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LIVE AND IN PERSON: LOCAL 251 BEGINS IN-PERSON MEETINGS After a 14-month hiatus, Teamsters Local 251 members gathered in person

THE MORNING READ If it wasn’t for UPS’s recent policy change, history may have repeated itself. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/3u5j1TS #newenglandteamsters

THE MORNING READ “For years, anti-union zealots have presented so-called ‘right-to-work’ laws as a panacea to growing the economy,” said

SPINCRAFT TEAMSTERS RATIFY NEW AGREEMENT Teamsters Local 170 members at Spincraft overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year agreement. The new agreement

LOCAL 251 SUPPORTS MEMBER BATTLING CANCER Local 251 Business Agent Matt Maini and Centrex member Dave Gareau visited co-worker Gary

THREE-FOR-THREE, WALL-TO-WALL: 228 WCI WORKERS JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 Yesterday 93 more workers at WCI voted for union representation by

THE MORNING READ “In an April 16 complaint, the union accused Amazon of misconduct — including issuing anti-union threats, firing

IT PAYS TO BE A TEAMSTER When Local 653 member Edward Benson retired after 25 years of service, Sysco Boston

KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON: JOHNSON BROTHERS WORKERS DEMAND BETTER Teamsters Local 251 and Johnson Brothers workers again informed the public

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 MAY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING As part of today’s meeting, Teamsters Local 25 presented 30 scholarships. All recipients

CONGRATULATIONS TO EDDIE HENDERSON Last night was last shift for Eddie Henderson after 44 years in GCC Local 3. Brother

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 251 RALLIES AT JOHNSON BROTHERS OF RHODE ISLAND Teamsters Local 251 and workers at Johnson Brothers rallied outside

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 340 RALLIES AGAINST EXCESSIVE OVERTIME Teamsters Local 340 members at the UPS center in Auburn, Maine. The members

LOCAL 251 UPS DRIVER RECOGNIZED BY THE WEST BROADWAY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Local 251’s Frank Martinez was awarded an Appreciation Award

THE MORNING READ “University of Michigan labor economist Don Grimes said Michigan, which was once a high-income state, “looks much

TEAMSTERS MOURN THE PASSING OF MEMBER JEREMY SMIT Teamsters Local 340 member Jeremy Smit, a UPS Driver in the Rockland

BLOWING THE WHISTLE AT UPS Teamsters Local 633 representatives Kevin Foley and Keith Judge distributed whistles to members in Dover

LOCAL 340 WELCOMES CAPTAIN CHRIS SHEPARD TO ITS EXECUTIVE BOARD Westbrook Fire Shop Steward and Captain Chris Shepard joined the

TOWN OF SUTTON TEAMSTER RATIFY CONTRACT The 25 Local 170 Teamsters at the Town of Sutton voted overwhelmingly to ratify

AMAZON ON NOTICE: TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 APPLAUDS UNANIMOUS LYNN CITY COUNCIL VOTE URGING AMAZON TO IMPROVE SAFETY RECORD AND TREATMENT

THE MORNING READ “Three factors weigh heavily in any unionization election: the outrageously vicious behavior of employers—some of it illegal,

WORKERS DEMAND BETTER FROM JOHNSON BROTHERS OF RHODE ISLAND Yesterday Johnson Brothers of Rhode Island workers were joined by Teamsters

SNAPPY ANSWERS FROM THE SIMPSONS A simple answer from the most famous member of the International Brotherhood of Jazz Dancers,

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 STEWARDS SEMINAR OFF TO STRONG START We just started hour two of the Teamsters Local 25 Stewards

ENFORCING THE CONTRACT: NEW HAVEN UPS TEAMSTERS Earlier this week, Teamsters Local 443’s President and Business Agent Tom Bayusik met

THE MORNING READ “The latest update marks another major shift for UPS’ appearance policy in the last few months. Male

THE MORNING READ “A new report by the nonpartisan US Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows why Biden was right to

THE MORNING READ “What the Butch Lewis Act will do, however unartfully, is preserve more than a hundred distressed pension

RIGHT TO WORK IS WRONG Union members in states without “Right to Work” laws: Have stronger collective bargaining power Make

THE MORNING READ “They recognized that Amazon violated our rights,” said Jonathan Bailey, co-founder of Amazonians United. “I think the

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 MOVING AND STORAGE MEMBERS RATIFY FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENTS Local 25 members at ABC Moving Services, American Moving and

LOCAL 653 TEAMSTER BRUCE HAMILTON RETIRES AFTER 31 YEARS Congratulations to Local 653 Sysco driver Bruce Hamilton who retired this

Teamsters Local 443 would like to congratulate Patti Andrew’s on her retirement. She worked for Local 443’s Health Services for

ONE DAY LONGER: LOCAL 170 COKE TEAMSTERS WIN The striking Teamsters Local 170 members ended their 16-day strike against Coca-Cola

DERRY DPW MEMBERS SAY NO TO RIGHT TO WORK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Teamsters Local 633 members at the Derry Department

THE MORNING READ “A nationwide campaign to boycott Amazon is going viral this week as workers at the company’s warehouse

THE MORNING READ “Biden turned heads when he released a short video announcing his support for Amazon workers’ push to

Teamsters Local 251 Driving School It is with a heavy heart that we have to post this. One of our

FIGHTING RIGHT TO WORK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Teamsters Local 633 members at the Manchester, New Hampshire UPS facility showed their

TEAMSTER WOMEN MOVE THE WORLD #newenglandteamsters #teamsters #InternationalWomensDay #teamsterwomen

TEAMSTERS IN THE NEWS Boston-area labor unions assail Amazon amid tech giant’s Mass. expansion The rally marked the latest step

BIG BLUE ROLLS AGAIN Teamsters Local 170 members and their truck “Big Blue” will be out in support of MNA

TEAMSTERS RALLY FOR COMMUNITY STANDARDS Teamsters members rallied for community standards in North Andover yesterday. Several hundred workers rallied to

THE MORNING READ “Basic labor law rights remain lost on most people. We should strive to change that.” READ MORE:

TEAMSTER ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ENGLAND ARRIVES IN TEXAS The Joint Council 10 drivers and truck arrived safely in Texas. The

FIGHTING FOR EASTERN BUS WORKERS Yesterday, the Teamsters Joint Council 10 Organizing Department and Teamsters Local 25 members rallied in

TEAMSTERS HONORED FOR SAVING LIVES AT NEW HAVEN NURSING HOME Teamsters Local 443 Steward Rudy Torre and other members braved

TEAMSTERS@WORK: DHL BOSTON Teamsters Local 25 President Sean O’Brien and Business Agent Joe Foti made the rounds last night at

MORE WCI WORKERS JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 Congratulations to the 53 workers at Work Community Independence (WCI) who joined Teamsters

TEAMSTER TO TEAMSTER: JOINT COUNCIL 10 TRUCK PICKS UP WATER FOR TEXAS RELEF EFFORT Teamsters Joint Council 10’s semi picked