Congratulations to Our New Teamster Brothers and Sisters at Local 14!

More than 140 warehouse workers at Smith’s Food and Drug in Las Vegas have ratified their first Teamsters contract, securing higher wages, improved health care, pension benefits, and stronger workplace protections. These workers stood united from day one — holding practice pickets, authorizing a strike, and showing Kroger they were ready to fight for what […]

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THE PLIGHT OF TIPPED WORKERS

WASHINGTON WINDOW In debate in D.C., cities and states over raising the U.S. minimum wage, or overriding it by higher local minimums, one group is largely overlooked: Tipped workers. These restaurant servers, bellhops, hotel room cleaners and various other attendants, suffer from a lower—far lower—tipped “minimum wage” than the low federal minimum of $7.25 an […]

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Teamsters Win Groundbreaking Joint Employer Decision Against Amazon

(PALMDALE, Calif.)  Amazon delivery drivers represented by Teamsters Local 396 in Palmdale, Calif., won a groundbreaking decision that sets the stage for Amazon delivery drivers across the country to organize with the Teamsters. After more than a year-long investigation, National Labor Relations Board Region 31 (NLRB) found that Amazon is a joint employer of its […]

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