Current news directly from Teamster Locals in the US and Canada.

Teamsters Denounce Sham Settlement In Amazon Joint Employer Case 05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 18, 2026 | NLRB RULINGS | The following is a statement from Teamsters Amazon Division Director Randy Korgan regarding a decision by an Administrative Law Judge at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to force a settlement on Amazon workers in Amazon vs. NLRB et. al.

You've Agreed to Arbitration 6 Times and Didn't Know It 05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 17, 2026 | ARBITRATION | Good morning! Your alarm goes off. You reach for your phone. The device, the operating system, and the wireless plan that connects it all come with binding arbitration clauses buried deep in terms you accepted long ago but never read. You order your coffee on an app to save time. You’ve just agreed to arbitration.

3,500 Workers Walk Out As Teamsters, Union Coalition Launch LIRR Strike 05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 17, 2026 | STRIKES | Teamsters with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have launched a strike alongside their bargaining coalition of 3,500 workers from five unions. The LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad in America, with 300,000 daily passengers. It is owned and operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

Week Ending 05/16/2026 05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355   • Amazon takes aim at UPS, FedEx   • Union leaders push to revive ailing labor movement   • Teamsters endorse Connected Vehicle Security Act   • REI workers launch consumer boycott of chain   • Labor Dept: US inflation up by 3.

Week Ending 05/16/2026 05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355   • Amazon takes aim at UPS, FedEx   • Union leaders push to revive ailing labor movement   • Teamsters endorse Connected Vehicle Security Act   • REI workers launch consumer boycott of chain   • Labor Dept: US inflation up by 3.

Week Ending 05/16/2026 05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355   • Amazon takes aim at UPS, FedEx   • Union leaders push to revive ailing labor movement   • Teamsters endorse Connected Vehicle Security Act   • REI workers launch consumer boycott of chain   • Labor Dept: US inflation up by 3.

June General Membership Meeting 05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 90

3,500 Workers Walk Out as BLET Teamsters, Union Coalition Launch LIRR Strike 05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 492 3,500 Workers Walk Out as BLET Teamsters, Union Coalition Launch LIRR Strike Busiest U.S. Commuter Railroad Grinds to a Halt for First Time Since 1994 (NEW YORK) – Teamsters with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have launched a strike alongside their bargaining coalition of 3,500 workers from five unions.

US Labor Unions Raise Concerns Over Retirement Risks in New Bill 05/13/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 13, 2026 | RETIREMENT & PENSIONS | Major labor unions in the United States are warning senators that an upcoming bill could jeopardize retirement accounts for millions of workers, CNBC reported on May 12.

2026 Convention Delegates 05/12/26 - Teamsters Local 449

US Workers Overwhelmingly Support Union-Backed Policies on AI 05/12/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 10, 2026 | TECHNOLOGY | US workers overwhelmingly support pro-worker policies on artificial intelligence (AI) and view labor unions as the most reliable protectors of workers from the effects of AI, according to a new poll released by the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the US.

Unions or Abundance? That’s a False Choice. 05/11/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 11, 2026 | ECONOMY | … [The Roosevelt Institute] report pushes back on some of the criticisms of unions from the abundance movement, mainly that they slow down and raise the costs of building, especially when it comes to housing. The authors point out that construction costs in the U.S.

Week Ending 05/10/2026 05/11/26 - Teamsters Local 355 .

Retirees Club Meeting 05/11/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Mark your calendars for the next Retirees Group meeting this Wednesday, May 13, 2026. We will gather at 10:00 a.m. for a morning dedicated to fellowship and catching up with old friends. There is no guest speaker scheduled for the May session. Instead, we are keeping things simple with our regular member meeting and plenty of time for good conversation.

Breakthru Beverage Workers in St. Louis Launch ULP Strike 05/09/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 9, 2026 | UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES | More than 100 drivers and warehouse workers have walked off the job and launched an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike at Breakthru Beverage in St. Louis. The members of Teamster Locals 600 and 688 are demanding that the company come to the table to negotiate a fair contract without illegal regressive proposals and surface bargaining.

Get Retirement Ready 05/08/26 - Teamsters Local 414

PDX Coffee Roasters Meeting 05/08/26 - Teamsters Local 162 Attention Portland Coffee Roasters Members!  Your Teamsters Local 162 Union negotiating committee has reached a fully recommended offer on your first Teamsters contract. Please make every effort to attend your contract meeting and vote.

First Student Teamsters to Vote on National Master Agreement 05/06/26 - Teamsters Local 445 After tense negotiations, and averting a nationwide strike, the bargaining committee has secured a tentative National Master Agreement with First Student! The Voting Process will begin May 5th.

LOCAL 786 MERCH 05/06/26 - Teamsters Local 786

Teamsters Local 179 LMCC - NOTICE of Late Fee 05/06/26 - Teamsters Local 179 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px !important} NOTICE: All companies that make monthly payments into the Industry Funds should note this new late fee. (LMCC, Will Grundy & Three Rivers) If your company is signed to the Will Grundy Agreement, the Kankakee-Iroquois Agreement, or operates as a traffic company, this information applies to you.

Local 776 Family Picnic 05/05/26 - Teamsters Local 776 It’s that time of the year again, the days are getting longer and warmer, and the end of the school year is fast approaching. Many of you have been calling about it; it’s the Local 776 Family Picnic! Again this year, Local 776 will host the Family Picnic at Knoebels Amusement Park again. What has become the largest gathering of Local 776 Members of the year keeps growing.

Local 231 Teamsters Solidarity Night 05/04/26 - Teamsters Local 231 Local 231 Teamsters and their families Solidarity Night Join us at a Bellingham Bells Baseball game on Sunday, August 2, 2026. First pitch is at 1:35 PM*   Joe Martin Field 1220 Civic Field Way *Gates open at 12:30 pm.

Life Moves Pretty Fast – Unless You’re an American Worker 05/04/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 4, 2026 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | In today’s fast-paced, on-demand world, we don’t expect to wait for things we need or want. If you broke your arm today, you wouldn’t wait a year to see a doctor. You wouldn’t order takeout that couldn’t arrive for 14 months. A CEO certainly doesn’t wait 400 days to make a major decision or roll out a new strategy.

Week Ending 05/02/2026 05/04/26 - Teamsters Local 355

Captive Audience Meetings Banned 05/02/26 - Teamsters Local 776 A clear precedent for Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia: “Maryland Joins New Jersey in Banning Captive-Audience Meetings.”