Teamsters make communities run all across the country
Mar. 3, 2025  | Teamsters across the country work every day providing for our communities by ensuring safe drinking water, assisting with construction projects, maintaining streets and lighting systems and so much more. When we join together as Teamsters, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. Watch the video. 

Teamsters support Faster Labor Contracts Act
Mar. 5, 2025  | The Teamsters Union commends Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) for introducing the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which would require employers to collectively bargain with newly organized workers within 10 days of voting to form their union. The legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The Faster Labor Contracts Act would amend the National Labor Relations Act to create a clear timetable to securing a first union contract.

Teamsters’ WARN claims against Yellow fall short
Feb. 28, 2025  | [Mar. 5 -- Read this important update from the union.] A federal bankruptcy court in Delaware found that Yellow Corp. is not liable for a failure to provide 60 days’ notice to roughly 22,000 union employees ahead of mass layoffs in the summer of 2023. It ruled the company was a “liquidating fiduciary” winding down affairs and not an employer at the time the layoffs were ordered, releasing it from liability. Learn more here.

United Airline Teamsters rally, vote on UA’s ‘insulting’ proposal
Mar. 13, 2025  | As 10,000 United Airline Teamsters nationwide vote on the company’s latest insulting proposal, Teamsters Local 856 held a rally outside United’s San Francisco Maintenance Base on Thursday. United Airlines Teamsters are united in their fight from coast to coast for a transformative contract at the carrier that includes the highest wages in the industry, a faster wage progression for newer technicians, and the return of maintenance work from foreign repair stations. Learn more here.

US Foods Teamsters in California ratify their first contract 
Mar. 17, 2025  | Nearly 200 Teamsters drivers at US Foods in Livermore, Calif., represented by Local 853, ratified a first contract that will strengthen pay and benefits. The three-year agreement comes after members successfully organized a week-long strike. Local 853 members secured a 13 percent wage increase, improved safety, paid administrative leave, and substantial savings in health care. More at Teamsters on Facebook. 

Teamsters ratify first cannabis contract in Maryland
Mar. 19, 2025  | Budtenders and shift leaders at Ascend in Aberdeen, Md., have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement, making them the first cannabis workers in the state to be covered by a Teamsters contract. The new collective bargaining agreement guarantees the workers increases in wages, job security, paid time off, and safety improvements. Teamsters already have a strong track record of securing strong contracts for Ascend workers in Illinois and Michigan. The workers organized last year with Teamsters Local 570. Learn more here. 

Standing strong: Teamsters at 10 Roads Express mark one month on strike
Mar. 24, 2025  | Teamsters at 10 Roads Express have been on strike since February 18. The strike is a national effort which includes over 500 workers across eight states. 10 Roads Express workers are on strike because they say that the company has refused to bargain in good faith with the union during their ongoing round of contract negotiations. No wage increases have been offered, and union members say their wages are not currently competitive within the industry. The trucking company primarily contracts with the post office to carry mail. Learn more here.