Making America Great
LaborPress
March 19, 2024
Today, it’s difficult to imagine ten-year-old children working sixteen hours a day in dangerous conditions such as mines or textile mills with limited regulations, but
Category: National
Teamsters Meet With Biden In Advance of Upcoming Presidential Election
Silver Krieger
March 19, 2024
Teamsters’ President Sean O’Brien and rank-and-file members met with President Biden on March 12, before giving their official endorsement to a candidate for the upcoming
Gregory Floyd Marks Women’s History Month
Silver Krieger
March 14, 2024
Gregory Floyd, President of Teamsters Local 237 and Vice President-at-Large, General Board of the IBT, marked Women’s History Month by recognizing some outstanding women in
First Patagonia Workers Unionize
Silver Krieger
March 13, 2024
Like another outdoor gear supplier, REI, Patagonia’s progressive image pitched at customers has not extended to their workers’ rights. REI employees in several states, including
Slave Labor Still Exists
Silver Krieger
March 12, 2024
Prison labor is a form of slavery. On prison farms, inmates, mostly in the South, still harvest crops, some by hand, on a number of
Fran Drescher Shines at SAG Awards
Silver Krieger
March 12, 2024
On Saturday, Feb. 24, at the SAG Awards, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher gave a rousing pro-union speech. It was only three months after the end
Starbucks and Workers United Agree On “Path Forward”
Silver Krieger
March 12, 2024
As workers around the country at Starbucks stores continue to unionize, and lawsuits between their union, Workers United, and Starbucks continue to multiply, a new
FTC Should Do More to Prevent Foreign Business Takeovers from Conflicted Countries
Robert Weiner and Ben Kearney
March 10, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should interfere on business acquisitions that have allowed for foreign takeovers of U.S.-based companies from countries that the nation shares
REI union unveils list of demands
Max Parrott
March 8, 2024
Four months after REI workers filed a nationwide complaint that the outdoors retailer had refused to bargain in good faith at its nine unionized stores,
Anheuser-Busch Averts Teamsters Strike With Tentative Agreement
Silver Krieger
March 6, 2024
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters have triumphed by reaching a five-year tentative agreement with Anheuser-Busch. The agreement significantly raises pay, improves health care and retirement