Teamsters

  • Contracts Are Worth Defending, Even with No-Strike Clauses
    Guillermo Perez
    Jan 19 2012 - 1:51pm
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    After seeing hundreds of thousands of people demonstrate in Wisconsin and Ohio to defend collective bargaining, it seems odd to read in Labor Notes that union contracts are “a trap” that “hold unions back.”

    Stanley Aronowitz’s January 2012 Viewpoint said, “Labor is confined by contract unionism, whose core is the no-strike clause.”

  • After Winning Election, Hoffa Targets Teamsters’ Right to Vote
    Ken Paff
    Dec 28 2011 - 9:56am

    In the wake of the November Teamster election, top officials are calling for stripping members of their right to vote for president and international officers.

  • Winning the P.R. War in a Contract Campaign
    Randy Robinson
    Dec 14 2011 - 3:47pm

    How does a union win a public relations war in the mainstream media? An Ontario union trained members, emphasized internal mobilizing, and communicated directly with the public to spread a campaign that communities need good jobs.

  • Rolling Sympathy Strikes Harass Food-Service Giant
    Jane Slaughter
    Nov 25 2011 - 10:38am

    Taking advantage of contracts that allow members to honor picket lines, Teamsters spread short, rolling sympathy strikes to nine states at the nation’s second-largest food service company.

  • Teamster Election: Why Five More Years for Hoffa?

    Why is James P. Hoffa headed for re-election in the Teamsters this week, despite presiding over a decade of contract concessions and pension cuts?

  • Occupy Wall Street Regroups, as Union Allies Mobilize
    Mischa Gaus
    Nov 15 2011 - 6:32pm

    After an early-morning, military-style police eviction, Occupy Wall Street regrouped Tuesday. Protesters vowed the occupation would continue, as furious union allies said Thursday mobilizations would only grow in response to the raid.

  • At Sotheby’s and Beyond, ‘Occupy’ Movement Boosts Unions
    Mark Brenner, Jenny Brown
    Nov 10 2011 - 2:03pm

    A visceral example of the disconnect between the 99% and the 1% has been the Sotheby's lock-out in New York, where Teamsters and occupiers are rallying together. It's a powerful one-two punch.

  • Teamsters Spread Sympathy Strikes
    Jane Slaughter
    Nov 2 2011 - 4:25pm

    Taking advantage of contracts that allow members to honor picket lines, Teamsters are spreading sympathy strikes across the country at U.S. Foods, the nation's second-largest food services company. More than 830 workers in five states have joined the action thus far.

  • Can Sandy Pope Win 3-Way Teamsters Race?
    Jane Slaughter
    Oct 31 2011 - 4:46pm

    Teamsters are voting for national officers, determining whether the union’s leadership is jolted to life—or remains asleep at the wheel. The race pits James P. Hoffa against a former ally, and against Sandy Pope, a longtime reform leader.

  • 'Occupy Wall Street' Links up with Locked-Out Teamsters

    Expanding their reach beyond the confines of Wall Street, a dozen activists from the ongoing Occupy Wall Street action disrupted an art auction at Sotheby’s last week.