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Week Ending 12/07/2024
12/07/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • How to fly union • Stop the slowdown • Labor unions vs. working people • One-day strikes are in • Can Trump eliminate the Dept. of Education? • US looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette now longest strike in the US. And it’s not over. |
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Week Ending 12/07/2024
12/07/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • How to fly union • Stop the slowdown • Labor unions vs. working people • One-day strikes are in • Can Trump eliminate the Dept. of Education? • US looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette now longest strike in the US. And it’s not over. |
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IBEW Local 21 Mourns the Loss of Brother Ismael Zambrano
12/07/24 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 21 IBEW Local 21 Mourns the Loss of Brother Ismael Zambrano It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our union brother, Ismael Zambrano, an AT&T technician from the Hastings garage. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. |
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OPEN SEASON
12/06/24 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
ATTENTION!
OPEN SEASON ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DEC 13TH. |
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NEWS YOU CAN USE
12/06/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION OPM has granted an extension to December 13,2024 for Health Plan Open Season Enrollment. |
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Health Plan Open Season Extended
12/06/24 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Please see the news bulletin posted on the APWU website home page in regards to PSHB open season being extended through December 13, 2024. |
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Christmas Party 2024
12/05/24 - IATSE Local 96 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Workers Overwhelmingly Back OSHA’s Proposed Heat Protections
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 4, 2024 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Harold Schlechtweg, a former Directing Business Representative for Service Employees Local 513 in Wichita, Kansas, tells of the fate of a worker harmed by intense heat. “Several years ago, one of my members was seriously injured by heat stroke,” Schlechtweg e-mailed in late November to the regulations comments section for OSHA. |
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US Postal Workers Are Fighting Massive Service Cuts
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 5, 2024 | JOBS | Workers are battling an overhaul of the US Postal Service (USPS) that would cost thousands of jobs and slow the mail for half the country. Postal workers are the nation’s biggest union workforce — 585,000 strong, split across four unions. They’re half women, 30 percent black, and 16 percent veterans. |
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US Postal Workers Are Fighting Massive Service Cuts
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 5, 2024 | JOBS | Workers are battling an overhaul of the US Postal Service (USPS) that would cost thousands of jobs and slow the mail for half the country. Postal workers are the nation’s biggest union workforce — 585,000 strong, split across four unions. They’re half women, 30 percent black, and 16 percent veterans. |
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12/18/24 Membership Meeting & Christmas Party!
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local Union No 50 The regular meeting will take place at 7:00 with dinner and raffles to follow. Must be present at Swansea meeting to win. |
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Children's Christmas Party!
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 776 Are you coming to the Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday? Great! We’re looking forward.... |
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Thank You Shop Stewards!
12/04/24 - Teamsters Local 231 
A huge thank you goes out to the Shop Stewards and activists that attended the 2024 Teamsters Local 231 Shop Steward Seminar on October 24th! Thirty-three of your hard-working Shop Stewards volunteered their Saturday to attend this vital workshop. |
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IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED
12/04/24 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP The PA State Lodge is working on securing transportation from Western, Central and Eastern, PA to Washington, DC for the rally being held December 11th at 11:30AM. Additional details will be forthcoming. Please see the below email from President Yoes. |
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APP/World Kinect workers from Teamsters Locals 58, 174, and 231 stand in solidarity!
12/04/24 - Teamsters Local 231 
In a strong display of multi-local solidarity, Teamsters from Locals 58 and 174 voted this weekend to authorize a strike against APP/World Kinect, while APP/World Kinect Teamsters at Local 231 pledged to stand in solidarity with the rest of the group. |
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Workers Overwhelmingly Back OSHA’s Proposed Heat Protections
12/04/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 4, 2024 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Harold Schlechtweg, a former Directing Business Representative for Service Employees Local 513 in Wichita, Kansas, tells of the fate of a worker harmed by intense heat. “Several years ago, one of my members was seriously injured by heat stroke,” Schlechtweg e-mailed in late November to the regulations comments section for OSHA. |
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December Meetings Canceled
12/04/24 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO The Delegates took action at the November meeting to cancel the December 2024 E-Board and Delegate Meetings. |
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In Fighting the NLRB, Amazon Proves It’s Terrified of Worker Power
12/03/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 3, 2024 | OPINION | We are at a turning point in the movement to unionize Amazon. Across the country, in the face of overwhelming corporate money and power, Amazon workers are organizing with the Teamsters Union, fighting back against low wages, long hours, and limited benefits. |
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In Fighting the NLRB, Amazon Proves It’s Terrified of Worker Power
12/03/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 3, 2024 | OPINION | We are at a turning point in the movement to unionize Amazon. Across the country, in the face of overwhelming corporate money and power, Amazon workers are organizing with the Teamsters Union, fighting back against low wages, long hours, and limited benefits. |
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PLANNING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT RALLY AT THE U.S. CAPITOL
12/03/24 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP Dear Brothers and Sisters, I want to give you a heads-up that we are in the planning stages for a rally at the U.S. Capitol to push for the passage of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. |
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AFGE: Americans Should Brace for ‘Massive Cuts’ to Benefits and Services
12/02/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 2, 2024 | GOVERNMENT WORKERS | Efforts to cut government [spending by $2 trillion ] should start with runaway contractor spending, if the so-called Department of Government Efficiency recommendations become law, American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley says. |
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AFGE: Americans Should Brace for ‘Massive Cuts’ to Benefits and Services
12/02/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 2, 2024 | GOVERNMENT WORKERS | Efforts to cut government [spending by $2 trillion ] should start with runaway contractor spending, if the so-called Department of Government Efficiency recommendations become law, American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley says. |
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Presidents Memo
12/02/24 - AMFA Local 32 https://www.amfa32.com/Presidents%20Reports/2024/Craig%20Smith%20President%20memo.pdf |
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Teamsters File Charges After Amazon Union Buster Wages Homophobic Attack
11/27/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Nov. 27, 2024 | WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION | Amazon Teamsters marched on the boss in New York on Wednesday after a corporate union buster hired by the trillion-dollar company verbally assaulted and repeatedly used a homophobic slur against an Amazon driver as he arrived for work. |
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Teamsters File Charges After Amazon Union Buster Wages Homophobic Attack
11/27/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Nov. 27, 2024 | WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION | Amazon Teamsters marched on the boss in New York on Wednesday after a corporate union buster hired by the trillion-dollar company verbally assaulted and repeatedly used a homophobic slur against an Amazon driver as he arrived for work. |
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Joe Bierne Scholarship
11/27/24 - CWA Local 1123 This is to inform you that we will be announcing the application process for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation’s scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year. This valuable scholarship program is made possible by the funding of CWA locals. The Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved the awarding of sixteen (16) partial college scholarships of $4,000 each for two years. |
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NCFLL Call to Action-Telework
11/27/24 - National Council of Field Labor Locals @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Thanksgiving
11/27/24 - CWA Local 2222 . |
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Yellow Corp Bankruptcy Update
11/26/24 - Teamsters Local 776 Please see below for important information from the IBT concerning the Yellow Corp.... |
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Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon
11/26/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Nov. 26, 2024 | ORGANIZING | With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market. |
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No General Membership Meeting This Month
11/26/24 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, There will be no General Membership meeting this month due to a conflict with Guns & Hoses. Please ignore any automated reminder messages sent by this website. |
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Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon
11/26/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Nov. 26, 2024 | ORGANIZING | With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market. |
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Change is Coming to the Dept. of Labor. But How Much?
11/25/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Nov. 25, 2024 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | President-elect Donald Trump tapped outgoing Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) to lead the Labor Department — part of an avalanche of announcements that kept a good chunk of professional Washington glued to their work phones Friday evening. Chavez-DeRemer, who narrowly lost reelection earlier this month, is an unorthodox choice. |
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Yellow Bankruptcy Check Update
11/25/24 - Teamsters Local 776 Please see below for further information concerning checks that the Yellow Bankruptcy.... |
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Change is Coming to the Dept. of Labor. But How Much?
11/25/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Nov. 25, 2024 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | President-elect Donald Trump tapped outgoing Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) to lead the Labor Department — part of an avalanche of announcements that kept a good chunk of professional Washington glued to their work phones Friday evening. Chavez-DeRemer, who narrowly lost reelection earlier this month, is an unorthodox choice. |
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DC 4 Supports Veterans
11/25/24 - District Council 4 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Kings Island WinterFest
11/25/24 - Teamsters Local 175 Kings Island WinterFest 2024 Its time to break out the peppermint & hot chocolate! Click for Read More for details. |
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Christmas Celebration!
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"It's That Time Again!"
A.P.W.U SNEAKER BALL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. |
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Week Ending 11/22/2024
11/22/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • Where did the labor vote go. |
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Week Ending 11/22/2024
11/22/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • Where did the labor vote go. |
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AMFA-Spirit Negotiations Update #13
11/22/24 - AMFA November 22, 2024 -- The parties held a bargaining session November 12-14, in Fort Lauderdale at Company HQ to continue bargaining toward a CBA for the Spirit group. This was our fifth session in mediation with the National Mediation Board (“Board”). |
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DEC 8 ROCHESTER CHRISTMAS PARADE
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That's right! We are strutting our stuff in Rochester too! Bring your spirit, gather your colleagues, family & friends! Let’s show our solidarity and celebrate with our community we care for! |
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Join Us for SPCA Lobby Day December 3rd!
11/21/24 - RN Staff Council, OPEIU, Local 40, AFL-CIO, CLC 
We are excited to announce that we will be attending the SPCA Lobby Day in Lansing on December 3rd, and we strongly encourage all of you to join us!
We did not come this far to come this far—let’s take this final step toward better patient care! |
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James R Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
11/21/24 - Teamsters Local 776 Please see below for important information concerning the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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CSEA's Notice to AEU of New FY 2024-2025 Positions
11/21/24 - Association Employees Union Dear AEU Members: Attached please find correspondence from CSEA regarding the creation of new and modified positions for FY 2024-2025. Upon receipt of this document, AEU sent CSEA a demand to bargain along with a request for information. CSEA responded to AEU's request for information, and all of the documents are incorporated. |
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Labor’s Resurgence Can Continue Despite Trump
11/20/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Nov. 19, 2024 | U.S. LABOR UNIONS | Does Trump’s reelection mean that the US labor resurgence is over? Not necessarily. It’s true that the new administration is preparing major attacks against workers and the labor movement. And many union leaders will assume that the most we can hope for over the next four years is to survive through purely defensive struggles. |
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