(CHICAGO) – Budtenders at Modern Cannabis (MOCA) in the River North neighborhood of Chicago have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777 – the first group of cannabis workers to do so. “Congratulations to our…
Teamsters Stand Up Against Damaging Bill, Continue Fight Against Right-to-Work The Teamsters Union strongly opposes national “right-to-work” legislation introduced today in Congress that will hurt workers and their unions. The destructive anti-worker bill, H.R. 785,…
Photo courtesy of Shannon Stapleton/Reuters. Retrieved from businessinsider.com. Across the country, millions of Americans — mostly women — took to the streets on Saturday to stand up for women’s rights and greater opportunity. For many,…
Union members aren’t the only ones hurt when labor’s slice of the workforce pie gets smaller, a report confirms. In fact, research by the Economic Policy Institute shows all workers today are making less than…
“Without Knowledge, Everything Is Dark.” Local 727 Parking Member Fulfills Educational Dreams Berhane Hailemichael has played myriad roles throughout his life. Freedom fighter. Refugee. Husband. Father. Student. Teamster. And in every role, he said one…