Marathon, Teamsters to resume talks as strike enters 2nd month
Nov. 5, 2024  | The Teamsters union and Marathon Petroleum Corp will resume labor contract negotiations this week as a strike at the refiner's Detroit facility enters a second month. A new round of contract negotiations between Marathon and the union, which represents hundreds of refinery workers, is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7, said Steve Hicks, President of Teamsters Local 283, following weeks of a standstill. Learn more here.

Amazon Teamsters in San Francisco demand contract negotiations
Nov. 5, 2024  | Amazon Teamsters at the DCK6 warehouse in San Francisco are demanding that Amazon bargain a union contract and are calling on the e-commerce giant to stop violating labor laws and recognize their union rights. The workers are organizing with the support of Teamsters Joint Council 7 and Local 2785. They delivered their bargaining demand in a march on management this morning. Amazon is legally obligated to bargain because the company did not contest that a majority of workers support a union within the legally mandated two-week period, following the workers’ October 2 demand for union recognition. 

Apply now for the 2025 Teamsters Scholarship Fund 
Nov. 18, 2024  | High school seniors of the Class of 2025 who are financial dependents of a Teamsters member in good standing are encouraged to apply for the scholarship by May 1, 2025. Scholarships will be available to use towards a four-year college or university and training and vocational programs that are related to work in a Teamsters-represented industry, class, or craft. Apply here.

Nearly 10,000 Michigan nurses vote to join the Teamsters
Nov. 18, 2024  | Nearly 10,000 registered nurses at Corewell Health in Michigan have voted to join the Teamsters union. Teamsters announced the vote Friday afternoon. A total of 9,600 nurses at nine different hospitals voted. It was one of the largest National Labor Relations Board elections in almost 20 years. “Despite Corewell waging one of the most expensive and aggressive union-busting campaigns we’ve ever seen, these nurses knew their value and were determined to become Teamsters,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien in a written statement. “Corewell nurses chose the Teamsters because they knew it was the only way to secure a strong union contract. This organizing win is exactly what we mean when we say we are building the biggest, fastest, and strongest Teamsters Union.” WILX 10

Atlanta Amazon drivers join union organizing wave with the Teamsters
Nov. 27, 2024  | Amazon drivers at the company’s DGT8 facility in Atlanta have formed a union with the Teamsters and demanded union recognition with a “March on the Boss” held early this morning. The Atlanta drivers are building on what is a massive organizing wave within Amazon, joining hundreds of drivers from Illinois, New York, and California in forming a union with the Teamsters to take on the e-commerce giant. The drivers from DGT8 are fighting for better pay, safe working conditions, and a voice on the job. Many workers are denied basic benefits. Learn more here.