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Teamster Local 317 Members, please use the link to enjoy a discount on the Syracuse Crunch's NORTH DIVISION SEMIFINALS! The Syracuse Crunch are playing the Cleveland Monsters in a best-of-five North Division Semifinals series, GO Crunch!

Defensive Driving Course May 2026

Business Agent Tim BeVard will be conducting a Defensive Driving Course on May 23rd, 2026 at 8AM ending at 2:30PM at the Syracuse Local Union. Cost is $25.00 for the 6-hour course. You will receive a certification upon completion, and will be able to submit to your insurance for a discount. Please call Charlene at (315) 471-4164 to register as seating is limited.

Town of Georgetown Organizes and gets FIRST Agreement!

Town of Georgetown Highway Department organized in 2025 with Teamsters Local 317 Business Agent Ed Arnold has negotiated their FIRST Agreement! Highlights include- Teamsters Health and Hospital Fund fully funded 18.8 % increase in wages for MEOs over life of Agreement Longevity: 7.

Town of Cortlandville organizes

In January of 2026 a petition for representation was filed with the New York State Public Employee Relations Board after multiple attempts were ignored from the Town for recognition. Today on April 7th PERB certified Teamsters Local 317 as the Exclusive Bargaining Agent for employees in the Town of Cortlandville.

FIRST STUDENT TEAMSTERS REACH TA

Over 17,000 Teamsters Avert Nationwide Strike at First Student, Reach Tentative Agreement The Teamsters First Student National Negotiating Committee (TFSNNC) has reached a strong tentative agreement with First Student, averting a nationwide strike that could have included thousands of school bus workers across 96 locals. The deal comes after members voted by an 88 percent margin to authorize a strike, sending a clear message to the company that they were prepared to take action to win a fair contract. “First Student Teamsters were unified and prepared to take on this company nationwide. Our solidarity forced real movement at the bargaining table, and we delivered a contract in the 11th hour that honors the critical work our members do every day,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “Teamsters set the standard for the entire school bus industry, and this agreement raises the bar for school bus transportation workers everywhere.” The new agreement establishes a national foundation for economics that will be applied across all local agreements, including stronger retirement benefits, improved access to health care benefits, and robust contractual protections for all members. These improved national minimum standards only serve to boost bargaining on important issues at the local level. Teamsters at First Student will have the opportunity to vote on the agreement in the coming weeks. “This tentative agreement is the direct result of members standing shoulder to shoulder and refusing to settle for less,” said Matt Taibi, Director of the Teamsters Passenger Transportation Division. “Workers showed the company they were prepared to strike if necessary, and that solidarity made the difference at the bargaining table. This agreement reflects the strength and determination of Teamsters who keep students safe and communities running.” The National First Student Master Agreement protects more than 17,000 bus workers across the country and was set to expire March 31.

Summer Fun

	317 Annual Golf Tournament

Identity Theft Protection

New Benefit for Teamster Local 317 Members !

Teamsters Local 317 – ID Resolution

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Teamsters Board of Trustees approved New Voluntary Insurance Benefits from Allstate Benefits

Oswego Credit Union

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NATIONAL MASTER UNITED PARCEL SERVICE AGREEMENT

For The Period August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2028

10424 UPS NATIONAL MASTERFINAL.pdf (nationbuilder.com)

Upstate-West-New-York-Supplemental-Tentative-Agreement-1.pdf (teamster.org)

NY Teamsters Benefits Fund

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Teamsters Benefit Fund website.

TEAMSTERS HORSEMEN CHAPTER 18

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The Teamster Horsemen Motorcycle Association Inc. is a non-profit organization Incorporated in the State of Illinois, with the principal offices located in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

The National organization shall also be the Main Association for all Affiliates, and shall have jurisdiction over all Chapters affiliated therewith and over matters pertaining to the membership of such Chapters.

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS

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The Teamsters are America’s largest, most diverse union. The Teamsters are known as the champion of freight drivers and warehouse workers, but have organized workers in virtually every occupation imaginable, both professional and non-professional, private sector and public sector.There are nearly 1,900 Teamster affiliates throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Teamsters stand ready to organize workers who want to bargain collectively. Once a contract is negotiated and signed, the Union works to enforce it—holding management’s feet to the fire and invoking contract grievance procedures if management chooses not to. Wages and benefits under Teamster contracts are markedly better than those of non-union employees in similar jobs. Teamster contracts are the guarantors of decent wages, fair promotion, health coverage, job security, paid time-off and retirement income.

The Teamsters Union also performs vital tasks in such areas as pension management, safety & health, community outreach, governmental affairs and communications. For more than a century, the Teamsters have been a public voice for the rights and aspirations of working men and women and a key player in securing them

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal agency created in 1935 and vested with the power to safeguard employees’ rights to organize, engage with one another to seek better working conditions, choose whether or not to have a collective bargaining representative negotiate on their behalf with their employer, or refrain from doing so. The NLRB also acts to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices committed by private sector employers and unions, as well as conducts secret-ballot elections regarding union representation. The NLRB is a bifurcated agency governed on one side by a five-person Board and on the other side by a General Counsel. Board Members and the General Counsel are appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate. The responsibilities and functions of the Agency under the 1935 National Labor Relations Act, as amended, are carried out by the National Labor Relations Board and its General Counsel, who, in addition to independent authority under the statute, exercises other authority by delegation from the Board.

https://perb.ny.gov/

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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Address: 3300 Vickery Rd, Syracuse, NY 13212

Phone: (800) 321-6742

Home | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)

The Department of Labor administers federal labor laws to guarantee workers' rights to fair, safe, and healthy working conditions, including minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, protection against employment discrimination, and unemployment insurance.

Know Your Rights Toolkit

The toolkit has information on workers’ organizing rights and protections against retaliation, which help support the Department of Labor’s mission to protect workers.

For 95 years, Ullico has been a champion for the American worker and as the only labor-owned insurance and investment company, Ullico has gained the trust of union members and employees to protect their families, employees, businesses and investments.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Most employers with at least 15 employees are covered by EEOC laws (20 employees in age discrimination cases). Most labor unions and employment agencies are also covered.

The laws apply to all types of work situations, including hiring, firing, promotions, harassment, training, wages, and benefits.

Over the past decade, many states have made tremendous strides on moving away from arcane, draconian drug criminalization policies towards legalization for commercial and recreational cannabis. As this shift in policy has come, business empires around cannabis have grown exponentially, reaping billions of dollars in revenue in just a few short years. The Teamsters Union is building a grassroots movement of workers committed to ensuring that the people who make these companies succeed aren’t left out of the prosperity associated with this budding industry.

If you are in the process of obtaining your License and are looking for a Union to sign your required Labor Peace Agreement, or you are a Cannabis Employee and are currently not in a Union- Call Teamsters Local 317 today!