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Turning Up the Heat on Corporate America
06/01/26 - Teamsters Local 355 June 1, 2026 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Two summers ago, a Texas Teamster at UPS suffered two separate heat-related injuries for which he was hospitalized and diagnosed with serious long-term health problems. |
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Community Support
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Week Ending 05/31/2026
06/01/26 - Teamsters Local 355 • First Student Teamsters ratify national contract • Bazooka Teamsters authorize strike • Could Yellow Corp. workers finally get paid. |
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Happy Retirements!
06/01/26 - Teamsters Local 776 June 1st brings changes to Local 776: Happy Retirement, Ed Thompson, Ron Hicks, and Joyce Brown! Ed and Joyce retired effective today, June 1st, while Ron is starting his second month of retirement bliss, having retired on May 1st. They were all featured in the current newsletter, detailing their time and efforts while at Local 776. |
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Local 776 Scholarship Finalists!
05/31/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Teamsters Local 776 is proud to announce our 2026 Scholarship Finalists! Tiffany Loy: Daughter of member Diane Loy from Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center. Madelyn Koons: Daughter of member Matthew Koons from UPS Hagerstown. Gisela Rodriguez: Daughter of member Manuel Rodriguez from UPS. Cora Gage: Daughter of member Matthew Gage from UPS. |
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Labor Unions Celebrate World Court’s Ruling That Enshrines Right to Strike
05/29/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 29, 2026 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | The right to strike is under attack throughout the world, including in the United States. Labor strikes are currently forbidden or restricted in the majority of countries. |
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Trades Futures
05/29/26 - Cincinnati Building Trades We’re honored to be recognized alongside other innovative leaders advancing solutions that strengthen communities, expand opportunity, and help build the workforce of the future. |
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Understanding Your Rights
05/28/26 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Members, It is imperative that every officer understand both the current contract language regarding legal defense protections and the position the City has recently taken concerning officer liability protections arising from police actions performed in the course of duty. The Association is issuing this notice to ensure transparency, awareness, and unity moving forward. |
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June GMM Pension Presentation
05/28/26 - Teamsters Local 162 
Teamsters Local 162 – June 7th General Membership Meeting Special Pension Presentation
The Teamsters Local 162 June General Membership Meeting will be held on Sunday, June 7th, at 10:00 AM PT, at Joe Edgar Union Hall in Portland, OR. Representatives from the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust will be giving a presentation. |
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WHAT’S NEW – May 28, 2026
05/28/26 - AMFA Local 32 
Post San Diego GMM: The latest May 2026 reports are now available, including the Primary SWA ASAP ERC and Outsourcing Liaison Representatives Election Results, along with the May President’s Report, ASA Officer At Large Report, SWA ALR Report, and June 2026 ASA ALR Report. |
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Yellow Freight Bankruptcy Update
05/27/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Please see below for important information from the IBT concerning the continuing Yellow Corp. bankruptcy proceedings: @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Take A Virtual Tour of the APWU History Center
05/27/26 - American Postal Workers Union National Postal Press Association Dena, The APWU has launched an interactive website to expand access to the APWU History Center, which opened in 2023 at the APWU Headquarters Building, allowing members and the public to virtually explore the union’s storied history from anywhere. |
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CEO: Cheating, Exploiting, Oppressing
05/27/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 27, 2026 | JUST CAUSE | Corporate greed has a name. Many names, to be exact. The following chief executives in hospital systems, food production, and beverage distribution are living proof that no industry is immune to profit-driven attacks on workers. These CEOs have squeezed the workforce harder, stalled contract negotiations, and put profits over people. |
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Congratulations 2026 Scholarship Winners
05/27/26 - Teamsters Local 449 
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TMRP Meeting Notice - TYPO
05/26/26 - District Council 4 The Local 458M TMRP Meeting notice that was recently mailed out reflected a typographical error. It reflects the wrong day of the week. It should have read "Saturday" not Sunday. We apologize for any confusion regarding the day of the week. The notice does reflect the correct date of May 30th at 9:30 am. |
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How Union Members Stopped a Deportation Flight
05/26/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 26, 2026 | ACTIVISM | It was a little past 9 p.m. on a frigid December evening. Greggy Sorio walked past row after row of passengers as two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents escorted him to the back of the airplane. |
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Week Ending 05/23/2026
05/26/26 - Teamsters Local 355 • First Student Teamsters ratify national contract • Baristas, billionaires, and (Alec) Baldwin • How VA Gov. Spanberger sold out Southern workers • Is the working class finally turning on Trump. |
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Memorial Day Parade
05/26/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Flags flew high, and patriotism filled the air Monday morning as the Camp Hill, PA, community gathered for its 107th annual Memorial Day Parade and remembrance ceremony. Families lined the streets waving American flags as local bands, scout troops, and veterans marched in a show of unity and respect. |
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Albertsons Portland Driver Survey
05/26/26 - Teamsters Local 162 
Attention Local 162 Albertsons Drivers!
The Teamsters Local 162 & Local 305 Albertsons Driver Survey is now available.
CLICK HERE to be directed to the online survey. Please complete your submit your survey by June 19th. |
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Retiree Club Update
05/24/26 - Teamsters Local 776 As of May 2026, the Teamsters Local 776 Retiree Group has 203 active members. We had |
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Memorial Day
05/22/26 - IBEW local 2325 UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARADE HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR.TODAY DUE TO THE WEATHER! Brothers and Sisters, All are welcome to march in the parade or cheer on from the sidelines as the IBEW 2325 Veteran’s Committee participates in the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25th. |
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RSVP for the 2026 Summer Picnic
05/22/26 - International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 7 
We will be setting up at the park at 9am. Please feel free to come early and stay late.
Other activities not listed on the Flyer; we have booked Brother Ahmed Lindsey's Ice Cream truck for the third year and Brother Ulysses Chaves's bouncy house for the second year. |
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Holiday Closure
05/22/26 - IBEW Local 125 
Members are encouraged to plan their business accordingly due to closures. |
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Join The Murphy Financial Group on Thursday, June 4th at 6:00 PM for a Retirement Planning Seminar at Heritage in Wappingers Falls, featuring guest estate planning attorney Thomas McGovern.
05/22/26 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 Join The Murphy Financial Group on Thursday, June 4th at 6:00 PM for a Retirement Planning Seminar at Heritage in Wappingers Falls, featuring guest estate planning attorney Thomas McGovern. |
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PA American Water Contract Ratification
05/21/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Pennsylvania American Water Teamster members have voted to approve a new five-year contract. The agreement builds on their first contract, which included provisions such as substantial pay increases, double time for work performed on a holiday, paid lunches and breaks, premium overtime language, and daily job protection with eight-hour guarantees. |
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2026 HPOA Endorsements
05/21/26 - Henderson Police Officers' Association 2026 Candidates: Judges: Henderson Municipal Court: Alicia A. |
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Available Merchandise
05/20/26 - IBEW Local 483 
Stop by the hall and grab your Union wear today. |
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TEAMSTERS SUMMER PICNIC
05/20/26 - Teamsters Local 264 Join us August 29th for our Summer Picnic! RSVP To the Office by August 14th. |
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Fair Tickets
05/20/26 - Teamsters Local 264 We are excited to be selling tickets at a reduced rate to our members starting JUNE 24th 2026 Tickets will be sold at the hall by Cash or Check only. |
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Here We Grow Again!
05/20/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is the largest "white paper" contract Teamsters Local Union 776 represents. On May 4th, a Union representation |
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End of The Road: Inside the War on Truckers
05/19/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 19, 2026 | TRUCKING INDUSTRY | Few people are as qualified to speak about the plight of the American trucker as Gord Magill. As a professional lifelong driver, his resumé reads like a tour of the English-speaking world — from the frozen ice roads of the Great White North, to the desolate tracks of the Outback, to the endless miles of the U.S. highway system. |
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Just a Reminder
05/19/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Just a reminder: The Local 776 Family Picnic at Knoebels on June 7, 2026, is fast approaching! The deadline to register is Friday, May 22.2026. If you haven't registered yet, don't delay, do it today! We need an accurate headcount so Knoebels has enough food for us! Full details concerning the picnic can be found below: @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ . |
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Press Release: AMFA is Accepting Scholarship Applications for 2026
05/19/26 - AMFA May 19, 2026 -- The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) National Executive Council (NEC) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 AMFA National Scholarships. |
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Teamsters Denounce Sham Settlement In Amazon Joint Employer Case
05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 18, 2026 | NLRB RULINGS | The following is a statement from Teamsters Amazon Division Director Randy Korgan regarding a decision by an Administrative Law Judge at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to force a settlement on Amazon workers in Amazon vs. NLRB et. al. |
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You've Agreed to Arbitration 6 Times and Didn't Know It
05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 17, 2026 | ARBITRATION | Good morning! Your alarm goes off. You reach for your phone. The device, the operating system, and the wireless plan that connects it all come with binding arbitration clauses buried deep in terms you accepted long ago but never read. You order your coffee on an app to save time. You’ve just agreed to arbitration. |
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3,500 Workers Walk Out As Teamsters, Union Coalition Launch LIRR Strike
05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355 May 17, 2026 | STRIKES | Teamsters with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have launched a strike alongside their bargaining coalition of 3,500 workers from five unions. The LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad in America, with 300,000 daily passengers. It is owned and operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). |
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Week Ending 05/16/2026
05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355 • Amazon takes aim at UPS, FedEx • Union leaders push to revive ailing labor movement • Teamsters endorse Connected Vehicle Security Act • REI workers launch consumer boycott of chain • Labor Dept: US inflation up by 3. |
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Week Ending 05/16/2026
05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355 • Amazon takes aim at UPS, FedEx • Union leaders push to revive ailing labor movement • Teamsters endorse Connected Vehicle Security Act • REI workers launch consumer boycott of chain • Labor Dept: US inflation up by 3. |
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Week Ending 05/16/2026
05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 355 • Amazon takes aim at UPS, FedEx • Union leaders push to revive ailing labor movement • Teamsters endorse Connected Vehicle Security Act • REI workers launch consumer boycott of chain • Labor Dept: US inflation up by 3. |
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Petzl Harness Recall
05/18/26 - IATSE Local 22 
Petzl has recalled the "Astro Bod Fast" harness due to risk of serious injury or death. |
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3,500 Workers Walk Out as BLET Teamsters, Union Coalition Launch LIRR Strike
05/18/26 - Teamsters Local 492 3,500 Workers Walk Out as BLET Teamsters, Union Coalition Launch LIRR Strike Busiest U.S. Commuter Railroad Grinds to a Halt for First Time Since 1994 (NEW YORK) – Teamsters with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have launched a strike alongside their bargaining coalition of 3,500 workers from five unions. |
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21st Annual Feed the Homeless + Stop the Violence Day
05/18/26 - IATSE Local 22 
Join us at Farragut Square Park on July 11 from 12pm - 6pm for the 21st annual Feed the Homeless + Stop the Violence Community Awareness Day, presented by Pep Rally for Peace in the Streets and the Power Jam Music Alliance. |
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2026 Primary Endorsements
05/14/26 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO . |
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Organizing Press Release
05/14/26 - IBEW local 2325 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Everytown Advocacy and Digital Campaign Workers Vote to Unionize with the IBEW |
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General Membership Quaterly Meeting
05/14/26 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 CWA Local 1120 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP QUARTERLY LOCAL MEETING Tuesday May 19, 2026 6:00 P.M. |
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Download the New SLPOA App Now!
05/14/26 - Saint Louis Police Officers' Association SLPOA is proud to announce the launch of our new SLPOA App. The App is available on both Apple and Android. We are still working out a few glitches, so bear with us, but we hope this new mobile app will make communication with members easier and the content more compatible with cell phones. To download the App, please log in to the revamped website at www.slpoa. |
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New Merchandise!
05/14/26 - IBEW Local 483 
Celebrating 120 years with new merch!
Hoodies and hats available! Available in sizes Small - 5XL.
Swing by the hall, located at 3525 S. Alder St. Tacoma, WA 98409, weekdays between 8:30am-4:30pm to get yours and show your Union Pride. |
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