Teamsters Local 727 last year met with Illinois state representatives and prepared proposals for new legislation aimed at addressing the concerns of Teamster-represented Osco and CVS pharmacists. Items proposed by Local 727 included: Limits on…
Teamsters Local 710 Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Rail Company Approximately 74 rail workers represented by Teamsters Local 710 in Chicago overwhelmingly voted on Jan. 11 to authorize an unfair labor practice strike against…
Back Pay, Full Benefits Recovered Through Arbitration Victory In a recent arbitration, reinstatement and back pay were secured for a Teamster who was wrongfully terminated from Bay Valley Foods in Dixon, Ill. The Teamster is…
By Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa. Originally published in the Detroit News. The Teamsters won a battle over pensions last month in Congress as part of a short-term spending bill. But there is still…
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…