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Latest Big Scoop!
10/23/25 - IUOE Local 542 
The Autumn 2025 issue of The Big Scoop is out - click here to read it online! |
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Sysco Update
10/23/25 - Teamsters Local 162 
Following rejection of the contract offer for Sysco Portland Local 162's negotiating committee and Sysco have scheduled a bargaining date for Tuesday, October 28th.
An update will be provided at the conclusion of that bargaining session.
Please continue to report to work as scheduled and perform your job duties as normal until further notice. |
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Profit Sharing and COLA Status - update 10-23-25
10/23/25 - UAW Local 602 As of 10-21-25 the potential payout for profit sharing is $8,200 (NA EBIT quarterly profits of $3.3B, $2.4B, and $2.5B) and COLA is $1.10 per hour. |
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UPS A/C Vehicle Update
10/23/25 - Teamsters Local 776 To help expedite the delivery of 28,000 air-conditioned vehicles under the current national contract, United Parcel Service (UPS) has signed a new letter of agreement with the UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee to begin retrofitting 5,000 package cars with air conditioning for the country's hottest delivery zone. |
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King 5 Staffing Crisis Story
10/22/25 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild Please see our recent coverage on King 5 regarding our staffing crisis and our agency’s inability to respond to the workload for our patrol deputies and our detectives in investigations. |
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IBT Local Union 0052 - Plan Summary for Election of Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the IBT Covention
10/22/25 - Teamsters Local 52 . |
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Open Town of Hume Highway Position
10/22/25 - Teamsters Local 264 There is an open Teamsters Highway Position at the Town of Hume. See below for detail and information on how to apply. |
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Amazon is Replacing 600,000 U.S. Workers Through Robotics
10/22/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 22, 2025 | AUTOMATION | Internal documents obtained from Amazon’s robotics division reveal an ambitious and controversial plan: to automate up to 75 percent of the company’s operations over the next decade, reducing its reliance on human labor across the United States. The strategy outlines a potential reduction in future hiring needs by more than 600,000 jobs by the year 2033. |
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Suicide Opioid Awareness
10/22/25 - IBEW Local 6 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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AMFA-Calm Air Negotiations Update #6
10/22/25 - AMFA October 22, 2025 -- The Parties met in Winnipeg on October 14-17, and exchanged economic term sheet proposals and engaged in discussion regarding economic items while also aligning on certain concepts. |
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AMFA-SCA Negotiations Update #26
10/21/25 - AMFA October 21, 2025 -- The Parties met in Chicago on October 7-8. This was not a mediated bargaining session because the Mediator is prohibited from working during the federal government shutdown. |
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General Chairmans Letter to Amtrak CEO Roger Harris, Amtrak's upper Management is trying to save money by risking the lives of the UPRF Rank and File Membership!
10/21/25 - United Passenger Rail Federation BMWED-IBT Amtrak's upper Management is trying to save money by risking the lives of the UPRF Rank and File Membership! |
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2nd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest
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The Young Worker's Committee of Local 22 are hosting the second annual Pumpkin Carving Contest on October 26th at the Union Hall at 1810 Hamlin Street, NE; doors open at 10am.
Come down to see the competitors, enjoy some refreshments, and enter your own pumpkin for a chance at some fabulous door prizes.
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RISE Dispensary: It's Over!
10/21/25 - Teamsters Local 776 It’s over! After 45 days on strike, the members at RISE Dispensary in York ratified their first Teamster Contract. This new contract takes away the at-will status. It installs the just cause and due process afforded under Union contracts, along with other job improvements that they were not afforded previously. |
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Press Release: AMFA-Jazz Line and AMFA-JTS Reach Tentative Agreements
10/21/25 - AMFA October 21, 2025 -- AMFA is pleased to announce that the Jazz Line and JTS Negotiating Committees have each reached TAs with Jazz Aviation LP following three days of negotiations held October 15–17, 2025, in Vancouver, BC. These comprehensive agreements represent significant progress for AMFA members across both Jazz Line Maintenance and Jazz Technical Services operations in Canada. |
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After First Missed Paycheck, Federal Workers Call for Solidarity
10/20/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 20, 2025 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Trump administration moved around money (dubiously) to pay military servicemembers during the shutdown this week. Still, roughly 1.4 million other federal employees on furlough or working for no pay are going without, missing the first of what they expect will be many missed paychecks during weeks of political stalemate. |
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Baltimore City Council Announces Plan to Improve Workers’ Rights
10/20/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 20, 2025 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Baltimore City Council leaders alongside labor organizations announced a plan aimed at expanding rights for workers in the city Monday at a press conference in Baltimore's City Hall. The council resolution, Workers' Rights in Baltimore City, is backed by unions including SEIU 32BJ, the AFL-CIO, and others. |
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2025 Local 6 Toy Run
10/20/25 - IBEW Local 6 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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BEAD UPDATE OCTOBER 2025
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BEAD UPDATE OCTOBER 2025
This is about our work - The Trump Administration’s NTIA gave away our work to Elon Musk’s STARLINK.
The BEAD program, funded by taxpayer dollars, was set to fund deployment of fiber to un and underserved areas. |
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PRESIDENT SUSLAK REPORTS
10/18/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION UPDATE . |
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Movement Labs Negotiations
10/18/25 - IBEW local 2325 We support our Brothers and Sisters at Movement Labs Negoitations are ongoing. |
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AMFA-Jazz Line and AMFA-JTS Negotiations Update #6: Tentative Agreement Reached
10/18/25 - AMFA October 18, 2025 -- On October 15-17, 2025, representatives from the Company and the Union met in Vancouver to engage in collective agreement negotiations. |
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Labor Unions Sue U.S. Over Monitoring Social Media of Visa Holders
10/17/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct.17, 2025 | FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS | Labor unions filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Thursday, alleging that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of people who are legally in the United States by searching their social media for specific viewpoints, including criticism of Israel. |
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Countdown to Contract
10/17/25 - IBEW local 2325 GET READY for the contract expiration now Our contract expires on August 1, 2026 Thursdays are for RED The hall is providing one RED t-shirt for each member, extra t-shirts can be ordered at $20 each. |
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Attention Calportland Members
10/17/25 - Teamsters Local 162 
CONTRACT PROPOSAL SURVEY: Your Teamsters Local 162 Union negotiating committee is preparing for upcoming contract negotiations with Calportland. Please Click Here to take the contract proposal survey.
CONTRACT PROPOSAL MEETING: Please join Teamsters Local 162 on October 26th to go over the results of the surveys and prepare for upcoming negotiations. |
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IAM Files ULP Charge Against Boeing for Bad Faith Bargaining
10/16/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct.16, 2025 | STRIKES | The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) has filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against The Boeing Company for refusing to bargain in good faith with more than 3,200 IAM District 837 members who have been on strike since Aug. 4 at Boeing facilities across the St. |
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FEFA Retirement Planning Event
10/16/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Sunday, October 26th
10am or 2pm
Union Hall
3829 Carnegie Ave
Cleveland OH 44115
UNION MEMBERS ONLY. |
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Election Plan Summary - Local 436 - Re- IBT Convention
10/16/25 - Teamsters Local Union No. 436 |
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Allegheny Health Network Rally
10/16/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Members of Teamsters Local 30 at Allegheny Health Network's (AHN) New Kensington Express and Primacy Care facility rallied alongside local elected officials, members of the community, and Teamsters from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including Local 776 Vice President Garry Teter, Jr., Trustee Dee Patel, and our truck, to demand AHN keep the clinic open. |
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NEASO Board Meeting Schedule
10/16/25 - NEASO NEASO Board Meeting Schedule Board meetings are held regularly throughout the year, every second Thursday of the month, to support the governance and operations of NEASO. |
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TeamCare Family Health Fair Event
10/15/25 - Teamsters Local 41 . |
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Teamsters Win Nationwide Strike Against Republic Services
10/15/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct.15, 2025 | STRIKES | Teamsters have won their nationwide strike against Republic Services after members of Local 728 in Cumming, Ga., voted to ratify a record-setting contract with the multibillion-dollar waste giant. “Republic’s greed and arrogance were no match for Teamsters’ strength and solidarity,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. |
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AT&T Annual Enrollment for 2026
10/15/25 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 21 Annual Enrollment for benefits will begin at 7:00am on October 20, 2025 and run through 7:00pm on November 7, 2025. Enroll online at att.com/benefitscenter or by calling 877-722-0020. Click on the Benefits tab for more details. |
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Retiree Club Meeting
10/14/25 - Teamsters Local 776 After a summer break, the Local 776 Retirees Club is back at it. The group will be having a general membership meeting this Wednesday, October 15, 2025, beginning at 10:00 AM at the Camp Hill Union Hall. Come on out and visit with other Teamster Retirees and see what the club has planned. |
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The Future of White-Collar Work May Be Unionized
10/13/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct.13, 2025 | ORGANIZING | Danielle Olivas never questioned her job security as a bank teller for Wells Fargo until her district manager in Artesia, New Mexico — who had worked at the company for more than 30 years — was laid off. Concerned, she called Sabrina Perez, a colleague in Albuquerque whose branch had unionized in December 2023. |
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2025 Local 266 Valley Picnic
10/13/25 - I.B.E.W. Local Union 266 It's that time again! The 2025 Local 266 Valley Picnic is Saturday, November 1st, from 11 am - 4 pm at Kiwanis Park Corporate Ramada 6111 S. All American Way, Tempe, AZ 85283. We will have food and fun for the family. Raffle prizes, bounce houses, face painters, clowns and balloon artists. |
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Silent Auction
10/13/25 - I.B.E.W. Local Union 266 Members Only, Please see attached information regarding the Silent Auction for the Local's 2012 Ford Explorer. Thank you. ( Click Read More ) |
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Attacks on Labor Rights Should Be An International Scandal
10/12/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct.12, 2025 | VIEWPOINT | The National Labor Relations Board, the only federal agency charged with enforcing private-sector workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively, is facing a constitutional crisis. |
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Week Ending 10/11/2025
10/12/25 - Teamsters Local 355 • Labor Notes: Labor signs on to save Medicare • Axios: Teamsters back film tariffs • CBS: A milestone for U.S.’ voice of working people • Teamsters at Sysco Portland authorize strike. |
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‘Do Your Damn Job,’ Federal Worker Union Leaders Tell Congress
10/10/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct.10, 2025 | GOVERNMENT UNIONS | Top union leaders representing federal employees, along with allied labor groups, on Wednesday pressured both parties to reach a solution to end the shutdown. “No American should ever have to choose between serving their country and feeding their family,” said Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees. |
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West Frankfort Office Closure 10/9/25-10/15/25
10/09/25 - Teamsters Local Union No 50 Attention: Please be aware that the West Frankfort office will be closed from Thursday, October 9th through Wednesday, October 15th due to travel, meetings, and conferences. If you need immediate assistance, please call the Swansea office at 618-233-0313. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you. |
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Take Action! Sign The Petition To Bring Back The Fiber Preference
10/09/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 Through our hard work in CWA Local 1120 we were successful in getting a full fiber build in Ulster County. Ulster is the ONLY county in New York getting this type of build. Verizon has been granted BEAD money in other locations in New York but on a much smaller scale. This would have been a much larger build in New York if the fiber preference was not removed. |
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Sysco Tentative Agreement Reached
10/09/25 - Teamsters Local 162 
Teamsters Local 162 and Sysco Portland have reached a tentative agreement for a 4-year contract. The agreement is fully endorsed by the Union negotiating committee and if ratified by the membership on October 19th contains full retroactivity on the economic terms of the contract back to October 12th. |
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State FOP Issues Statement On Shooting Of State Troopers
10/09/25 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE – PENNSYLVANIA STATE LODGE 5262 E. Trindle Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 STATE FOP ISSUES STATEMENT ON SHOOTING OF STATE TROOPERS HARRISBURG, Pa. (Oct. 8, 2025) – Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President Joseph Regan today issued the following statement regarding the shooting of two Pennsylvania State Troopers. |
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Blue Ocean Wealth Solution Retire Confidently Seminar
10/09/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Union Fury After Trump Suggests Not All Furloughed Workers Will Receive Shutdown Pay
10/08/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 8, 2025 | FEDERAL WORKERS | The American labor movement erupted in outrage yesterday after President Trump appeared to go back on the government’s promises to provide back pay to all of the estimated 750,000 furloughed federal workers when the government shutdown ends. |
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Federal workers at risk in Kansas City as shutdown looms
10/08/25 - National Council of Field Labor Locals Michele McNally is the recording secretary for the American Federation of government Employees. She has worked with the Department of Labor for 28 years. McNally said shutdowns are almost imbedded in her line of work. “I’ve been through two actually shutdowns before this one, but annually we go through this and sometimes it goes down to the brink and we are sure we are not coming back the next day and then something magical happens,” McNally said. AFGE - NCFLL Michele McNally |
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