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America’s Trucking Industry Is At A Crossroads
01/26/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 26, 2023 | FREIGHT INDUSTRY | Life for truck drivers in the United States is changing. From government mandates to the approach of greater automation to drastically lower wages, making a living behind the wheel of a big rig is becoming tougher every year. By some estimates, around 90% of those who take up the profession leave within the first year. |
America’s Trucking Industry Is At A Crossroads
01/26/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 26, 2023 | FREIGHT INDUSTRY | Life for truck drivers in the United States is changing. From government mandates to the approach of greater automation to drastically lower wages, making a living behind the wheel of a big rig is becoming tougher every year. By some estimates, around 90% of those who take up the profession leave within the first year. |
UAW IEB Election Information
01/26/23 - UAW Local 602 Pursuant to the Monitor’s Candidate Forum Rules, the Monitor will conduct voluntary Candidate forums for the following three offices: (1) International President; (2) International Secretary-Treasurer; and (3) International Vice President. |
PARK CITY, UTAH APWU NPC JUNE 24-26, 2023
01/26/23 - National Presidents' Conference ![]() |
General Membership Meeting Notice
01/26/23 - Teamsters Local 786 . |
If America Had Fair Labor Laws, 60 Million Workers Would Join A Union Tomorrow
01/25/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 25, 2023 | LABOR LAW | According to the latest data, the ranks of unionized workers grew by 200,000 between 2021 and 2022. |
Governor Hochul Signs the “Supplemental Spousal Liability Bill”
01/25/23 - UPSEU New York now requires that insurance companies provide motorists with supplemental spousal liability insurance coverage equal to bodily injury liability coverage, unless the insured specifically rejects such coverage in writing. In Short, your spouse now has supplemental spousal liability coverage under your policy. |
Local 162 Scholarship
01/25/23 - Teamsters Local 162 |
February General Membership Meeting Notice
01/25/23 - Teamsters Local 542 . |
NLRB Settlement for Veritiv Operating Company
01/25/23 - GCC/IBT Local 285-M January 24, 2023 Graphics Communications Union, Local 285-M, a/w Graphics Communications Conference/International Brotherhood of Teamsters has entered into a settlement, from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding matters related to grievances that were filled on behalf of union members who were employed at Veritiv Operating Company which is no longer in business. |
Memorial Tribute and Funeral Services for Police Chief Greg Allen
01/25/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association ![]() |
EPPD Promotion Ceremony
01/25/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association ![]() |
DeJoy Must Go
01/25/23 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Group, PMG DeJoy has pretty much privatized the postal service from the inside. He has raised prices, reduced services and delayed our customers' mail. Our members can not tolerate the undermining of our commitment to our customers. We MUST continue to put pressure on President Biden to change the board of governors. We are in a world of hurt. |
LELS membership form
01/24/23 - Duluth Police Local #807 We have received approval from Noah Schuchman and are very close to sealing the deal with LELS. You will find a LELS membership form in your mailbox. Please read and fill out the entire form. By signing the form, you are authorizing the monthly deduction for LELS membership dues. As a reminder, LELS membership dues are $65.00. |
If America Had Fair Labor Laws, 60 Million Workers Would Join A Union Tomorrow
01/24/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Jan. 24, 2023 | LABOR LAW | According to the latest data, the ranks of unionized workers grew by 200,000 between 2021 and 2022. |
Per Capita Reminder
01/24/23 - IATSE Local 33 REMINDER To avoid a $100.00 reinstatement fee and suspension from the call board, please remit your payment of $58.00 for your 2023 1st quarter per capita stamp no later than February 1, 2023. We accept online payment at ia33.org $58.00 per quarter $232. |
U.S. House Adopts Rules Eliminating Staff Unions
01/24/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Jan. 24, 2023 | UNION-BUSTING | In their new rules package passed [January 6, 2023], House Republicans moved to eliminate the union formed by congressional workers in recent years — a blatantly anti-worker move that signals their intentions for workers across the country under GOP House control. |
U.S. House Adopts Rules Eliminating Staff Unions
01/24/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 24, 2023 | UNION-BUSTING | In their new rules package passed [January 6, 2023], House Republicans moved to eliminate the union formed by congressional workers in recent years — a blatantly anti-worker move that signals their intentions for workers across the country under GOP House control. |
SAD NEWS
01/24/23 - IBEW Local 659 ![]() |
Quintin Hector: A Victim of the Link to Failure Program
01/24/23 - CWA Local 3176 . |
Workers Memorial Day Essay Contest
01/24/23 - Teamsters Local 776 Workers’ Memorial Day is observed in York and Adams Counties on April 28th to remember workers who lost their lives on their job..... |
Health and Welfare 2023
01/23/23 - GCC/IBT District Council 4 CHICAGO GRAPHIC ARTS January is Open Enrollment, so any members who wish to make any changes to their benefits package, this is the month to make those changes! We are happy to announce that our Health and Welfare trustees were successful in improving the screening offered by your Personal Physician. |
New Year - New Negotiations
01/23/23 - GCC/IBT District Council 4 The following contracts will be expiring or have expired. Take a minute to review the following list: Peoria Journal Star* Gannet Publishing * Quincy Herald Whig* Ottumwa Printing* C & I Signs* Sterling Press Winpak Heat Seal Co. |
2023 Scholarships
01/23/23 - Teamsters Local 542 The 2023 James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship is now available. Deadline to submit application: March 1, 2023. |
Please see the Q&A for maintenance inservice registers for all career craft employees.
01/23/23 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Please see the Q&A for maintenance inservice registers for all career craft employees./In%20Service%20Q%20and%20A%20January%2018%202023_0001. |
Payroll Deduction Update
01/23/23 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Payroll deductions update If you have dental or vision insurance through BENEFEDS, you did not receive a payroll deduction for these benefits during the Dec. 31, 2022-Jan. 13, 2023, pay period. Your benefits are still active, however, and deductions will resume during the Jan. 14-27 pay period. |
2023 Scholarship Opportunities
01/23/23 - IBEW Local 768 Brothers and Sisters, There are scholarship opportunities available to our members and member's families. The links below will direct you to the applications and eligibility information on each scholarship. Some scholarships may be used towards apprenticeships or college. |
CWA Quarterly Zoom
01/23/23 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 CWA 1120 QUARTERLY LOCAL MEETING Thursday January 26th, 2023 6:00pm CWA Local 1120's Quarterly Zoom Meeting Time: Jan 26, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82730629041. |
UPS Payroll Calculator
01/22/23 - Teamsters Local 776 Teamsters at UPS face weekly issues with payroll problems. Full-time or part-time, combination jobs, article 22 jobs, and air driver jobs, to name a few, all seem to keep the payroll dept in a state of confusion. The International has launched a new feature on the UPS Teamsters app. |
PRESIDENT SUSLAK REPORTS
01/21/23 - Queens Area Local AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO The Debt Ceiling & Postal Workers January 20, 2023 No postal worker or federal retiree will see a gap or reduction in pension payments or healthcare coverage. The Treasury Department announced on Thursday that the United States government has hit its statutory “debt limit. |
UPS Contract Proposals Screening Committee
01/21/23 - Teamsters Local 776 On January 9, 2023, General President Sean M. O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman opened a meeting of the UPS National Screening Committee in Washington, DC, where representatives from dozens of UPS locals gathered to review proposals for National Master Agreement negotiations. |
Week Ending 1/20/2023
01/20/23 - Teamsters Local 355 . |
The Debt Ceiling & Postal Workers No postal worker or federal retiree will see a gap or reduction in pension payments or healthcare coverage.
01/20/23 - Iowa Postal Workers Union |
HB 216
01/20/23 - IBEW Local 233 ![]() |
Labor Showed Up to Fight SB 140
01/20/23 - IBEW Local 233 Labor Unions all joined forces today to help fight SB 140 a bad bill attacking our nurses and first responders as well as all non-profits in the state. Lots of hard work since legislation started at the first of the month. We have testified on multiple bills against labor, licenses and unions with many more to come and even more on the watch list. |
PRESIDENT SUSLAK REPORTS
01/20/23 - Queens Area Local AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO PRESIDENT SUSLAK REPORTS Union Family, Attached you will find a National Dispute that was filed on the theft of direct deposits. The APWU believes that management bears a significant responsibility for the loss of these direct deposits. |
Share of Workers in Unions Hit Low in 2022, But Number of Unionized Workers Grew
01/20/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 20, 2023 | U. |
APWU Position on Employees Who Have Had Direct Deposits Stolen in LiteBlue Fraud
01/20/23 - Iowa Postal Workers Union APWU Position on Employees Who Have Had Direct Deposits Stolen in LiteBlue Fraud January 20, 2023 APWU national officers have filed a national dispute with postal management on behalf of members who have had their pay stolen by cyber-criminals and are unable to recover the money. |
Share of Workers in Unions Hit Low in 2022, But Number of Unionized Workers Grew
01/20/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 20, 2023 | U. |
Share of Workers in Unions Hit Low in 2022, But Number of Unionized Workers Grew
01/19/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Jan. 19, 2023 | U. |
Voluntary Recognition of Unions Increasingly Popular Among U.S. Employers
01/19/23 - Teamsters Local 570 Jan. 18, 2023 | ORGANIZING | In recent years, a surge in worker organizing across the country has coincided with unions achieving levels of popular support not reached in decades. A growing number of businesses are now recognizing that their workers want unions and are opting out of fighting workers in intense union election campaigns. |
As Teamsters Push Better Deal, UPS Touts Pay, Career Development
01/19/23 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 19, 2023 | UPS NEGOTIATIONS | As it faces criticism from the Teamsters union ahead of what are expected to be tough labor contract talks this year, UPS issued a jobs report Wednesday touting its wages, and ways workers can build a career within the company. |
2022 NOLSW Officer Election Results
01/19/23 - UAW Local 2320 Dear NOLSW Members, The undersigned acted as Election Committee members at the tally of the ballots received in the 2022 NOLSW Election. The Election Committee counted ballots with MK Elections on November 16, 2022 and on December 8, 2022 at the NOLSW Office in New York, NY. |
As Teamsters Push Better Deal, UPS Touts Pay, Career Development
01/19/23 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 19, 2023 | UPS NEGOTIATIONS | As it faces criticism from the Teamsters union ahead of what are expected to be tough labor contract talks this year, UPS issued a jobs report Wednesday touting its wages, and ways workers can build a career within the company. |
Introducing Kenny Cooper!
01/19/23 - IBEW 280 ![]() |
2023 Lobby Day at State Capitol
01/19/23 - New Mexico Hospital Workers Union . |
Faced With Shrinking Ranks, LAPD Looks To Rehire Retired Officers
01/19/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The Los Angeles Police Department is making a simple but unusual pitch to its retired cops: Come back. Please. Faced with a flood of departures and a trickle of recruits entering its training academy that have led to dwindling staffing levels, LAPD officials have drawn up plans that call for as many as 200 retired police officers to be rehired. |
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