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Ready to strike! Allegiant Air Teamsters picket nationwide
Nov. 18, 2025 | Teamsters pilots at Allegiant Air held a coordinated informational picket today at 22 bases nationwide, [including in Pittsburgh and Allentown, PA], to demand the fair contract they have more than earned. For years, the company has delayed progress while investing in everything except the dedicated people who keep their planes in the air. These pilots aren't backing down. Allegiant can't run an airline without them — and it's time the company recognizes that with industry-standard pay, protections, and respect. PHOTO/NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO

Costco Teamsters win major arbitration case
Nov. 13, 2025 | The Teamsters won a major arbitration victory against Costco. After Costco Teamsters in Virginia filed grievances over violations of the paid sick/personal time provisions of the Costco Teamsters National Master Agreement, an independent arbitrator ruled that the company violated the contract by shortchanging workers. Under Costco’s so-called “employee agreement,” nonunion workers receive just 80 hours of paid sick time. Teamsters at Costco get 88 hours — and the power to enforce it. Costco Teamsters represented by Local 822 in Virginia will now receive back pay, have unfair disciplines rescinded, and get the full 88 hours of paid time off guaranteed by their union contract. When workers have a union at Costco, management doesn’t make the rules — the contract does!

‘Teamsters Warehouse Division is setting the standard’ for workers in the industry
Nov. 7, 2025 | On Wednesday, Teamsters from across North America kicked off the 2025 Teamsters Warehouse Division Conference in Los Angeles. Attendees heard from Lindsay Dougherty, Teamsters International Vice President At-Large, on the rise of AI and how it’s reshaping our lives, our workplaces, and the future of our union. Learn more.

Teamsters statement on horrific UPS plane crash in Louisville
Nov. 5, 2025 | Amid breaking news tonight of a UPS plane crash at the Worldport facility in Louisville, the Teamsters Union is monitoring this developing, tragic event on the ground. As this horrific scene is being investigated, prayers on behalf of our entire International Union are with those killed, injured, and affected, including their families, co-workers, and loved ones. The Teamsters will provide additional details as they become available. Breaking from NYT: One of UPS’s jets’ engines detached from the plane in Louisville, an official says

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Workers Organize to Resist ICE

Nov. 18, 2025 | SOLIDARITY | ICE has invaded our cities and communities across the US, and they are under assault. From Chicago to LA, in cities large and small, masked armed men are dragging people off the street, out of their cars, and from their places of employment and disappearing them into detention centers for deportation. While the attack has been fierce and traumatic, the resistance has been steady and determined. Learn more and register (link) to hear from members who’ve been on the front lines of the resistance and others who are preparing to defend their cities and communities.

The Longest Current Strike in America May Be Over

Nov. 17, 2025 | STRIKES | (Click image to enlarge.) After more than three years on strike against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and five years of overall corporate violation of labor law, The News Guild of Pittsburgh, TNG-CWA Local 38061, completely won its case against the Block brothers, the paper’s owners. Writing on Nov. 10 for a unanimous panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, Judge Cindy Chung—the former U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania, headquartered in Pittsburgh—ordered the Blocks to bargain and reach a contract with the Guild, just as the National Labor Relations Board demanded in seeking an injunction, a mandatory court order, against the duo. … [News Guild President Jon] Schleuss didn’t go quite as far this time in praising Chung’s decision, but he said it should send a tough message to other corporate chieftains who defy and break labor law against their workers. People's World. PHOTO/STEVE MELLON, PITTSBURG UNION PRESS (workers’ strike paper)

Starbucks Workers to Bosses: No Contract, No Coffee

Nov. 13, 2025 | STRIKES | Starbucks workers didn’t want to go on strike. But after four years of waiting for a contract at any of their hundreds of unionized stores and enduring nonstop union busting, they had no choice. As of this morning, workers are on an open-ended strike across the country, flexing their power during the $100 billion corporation’s lucrative holiday promotion, Red Cup Day. The strike that started in 25 cities today (UPDATE: now 40) will expand elsewhere if management fails to meet workers at the table and finish bargaining a first contract in good faith… Workers United, which represents the baristas, says there are now more than 12,000 unionized workers across more than 650 stores nationwide. The American Prospect

Boeing Defense Workers Approve New Contract

Nov. 13, 2025 | STRIKES | Workers who build fighter jets and weapons for Boeing in the St. Louis area approved a new contract on Thursday, ending a strike that started more than three months ago. The 3,200 Boeing Defense employees, who are represented by the union, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837, will return to work starting on Sunday. The approved contract was similar to an offer the workers rejected a few weeks ago. “IAM District 837 members stood strong and united for over three months,” the union said in a statement. “We’re proud of what our members have fought for together and are ready to get back to building the world’s most advanced military aircraft. The New York Times