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Local and National Union News
Teamsters extend picket lines to additional Breakthru Beverage facilities
May 26, 2026 | Teamsters at Breakthru Beverage in Cicero, Ill. and St. Louis extended their unfair labor practice (ULP) strike to company operations in Kansas City, Mo., and Champaign, Ill. Teamsters at the Kansas City and Champaign locations exercised their individual legal and contractual right to refuse to cross the extended line. Teamsters nationwide with similar contractual picket line protections remain on standby. Over 215 drivers and warehouse workers were forced onto the picket line over the company’s numerous ULPs. Learn more1,700+ 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 moreOlder posts can be found at 355 News
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Turning Up the Heat on Corporate America
June 1, 2026 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Two summers ago, a Texas Teamster at UPS suffered two separate heat-related injuries for which he was hospitalized and diagnosed with serious long-term health problems. “With about 20 stops left on my route, I started feeling extremely sick and experiencing cramping throughout my body,” said Cameron Bowman, an 18-year UPS driver and member of Teamsters Local 767. “It quickly escalated to lightheadedness and nausea, and I had to slow my truck down, afraid I would faint behind the wheel.” Businesses are required to report incidents like this to the government. The government is required to keep track of that information and make it publicly available. Yet Cameron Bowman’s true experience is nearly impossible to find in the official record. How is that possible? Continued at Just Cause Teamsters
Week Ending 05/31/2026
• First Student Teamsters ratify national contract
• Bazooka Teamsters authorize strike
• Could Yellow Corp. workers finally get paid?
• Major League Baseball labor battle begins
• Republic Airways airline maintenance technicians join Teamsters
• 70,000+ rideshare drivers unionize in Massachusetts
• US employers spend about $1.7B annually on union avoidance
• ‘Healthcare, not wealth care’: Teamsters nurses continue historic strike
Labor Unions Celebrate World Court’s Ruling That Enshrines Right to Strike
May 29, 2026 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | The right to strike is under attack throughout the world, including in the United States. Labor strikes are currently forbidden or restricted in the majority of countries. Now, in a landmark 43-page advisory opinion issued May 21, the International Court of Justice (ICJ, or World Court) has determined that the right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Convention No. 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise. …The ILO is the United Nations agency that sets global labor standards. It has 187 member states and has adopted 191 conventions since its founding in 1919. The ILO considers Convention No. 87 to be one of its 11 fundamental conventions. Truthout
CEO: Cheating, Exploiting, Oppressing
May 27, 2026 | JUST CAUSE | Corporate greed has a name. Many names, to be exact. The following chief executives in hospital systems, food production, and beverage distribution are living proof that no industry is immune to profit-driven attacks on workers. These CEOs have squeezed the workforce harder, stalled contract negotiations, and put profits over people. We know exactly who is responsible — and it’s time to call them out. Robert G. Riney [, pictured, is President and CEO of Henry Ford Health.] More than 700 Teamsters nurses and case workers at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan, have been forced out on strike for nine months. During that time, CEO Robert Riney released six episodes of his podcast, The BOBcast, including one titled, “Lessons in Humanity and Healing” — qualities that have been notably absent in his treatment of workers… Just Cause Teamsters
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