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Teamsters at Prince George’s County TheBus authorize strike
 Nov. 1, 2024 | Bus drivers, mechanics, and utility workers at RATP Dev represented by Teamsters Local 639 have voted 120-1 to strike if an agreement is not reached soon. The 155 Teamsters provide transportation services for TheBus in Price George’s County, Maryland. The workers are demanding a contract that includes increased pension contributions and wages that are comparable to other professional bus workers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Learn more here.
SYSCO/SYMGA drivers vote to join Teamsters
 Nov. 4, 2024 | Despite shameful union-busting tactics, more than 60 delivery drivers at Sysco/SYGMA have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 955 in Kansas City. SYGMA is a subsidiary of Sysco that supplies food and other goods to major chain restaurants. Drivers at Sysco/SGYMA in Kansas City join warehouse workers from the same facility already represented by Local 955. Earlier this month, Sysco forced these workers on strike after failing to present an acceptable contract offer. The one-day strike resulted in a unanimously ratified contract. Learn more here.
Marathon, Teamsters to resume contract talks as strike enters 2nd month
 Nov. 5, 2024 | The Teamsters union and Marathon Petroleum Corp will resume labor contract negotiations this week as a strike at the refiner's Detroit facility enters a second month. A new round of contract negotiations between Marathon and the union, which represents hundreds of refinery workers, is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7, said Steve Hicks, President of Teamsters Local 283, following weeks of a standstill. Learn more here.
Nearly 10,000 Michigan nurses vote to join the Teamsters
 Nov. 18, 2024 | Nearly 10,000 registered nurses at Corewell Health in Michigan have voted to join the Teamsters union. Teamsters announced the vote Friday afternoon. A total of 9,600 nurses at nine different hospitals voted. It was one of the largest National Labor Relations Board elections in almost 20 years. “Despite Corewell waging one of the most expensive and aggressive union-busting campaigns we’ve ever seen, these nurses knew their value and were determined to become Teamsters,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien in a written statement. “Corewell nurses chose the Teamsters because they knew it was the only way to secure a strong union contract. This organizing win is exactly what we mean when we say we are building the biggest, fastest, and strongest Teamsters Union.” WILX 10
Apply now for the 2025 Teamsters Scholarship Fund
 Nov. 18, 2024 | High school seniors of the Class of 2025 who are financial dependents of a Teamsters member in good standing are encouraged to apply for the scholarship by May 1, 2025. Scholarships will be available to use towards a four-year college or university and training and vocational programs that are related to work in a Teamsters-represented industry, class, or craft. Apply here.
Sysco/SYGMA workers vote to join Teamsters
 Nov. 21, 2024 | Warehouse workers at Sysco/SYGMA have voted to join Teamsters Local 337 in Detroit. SYGMA is a subsidiary of Sysco that supplies food and other goods to major chain restaurants. The group of 74 workers join a growing wave of organizing victories at Sysco nationwide. The Teamsters represent more than 10,000 workers at the company. Learn more here.
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