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Local and National Union News
US Foods Teamsters in California ratify lucrative contract
Oct. 7, 2026 | More than 500 US Foods drivers, warehouse workers, and mechanics represented by Teamsters Locals 87, 542, 630, 848, and 986 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a strong new contract. This agreement sets a new standard in the food service industry. The group won wage increases averaging 66 to 70 percent over the life of the agreement, automation language that protects their work, increased pension contributions, and maintained fully employer-paid health insurance. Learn more. Note: Local 355 represents US Foods workers in Delaware and Virginia.Teamsters organized 3,000 new members in September
Oct. 2, 2026 | In the last month alone, the Teamsters organized more than 3,000 new members across diverse industries. Today, the union won five organizing victories, including Southern Glazer’s workers across Oklahoma, UPS admins and specialists in Tennessee, juvenile protective services workers in Illinois, and public sector workers in Ohio. Workers are organizing with the Teamsters in record numbers because life’s better in North America’s strongest union!Older posts can be found at 355 News
Elsewhere in the News
Is UPS Parcel Pivot a Strategic winner or a ’Trojan Horse’?
Oct. 14, 2026 | PACKAGE INDUSTRY | For 18 months, United Parcel Service management has talked about shedding unprofitable e-commerce volume to concentrate on more complex, premium services in sectors like B2B distribution, healthcare, automotive, and small enterprises. Many hear that to mean UPS intends to walk away from lightweight B2C delivery space, now crowded with lower-cost competitors, especially after phasing out 50% of its business with Amazon. … industry consultant Satish Jindel [predicts] that UPS will welcome a strike by the Teamsters union and its combative boss Sean O’Brien, who is already drawing red lines that could easily trigger a work stoppage in 2028, so it can reset its cost structure. Freightwaves
Teamsters Drivers in Florida Crush Dark Money Attack on Union
Oct. 13, 2026 | UNION-BUSTING | Over 200 drivers at Breakthru Beverage have delivered a decisive blow to corporate union busting, voting down a multimillion-dollar effort to strip them of Teamsters representation. The failed effort reveals the weakness and corruption of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, one of America's most notorious anti-worker organizations. The dark money group’s sole purpose is to strip away hard-earned union protections from the working class to line the pockets of greedy corporate executives. “We chose solidarity over division because we’ve seen what collective action can achieve...” the union said in a statement after defeating the anti-union campaign. Teamsters
Awake at All Hours
Oct. 11, 2026 | THE NIGHT SHIFT | From waste removal to package delivery to hospital night shifts, rank-and-file Teamsters keep America moving around the clock. At any hour of the day or night, Teamsters are on the job. Some report to work before the sun rises. Others punch in as the rest of us are going to bed. Their work is essential to keeping America moving and powering our economy without pause. Here are their stories. Just Cause Teamsters
Week Ending 10/09/2026
• Molson Coors workers in Virginia join Teamsters
• Teamsters California-backed waste bill becomes law
• Denver public sector workers join the Teamsters
• NLRB judge finds UPS unlawfully restricted Teamsters insignia
• Worker firing the latest chapter in AutoZone’s union-busting campaign
• EPA union sues administration to restore collective bargaining contract
• Fight over rail’s future puts Teamsters, SMART-TD on opposite tracks
• Teamsters, what is the greediest company in America?
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