Hampton Roads, Va., – Sysco drivers voted overwhelmingly for Teamsters Local 822 representation on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. This Teamsters win is the third IBT election success in three weeks at the nation’s
North Bergen, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association’s has developed a comprehensive initiative to donate and distribute water to residents of Newark, New Jersey. For weeks, citizens of Newark, New Jersey,
Although the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation in July meant to stabilize multiemployer pension plans, the bill will likely face stiff opposition from Republicans if the Senate decides to
NEW YORK, N.Y.—What’s most important for the American labor movement going into 2020? Among 10 union leaders who spoke to LaborPress at the Labor Day parade Sept. 7, the three
On Labor Day, President Trump said that union members should not pay union dues. My answer to Mr Trump is this: you call yourself a good business man…well, here are
On Labor Day president Trump said that union members should not pay union dues. My answer to Mr trump is this – you call yourself a good business man, well
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Workers at the Kaiser Permanente health-care network protested in several Western cities Sept. 2, with arrests for civil disobedience in Los Angeles, Oakland, and Sacramento, California. More than
A delegation of more than two dozen 32BJ SEIU supporters and employees of Eulen America, a private contractor that employs baggage handlers, wheelchair attendants and cabin cleaners at John F.
Baggage handlers, wheelchair attendants and cabin cleaners at John F. Kennedy International Airport have a list of grievances to air out on Thursday with Eulen America, the private contractor that
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Calling the half-unpaid 24-hour shifts common in the home health-care industry an “inhumane” 21st-century sweatshop, a group of home-care aides and state legislators rallied Sept. 4 to announce
