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Locked-out Ready Mix Concrete workers ratify 3-year contract
 Aug. 6, 2025 | More than 300 Teamsters from Locals 186, 495, 848, and 986 at National Ready Mixed Concrete have overwhelmingly ratified a strong three-year contract with the building materials supplier. This ratification comes after Teamsters were locked out by National Ready Mixed as retaliation for rejecting the company’s previous concessionary offer. The drivers, mechanics, and bulk material haulers operate out of 10 locations in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura Counties, Calif. Ratification of the contract comes after the Teamsters filed multiple unfair labor practice charges against National Ready Mixed over surface bargaining and bad faith conduct during negotiations. Learn more.
At 11th hour, UPS bows to Teamsters strike threat in 7 states
 Aug. 12, 2025 | United Parcel Service (UPS) bowed to a credible, coordinated strike threat authorized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters around midnight after the union demanded the multibillion-dollar corporation cease multiple attacks on workers’ rights. With picket lines ready to assemble in the early morning hours Tuesday across seven states, the Teamsters secured a handful of settlements from UPS on outstanding grievances as well as a first contract for newly organized workers. Learn more.
Dispatch from The Employer Offensive: Mauser Teamsters strike back
 Aug. 13, 2025 | More than 100 Teamsters are on strike at the multinational Mauser Packaging Solutions plant in Chicago, where workers who recondition steel containers used to transport chemicals are demanding higher pay, safer working conditions, and contract language protecting immigrants. The unfair-labor-practice strike by members of Teamsters Local 705 started June 9 after the union says the company illegally surveilled workers while talking with union representatives. Workers voted on the company’s last, best, and final offer yesterday. Details at In These Times
Carhaul Teamsters launch pickets ahead of negotiations
 Aug. 19, 2025 | Carhaul Teamsters from Locals 89, 332, and 604 have launched area standards pickets outside General Motors Plants in Michigan, Kentucky, and Missouri. The actions targeted nonunion carriers operating out of GM’s Flint, Bowling Green, and Wentzville Assembly plants. The pickets come as the Teamsters begin national negotiations for a new NMATA, which expires August 31. Carhaul Teamsters are demanding a contract that raises industry standards and guarantees higher pay, stronger benefits, and job protections for every member covered under the agreement. Learn more
How one Teamsters local is striking to protect immigrant workers
 Aug. 25, 2025 | [...] The strike at the factory in Little Village, a predominantly Latino area, began on June 9 over what [Teamsters Local 750] workers say were unfair labor practices when the company allegedly spied on workers while they talked with representatives of the union, and allegedly refused to bargain in good faith. Workers are in a contract battle… By going on strike, in part, for protections for immigrants, workers are showcasing a strategy to use workers’ most powerful weapon to protect union members. And if they win, they’ll be the first Teamsters local in the country to adopt such protective language. Details at The American Prospect
Carhaul Teamsters overwhelmingly vote to strike
 Aug. 27, 2025 | Update 8/31: Carhaul Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement. Full details will be shared soon, and the agreement will be presented for a ratification vote in the near future. Carhaul Teamsters have voted by 95 percent to authorize a strike if no agreement is reached in the coming days. With the current Teamsters National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement (NMATA) set to expire at midnight on September 1, time is running out. Members have made it clear — they expect a contract that delivers top-tier wages, strong benefits, and real improvements on the job. If the carriers refuse to deliver, workers are ready to defend their livelihoods and preserve the standards that the Teamsters have built in the carhaul industry over decades. Via Teamsters on Facebook (Local 355 represents nearly 100 carhaul drivers working in the Baltimore region.)
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