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Local and National Union News
1,700+ Teamsters employed at Cargill Meat Solutions demand end to lockout
May 20, 2026 | More than 1,700 Teamsters at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colorado, were locked out this morning after months of fighting for a new collective bargaining agreement. The meat-processing giant has refused to offer Teamsters Local 455 members the necessary improvements in wages, health care, and safety protections. Workers at the Cargill facility are critical to processing millions of pounds of beef for American families nationwide. In a town as small and tight-knit as Fort Morgan, Cargill Teamsters keep the economy running. Learn moreMinnesota Sysco Teamsters unanimously authorize strike
May 14, 2026 | Drivers at Sysco Western Minnesota, represented by Teamsters Local 120, have unanimously authorized a strike if the food service giant fails to deliver an acceptable collective bargaining agreement. Teamsters are demanding a contract with wages, benefits, and working conditions that meet or exceed the standards secured by thousands of Sysco Teamsters nationwide. The current agreement expires on May 17. Sysco is one of the largest and most profitable food service providers in the United States. The Teamsters represent more than 13,000 Sysco workers nationwide, including members of Local 355. Learn moreUNFI Teamsters ratify strong first contract
May 10, 2026 | Roughly 300 Teamsters Local 745 members at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) in Lancaster, Texas, have overwhelmingly ratified their first Teamsters contract. The agreement covers 300 warehouse workers and delivers a 23 percent wage increase, Teamsters health care, a defined benefit pension plan, and strong job protections. “This contract is going to change our lives for years to come,” said Laqurria Marshall, a warehouse worker and member of Local 745. Meanwhile, in Tampa, Florida, 80 UNFI drivers unanimously voted to join the Teamsters. “Gone are the days of unfair treatment and favoritism. Gone are the days of unfair business practices. Gone are the days of begging for a livable wage,” said Rob Kroupa, a seven-year driver at UNFI.
Local 355 annual 2026 scholarships awarded
May 6, 2026 | For 60 consecutive years, Local 355 has proudly invested in the future of its members’ families through its annual scholarship program. This year, the union awarded a total of $8,000 in scholarships to two outstanding high-school seniors selected during a drawing held at the May 3, 2026, membership meeting at the Baltimore office. Each recipient will receive a $4,000 scholarship, distributed at the rate of $1,000 per academic year. One of this year’s scholarship recipients is Kobe Faley, son of Local 355 member Lauren Faley. Kobe will graduate from ... Continued hereOlder posts can be found at 355 News
Elsewhere in the News
How Union Members Stopped a Deportation Flight
May 26, 2026 | ACTIVISM | It was a little past 9 p.m. on a frigid December evening. Greggy Sorio walked past row after row of passengers as two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents escorted him to the back of the airplane. When he took his seat, he did something he had not allowed himself to do throughout the ten months he’d been detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPC) in Tacoma, Washington: He let defeat sink in. “My American dream was done, they took it away from me,” he tells The Progressive. “I felt like my fight was over—I’d lost everything.” Payday Report
Week Ending 05/23/2026
• First Student Teamsters ratify national contract
• Baristas, billionaires, and (Alec) Baldwin
• How VA Gov. Spanberger sold out Southern workers
• Is the working class finally turning on Trump?
• United Nations top court says right to strike is protected activity…
• UAW urges tougher labor rules in US-Canada-Mexico trade talks
• US employers spend more than $1.5b annually on union avoidance
• Biden’s OSHA chief tells the GOP ‘Don’t sideline job safety and health’
• Teamsters celebrate bipartisan push to advance Faster Labor Contracts Act
End of The Road: Inside the War on Truckers
May 19, 2026 | TRUCKING INDUSTRY | Few people are as qualified to speak about the plight of the American trucker as Gord Magill. As a professional lifelong driver, his resumé reads like a tour of the English-speaking world — from the frozen ice roads of the Great White North, to the desolate tracks of the Outback, to the endless miles of the U.S. highway system. Over more than two decades, he’s driven them all. Many people who talk about trucking have never driven a truck. They may know the industry well — owners, insurance adjusters, brokers, shippers — but they have not done the job. And it is refreshing to hear about the industry from a driver. The End of the Road poses an important question: Who speaks for truckers? Just Cause Teamsters
Teamsters Denounce Sham Settlement In Amazon Joint Employer Case
May 18, 2026 | NLRB RULINGS | The following is a statement from Teamsters Amazon Division Director Randy Korgan regarding a decision by an Administrative Law Judge at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to force a settlement on Amazon workers in Amazon vs. NLRB et. al. "Today’s decision to force a corrupt settlement between Amazon and the NLRB shows that the only place workers will find justice is on the picket line. This last-minute intervention to stop a trial that Amazon was losing is a travesty of justice. “Amazon fears that its Delivery Service Partner (DSP) model will be exposed for what it is: a scam to avoid accountability as the joint employer of its drivers. This is why Amazon spent $25 million on union-busting in 2025 alone. This is also why Amazon is trying to dismantle the NLRB while simultaneously hiding behind it. Teamsters Union
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