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2024 Paul Priddy Memorial Golf Scramble
04/18/24 - Teamsters Local 89 We are now accepting sign-ups for the 2024 Paul Priddy Memorial Golf Scramble. The scramble is limited to the first 27 teams that enter, so don't delay. |
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2024 - Theme Park Tickets Available
04/18/24 - Teamsters Local Union No. 436 
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Funeral Services for Retired Captain Luis Barba #37
04/17/24 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of Retired Captain Luis "Louie" Barba #37, who passed away on March 30, 2024, at the age of 89. Retired Captain Barba served with the El Paso Police Department for 31 years, from October 1957 until his retirement on July 11, 1988. |
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Chicago OEMC contract negotiations update
04/17/24 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 21 Today, April 17, 2024, here is the latest information about the ongoing negotiations involving OEMC members and The City Of Chicago. |
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VW Workers in Tennessee Vote; Test Union Ambitions
04/17/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 17, 2024 | ORGANIZING | Last fall the United Automobile Workers union won big pay increases from the Detroit automakers, and the impact rippled quickly through the nonunion auto plants scattered across the South. Afterward, Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai and Tesla raised wages for their own hourly workers in the U.S., none of whom are unionized. |
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Contract Ratified at Clariant
04/17/24 - Teamsters Local 89 
Teamsters Local 89 members at Clariant, a chemical manufacturing and warehousing facility, ratified a new three-year contract on April 15th. The Agreement passed by an overwhelming 97%, the highest in the shop's modern history.
The new contract contains historic economic gains for Clariant members across all classifications. |
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Teamsters #264 Scholarship
04/17/24 - Teamsters Local 264 We are now accepting applications for our 2024 scholarship. Please contact us at (716) 668-8007 x 110 or by email at scholarships@teamsters264.org for an application. |
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CWA National Issue Survey
04/17/24 - CWA Local 2222 Good Afternoon, CWA National is asking the membership to fill out an Issue Survey form to find out which issues are most important to the members. The form can be completed in just about a minute. ISSUE SURVEY Direct Link: http://cwa. |
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Teamsters Local 492 Wins Historic Grievance Against Sysco for Members
04/16/24 - Teamsters Local 492 
4/16/2024- It is with great pleasure that I can report to all our members, that Teamsters Local 492 has won a hard-fought grievance for our Sysco brothers and sisters! On April 03, 2020, a grievance was filed to enforce the forty-hour language in our contract. This grievance was filed during the Walter Maestas administration, in the early stages of Covid-19. |
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Stand With Peacehealth Nurses At Their Picket On April 18th
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Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center will hold a picket on April 18th from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. outside the hospital at 400 N.E. Mother Joseph Place, Vancouver. Please join these important working people in our community at their picket on Thursday, April 18th! Be sure not to park on PeaceHealth property, and wear your union gear if it you have it. |
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Union Labor Would Bring Strongest Workforce to Rebuild Key Bridge
04/16/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 16, 2024 | COMMENTARY | When President Joe Biden came to Baltimore to survey the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, he made a promise all of Baltimore and the region desperately needed to hear. “We’re going to move heaven and earth to rebuild this bridge as rapidly as humanly possible. |
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May General Membership Meeting
04/15/24 - Teamsters Local 90 . |
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Gilbert Elks Inc
04/15/24 - I.B.E.W. Local Union 266 Good afternoon, Local 266 Members! We are sharing the message below on behalf of retired Lineman and Union brother, JR Iannacone, to make you aware of who he is and what Gilbert Elks Inc is all about, so when you see them on the list of approved Booster charities, you will know what you are supporting. A message to the Brothers and Sisters from JR. |
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TODAY'S ARTICLE THAT TEAMSTERS LOCAL 786 HOSTED A PRO-IRANIAN ACTIVIST RALLY IS FALSE AND DEFAMATORY
04/15/24 - Teamsters Local 786 Be advised that I am an attorney representing Teamsters Local 786. The above referenced story that was published today is false and I demand that you take it down and print a retraction of it immediately. The facts are simple, Teamsters Local 786 is only a tenant in that building which is owned by a different Teamsters Local. Local 786 did not have anything to do with this event. |
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Family Night Soccer Game Sponsored by Endeavors
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Week Ending 04/12/2024
04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 355 • Key Bridge collapse is a story about deregulation • ‘We are the workforce that this country needs’ • The 32-hour workweek is ours for the taking • NLRB refuses to bow to Space X, Amazon pressure • Divided Amazon union lurches toward leadership election • Steelworkers push back against $14B deal for U.S. |
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The Charleston Cigar Factory Strike
04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 12, 2024 | LABOR HISTORY | The Charleston Cigar Factory Strike was a labor strike that involved workers at the Charleston Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina, from October 22, 1945, to April 1, 1946. The strike resulted from the company refusing to institute raises and racial discrimination. |
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2024 Teamster Local 445 Scholarship
04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 445 ATTENTION MEMBERS WITH GRADUATING SENIORS! Applications for the Teamsters Local 445 Scholarship, in memory of Douglas L. McCauley are available. Deadline to apply: June 28, 2024 |
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2024 WFF Texas Hold'em Event
04/12/24 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO . |
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Week Ending 04/12/2024
04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 992 • Key Bridge collapse is a story about deregulation • ‘We are the workforce that this country needs’ • The 32-hour workweek is ours for the taking • NLRB refuses to bow to Space X, Amazon pressure • Divided Amazon union lurches toward leadership election • Steelworkers push back against $14B deal for U.S. |
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The Charleston Cigar Factory Strike
04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 12, 2024 | LABOR HISTORY | The Charleston Cigar Factory Strike was a labor strike that involved workers at the Charleston Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina, from October 22, 1945, to April 1, 1946. The strike resulted from the company refusing to institute raises and racial discrimination. |
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SWIRE MEMBERS- CONTRACT VOTE
04/12/24 - Teamsters Local 162 
Who: Local 162 members at Swire Coca-Cola
What: Contract Offer Explanation and Vote
When: Sunday, April 21, 2024, @ 9:00 AM
Where: Teamsters Union Hall
1850 NE 162nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97230
Please make every effort to attend this very important meeting!
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Fall Protection Class April 24th, 2024
04/11/24 - IBEW Local 659 
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Traveling and the Electronic Reciprocal Transfer System (ERTS)
04/11/24 - IBEW Local 551 ARE YOU TRAVELING OUT OF YOUR HOME LOCAL? If you are traveling and want your benefits to stay with your current home Trust Fund, then you must have an ERTS form on file. Otherwise, your benefits will get dispersed to the current local you are working within. Contact your local union office for assistance with the Electronic Reciprocal Transfer System (ERTS). |
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Worker Freedom Bill
04/11/24 - CWA Local 7777 Please sign up to support the Worker Freedom Bill! |
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IBEW Picnic Volunteer List
04/11/24 - IBEW Local 659 LU 659 and the 659 RENEW committee are looking for volunteers who would like to help out with this years picnic. |
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Unemployment for Strikers Would Balance the Scales
04/10/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 10, 2024 | COMMENTARY | A bill that would allow workers on strike to access unemployment insurance is currently under consideration in the Minnesota Legislature. Working people make our biggest gains on the job when we take collective action. |
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The Southwest Washington Central Labor Council Is Proud To Support The Klineline Kids Fishing Derby
04/10/24 - Southwest Washington Central Labor Council 
Each spring some 3,000 kids, their families and their friends gather at Salmon Creek Park/Klineline Pond in Vancouver, WA for the The Klineline Kids Fishing Derby, the largest event of its kind in the state of Washington. |
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THE APWU PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS-BEING HELD BY THE APWU NATIONAL POSTAL PRESS ASSOCIATION
04/10/24 - American Postal Workers Union National Postal Press Association 
Good day, everyone. |
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2024 Gloria Belvy Scholarship
04/10/24 - APWU Cleveland Area Local William H Burrus Cleveland Area Local 72 has established a scholarship fund in honor of Unionist Gloria J Belvy. The Scholarship fund will award four (4) scholarships in the amount of $500 each. Click link for detailed description and application. Applications are due May 1st!!!! |
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Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act
04/09/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 9, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Elon Musk is challenging the New Deal legislation that established the National Labor Relations Board. Experts warn that this is “a serious threat.” [Musk] hates unions, with a white-hot passion that has rendered him delusional. [T]he Tesla CEO explained that “I disagree with the idea of unions…. |
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Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act
04/09/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 9, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Elon Musk is challenging the New Deal legislation that established the National Labor Relations Board. Experts warn that this is “a serious threat.” [Musk] hates unions, with a white-hot passion that has rendered him delusional. [T]he Tesla CEO explained that “I disagree with the idea of unions…. |
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Unions’ Picket Power Now Extends to U.S. Boardrooms
04/08/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 8, 2024 | UNION POWER | U.S. Steelworkers are fighting a takeover by Japan’s Nippon. Railroad unions have rallied around Norfolk Southern’s CEO in opposing a hedge fund trying to take over its board of directors. Regulators are trying to block the biggest grocery-store merger in U.S. history because it would undercut unionized workers’ ability to successfully strike. |
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Unions’ Picket Power Now Extends to U.S. Boardrooms
04/08/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 8, 2024 | UNION POWER | U.S. Steelworkers are fighting a takeover by Japan’s Nippon. Railroad unions have rallied around Norfolk Southern’s CEO in opposing a hedge fund trying to take over its board of directors. Regulators are trying to block the biggest grocery-store merger in U.S. history because it would undercut unionized workers’ ability to successfully strike. |
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First Contract Ratified at Sysco Louisville Warehouse
04/08/24 - Teamsters Local 89 
Workers at the Sysco Louisville Warehouse voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying their first contract on Saturday, April 6th. Less than two years ago, there were no organized Sysco workers in Louisville. After last year’s drivers’ contract and this warehouse ratification, Sysco Louisville has over 200 Teamster members, and is nearly wall-to-wall unionized. |
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Week Ending 04/05/2024
04/05/24 - Teamsters Local 355 . |
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Volunteers needed
04/05/24 - IBEW local 2325 Senator Paul Feeney from the Bristol & Norfolk County is asking for volunteers this Saturday (4/6/24) from 10 - 1pm @ the Sharon Shaws located at 780 S. Main st. He needs help collecting nomination signatures for the ballot. Sen. Feeney has been a strong advocate for labor and continues to be an IBEW 2222 card carrying member. |
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PSHB AND MEDICARE
04/04/24 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION . |
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Big Unions Grew Ranks in 2023 Amid High-Profile Year of Strikes
04/04/24 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 4, 2024 | LABOR UNIONS | Many of the nation’s largest unions, including the Teamsters and West Coast dock workers, saw membership gains last year, signaling potential for new organizing even as the labor movement struggles to tighten its grip on the workforce, according to new federal data. |
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Officer Troy Rawlins
04/04/24 - Vancouver Police Officers Guild 
Officer Troy Rawlins was hired by the Vancouver Police Department on November 21, 2001. Officer Rawlins served our community as a Patrol Officer, Firearms Instructor, and dedicated member of the Honor Guard.
Officer Rawlins also served his country for over 34 years in the US Army and US Air Force. |
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Big Unions Grew Ranks in 2023 Amid High-Profile Year of Strikes
04/04/24 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 4, 2024 | LABOR UNIONS | Many of the nation’s largest unions, including the Teamsters and West Coast dock workers, saw membership gains last year, signaling potential for new organizing even as the labor movement struggles to tighten its grip on the workforce, according to new federal data. |
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Support Lewiston Teamsters United
04/04/24 - Teamsters Local 264 Support Lewiston Teamsters United and let Supervisor Broderick know that Lewiston Workers deserve a fair contract. All you need to do is follow this link, input your information, and submit. |
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Steward's Class - Westside
04/03/24 - IBEW Local 191 We have scheduled a Steward's Class on the Westside!!! Saturday May 18th from 8am to 2pm at the Everett Labor Temple. Please contact the Hall to sign up if you haven't already done so, as space is limited. |
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Organizing New Workers-Update
04/03/24 - CWA Local 1103 
CWA Local 1103, (the “Union”) filed a petition for investigation and certification of representation for The Town of Somers Librarians. Workers across the nation are joining unions. The Librarians chose CWA Local 1103 because they know we are the Local that fights and wins. Organizing new workers is a Local 1103 priority. |
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35th Annual UA Local 44 Golf Classic
04/03/24 - Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 44 
Networking opportunities don't get any better than this!
Whether you bring a group of clients or colleagues to play in the tournament, host an activity on the course or simply take advantage of one of our sponsorship opportunities, the UA Local 44 tournament offers everyone a way to gain exposure and promote their business. |
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Join PAF
04/03/24 - CWA Local 1103 
Call the Union hall at 914-939-8203 for a card or instructions on how to contribute via credit card or debit. |
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El Paso Police Academy reduces from 11 months to 8.5; promises to maintain high standards
04/03/24 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The El Paso Police Department’s 11-month training academy has been known as one of the longest programs in the country. But beginning in May, that will all change. Beginning with the May academy class, the time spent in the training program will be condensed from 11 months to 8 1/2, helping get officers to answer the call for help sooner as the city of El Paso continues to grow. |
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