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Local and National Union News
Applications for the 2026 Local 355 Scholarships
Apr. 14, 2026 | For the past 52 years, our Local has offered two scholarships to children and stepchildren of Local 355 members who seek to fulfill their dreams through higher education. Applications are now available for our 52nd Annual Scholarships, to be awarded at the May 2026 regular monthly membership meeting. Eligibility requirements: You must have been in continuous good standing with Local 355 for 12 consecutive months before May 2026, and your student must be a graduating senior this year. There are no tests and no lengthy application process. Download instructions and the application form here.Workers at SRISAI Biopharmaceutical Solutions join Local 355
Apr. 9, 2026 | Local 355 welcomes 35 new Teamsters who provide clinical and non-clinical supply management services to various U.S. government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “My co-workers and I knew we deserved better and began looking into what union would fit us best,” said Addysin Gross, a senior warehouse operations associate at the Frederick, Md., facility. “We are looking forward to working under a Teamsters contract that will provide us with dignity, justice, and respect in the workplace.” And we are looking forward to welcoming you into our union family! Learn more Teamsters reach strong contract with UPS on driver severance packages
Apr. 6, 2026 | After months of urging United Parcel Service (UPS) to honor its Teamsters contract and return to the bargaining table over unilateral driver buyouts, UPS on Sunday agreed to terms on a new settlement with the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee. The settlement between the Teamsters and UPS caps the total number of severance payments to 7,500 drivers across all job classifications nationwide. Learn more Older posts can be found at 355 News
Elsewhere in the News
How 30,000 LA School Employees Won a Landmark Contract
Apr. 15, 2026 | COLLECTIVE ACTION | On Monday evening, I watched as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass paced nervously back and forth outside the conference room of SEIU Local 99. Bass had been called in by the LA United School District (LAUSD) to negotiate an agreement hours away from an imminent strike of more than 30,000 school employees, backed by as many as 50,000 teachers and administrators who were ready to strike in solidarity. With the strike deadline less than 12 hours away, picket signs, flyers, stickers, and sign-up sheets filled tables in the hallways. …“We kept shaking the tree, and hundreds of millions of dollars fell out,” said Lester Garcia, Political Director for SEIU 99. Payday Report
The Headline Says ‘Strike Averted.’ The Real Story Is Much Bigger
Apr. 13, 2026 | U.S. LABOR | For generations, the Business section of nearly every newspaper has covered labor like it’s the weather report. A storm is coming. A work stoppage may occur. Then, at seemingly the last minute, the clouds part and the headline reads: Strike Averted. And that’s it. Never to be reported on again. The news cycle does its thing. But that’s not where things end for working people. In many cases, it’s where an even more resonant story begins. Over the past several weeks, Teamsters reached national tentative agreements at DHL and First Student — two major contracts covering thousands of delivery and bus workers across the country. In both cases … Just Cause Teamsters
Week Ending 04/11/2026
• Rail Teamsters secure new contracts
• Machines don’t pay their dues
• Meatworkers reach tentative agreement with JBS
• Union strike against automation takes center stage
• New twist in Teamsters nurses strike, but still no end
• Maryland passes state ban on captive audience meetings
• IAM union outraged by Apple’s intent to close Towson, Md., store
• Amazon Teamsters urge passage of Delivery Protection Act in NYC
• U.S. workers want union representation—we need politicans who will respect that
• Two-day shipping, zero accountability?
How Baristas and Warehouse Workers Rebooted the Labor Movement
Apr. 10, 2026 | U.S. LABOR | It’s difficult not to think about what a 24-year-old barista in Buffalo, New York, changed two years before most people were paying attention when you walk into a busy Thursday morning Starbucks, the kind where the espresso machines run nonstop, and the mobile order line is backed up to the door. One Starbucks location in that city had its employees vote to form a union on December 9, 2021. At the time, the company had over 9,000 stores in the US. It appears that no one at corporate headquarters has given it much thought. That was an error. ABC Money
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