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Bigfoot Beverages Stops Recognition of the Teamsters Amid Strike
 Dec. 3, 2024 | Bigfoot Beverages, the Oregon-based drinks distributor, has stopped recognizing its workers union amid an ongoing strike. Union representatives say the move is illegal. The workers have been on strike for more than 70 days, seeking a contract that retains their pensions, rather than transitioning to a 401(k). According to the union, this is required for employees to qualify for the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust. However, in an internal memo shared with KLCC from Nov. 26, Bigfoot Beverages said it was now ceasing collective bargaining, and moving forward with its latest contract offer. Learn more here.
Teamsters file charges against Costco
 Dec. 4, 2024 | The Teamsters have filed multiple unfair labor practice charges against Costco for blatantly violating federal labor law and the national master agreement in a calculated effort to undermine workers’ rights and disrupt the collective bargaining process. In the past 48 hours, Costco’s upper management has escalated its illegal and reckless behavior. The company expelled union representatives from stores, harassed and intimidated workers for wearing Teamsters buttons and attire… Once celebrated for its “pro-worker” image, Costco is now prioritizing Wall Street profits over its workforce, betraying both its stated values and the workers who built the company into the world’s third-largest retailer. Talks were suspended in August but negotiations for a new national master agreement covering more than 18,000 Costco Teamsters nationwide will resume next week. [Why this matters: Teamsters Local 570 in Baltimore represent more than 900 Costco workers at four Maryland locations.] Read the Teamster press lease here.
Teamsters to Amazon: ‘We are done asking nicely’
 Dec. 9, 2024 | The Teamsters “are done asking nicely for Amazon to stop breaking the law,” said the union’s president, Sean O’Brien, who has given the e-commerce giant a Dec. 15 deadline to agree to collective bargaining dates. “Thousands of Amazon workers around the country have courageously united to take on one of the world’s most abusive employers,” O’Brien said. “Amazon has a legal obligation to recognize the Teamsters and to start negotiating. Time has run out for this trillion-dollar company." Learn more here.
Teamsters at Detroit refinery win 3-month strike, secure new contract
 Dec. 16, 2024 | Members of Teamsters Local 283 at Marathon Petroleum’s Detroit refinery have ratified a new contract, ending a 101-day strike. In September, Marathon Teamsters were forced to the picket line after their employer refused to negotiate in good faith. The new agreement includes a 24.5 percent wage increase over the life of the contract, health care coverage paid for solely by the employer, union security, and access to the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund. Learn more here.
Amazon Teamsters authorize strike at two NYC warehouses
 Dec. 16, 2024 | Update 12/17: Amazon Teamsters authorize strikes at four California warehouses. Amazon Teamsters at two New York City facilities—JFK8 and DBK4—have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strikes following Amazon’s illegal refusal to recognize their union and negotiate a contract addressing the company’s low wages and dangerous working conditions. Amazon workers at 10 facilities around the country have organized with the Teamsters. Amazon has repeatedly failed in its legal obligation to bargain with its unionized workforce. Learn more here. Related: Teamsters at the DIL7 Amazon delivery station in Skokie, Ill., have also voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike… More here.
The strike against Amazon is over but Teamsters warn: ‘Stay tuned’
 Dec. 27, 2024 | Thousands of Amazon workers have ended their days-long strike against the company, according to the Teamsters union. But tensions persist, with the union saying its efforts aren’t over. “Make no mistake the Teamsters will never let up and workers will never stop fighting for their rights at Amazon,” a union representative said in a statement. “Stay tuned.” Thousands of Amazon delivery drivers across a handful of states went on strike late last week in the thick of the holiday package season, with the strike ending on Christmas Eve. The Teamsters held protests outside at least 200 facilities nationwide, but workers were on strike at only nine separate locations, from Queens, New York, to San Francisco. CNN
Workers are fighting back and joining our union in record numbers
 Jan. 2, 2025 | The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has grown by an astounding 75,000 new members under Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, a direct result of key investments in strategic organizing. See where the 75,000 new Teamsters are, visualized here.
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