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THE MORNING READ “The Fall River warehouse has one of the highest rates of worker injuries in Amazon’s sprawling national

CONGRATULATIONS LOCAL 443 CIRCLE OF HONOR MEMBERS Teamsters Local 443 members Leo Baillargeon, Carl Caponera, Tomas Clancy, Dave Condie, Mike

THE MORNING READ “Bezos created a pretty reflexive anti-union culture,” said David Groves of the Washington State Labor Council. “Jassy

DRIVE AT LOCAL 251 Local 251 officers and agents were joined by representatives of the International DRIVE department at UPS

General Teamsters Local 251 JOHNSON BROTHERS WORKERS LET PEOPLE KNOW THE HIGH COST OF SCAB WINE AND LIQUOR Striking Johnson

LOCAL 653 BUS MEMBERS RALLY IN MIDDLEBORO Teamster members who drive mini-buses in Middleboro, Massachusetts rallied to day to protest

JOHNSON BROTHERS WORKERS LET PEOPLE KNOW THE COST OF SCAB WINE AND LIQUOR Striking Johnson Brothers workers hit the streets

TEAMSTERS RALLY FOR CANADA GOOSE WORKERS TRYING TO UNIONIZE Today Teamsters Boston Futures and members participated in the #ShameOnBain Rally

THE MORNING READ “A lot of people don’t understand—this isn’t us versus Amazon. This is Amazon versus workers. There is

KEEP MASS FILM JOBS ALIVE – LIKE AND SHARE TO HELP Right now thousands of jobs in the film industry

JOHNSON BROTHERS WORKERS LEAFLET THE PUBLIC Striking Johnson Brothers workers took their message to the streets yesterday. These workers leafletted

THE MORNING READ More work for the Teamsters Local 1150 members who build Sikorsky helicopters: “The U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A TRUE TEAMSTER Local 25 retiree Joe Conti never stops. Here’s to Brother Conti and his nonstop

THE MORNNG READ “It’s one thing for Amazon to deploy its crack team of anti-union lawyers and consultants to stomp

BREAKING NEWS Delegates at the 30th International Convention have voted overwhelmingly to amend Article 12 of the Teamsters Constitution to

TEAMSTERS 30TH CONVENTION CONCLUDES Joint Council 10 Teamsters end the 30th International Brotherhood of Teamsters Convention after three full days

DAY 2: TEAMSTERS 30TH CONVENTION Today was the second full day of the Convention and included US Secretary of Labor

WORCESTER PUBLIC WORKS MEMBERS RATIFIY NEW CONTRACT Local 170 members ratified a new two-year agreement last week. The contract includes

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