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IBT Convention Call 2021 02/24/21 - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 577

Amazon, Union Organizers at Odds Over ‘Pay to wait’ Bonus 02/23/21 - Teamsters Local 355 Feb. 23, 2021 | LABOR | […] Officials for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union say Amazon workers in Bessemer received notification this past weekend that they were eligible for bonuses of $1,000 or more if they quit their jobs. RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum said the bonus application deadline ends only a few days before the union vote is scheduled to be counted.

March General Membership Meeting 02/23/21 - Teamsters Local 542 March General Membership Meeting Sunday, March 21, 2021 10:00 a.m. To register for General Membership Meeting click on the following link: https://teamster-org.zoom.

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Four Influential Leaders in Labor History 02/23/21 - Teamsters Local 992 Feb. 23, 2021 | BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Black History Month goes hand in hand with labor history. Some of the most influential people in black history were also giants within the labor movement.

IBT Convention Delegate Results 02/22/21 - Teamsters Local 41

IBT Nomination Meeting Results 02/22/21 - Teamsters Local 542

Four Influential Leaders in Labor History 02/22/21 - Teamsters Local 570 Feb. 22, 2021 | BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Black History Month goes hand in hand with labor history. Some of the most influential people in black history were also giants within the labor movement.

Four Influential Leaders in Labor History 02/22/21 - Teamsters Local 355 Feb. 22, 2021 | BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Black History Month goes hand in hand with labor history. Some of the most influential people in black history were also giants within the labor movement.

Weekly News Wrap-Up: 2/19/2021 02/19/21 - Teamsters Local 570   • Covid-19 news update for Feb. 19   • Congress closes in on multiemployer pension fix   • Can this man save the Baltimore Sun?   • Maryland residents: Covid-19 vaccine questions answered   • Md.

Weekly News Wrap-Up: 2/19/2021 02/19/21 - Teamsters Local 355   • Covid-19 news update for Feb. 19   • Congress closes in on multiemployer pension fix   • Can this man save the Baltimore Sun?   • Maryland residents: Covid-19 vaccine questions answered   • Md.

Weekly News Wrap-Up: 2/19/2021 02/19/21 - Teamsters Local 992   • Covid-19 news update for Feb. 19   • Congress closes in on multiemployer pension fix   • Can this man save the Baltimore Sun?   • Maryland residents: Covid-19 vaccine questions answered   • Md.

Union Power in a Pandemic 02/19/21 - Teamsters Local 570 Feb. 19, 2021 | UNIONS | […] The misery of the last few months has affected all (well, most) of us, but unionized workers are generally in a far better position to endure an economic crisis than their nonunion counterparts, enjoying higher wages, greater access to paid sick leave and employer-sponsored health insurance, and more power in the workplace.

Union Power in a Pandemic 02/19/21 - Teamsters Local 355 Feb. 19, 2021 | UNIONS | […] The misery of the last few months has affected all (well, most) of us, but unionized workers are generally in a far better position to endure an economic crisis than their nonunion counterparts, enjoying higher wages, greater access to paid sick leave and employer-sponsored health insurance, and more power in the workplace.

The Labor Movement Has a Card to Play – And We Need to Play It 02/19/21 - Teamsters Local 992 Feb. 18, 2021 | UNIONS | Card check, also called  “majority sign-up” (because it requires a simple majority of the workers involved to agree to move forward), has been a thing since the passage of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935.

Special Bulletin 02/19/21 - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 577

Weekly News Wrap-Up: 2/19/2021 02/19/21 - Teamsters Local 888   • Covid-19 news update for Feb. 19   • Congress closes in on multiemployer pension fix   • Can this man save the Baltimore Sun?   • Maryland residents: Covid-19 vaccine questions answered   • Md.

State’s Essential Workers Deserve More Protections on the Job 02/18/21 - Teamsters Local 570 Feb. 18, 2021 | OPINION | […] The experience I and so many other essential workers have had the past 10 months convinced me to get involved in trying to pass the Maryland Essential Workers Protection Act in the General Assembly.

Ohio Turnpike Negotiation Update 02/18/21 - Teamsters Local Union No. 436 To all OTIC Members - Please see under the Ohio Turnpike Employee tab on the left column named "Ohio Turnpike Employees"a posted update regarding negotiations dated February 18, 2021.

The Labor Movement Has a Card to Play – And We Need to Play It 02/18/21 - Teamsters Local 355 Feb. 18, 2021 | UNIONS | Card check, also called  “majority sign-up” (because it requires a simple majority of the workers involved to agree to move forward), has been a thing since the passage of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935.

State’s Essential Workers Deserve More Protections on the Job 02/18/21 - Teamsters Local 992 Feb. 16, 2021 | OPINION | […] The experience I and so many other essential workers have had the past 10 months convinced me to get involved in trying to pass the Maryland Essential Workers Protection Act in the General Assembly.

General Membership Meeting Cancelled 02/17/21 - Teamsters Local 249 Due to concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the current restrictions on gatherings, Teamsters Local 249 is hereby canceling the Monthly Membership Meeting scheduled for Sunday, February 21, 2021. We will evaluate future scheduled monthly membership meetings as needed. We urge members and their families to take all necessary safety precautions.

Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan Website Link 02/17/21 - Teamsters Local Union No. 91 Teamsters Local Union No. 91 continues to support our Members through   the difficult Covid-19 crisis.  We take this opportunity to remind our Members of the Government resources available around economic support for those facing adversity and economic hardship.  As the Covid-19 vaccines continue to be deployed, we are proud of the work our Members are doing every day.

‘Together We Fight, Together We Will Win’ 02/17/21 - Teamsters Local 888 Feb. 17, 2021 | STRIKES | Fast food workers and other low-paid frontline employees walked off the job in more than a dozen cities across the U.S.

Ben Fletcher, Militant Labor Leader 02/17/21 - Teamsters Local 888 Feb. 15, 2021 | BLACK HISTORY MONTH | One of the greatest labor leaders of the tumultuous period of the early 20th century was a Black man from Philadelphia named Ben Fletcher. In the forward from the biography by Peter Cole, “Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly,” labor historian Robin D. G.