Australian transport giant Toll Holdings will open negotiations with the powerful Teamsters Union on pay and negotiations in Los Angeles. Watch General President Jim Hoffa's interview about the difficult working conditions Toll drivers are forced to endure.
Barack Obama calls in live to the Unity Conference to thank Teamsters for their endorsement. The president said he and Teamsters share a "common vision" for the future.
Col. David Sutherland gives a moving speech at the 2012 Unity Conference. Sutherland praises the Teamsters for helping veterans returning home from war.
Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall were joined by the General Executive Board in taking the oath of office at a swearing-in ceremony at the 2012 Unity Conference. Teamsters from all corners of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico joined their newly inducted leadership at the ceremony.
RAH mechanic Tom Popernack and Craig Moffatt, a Republic pilot who is President of Local 357, spoke at the recent Teamsters Unity Conference about the company’s anti-worker actions. The Teamsters adopted a hard hitting resolution calling for a worker fight-back effort at Republic.
Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall went on TV to blast Hostess Brands Inc. executives over reports they looted the company and then demanded concessions from workers before declaring bankruptcy. View Hall’s interview with Bill Press on the “Full Court Press” show on Current TV.
(LANSING, MI) – Members of Local 580 in Lansing, Mich., were forced to strike Red Cross Thursday over rising concerns about understaffing and cuts in health care benefits despite $2 billion in revenue from blood donations. Now, more than 500 union Red Cross workers are on strike in Ohio and Michigan.
See this WVTM-TV news report about the 22 Republic Services/Allied Waste workers on strike against the company. The members of Local 991 are fighting for a fair contract.
Watch this TV news report about the April 7, 2012 Light Up the Night Gala, Local 25’s premier fundraiser to fight autism. This year, Local 25 is selling raffle tickets for a custom-made, $60,000 chopper. Read more for details.
In this video message, Ken Wood, Acting President of Teamsters Local 2011, congratulates FDOC officers on our major victory this week-defeating prison privatization legislation in the Senate.