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Unions, Lawmakers Protest Boeing Firefighter Lockout
05/16/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 16, 2024 | LOCKOUTS | Union leaders and U.S. lawmakers on Monday criticized Boeing's lockout of its unionized firefighters and urged the planemaker to reach a contract deal. Earlier this month, Boeing locked out about 130 members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local I-66 who rejected two contract offers - a move that last week drew the concern of President Joe Biden. |
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Midwest Organizing Conference
05/16/24 - Iowa Postal Workers Union /MIDWEST%20ORGANIZING%20CONFERENCE. |
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Unions, Lawmakers Protest Boeing Firefighter Lockout
05/16/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 16, 2024 | LOCKOUTS | Union leaders and U.S. lawmakers on Monday criticized Boeing's lockout of its unionized firefighters and urged the planemaker to reach a contract deal. Earlier this month, Boeing locked out about 130 members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local I-66 who rejected two contract offers - a move that last week drew the concern of President Joe Biden. |
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Out of State Transfers
05/15/24 - UAW Local 602 Lansing Delta Township Layoff info for NEW TRANSFERS from out of State. You will be required to file your own Unemployment claim in the State you previously worked. You must file the claim in the week in which you are laid off. Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/jobs4tn 877-813-0950 Texas https://www.twc.texas.gov/ 800-939-6631 Indiana https://www.in. |
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Missing Child of Member
05/15/24 - CWA Local 1103 
Please be on the lookout for a CWA member's child. She was last seen in Peekskill and the White Plains NY area. But please remain vigilant in all surrounding areas of Westchester County. |
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Local 648 Blood Drive
05/15/24 - IBEW Local 648 The 1st Annual Local 648 Blood Drive will be held at the hall on Saturday, June 1st, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. To schedule your appointment, please visit www.Hoxworth.org/groups/ibew648 or call Hoxworth at 513-451-0910 and mention A85. Appointments are strongly encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. This event is open to the public. |
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Local 648 Blood Drive
05/15/24 - IBEW Local 648 The 1st Annual Local 648 Blood Drive will be held at the hall on Saturday, June 1st, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. To schedule your appointment, please visit www.Hoxworth.org/groups/ibew648 or call Hoxworth at 513-451-0910 and mention A85. Appointments are strongly encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. This event is open to the public. |
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National President Update - March and April 2024
05/15/24 - AMFA May 15, 2024 -- Since the beginning of the year, the National Officers have been working to “right-size” the industry by securing your careers and our craft/trade. Although those securities are provided in your collective bargaining agreements, we continue to see many challenges in the industry, including problematic oversight in the aircraft manufacturing industry. |
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JFK CLERICAL BIDS MAY 2024
05/15/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION . |
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May Meeting Notice
05/14/24 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO The May Meetings will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Argosy Casino, located at 777 NW Argosy Casino Parkway, Riverside, MO 64151. E-Board Meeting at 4:00 PM and Delegate Meeting at 5:00 PM in the Cordoba Room, located on the 2nd Floor of the Casino. |
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Towson Apple Store Workers Are Ready to Strike
05/13/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 13, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Two years after organizing the first union at an Apple retail store, workers in Towson are preparing to take another unprecedented step: Becoming the first to go on strike against Apple. |
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Teamsters Summer Picnic
05/13/24 - Teamsters Local 264 We're excited to announce our 19th annual summer picnic! Please RSVP by July first to Vicki or Maura at (716) 668-8007 x 110. |
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County PA Agreement Reached
05/13/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association SLPOA is happy to announce that we have successfully negotiated a contract for our members in the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. This agreement covers Attorney I, Attorney II, Attorney III, Investigators, and the Assistant Chief Investigator. An online vote was held last week which resulted in a unanimous ratification of the contract. |
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Teamsters Voluntary Income Protection Plus (VIP+) Plan
05/13/24 - Teamsters Local Union No. 104 
The Teamsters Voluntary Income Protection Plus (VIP+) Plan is comprised of three separate insurance benefits designed to provide you and your families with crucial financial security if you cannot work due to injury, illness, scheduled surgery, or death. Benefit options include Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance with AD&D (Includes Spouse and Children coverage options). All benefit options are voluntary, meaning if you want to be covered you must act by enrolling in the benefit options you desire.
Enrolling in these important benefits only takes a few minutes. Visit https://teamstersvip.com/ to find more information or sign up. All coverages are guaranteed approved. That means no medical tests or questionnaires to enroll, and you cannot be denied coverage |
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2023-2024 Scholarship Season Closed
05/13/24 - Teamsters Local 162 
The Teamsters Local 162 Legacy of Leadership Scholarship Fund is closed for the 2023-2024 school year. All applications were due to the Local 162 office by last Friday, May 10th. After applications are reviewed, award recipients will be mailed an acceptance letter no later than Monday, May 20th.
Thank you to all who applied. |
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General Membership Meeting
05/13/24 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 CWA QUARTERLY LOCAL MEETING THURSDAY May 16, 2024 6:00 P.M. |
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AMFA-WJA Negotiations Update #15
05/11/24 - AMFA May 11, 2024 -- Throughout the week of March 25, 2024, the parties engaged in continued telephonic negotiations and Zoom conferences in an attempt to regain momentum in a process that has stalled. |
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2024 California Teamsters Hispanic Caucus Scholarship Applications NOW AVAILABLE
05/10/24 - Teamsters Local 492 
The California Teamsters Hispanic Caucus is proud to offer its 2024 Scholarship. The California Teamsters Hispanic Caucus Scholarship digital fill-in form application can be downloaded by Clicking the "read more" button, or a paper copy can be picked up in person at the Union Hall. The instructions, requirements, and deadline to submit the application are detailed on the application form. |
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Week Ending 05/10/2024
05/10/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • A new era of inequality • ‘We deserve more’ • Labor unrest grows at Apple retail stores • Amazon Labor Union loses union hall • Apple’s unionized Md. |
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Now Accepting Class I Associate Members!
05/10/24 - Le-Hampton Lodge 35 FOP To be eligible, you must be employed as a municipal part-time police officer, a campus police officer or a school district police officer. |
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Week Ending 05/10/2024
05/10/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • A new era of inequality • ‘We deserve more’ • Labor unrest grows at Apple retail stores • Amazon Labor Union loses union hall • Apple’s unionized Md. |
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30 Day Notice: Dispatch Changes
05/10/24 - IBEW Local 6 May 10, 2024, Notice of Change to Dispatch All IBEW Local 6 Inside, (Residential, Material Handler) Hiring Hall Users (excluding Sound/Com Users) Changes to Inside Instructions - Online Dispatch Effective June 10, 2024: The new online dispatch portal for all hiring hall users starts enrolling hiring hall users on June 10, 2024. |
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Update "Out of Work" Books for May
05/10/24 - IBEW Local 125 
REMINDER: starting May 1, 2024 our hall will be going back to in-person signing. If you are already on our out of work books (prior to May 1) you will be required to come in person before the end of May to do your first re-sign at the hall. You will be dropped off the books if you fail to come in person to re-sign. |
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When The Longshoremen Said ‘Enough’
05/09/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 9, 2024 | LABOR HISTORY | (Click image to view.) Ninety years ago today, longshoremen led a militant wave of strikes that shut down shippers from West Coast ports from Bellingham, Washington, to San Diego, California. In cities like Seattle, the 1934 strike became more than a labor action — it became a mass movement. |
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President Vetoes Bid to Repeal NLRB Rule on ‘Joint Employers’
05/09/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 9, 2024 | LABOR LAW | President Joe Biden followed through [last week] on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a U.S. labor board rule treating companies as the employers of many of their contract and franchise workers and requiring them to bargain with those workers' unions. |
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Nominations for AEU Offices Are Now Open
05/09/24 - Association Employees Union Dear AEU Members, In accordance with the AEU Constitution and Bylaws, nominations are now open for the offices of: Chief Steward North and Chief Steward South. All nominations must be made by a member in good standing, other than the nominee, in the designated jurisdiction. |
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When The Longshoremen Said ‘Enough’
05/09/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 9, 2024 | LABOR HISTORY | (Click image to view.) Ninety years ago today, longshoremen led a militant wave of strikes that shut down shippers from West Coast ports from Bellingham, Washington, to San Diego, California. In cities like Seattle, the 1934 strike became more than a labor action — it became a mass movement. |
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President Vetoes Bid to Repeal NLRB Rule on ‘Joint Employers’
05/09/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 9, 2024 | LABOR LAW | President Joe Biden followed through [last week] on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a U.S. labor board rule treating companies as the employers of many of their contract and franchise workers and requiring them to bargain with those workers' unions. |
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Union Hall Dedication
05/08/24 - Teamsters Local 776 April 14, 2024, marked another milestone in Local 776’s illustrious history. Our new Union Hall in.... |
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Teamster Presidential Town Hall Special Membership Meeting
05/07/24 - Teamsters Local 492 
Who should the teamsters endorse for the US President in 2024? Attend a special local union meeting and cast your vote! On May 18th, at 1:30 pm, please participate in a Teamster Presidential Town Hall special membership meeting. Cast your vote for who you think the teamsters should endorse for US president during the in-person straw poll. |
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Theme Park Discount Tickets
05/07/24 - Teamsters Local 964 Theme Park Discount Tickets 2024 For all Teamster members active and Retired, the Teamsters Joint Council 41 office acquired discount pricing for tickets to Cedar Point and Kings Island. |
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In Labor’s Mission to Organize the South, Another Domino Could Soon Fall
05/07/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 7, 2024 | ORGANIZING | Late last month, workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). This was the first time workers at a foreign car maker’s plant have unionized in the U.S. South, the least unionized region in the country. |
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Federal Labor Law Could Be Completely Upended By This Summer
05/07/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 7, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The country’s two richest men are quietly pressing what could be the biggest labor-law issue of the 21st century — a claim that the National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional. |
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In Labor’s Mission to Organize the South, Another Domino Could Soon Fall
05/07/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 7, 2024 | ORGANIZING | Late last month, workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). This was the first time workers at a foreign car maker’s plant have unionized in the U.S. South, the least unionized region in the country. |
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Teamsters Presidential TOWN HALL Meeting
05/07/24 - Teamsters Local Union No. 142 On May 10, participate in the Teamsters Presidential Town Hall prior to your local union's general membership meeting. |
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Zoom call Thursday May 9, 2024
05/07/24 - CWA Local 2222 . |
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Important WV Taxes and Safety Meeting
05/07/24 - CWA Local 2222 There will be a Zoom meeting this Thursday, May 9, 2024. This call will be to discuss the WV Tax issue and upcoming safety issues. It is recommended that all members employed by Verizon attend. Please call 540-323-1265 if you have any questions or concerns. Please see the link for the Zoom meeting below. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83323235915. |
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ALVA M. FRAVEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 2024-2025
05/07/24 - CWA Local 2222 We are now accepting applications for the Alva Fravel Scholarship. |
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Washington Nationals Labor Night
05/07/24 - CWA Local 2222 Washington Nationals Labor Night |
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Press Release For 2024 Police Memorial Service
05/06/24 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE – PENNSYLVANIA STATE LODGE 5262 E. Trindle Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 PRESS RELEASE FOP, DIGNITARIES HONOR FALLEN OFFICERS AT 29th ANNUAL STATE FOP MEMORIAL SERVICE HARRISBURG, Pa. |
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PSU Contract Rally
05/06/24 - Teamsters Local 776 While Attending the PA Conference of Teamsters Convention, Local 776 President Ed Thompson and Local 8 President Jon... |
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Ryder South & Jeffersonville Members Ratify New Agreement
05/06/24 - Teamsters Local 89 
On Sunday, May 5th, Teamsters Local 89 members at Ryder South & Jeffersonville ratified a new three-year agreement containing major wage increases, language improvements, and more. The ratification comes after a previous “Last, Best and Final Offer” from the Company was unanimously rejected. |
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Local 40 May Membership Update
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McLaren Macomb Nurses' Bargaining Team --
McLaren Macomb Service Group Stewards & Negotiations Update --
Ascension Radiology Technologists' Ratify Contract --
Ascension Registered Nurses' Keep Pushing - Negotiations & NLRB Trial --
Union Coalitions Growing, What's Happening in Lansing, Scholarship Deadlines & Member Benefits inside! |
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Save the Date - 9/26/2024
05/06/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Week Ending 05/04/2024
05/04/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • Workers rule the streets on May Day • Is this labor’s comeback moment? • Will the Supreme Court kill the NLRB. |
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Week Ending 05/04/2024
05/04/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • Workers rule the streets on May Day • Is this labor’s comeback moment? • Will the Supreme Court kill the NLRB. |
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US Union Members See Record Pay Raises, Outpacing Nonunion Workers
05/03/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 3, 2024 | WAGES | Unionized workers in the US saw record raises, while nonunion workers’ pay barely beat inflation over the past 12 months, the latest government data show. Wages of private sector union workers rose 6.3% in the year ended in March, the largest increase in data back to 2001, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics employment cost figures released Tuesday. |
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