsters Union will forever be part of our story. More at Teamsters FBDHL Teamsters demand supplements before national agreement
Feb. 19, 2025 | The DHL Teamsters National Negotiating Committee returned to the bargaining table in Washington D.C., this week and continues to press the company for fair supplemental agreements. The Teamsters have made clear that there will be no national agreement until all supplemental bargaining is completed. The current national contract expires on March 31, and DHL must continue to negotiate supplements quickly because there will be no contract extensions. If management fails to deliver a fair agreement by the deadline, DHL Teamsters will be prepared to take action. Via Teamsters FBOver 500 Sysco Teamsters in Chicago and Montana authorize strike
Feb. 19, 2025 | More than 500 Sysco drivers and warehouse workers in Chicago and Montana, jointly represented by five Teamsters locals, have voted by a 99.5 percent margin to authorize a strike. The workers are demanding wage increases, stronger benefits, and improved working conditions that meet or exceed the standards already set by thousands of Teamsters across the company. Sysco is one of the largest and most profitable food service providers in the United States. In 2025, the company posted net profits of $1.8 billion. The Teamsters represent more than 13,000 Sysco workers nationwide, including members of Local 355.Older posts can be found at 355 News
Elsewhere in the News
The Shift in Trucking
Feb. 23, 2026 | TRUCKING INDUSTRY | (First part of a three-part series.) The truck driver exists in the American imagination as a weather-beaten rogue, a nomad alone on the open road armed with nothing but his rig and his wits. Long hours, grueling labor, and extended periods of isolation on the lonely stretches of highway that cross the expansive continental hinterlands. A sort of modern cowboy who occupies the liminal spaces that connect the centers of commerce and industry through thin ribbons of pavement. This image of the American trucker was once a distant memory but has re-emerged from the wreckage of deregulation. Continues at Just Cause Teamsters on Substack
New Research Finds Reducing Immigration Doesn’t Help US Workers
Feb. 23, 2026 | ECONOMY | New research confirms that reducing immigration is not good for the economy or U.S. workers. In recent weeks, several studies have concluded that the United States would prosper by welcoming more immigrants rather than reducing their entry and engaging in mass deportation. The latest economic data show that U.S.-born workers did not benefit from a decline in foreign-born workers in 2025. Forbes
Week Ending 02/21/2026
• The real cost of ridesharing
• Unionization rate reaches 16-year high
• Nurses hold the line for workplace safety
• Teamster statement on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s passing
• 47 ways Trump has made life less affordable in the last year
• Kennedy Center's union demands if center is temporarily closed
• America’s favorite chicken wing flavors, by state
In Rare Win for Unions in the South, VW Workers Get 1st Contract
Feb. 20, 2026 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | In a historic victory, Volkswagen workers have voted by 96 percent to ratify their first union contract. The deal locks in 20 percent wage increases, healthcare cost reductions, job security guarantees, an enforceable grievance procedure, and much more. The ratification vote caps a years-long campaign by Volkswagen Chattanooga autoworkers to join the UAW and win a better life with a union contract....Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga voted 3-to-1 to join the UAW in 2024. After months of negotiations, the contract marks a breakthrough for nonunion autoworkers and manufacturing workers across the South. UAW
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