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Local and National Union News
Teamsters pilots hold pickets to demand Horizon Air end delays
Oct. 15, 2026 | Yesterday, nearly 650 Horizon Air pilots, represented by Teamsters Local 1224, held an informational picket in Seattle and Boise, calling on the airline to end years of delay tactics and agree to a fair contract with industry-standard compensation. Teamsters pilots at Horizon have been negotiating for nearly four years for an agreement that addresses critical issues including wages, staffing and training shortages, and operational concerns that continue to impact both employees and the airline's future. Learn more PHOTO/ FOX13SEATTLE
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
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They Delivered the Beer. Now Their Community is Standing with Them
Oct. 19, 2026 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Strikes come in all shapes and sizes. But at their core, they’re almost always about people fighting to be fairly compensated for the work they do. Sometimes, strikes become something bigger. Something even those outside the dispute cannot ignore. That’s what’s happening right now in Charleston, West Virginia, where 49 workers are currently on strike at the Beverage Market. Just Cause Teamsters
Week Ending 10/17/2026
• Yellow, Teamsters settle WARN Act claims
• U.S. workers choose Teamsters here, here, and here
• Flight attendants union flags safety concerns over DC Arch
• Watch: Why AI may be hitting workers in their 20s hardest
• UAW president, Shawn Fein, wins reelection with 68% of the vote
• Court orders stop to unlawful Dept. of Agriculture reorganization
Unions Are the Key to America’s Cost of Living Crisis
Oct. 16, 2026 | ECONOMY | Ask an everyday working American, and they’ll likely tell you there’s something fundamentally wrong with our economy. Across industries, big cities, and small towns, working people are struggling. Their paychecks aren’t stretching far enough. They stress over every expense and struggle to cover rent and electric bills, let alone take their families to dinner once in a while. Meanwhile, our research shows that top CEOs gave themselves massive raises in 2025 and now make well over 300 times what typical workers are paid. As everything gets more and more expensive, we believe there is a powerful solution: unions. Continued at Time
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
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