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Safety Committee Challenge-Spread the word and win a Prize!!!
04/30/24 - IBEW Local 191 May is Mental Health Awareness Month. IBEW Local 191 Safety Committee wants you to help spread the word about the Member Assistance Program. For each person you tell, get an entry into a drawing to win a Milwaukee Cooler or Tool Bag (limit 4 entries per person). Fill out the Jotform below to submit your entries (now through the end of June). Drawings will be held in July. |
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APWU President Dimondstein in Iowa Saturday 5/4/24
04/30/24 - Iowa Postal Workers Union APWU President Dimondstein in Iowa Saturday 5/4/24 Everyone, President Dimondstein will be attending the MAL Caucus scheduled this Saturday at 6:30PM at the APWU Union Hall, 1200 E Euclid Ave, Des Moines. This is a unique opportunity for Iowa members in small offices to meet the APWU National President and discuss your concerns and hopes for the upcoming Contract Negotiations. |
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Swire Coca-Cola Contract Ratified
04/30/24 - Teamsters Local 162 
On Sunday, April 21st, Teamster Local 162 members at Swire Coca-Cola ratified a new three-year contract. The Local 162 bargaining committee, consisting of rank-and-file members and led by Local 162 President Mark Davison and 162 Business Agent Mike Mayo, fully recommended the offer. |
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Alert: Shubert needs Ushers
04/30/24 - IATSE Local B4 The Shubert needs Ushers for Friday, May 3, 2024. Andres Cepeda Tengo Ganas Tour May 3 - 8pm show /6:45pm call time email Liz Guptill: guptille@gmail. |
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Denton Police: Start your New Chapter
04/30/24 - Denton Police Officers Association Ready for a rewarding career? The Denton Police Department is currently hiring recruits and lateral officers. Visit www.joindentonpolice.com to take the first step toward serving Denton, a one-of-a-kind city located just north of Dallas and Fort Worth. |
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A Great Week for American Workers
04/29/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 29, 2024 | U.S. LABOR | Over the past 50 years, you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of weeks that have actually been great for American workers. It was just under half a century ago that California gave collective-bargaining rights to farmworkers for the first time since they’d been excluded from coverage under the 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). |
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A Great Week for American Workers
04/29/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 29, 2024 | U.S. LABOR | Over the past 50 years, you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of weeks that have actually been great for American workers. |
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Local 776 Family Picnic!
04/28/24 - Teamsters Local 776 It’s that time of the year again; the snow shovels have been put away, the days are getting longer, and summer is not far off. Again this year Local 776 will be having our Family Picnic at Knoebels Amusement Park! See below for full details to help make the day a success. |
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Week Ending 04/26/2024
04/26/24 - Teamsters Local 355 . |
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AEU General Membership Meeting May 11, 2024
04/26/24 - Association Employees Union Association Employees Union GENERAL MEETING NOTICE Hilton Santa Clara 4949 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Meeting Room Location: Coastal Ballroom Saturday May 11, 2024 10:30 A.M. AEU is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. |
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Sad News - Sister Anne Broder has passed
04/26/24 - IATSE Local B4 
BRODER, Anne T. Of Winthrop, April 20, 2024. Beloved daughter of the late Lillian (Verdi) and Joseph Broder. Dear sister of Elaine Dillon, Richard Broder, Carol Broder and Robert Broder. Also survived by several loving nieces and nephews. Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the Visitation from the Ernest P. Caggiano and Son Funeral Home, 147 Winthrop St. |
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IUEC Safety Stand Down April 28, 2024
04/26/24 - IUEC Local 71 Brothers and Sisters of Local 71, April 28th is IUEC Safety Stand Down day, and we take this opportunity to remember the 402 IUEC members that have lost their lives on the job. April 28th is also recognized as Workers Memorial Day in the United States, the National Day of Mourning in Canada, and globally as the World Day for Safety and Health. |
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Local 458M May 11th Meeting Guest Speaker
04/25/24 - District Council 4 We are always trying to invite a guest speaker to our local meetings to educate our members on our union benefits. Recently, American Income Life sent out information to some of our members informing them of the recent increase in their accidental death benefit to $4,000 and what other benefits are available to them at no cost. |
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NIRMA RATIFICATION VOTE
04/25/24 - Teamsters Local 179 NIRMA RATIFICATION VOTE DATE: SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024 TIME: 9:00 AM - ASSOCIATION MEMBERS 10:30 A.M. |
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Teamsters UPS Contract Enforcement Training May 18th
04/24/24 - Teamsters Local 492 
Teamsters UPS Contract Enforcement Training May 18th, 2024
4/24/2024 - Teamsters Local 492 will be conducting training for UPS Teamster Contract Enforcement, available for any Local 492 UPS Teamster Member to attend. This course will teach our members how to strengthen our Union from within. |
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The Stunning Rebirth of the American Labor Movement
04/24/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 24, 2024 | OPINION | Note: The author, Robert Reich, is a former U.S. Secretary of Labor. [Last] Friday, Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union. This is a truly big deal. |
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KYR's Update
04/24/24 - Association Employees Union AEU Know Your Rights will begin in person at HQ at 5:30PM in 1017/1018 The Zoom Component will need to be rescheduled due to technical difficulties. |
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The Stunning Rebirth of the American Labor Movement
04/24/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 24, 2024 | OPINION | Note: The author, Robert Reich, is a former U.S. Secretary of Labor. [Last] Friday, Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union. This is a truly big deal. |
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NJATC Testing
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info meeting canceled 4/24
04/23/24 - Duluth Police Local #807 tomorrow's informational meeting is postponed. |
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info meeting canceled 4/24
04/23/24 - Duluth Police Local #807 tomorrow's informational meeting is postponed. |
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Starbucks Appears Likely to Win Supreme Court Dispute With NLRB
04/23/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 23, 2024 | LABOR LAW | The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. |
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UNION NEWS EXPRESS APRIL 2024
04/23/24 - Denver Metro Area Local APWU COLA PAY RAISE!! By Laviena Vargas, President Thank You APWU for the latest Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) raise that was paid out starting in March 2024. The APWU successfully negotiated the COLA raises in our last Contract Negotiations in 2021. Career Employees are seeing a $354.00 increase annually or $13.60 per pay period. |
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Officer Bohannon’s murder trial
04/22/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, Officer Tamarris Bohannon’s murder trial began today in Division 1 of the Civil Courts Building located at 10 N. Tucker. The trial continues tomorrow morning. Please consider attending a portion of the trial to show support for the family. Fraternally. |
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Members Show Up in HUGE Numbers to VOTE
04/22/24 - Teamsters Local 179 
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162 Scholarship Deadline Approaching
04/22/24 - Teamsters Local 162 
All Teamsters Local 162 Scholarship applications are due in our office no later than 5:00 PM on Friday, May 10th. |
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IUEC button-down shirts
04/22/24 - IUEC Local 10 
IUEC button-down shirts for sale now at the hall. 6:00am-3:30pm CASH ONLY!
L-XL $80.00
2XL $83.00
3XL $86.00
4XL $89.00 |
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Tennessee VW Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Join UAW
04/22/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 22 2024 | ORGANIZING | Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. |
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Tennessee VW Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Join UAW
04/22/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 22 2024 | ORGANIZING | Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. |
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AEU E-board Meeting - Arbitration Vote
04/19/24 - Association Employees Union Association Employees Union www.aeu. |
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IBEW 659 NIGHT SOUTHERN OREGON SPEEDWAY MAY 18, 2024
04/19/24 - IBEW Local 659 
Rev your engines for an electrifying night at Southern Oregon Speedway! Join us on May 18, 2024, for IBEW 659 Night at the races. Where the sparks will fly and thrill never ends. We have 100 tickets available. Please reach out to the hall to get your tickets, (2 per family).
Proudly sponsored by IBEW 659, it’s a race you won’t want to miss. |
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Week Ending 04/19/2024
04/19/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • No justice, no jeans • A new remedy for bad-faith bargaining?s • The paradox of the American Labor Movement • FBI opens criminal probe into Key Bridge collapse • AFGE ranks 1st as fastest growing large union in U.S. |
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Week Ending 04/19/2024
04/19/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • No justice, no jeans • A new remedy for bad-faith bargaining?s • The paradox of the American Labor Movement • FBI opens criminal probe into Key Bridge collapse • AFGE ranks 1st as fastest growing large union in U.S. |
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Yellow Corp: Bankruptcy Update
04/18/24 - Teamsters Local 776 Yellow Corp. Teamster Members: Please see below for important news from the IBT concerning the Yellow Corp. |
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Contract Negotiations
04/18/24 - Duluth Police Local #807 The city and the union board have come to a TA. Our first informational meeting will be April 24th at 1500 in the turnout room, April 25th at noon & 1700 in the front training room and April 26th at 1400 in the front training room. You MUST attend a meeting to be able to vote. |
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Contract Negotiations
04/18/24 - Duluth Police Local #807 Today the city and the union board came to a TA. Our first informational meeting will be April 24th at 1500 in the turnout room, April 25th at noon & 1700 in the front training room and April 26th at 1400 in the front training room. You MUST attend a meeting to be able to vote. |
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Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Teamsters Win $53,000 Grievance Arbitration
04/18/24 - Teamsters Local Union No. 142 Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Teamsters Win $53,000 Grievance Arbitration April 18, 2024 Teamsters Locals 135 & 142 members recently achieved a huge arbitration victory against Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of Indiana. In 2022, the company agreed during contract negotiations that drivers would receive overtime pay when they work on Mondays, which is normally one of their weekend days off. At the time, drivers were the only workers who did not receive overtime pay when forced to work on one of their regular days off, so Monday overtime was an important proposal for the drivers during negotiations. |
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Yellow Corporation Bankruptcy Update Regarding Member WARN Act Claims
04/18/24 - Teamsters Local 492 
4/18/2024 - The following is a message from John A. Murphy, IBT National Freight Director and Co-Chair, TNFINC:
Re: Yellow Corporation Bankruptcy Update Regarding Member WARN Act Claims
TO ALL LOCAL UNIONS HAVING MEMBERS EMPLOYED OR FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY YELLOW CORPORATION AFFILIATES
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2024 Paul Priddy Memorial Golf Scramble
04/18/24 - Teamsters Local 89 
We are now accepting sign-ups for the 2024 Paul Priddy Memorial Golf Scramble. The scramble is limited to the first 27 teams that enter, so don't delay. |
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2024 - Theme Park Tickets Available
04/18/24 - Teamsters Local Union No. 436 
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Funeral Services for Retired Captain Luis Barba #37
04/17/24 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of Retired Captain Luis "Louie" Barba #37, who passed away on March 30, 2024, at the age of 89. Retired Captain Barba served with the El Paso Police Department for 31 years, from October 1957 until his retirement on July 11, 1988. |
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Chicago OEMC contract negotiations update
04/17/24 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 21 Today, April 17, 2024, here is the latest information about the ongoing negotiations involving OEMC members and The City Of Chicago. |
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Legends of Labor Hall of Fame
04/17/24 - IUOE Local 542 
On Friday, February 2, 2024, Robert T. Heenan was posthumously inducted into the Legends of Labor Hall of Fame. |
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VW Workers in Tennessee Vote; Test Union Ambitions
04/17/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 17, 2024 | ORGANIZING | Last fall the United Automobile Workers union won big pay increases from the Detroit automakers, and the impact rippled quickly through the nonunion auto plants scattered across the South. Afterward, Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai and Tesla raised wages for their own hourly workers in the U.S., none of whom are unionized. |
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Contract Ratified at Clariant
04/17/24 - Teamsters Local 89 
Teamsters Local 89 members at Clariant, a chemical manufacturing and warehousing facility, ratified a new three-year contract on April 15th. The Agreement passed by an overwhelming 97%, the highest in the shop's modern history.
The new contract contains historic economic gains for Clariant members across all classifications. |
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Teamsters #264 Scholarship
04/17/24 - Teamsters Local 264 We are now accepting applications for our 2024 scholarship. Please contact us at (716) 668-8007 x 110 or by email at scholarships@teamsters264.org for an application. |
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CWA National Issue Survey
04/17/24 - CWA Local 2222 Good Afternoon, CWA National is asking the membership to fill out an Issue Survey form to find out which issues are most important to the members. The form can be completed in just about a minute. ISSUE SURVEY Direct Link: http://cwa. |
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