Goldman Sachs and other big banks aren't just pocketing the trillions we gave them to rescue the economy - they're re-creating the conditions for another crash.
Joe Walsh, a 39-year locomotive engineer with Canadian Pacific (CP) rail, is having the time of his life as a volunteer at the Vancouver Olympic Games.
For over 35 years now, Teamsters Local 117 has represented Chateau Ste. Michelle employees in the bottling line, the barrel room, production, and shipping and maintenance.
When Jeff Abney, a flight attendant for Shuttle America and member of Local 135 in Columbus, Ohio, first learned about the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, he knew he needed to do something, anything, to help the victims.
As we note in our current feature story, the recent Supreme Court decision gives foreigners basically an unfettered right to spend money on US elections -- China, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Russia, take your pick.
An economist argues that the financial crisis of 2008 was caused by declining wages.
Here's my capsule view of the great financial meltdown of 2008: For the past couple of decades, the benefits of economic growth have gone almost entirely to the rich. But the middle class still wanted to prosper, so the rich loaned them money to continually improve their lifestyles. That worked for a while. And then it didn't.
Memo to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner: If you want to survive another year in Washington, start channeling your inner Jimmy Hoffa.
Yes, Hoffa -- James P. Hoffa, that is -- the current Teamsters boss and the one man who has stared down Goldman Sachs and the big-money crowd on Wall Street and come out a winner.
The thwarted terrorist plot on Christmas Day aboard a Northwest Airlines flight renewed the debate about how safe our skies are and the ability of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) to protect the traveling public from terrorist attacks.
A date has been set for the episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” that features work done by Teamsters. On Sunday, January 3, 2010 (8-9 p.m. ET), the episode featuring Local 120 members will air on ABC.
Joe Walsh, a 39-year locomotive engineer with Canadian Pacific (CP) rail, is having the time of his life as a volunteer at the 
