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Holiday Pay and Layoff
06/01/24 - UAW Local 602 Members laid off 5/27-5/31 may be entitled to Holiday pay for Memorial Day. When certifying it will be necessary to refer to your check-stub to accurately answer the certification questions. You will be asked if you received Holiday Pay. |
Week Ending 05/31/2024
05/31/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • With Teamster support, Vermont Pro Act becomes law • Has organized labor finally cracked the South? • Update: Boeing firefighters ratify contract with big raises • The A.I. paradox: Modern miracle or human replacement. |
Week Ending 05/31/2024
05/31/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • With Teamster support, Vermont Pro Act becomes law • Has organized labor finally cracked the South? • Update: Boeing firefighters ratify contract • The A.I. paradox: Modern miracle or human replacement. |
New Stickers!!
05/31/24 - I.B.E.W. Local Union 266 The hall has some new stickers in stock!!! Click READ MORE to view. These stickers were designed by members Jay Hanten, Joe Peloso, and Jon Crawford. Stickers can be purchased 3 for $1, or if you attend a monthly Regular Meeting, Local 266 members are eligible to receive 5 stickers for free. |
Sectoral Bargaining Can Support High Union Membership
05/30/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 30, 2024 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | Sectoral bargaining is a type of collective bargaining that provides union contract coverage for most or all workers in a particular sector. Depending on how sectoral bargaining is structured, it is sometimes known as broad-based, multiemployer, national, or industrywide bargaining. |
Sectoral Bargaining Can Support High Union Membership
05/30/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 30, 2024 | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING | Sectoral bargaining is a type of collective bargaining that provides union contract coverage for most or all workers in a particular sector. Depending on how sectoral bargaining is structured, it is sometimes known as broad-based, multiemployer, national, or industrywide bargaining. |
JAMAICA CLERICAL BIDS POSTING JUNE 1ST. THRU JUNE 10TH
05/30/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION JAMAICA CLERICAL BID POSTING NOW AVAILABLE JUNE 1ST. THRU JUNE 10TH. |
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
05/30/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION USPS doesn’t know if it has enough law enforcement protecting mail and employees Postal inspectors and police are responding to more criminal activity and management should better determine needs, GAO says. ERIC KATZ MAY 29, 2024 The U.S. |
AMFA-Horizon Air Negotiations Update #5
05/30/24 - AMFA May 30, 2024 -- AMFA and Horizon met in Seattle on May 20-22, 2024, to continue bargaining toward a successor collective bargaining agreement (CBA). On Day 1, AMFA presented a counterproposal to Article 8 – Field Trips & Training, including language regarding the transport of tools to/from Field Trips and how that process would be coordinated with the Company. |
Wisconsin Judge to Hear Union Lawsuit Against Bargaining Restrictions
05/29/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 29, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | A law that drew massive protests and made Wisconsin the center of a national fight over union rights is back in court on Tuesday, facing a new challenge from teachers and public workers brought after the state’s Supreme Court flipped to liberal control. |
HEALTH PLAN UPDATE May 2024
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HEALTH PLAN UPDATE May 2024
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HEALTH PLAN UPDATE May 2024
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HEALTH PLAN UPDATE May 2024
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HEALTH PLAN UPDATE May 2024
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HEALTH PLAN UPDATE May 2024
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HEALTH PLAN UPDATE May 2024
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PRESIDENT SUSLAK REPORTS
05/29/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION MEDICARE INTEGRATION The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA) was signed into law in April 2022. Since then, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in conjunction with the Postal Service, has been working to implement a new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, as required under the new law. |
UPDATED Inside Wire 401k Deduction Rates
05/29/24 - IBEW Local 6 UPDATED Inside Wire 401k Deduction Rates |
Organizing Victory at UNFI!
05/29/24 - Teamsters Local 776 Drivers at United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) in Harrisburg, Pa., have voted nearly unanimously to join Teamsters.... |
Week Ending 05/24/2024
05/28/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • U.S. |
SS FAIRNESS UPDATE . 5 28 24
05/28/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION Problem Solvers Caucus throws its weight behind an effort to kill the windfall elimination provision Some lawmakers have spent years garnering support to repeal a controversial tax rule that cuts Social Security benefits for some public servants. |
AMFA-WJA Negotiations Update #17: General Band Compensation and Outsourcing Issues (REVISED)
05/28/24 - AMFA May 28, 2024 -- On May 10, 2024, in correspondence directed to Senior Manager - Labor Relations Virginia Swindall, AMFA legal counsel identified two unresolved issues in the Tentative Agreement (TA) and Implementation Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) related to the compensation of General Band Employees. |
Local #10 Russell G. Hansborough Golf Tournament 2024
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29th Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament
05/28/24 - Teamsters Local 87 Epilepsy Society of Kern County is hosting their 29th Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament fundraiser. Additional registration information included |
Sick Leave Benefits for Care of Relatives
05/27/24 - Duluth Police Local #807 January 1st 2024, MN State Legislature changed the amount of time for employees to stay with members of their immediate family. The hours have gone from 160 to 80 (ESST). Sick Leave Benefits for Care of Relatives. Employees may use paid sick leave for absences due to an illness of or injury to a member of their immediate family, as defined in A1ticle 27. |
A Notorious Part of History: May 1933: The Dissolution of Labor Unions in Nazi/Fascist Germany
05/26/24 - Youngstown, Ohio Area Local 443 A Notorious Part of History: May 1933: The Dissolution of Labor Unions in Nazi/Fascist Germany May 23, 2024 History is valuable for lessons learned. As authoritarianism and a march toward fascist rule are taking a dangerous hold in the United States, the May 1933 lessons from Nazi Germany should be a wakeup call for all workers and our unions. |
Election 2024: Your Ballot's in the Mail
05/26/24 - Youngstown, Ohio Area Local 443 May 23, 2024 Since its founding, A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service has led the charge in advocating for expanded services as a means to save the Post Office, to cement its role in our society, and to fend off efforts to slash postal services. |
Memorial Day
05/26/24 - CWA Local 1103 Memorial Day honors those who lost their lives while in service to the United States during peace and war. Memorial Day is not a celebration but a solemn day to reflect on veterans and military personnel who are deceased. Let's all take time out of our day and remember, freedom isn't free. |
Week Ending 05/24/2024
05/24/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • U.S. |
UAW Files Objections Against Mercedes Benz
05/24/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 24, 2024 | LEGAL | As expected, following the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) surprising defeat last week at Mercedes Benz in Alabama, where 56% of Mercedes’ workers voted against unionizing, the UAW has filed objections to the election, accusing Mercedes management of “wanton lawlessness. |
UAW Files Objections Against Mercedes Benz
05/24/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 24, 2024 | LEGAL | As expected, following the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) surprising defeat last week at Mercedes Benz in Alabama, where 56% of Mercedes’ workers voted against unionizing, the UAW has filed objections to the election, accusing Mercedes management of “wanton lawlessness. |
Happy Memorial Day!
05/24/24 - Teamsters Local 776 On behalf of the Officers, Business Agents, staff, and myself, I would like to wish everyone a happy and safe... |
Update
05/24/24 - CWA Local 1103 We have been informed by the Munroe family that they have found Violet Munroe. No further details have been provided. We have been asked to take down the original post and the family has expressed their sincere gratitude. |
Why Corporations Choose Lawlessness to Fight Unions
05/23/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 23, 2024 | JUSTICE | Workers in Towson, Maryland, have earned the distinction of becoming the first Apple retail workers in the nation to vote to strike over failed union negotiations with their employer. The approximately 100 Apple workers were also the first in the nation to successfully form a union. |
Why Corporations Choose Lawlessness to Fight Unions
05/23/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 23, 2024 | JUSTICE | Workers in Towson, Maryland, have earned the distinction of becoming the first Apple retail workers in the nation to vote to strike over failed union negotiations with their employer. The approximately 100 Apple workers were also the first in the nation to successfully form a union. |
Local 776 Scholarship Finalists
05/23/24 - Teamsters Local 776 Teamsters Local 776 is proud to announce our scholarship finalists for 2024: |
Limited Energy Negotiation Update
05/22/24 - IBEW Local 191 IBEW Local 191 and NECA have agreed to a new 4 year Limited Energy contract with a $15.00 raise. The raise will be broken down as follows. year 1 - $4.50 year 2 - $3.50 year 3 - $3.50 year 4 - $3.50 All Limited Energy members are encouraged to attend the next Limited Energy meeting to vote on ratifying the contract and the wage allocation. |
Hiring Assistant to Training Director
05/22/24 - IBEW Local 648 Local 648 JATC is hiring an Assistant to the Training Director. |
Assistant to Training Director Wanted
05/22/24 - IBEW Local 648 Local 648 JATC is hiring an assistant to the Training Director. |
Congress Introduces Legislation to Protect Call Center Workers
05/21/24 - CWA Local 1123 May 16, 2024 Last week, the United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act was introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate. The bill has been strongly endorsed by CWA for protecting call center workers from seeing their jobs offshored and for protecting American consumers whose data could be at risk under the control of foreign companies and governments. |
Just a Reminder...
05/20/24 - Teamsters Local 776 Are you planning on attending the Local 776 Family Picnic at Knoebels this year? Friday, May... |
TEACHERS NEEDED
05/20/24 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 57 Western Wyoming Community College is looking to fill several positions within our Manufacturing and Industrial Technology department. Full-time and Part-time positions are needed. Below are the positions as well as the link to apply that we NEED to fill prior to Fall 2024 starting. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. |
This Isn’t the End for Mercedes Workers’ Union Fight
05/20/24 - Teamsters Local 355 May 20, 2024 | ORGANIZING | A no-holds-barred campaign by Mercedes management convinced a majority of workers at its Alabama factory complex to vote against forming a union. |
This Isn’t the End for Mercedes Workers’ Union Fight
05/20/24 - Teamsters Local 992 May 20, 2024 | ORGANIZING | A no-holds-barred campaign by Mercedes management convinced a majority of workers at its Alabama factory complex to vote against forming a union. |
IMPORTANT UPS FEEDER NOTICE
05/20/24 - Teamsters Local 162 Attention Local 162 UPS Feeder Drivers. Please review the following voting notice mailed to UPS Local 162 Feeder Drivers and the Tentative Agreements for UPS Feeder Drivers. Scroll the PDF below, or click on the attachment to view files. |
Week Ending 05/17/2024
05/17/24 - Teamsters Local 355 . |
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