Teamsters

Amazon Warehouse Workers at JFK8 Vote to Join Teamsters Union – “We’re Stronger Than Ever Before!”

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New York City, NY – Amazon Labor Union (ALU) members have made a significant decision to affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. This move is seen as a step towards securing union contracts for Amazon warehouse workers after a long-standing struggle. The creation of a new ALU-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 1 will now represent around 5,500 Amazon warehouse employees at JFK8. This affiliation also means that if other Amazon warehouses in New …

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UNION Amazon Labor Union Takes Major Step Towards Affiliating with Teamsters – What This Means for Workers and Amazon’s Future!

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New York, USA: Amazon workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York made history with their victory in 2022. The independent labor union representing these workers, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), is now taking steps to affiliate formally with the Teamsters. This collaboration has the potential to provide much-needed support to the struggling organization, signaling a new chapter in their ongoing efforts to organize at Amazon, the country’s second-largest private employer. Since their groundbreaking win, …

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Anheuser-Busch and Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement with Unprecedented Wage, Job Security Gains

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Teamsters and Anheuser-Busch have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that promises wage gains and job security for union members. The agreement comes after the Teamsters union’s 5,000 members were set to go on strike against the country’s largest brewer at 12 breweries nationwide. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien expressed satisfaction with the contract, stating that it recognizes the crucial role union members play in Anheuser-Busch’s success. CEO Brendan Whitworth also voiced his contentment …

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Trump Courts Union Support – Potential Endorsement from Teamsters Could Shake Up 2024 Election

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In Washington, D.C., former President Donald Trump sought to garner support from the Teamsters Union as a strategy to chip away at President Joe Biden’s base. His meeting with the union’s leadership aimed to sway a traditionally Democratic-leaning group to his side in the upcoming election. Trump sat down with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, and the union’s executive board at their headquarters in Washington, D.C. The former president expressed confidence in his …

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