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AMFA-SCA Negotiations Update #17
12/11/24 - AMFA December 11, 2024 -- The parties met December 3-5 at the NMB offices in Washington, DC. This was our seventh session in NMB mediation. On Day 1, the parties started with a discussion regarding the current landscape of negotiations, which included the Company explaining that Bobby Purzitza will be retiring and replaced at the bargaining table with Director of Outstation Maintenance, Scott Bjergo. |
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HR 82 UPDATE DEC 11 2024
12/11/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Disaster Relief II
12/11/24 - Teamsters Local 776 As disaster relief efforts continued after Hurricanes Helena and Milton, Local 776 was again contacted to provide transport for a shipment of humanitarian aid to the affected region. Pam Hess from the PA Turnpike Commission contacted the Local Union after they collected 15 skids of goods and food for the people of North Carolina. |
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Press Release: The CIRB Certifies AMFA at Calm Air
12/11/24 - AMFA December 11, 2024 – AMFA is happy to announce the CIRB authorized and ordered a representation vote for the Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) and related trade groups from Calm Air, who approached AMFA seeking representation in June this year. Yesterday, the CIRB officially certified AMFA as the bargaining agent at Calm Air of the skilled unit. |
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JAMAICA CLERICAL BIDS RESULTS DECEMBER
12/11/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION . |
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AFSCME 2067 Scholarship
12/10/24 - AFSCME Local 2067 AFSCME Local 2067 Scholarship #557 Apply Online Beginning 11/1/2024 at OregonStudentAid.gov See attached flyer for deadlines and eligibility. |
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Teamsters: Atlanta Card-Check Majority a Pre-Holiday Win at Amazon
12/10/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 10, 2024 | ORGANIZING | In an indication of progress in a major union organizing drive, the Teamsters are reporting “a major win outside the NLRB election process” by gaining a card-check majority among workers at the giant Amazon warehouse in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga. |
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Mountain Pacific Collecting Non Perishable Food
12/10/24 - IBEW Local 191 
We have a basket at the Marysville Hall if you would like to donate. |
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Teamsters: Atlanta Card-Check Majority a Pre-Holiday Win at Amazon
12/10/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 10, 2024 | ORGANIZING | In an indication of progress in a major union organizing drive, the Teamsters are reporting “a major win outside the NLRB election process” by gaining a card-check majority among workers at the giant Amazon warehouse in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga. |
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Press Release: AMFA Files For Certification to Represent Jazz Aviation and Jazz Technical Services Workers
12/10/24 - AMFA December 10, 2024 -- On November 29, 2024, the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) filed applications for certification at Jazz Technical Services and Jazz Aviation, LP. The applications cover both the line and heavy maintenance employees at the airline. Jazz is the third largest Canadian carrier by fleet size, behind Air Canada and WestJet, respectively. |
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CVS Caremark to Manage Prescription Drug Plan 1/1/25
12/10/24 - CWA Local 1103 @media only screen and (max-width: 760px){ .contenttable img{max-width:100%; width: auto !important; height:auto . |
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Wisconsin Court Ruling Restores Collective Bargaining Rights
12/09/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 9, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. |
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ALERT - Help needed at the Wang
12/09/24 - IATSE Local B4 House: Wang Date: December 14 and 15 Contact: For work at the Wang Orchestra, contact Mary Healey, call 339-224-0388 (cell); maryhealey46@hotmail.com (email). For Mezzanine and Balcony, contact Larry Ricketts (work) 857-218-3408 (home) 617-427-7640. For general information, contact Robin Jones at gtrmnky@gmail.com or text/call 617-723-2214. |
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Wisconsin Court Ruling Restores Collective Bargaining Rights
12/09/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 9, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. |
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Alert: Shubert needs Ushers
12/09/24 - IATSE Local B4 A request is going out for extra ushers. House: Shubert Contact: Liz Guptill guptille@gmail.com Note: These are all call times. Urban Nutcracker Saturday 12.14 2pm / 7pm Sunday 12.15 1pm / 5:30pm Thursday 12.19 7pm Friday 12. |
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Bimbo Bakeries ratify 4-year agreement!
12/09/24 - Teamsters Local 231 
On Saturday, November 30, 2024, Teamster members at Local 117, 231 and 252 voted and ratified a fully recommended successor agreement. The new 4-year agreement includes significant improvements to language items, including an updated grievance procedure. During the term of this agreement, the hourly wages will be at parity, effectively eliminating a two-tier wage scale. |
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Children's Christmas Party!
12/09/24 - Teamsters Local 776 After a few years of the Children's Christmas Party "Drive-thrus," the party returned... |
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Week Ending 12/07/2024
12/07/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • How to fly union • Stop the slowdown • Labor unions vs. working people • One-day strikes are in • Can Trump eliminate the Dept. of Education? • US looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette now longest strike in the US. And it’s not over. |
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Week Ending 12/07/2024
12/07/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • How to fly union • Stop the slowdown • Labor unions vs. working people • One-day strikes are in • Can Trump eliminate the Dept. of Education? • US looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette now longest strike in the US. And it’s not over. |
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OPEN SEASON
12/06/24 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
ATTENTION!
OPEN SEASON ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DEC 13TH. |
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NEWS YOU CAN USE
12/06/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION OPM has granted an extension to December 13,2024 for Health Plan Open Season Enrollment. |
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Health Plan Open Season Extended
12/06/24 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Please see the news bulletin posted on the APWU website home page in regards to PSHB open season being extended through December 13, 2024. |
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Christmas Party 2024
12/05/24 - IATSE Local 96 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Workers Overwhelmingly Back OSHA’s Proposed Heat Protections
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 4, 2024 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Harold Schlechtweg, a former Directing Business Representative for Service Employees Local 513 in Wichita, Kansas, tells of the fate of a worker harmed by intense heat. “Several years ago, one of my members was seriously injured by heat stroke,” Schlechtweg e-mailed in late November to the regulations comments section for OSHA. |
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US Postal Workers Are Fighting Massive Service Cuts
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 5, 2024 | JOBS | Workers are battling an overhaul of the US Postal Service (USPS) that would cost thousands of jobs and slow the mail for half the country. Postal workers are the nation’s biggest union workforce — 585,000 strong, split across four unions. They’re half women, 30 percent black, and 16 percent veterans. |
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US Postal Workers Are Fighting Massive Service Cuts
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 5, 2024 | JOBS | Workers are battling an overhaul of the US Postal Service (USPS) that would cost thousands of jobs and slow the mail for half the country. Postal workers are the nation’s biggest union workforce — 585,000 strong, split across four unions. They’re half women, 30 percent black, and 16 percent veterans. |
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West Frankfort Office Closure
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local Union No 50 Attention: The West Frankfort office will be closed Monday, December 9th and Tuesday December 10th. If you need assistance, please call the Swansea office at 618-233-0313. Sorry for the inconvenience. |
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12/18/24 Membership Meeting & Christmas Party!
12/05/24 - Teamsters Local Union No 50 The regular meeting will take place at 7:00 with dinner and raffles to follow. Must be present at Swansea meeting to win. |
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Thank You Shop Stewards!
12/04/24 - Teamsters Local 231 
A huge thank you goes out to the Shop Stewards and activists that attended the 2024 Teamsters Local 231 Shop Steward Seminar on October 24th! Thirty-three of your hard-working Shop Stewards volunteered their Saturday to attend this vital workshop. |
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IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED
12/04/24 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP The PA State Lodge is working on securing transportation from Western, Central and Eastern, PA to Washington, DC for the rally being held December 11th at 11:30AM. Additional details will be forthcoming. Please see the below email from President Yoes. |
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APP/World Kinect workers from Teamsters Locals 58, 174, and 231 stand in solidarity!
12/04/24 - Teamsters Local 231 
In a strong display of multi-local solidarity, Teamsters from Locals 58 and 174 voted this weekend to authorize a strike against APP/World Kinect, while APP/World Kinect Teamsters at Local 231 pledged to stand in solidarity with the rest of the group. |
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Workers Overwhelmingly Back OSHA’s Proposed Heat Protections
12/04/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 4, 2024 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Harold Schlechtweg, a former Directing Business Representative for Service Employees Local 513 in Wichita, Kansas, tells of the fate of a worker harmed by intense heat. “Several years ago, one of my members was seriously injured by heat stroke,” Schlechtweg e-mailed in late November to the regulations comments section for OSHA. |
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December Meetings Canceled
12/04/24 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO The Delegates took action at the November meeting to cancel the December 2024 E-Board and Delegate Meetings. |
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In Fighting the NLRB, Amazon Proves It’s Terrified of Worker Power
12/03/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 3, 2024 | OPINION | We are at a turning point in the movement to unionize Amazon. Across the country, in the face of overwhelming corporate money and power, Amazon workers are organizing with the Teamsters Union, fighting back against low wages, long hours, and limited benefits. |
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In Fighting the NLRB, Amazon Proves It’s Terrified of Worker Power
12/03/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 3, 2024 | OPINION | We are at a turning point in the movement to unionize Amazon. Across the country, in the face of overwhelming corporate money and power, Amazon workers are organizing with the Teamsters Union, fighting back against low wages, long hours, and limited benefits. |
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Meeting UPDATE!
12/03/24 - IBEW Local 191 New General Meeting time is 6:30pm! The next General Meeting will be on Monday, December 9 with an IBEW swag swap and auction starting at 5:30. |
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PLANNING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT RALLY AT THE U.S. CAPITOL
12/03/24 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP Dear Brothers and Sisters, I want to give you a heads-up that we are in the planning stages for a rally at the U.S. Capitol to push for the passage of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. |
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AFGE: Americans Should Brace for ‘Massive Cuts’ to Benefits and Services
12/02/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Dec. 2, 2024 | GOVERNMENT WORKERS | Efforts to cut government [spending by $2 trillion ] should start with runaway contractor spending, if the so-called Department of Government Efficiency recommendations become law, American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley says. |
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AFGE: Americans Should Brace for ‘Massive Cuts’ to Benefits and Services
12/02/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Dec. 2, 2024 | GOVERNMENT WORKERS | Efforts to cut government [spending by $2 trillion ] should start with runaway contractor spending, if the so-called Department of Government Efficiency recommendations become law, American Federation of Government Employees National President Everett Kelley says. |
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Presidents Memo
12/02/24 - AMFA Local 32 https://www.amfa32.com/Presidents%20Reports/2024/Craig%20Smith%20President%20memo.pdf |
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Teamsters File Charges After Amazon Union Buster Wages Homophobic Attack
11/27/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Nov. 27, 2024 | WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION | Amazon Teamsters marched on the boss in New York on Wednesday after a corporate union buster hired by the trillion-dollar company verbally assaulted and repeatedly used a homophobic slur against an Amazon driver as he arrived for work. |
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Teamsters File Charges After Amazon Union Buster Wages Homophobic Attack
11/27/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Nov. 27, 2024 | WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION | Amazon Teamsters marched on the boss in New York on Wednesday after a corporate union buster hired by the trillion-dollar company verbally assaulted and repeatedly used a homophobic slur against an Amazon driver as he arrived for work. |
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Joe Bierne Scholarship
11/27/24 - CWA Local 1123 This is to inform you that we will be announcing the application process for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation’s scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year. This valuable scholarship program is made possible by the funding of CWA locals. The Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved the awarding of sixteen (16) partial college scholarships of $4,000 each for two years. |
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NCFLL Call to Action-Telework
11/27/24 - National Council of Field Labor Locals @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Happy Thanksgiving!
11/27/24 - Teamsters Local 776 On behalf of the Officers, Agents, Staff, and myself, I would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving. More people travel for Thanksgiving than any other U.S. holiday. AAA predicts more than 80 million people are expected to head at least 50 miles to their Thanksgiving destination between Wednesday, November 26, and Sunday, December 1. |
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Yellow Corp Bankruptcy Update
11/26/24 - Teamsters Local 776 Please see below for important information from the IBT concerning the Yellow Corp.... |
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Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon
11/26/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Nov. 26, 2024 | ORGANIZING | With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants to earn the City of Brotherly Love another accomplishment: the nation’s first unionized Whole Foods Market. |
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