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Local and National Union News
385 oil refinery workers in New Jersey locked out
Oct. 20, 2026 | Members of Teamsters Local 877 at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery were locked out this afternoon after rejecting the company’s latest offer, which includes concessions that would undermine workers’ hard-earned gains. The workers are essential to the operations of the largest oil refinery on the East Coast. Despite their critical role in keeping the refinery running, Phillips 66 has refused to offer meaningful improvements to wages, health care, and safety protections, while pushing concessions on the very workers who keep its operations running. PHOTO/NEWS 12 NEW JERSEYTeamsters 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.Older posts can be found at 355 News
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Sectoral Bargaining is Key to Protecting Workers During AI Transition
Oct. 22, 2026 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | Collective bargaining can be an effective way for workers to deal with technological transitions, and sectoral bargaining—a system that brings together workers and employers to bargain standards across an entire sector at once collectively—can help ensure all working Americans enjoy the upside benefits of technological advancements while preventing the undercutting of strong collective bargaining agreements. This report from the Center for American Progress reviews empirical research and case studies of how collective agreements played out during past periods of technological change, showing how workers used collective bargaining to prevent outsourcing and the automation of jobs covered by collective bargaining agreements.
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
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