On September 28, 2009, Stephen Greenberg, Esq. died in a tragic car accident in West Virginia. Steve, who had just turned 43, was counsel to Local 205, and one of the top attorneys in the Teamsters Legal Defense Fund.
Telling her mother that she wanted to come to the aid of a library under attack, 11-year-old Sydney Sabbagha stood at the podium before the Oak Brook village board. I used to go to the library knowing there were people there to help me find a book. Now there is no one to help me," Sydney said solemnly. "It will never be the same without the people you fired."
Washington County, Wisconsin Social Services workers have voted overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters. There are 30 workers in the bargaining unit who are now represented by Local 200 in Milwaukee.
The financial impact of an unstable economy is having a dramatic effect on many states around the country. As the summer comes to a close, at least 11 states have used reserve accounts, also known as “rainy day” funds, to supplement revenue needed to balance budgets so a myriad of services can be provided to the public. For more information, please review the attached article published by stateline.org.
Parks and Department of Public Works employees in New Berlin voted overwhelmingly to approve their best-ever Teamster contract, which guarantees wage increases and other benefits.
Workers at a large party rental company in the Midwest are celebrating their new membership in the Teamsters, after a vote in favor of joining Local 710 in Chicago.
A new contract with the 14 Teamsters Union members who work at the Niagara County Sewer District was approved by the County Legislature’s Administration Committee Tuesday.
Police officers in Winter Park voted overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters. The results of Tuesday’s election were 32-18. The officers will be members of Teamsters Local 385 in Orlando. There are 67 officers in the bargaining unit.
Thank you for visiting the Public Services section of the Teamsters web site. It is my pleasure and privilege to serve the more than 200,000 Teamster public employees across the country.
With the economy the way it is, many local governments are trying to figure out how to maintain services without cutting their workforce. That is a main concern of Public Service locals.
The next President of the United States has the opportunity to set policy that improves the operations, effectiveness and efficiency of the government. A special web site has been established to collect suggestions from citizens across this country. We encourage interested Teamster members to submit their ideas.
For five days, 65 Teamsters from more than a dozen locals crisscrossed Kentucky in a massive house blitz to reach thousands of state government workers. The effort resulted in hundreds of employees signing union authorization cards in the campaign.
