Today in 1941 After a four-week boycott led by Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., bus companies in New York City agree to hire 200 Black drivers and mechanics. ~ Labor Tribune
• The tough fight to organize Amazon • Nearly 9,000 Teamster rail workers ratify contract • Was the Teamsters’ Amazon strike a success? • Maryland signs labor deal with firefighters, police unions • 10 indicators explain what’s going on with America’s economy • Teamsters President, Labor Secretary discuss issues important to members • US labor market holding steady, but job opportunities are dwindling • Baltimore City sanitation workers to Baltimore City Council: ‘Please help us’ • Trump orders layoffs at 7 agencies as unions secure jobs for probationary workers • A brief history of America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net • Teamsters endorses bill that would ban autonomous vehicles from making deliveries
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS Baltimore - May 4, 2025 @ 10 a.m. Salisbury - May 18, 2025 @ 10 a.m. Please be present and on time. And bring a coworker!