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Local and National Union News
Amazon’s newspaper says Amazon sucks
July 23, 2026 | The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post has reported that the number of Amazon workers relying on federal benefits TRIPLED over the last five years. Why are American taxpayers forced to subsidize Amazon's inhumane wages? Across the country, Amazon Teamsters are fighting back to end this corruption and win workers the pay and benefits they have earned for making Amazon a multitrillion-dollar company… Learn moreSean O’Brien: ‘Let’s brew it in the United States
July 21, 2026 | The Teamsters are urging the Administration to impose significant tariffs on Mexican beer, arguing more of it should be brewed by U.S. Workers instead of across the border. The Teamsters argue Mexico has fueled its brewing industry through government-backed investment incentives, lower labor costs, and export-focused policies that have expanded production and exports, helping imported beer capture a growing share of the U.S. market. … "We can brew Modelo beer. It's the same recipe. Let's brew it in the United States," Teamsters President Sean O'Brien told Fox News Digital. "We are very good at producing goods and services in this country." Learn moreMaryland Teamsters launch strike at Verbal Beginnings
July 20, 2026 | Workers at Verbal Beginnings in Rockville, represented by Teamsters Local 639, have been forced onto the picket line by their employer’s refusal to bargain a fair first collective bargaining agreement. The 33 workers serve as registered behavioral technicians and provide early intervention and other services to children on the autism spectrum. “These workers show up for vulnerable children in one of the country’s most expensive counties, and they deserve a contract that recognizes their dedication, skill, and sacrifice.” Learn moreOlder posts can be found at 355 News
Elsewhere in the News
Drive Underway to Unionize 10,000 Doctors on West Coast
July 28, 2026 | ORGANIZING | [...] The ills of the nation’s medical system, especially the privatization of hospitals and nursing homes, whose investors put profits over patients, are driving an increasing number of doctors to unionize. But it’s not just 500 MDs in Minnesota or several hundred more in Chicago. Now, the Service Employees’ sector, SEIU Doctors United, is pursuing unionization of 10,000 doctors at the University of California medical system. The union [unveiled] its campaign at an afternoon press conference on July 23 at San Francisco General Hospital. MDs at the University of California, San Francisco [shared] their frustrations with the medical system. The object of the organizing drive is “to give doctors a voice in health care decisions and to protect patient care.” But even unionizing may not solve all the ills caused by the financialization of health care. Continued at People’s World Why this matters… PHOTO/KQED NEWS
Smart Phone, Bad Connection
July 27, 2026 | COMMUNITY | It’s a glaring contradiction these days: the more connected we become, the more isolated many of us feel. Never before have people had so many ways to communicate. Through endless waves of messages and notifications, we can reach almost anyone at almost any time. And yet, meaningful human connection feels scarce. Growing up in the digital age, it was routine to hear adults reminisce about the past through the rosiest of colored glasses. ...Despite spending most of my life tethered to today’s digital platforms, I find myself searching for the same things they’re nostalgic about. As a Teamster under 30, my eyes have been opened to what the world can and should be… Just Cause Teamsters
Week Ending 07/25/2026
• Why are bosses so thin-skinned?
• Southern Glazer’s workers in SC join Teamsters
• Unionized workers are bargaining with the bots
• All workers suffer when too few are in a union
• What Amazon organizers can learn from the Fight for 15
• How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table
• Teamsters ‘land an industry-leading deal’ at United Airlines
It’s a Great Economy Unless You Have to Work for a Living
July 24, 2026 | WORKING IN AMERICA | The gap between investment income and work income has never been so glaring. …If there’s a problem with the American economy, it’s only because some people have to work for a living. Income from investment—the primary source of income for roughly 1 percent of Americans—is soaring. The remaining 99 percent, who depend primarily on income from their work, are the laggards grousing about prices and necessities that may be out of reach. Of all the other indices from which wages are decoupled, it’s productivity that poses the immediate question, at least in conventional economics. Continued at The American Prospect ART/GETTY IMAGES
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