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Economic Inequality Costs Average Worker $42,000 Annually 09/24/20 - Teamsters local 570 Sept. 24, 2020 | Economic Inequality Costs Average Worker $42,000 Annually 09/24/20 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 24, 2020 | OPINION | Economic inequality is one of those hazy concepts that can mean lots of different things to people. But take note members of Congress, here’s a number that all of your constituents will understand: $42,000. That’s how much more money the typical full-time, prime-age working person would make if we wiped away the economic inequality of the past four decades.

General Membership Meeting Changes 09/24/20 - Teamsters Local Union No. 436 The October 5th, 2020 General Membership meeting has been cancelled due to the Corona Virus. The November General Membership meeting has been changed from November 9th to November 2nd, 2020 same time at 7:00 p.m.

Teamsters November 2020 Endorsements 09/23/20 - Teamsters Local 542 Teamsters Local 542 is making available its Endorsements for the November 3, 2020 Election.

Much At Stake for Workers in Federal Appeals Courts 09/23/20 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 23, 2020 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS & PROTECTIONS | If there ever were six months which proved the importance of federal appeals courts to workers, the first half of 2020 was it. Both for, and often against, those judges, especially on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, determined workers’ fate, even more so than the U.S.

Much At Stake for Workers in Federal Appeals Courts 09/23/20 - Teamsters local 570 Sept. 23, 2020 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS & PROTECTIONS | If there ever were six months which proved the importance of federal appeals courts to workers, the first half of 2020 was it. Both for, and often against, those judges, especially on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, determined workers’ fate, even more so than the U.S.

Colorado Workforce Center Information 09/23/20 - Teamsters Local 455 Colorado Workforce Center has a few things that might help our members navigate employment when furloughed. The DOL has packets you can request from the Co. work  Center. These fall under “Rapid response” for those to be furloughed to the street. You can also go on the web at www.colorado.gov/cdle To register for work go to www.connectingcolorado.

With Justice Ginsburg’s Death, Workers Rights Are at the Brink 09/23/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 23, 2020 | OPINION | […] Conservative justices have already signaled their hostility to workers with decisions like Epic Systems v. Lewis. The stakes could not be higher—and what unionists must understand is that the next Supreme Court appointee may hold the power to destroy the last vestiges of legal power for public sector unions.

With Justice Ginsburg’s Death, Workers Rights Are at the Brink 09/23/20 - Teamsters Local 888 Sept. 22, 2020 | OPINION | […] Conservative justices have already signaled their hostility to workers with decisions like Epic Systems v. Lewis. The stakes could not be higher—and what unionists must understand is that the next Supreme Court appointee may hold the power to destroy the last vestiges of legal power for public sector unions.

2021 DELEGATES ELECTION PLAN SUBMISSION 09/22/20 - Teamsters Local 249

With Justice Ginsburg’s Death, Workers Rights Are at the Brink 09/22/20 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 22, 2020 | OPINION | […] Conservative justices have already signaled their hostility to workers with decisions like Epic Systems v. Lewis. The stakes could not be higher—and what unionists must understand is that the next Supreme Court appointee may hold the power to destroy the last vestiges of legal power for public sector unions.

UPS Final Offer from the Company 09/22/20 - Teamsters Local Union No. 91 Brothers & Sisters, Negotiations concluded on September 19, 2020 in Toronto after seven (7) straight days of talks.  The conclusion was the Company presenting its final offer to the bargaining committee.  Local 91 was not in favour of the final offer, however the offer will be voted on by the Members.

Hoffa: Honoring Ginsburg, a Friend to Working, Disenfranchised People 09/21/20 - Teamsters local 570 Sept. 21, 2020 | IN MEMORIAM | The following is a statement from Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President, on the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “On Friday evening, we lost this nation’s leading judicial voice for everyday Americans who have been repeatedly overlooked and cast aside in this country.

GENERAL PRESIDENT JAMES P. HOFFA ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF JUSTICE GINSBURG 09/21/20 - Teamsters Local 179 (WASHINGTON) – The following is a statement from Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President, on the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “On Friday evening, we lost this nation’s leading judicial voice for everyday Americans who have been repeatedly overlooked and cast aside in this country.

Hoffa: Honoring Ginsburg, a Friend to Working, Disenfranchised People 09/21/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 21, 2020 | IN MEMORIAM | The following is a statement from Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President, on the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “On Friday evening, we lost this nation’s leading judicial voice for everyday Americans who have been repeatedly overlooked and cast aside in this country.

In Case You Missed It 09/18/20 - Teamsters local 570 .

50 Reasons the Trump Administration is Bad for Workers 09/18/20 - Teamsters local 570 Sept. 18, 2020 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Trump administration has systematically promoted the interests of corporate executives and shareholders over those of working people and failed to protect worker’s safety, wages and rights. This Economic Policy Institute report provides a review of the administration’s most egregious attacks on working people since Trump took office.

In Case You Missed It 09/18/20 - Teamsters Local 355 .

50 Reasons the Trump Administration is Bad for Workers 09/18/20 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 18, 2020 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Trump administration has systematically promoted the interests of corporate executives and shareholders over those of working people and failed to protect worker’s safety, wages and rights. This Economic Policy Institute report provides a review of the administration’s most egregious attacks on working people since Trump took office.

50 Reasons the Trump Administration is Bad for Workers 09/18/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 18, 2020 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Trump administration has systematically promoted the interests of corporate executives and shareholders over those of working people and failed to protect worker’s safety, wages and rights. This Economic Policy Institute report provides a review of the administration’s most egregious attacks on working people since Trump took office.

In Case You Missed It 09/18/20 - Teamsters Local 992 .

Workers Win as NY Federal Judge Tosses ‘Joint Employer’ Rule 09/18/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 18, 2020 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Millions of workers potentially won—and the GOP Trump regime lost in court again—as a New York federal judge tossed the Trump Labor Department’s new, and narrower, “joint employer” rule. Indeed, the Trump scheme was so bad, said Judge Gregory Woods of the U.S.

50 Reasons the Trump Administration is Bad for Workers 09/18/20 - Teamsters Local 888 Sept. 18, 2020 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Trump administration has systematically promoted the interests of corporate executives and shareholders over those of working people and failed to protect worker’s safety, wages and rights. This Economic Policy Institute report provides a review of the administration’s most egregious attacks on working people since Trump took office.

In Case You Missed It 09/18/20 - Teamsters Local 888 .

OSHA Offers Toothless Response to COVID-19 Workplace Deaths 09/17/20 - Teamsters local 570 Sept. 17, 2020 | HEALTH & SAFETY | How much are the lives of essential workers who are keeping food on the tables of their fellow Americans worth? Not much, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).