On September 9, union members from across the California State University system gathered at the CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach. Among them were proud members of Teamsters Local 2010, standing shoulder to shoulder with faculty, staff, and student supporters in a united call for fairness. At the heart of this action is a simple […]
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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 […]
<p class=”x_MsoNoSpacing”><span data-olk-copy-source=”MessageBody”><strong>APOPKA, Fla. (PAI)</strong>—For Letty Pineda, 20 years of toil in the high heat and humidity of Southern Florida was enough. As her subsequent experience shows, it was too much.</span></p> <p class=”x_MsoNoSpacing”>Pineda labored in the fields and greenhouses in and around Apopka, Fla. She decided to get out and find a job with better […]
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Associated Press Oona Milliken September 11, 2025 Amazon’s Zoox launched its robotaxi service in Las Vegas on Wednesday, offering free rides through parts of the entertainment mecca for anyone willing to gamble on the safety of a driverless vehicle. It is also raising concerns from some activists and union leaders who say the autonomous vehicles […]
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Contact: Christian Castro, ccastro@teamstersjc42.org The following is a statement from Teamsters Joint Council 42 President Chris Griswold on the vote by the Los Angeles City Council to finalize the project agreement for the Los Angeles Convention Center expansion and modernization: “We thank the Los Angeles City Council for voting to support the long-overdue modernization of […]
(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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