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UPS admits driver buyouts violate Central Region contract
Mar. 24, 2025 | United Parcel Service (UPS) notified the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday that it was withdrawing its latest driver buyout scheme in Central Region states after nearly 37 local unions filed grievances against the parcel giant for shamelessly violating the UPS Teamsters contract. This action will greatly undermine the company’s illegal pursuit of buyouts in other regions under the National Master Agreement…. “By pulling out of more than a dozen states, UPS has conceded that its buyout programs are illegal. They are scams designed to fuel corporate greed. These programs violate the Teamsters contract, and UPS knows it,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. Learn more

10,000 Teamsters nurses authorize strike in Michigan
Mar. 20, 2025 | Registered nurses at Corewell Health East, represented by Teamsters Local 2024, have voted by nearly 90 percent to authorize a strike. The 10,000 nurses across nine hospitals and campuses throughout southeastern Michigan have been fighting for their first union contract since June 2025. Nurses are demanding safe nurse-to-patient ratios, fair wages, affordable health insurance, and improved workplace safety. Learn more

Teamsters call on DOJ to stop Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Mar. 16, 2025 | The leadership of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is calling on the Department of Justice to block the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. merger unless worker protections are put in place. Union leaders announced [last] Thursday that they had filed a report outlining key concerns about the $111 billion mega-transaction with the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and that they are pushing for the transaction to be blocked unless their concerns are addressed. “This merger threatens the livelihoods of the very workers who built these studios into industry giants,” Teamster general president Sean O’Brien said in a statement. “We’ve seen what happens when corporations consolidate power: jobs disappear, production leaves American communities, and workers pay the price.” Learn more

Teamsters honor Women’s History Month
Mar. 2, 2025 | The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is proud to celebrate March as Women’s History Month as we honor the sacrifices and achievements of women in our union and our nation. Since our founding in 1903, women have played a crucial role in the Teamsters Union's growth and success, and in the broader labor movement. Women labor leaders participated in the very first Teamsters convention and, since then, have led the Teamsters Union to the forefront of fighting for gender equality in the workplace and society.

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VA Flouting Court Ruling That Restored Bargaining Agreement, Union Claims

Mar. 25, 2026 | LEGAL | The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been accused by a union of violating a judge's ruling reviving a collective bargaining agreement, which covers 320,000 employees of the agency that had been canceled to carry out an order from President Donald Trump. The American Federation of Government Employees, in a filing in Rhode Island federal court on Friday, said the VA has ‌not reinstated the benefits guaranteed by the agreement, such as parental leave and the right to union representation in disciplinary proceedings, since the March 13 ruling. Reuters

I Want My Daughter to Have a Job

Mar. 23, 2026 | JOBS | […] There are contradictory stories about economic opportunity in America. On the one hand, the economy grows every year, the stock market goes up, and Elon Musk is going to be the world’s first trillionaire. The other hand? Well, the job market feels frostbitten. Pundits and executives alike breathlessly herald the arrival of a fully automated economy, and everyone seems to be slashing their payroll. When UPS and Amazon laud layoffs and stump for automation, and every AI firm touts the new tasks their bots can perform, they all follow a disastrous historical precedent. Just Cause Teamsters

Union Strike Adds to Rising Beef Costs Amid Tariffs, Labor Shortages

Mar. 18, 2026 | ECONOMY | Nearly 4,000 workers at the world’s largest meatpacking company began a two-week strike in Colorado, a move that could make beef even more expensive for U.S. consumers. A Cornell University policy expert on workplace and labor issues says the meatpacking industry is marked by high levels of productivity, yet workers have not seen their wages increase or health care benefits improve. “The meatpacking industry has a history of dangerous working conditions improved only by worker organizing and union demands for increased OSHA inspections of its facilities…” Continued at Cornell University Media

From Dublin to Detroit: A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration of Solidarity

Mar. 17, 2026 | IMMIGRATION | St. Patrick’s Day is a time when those with Irish roots — and those Irish for a day — come together to celebrate the traditions of the Irish American community. From step dancing and parades to corned beef and cabbage and a cold Guinness or two, the holiday welcomes all into its festivities. But beyond the music and celebration lies a deeper legacy: the profound influence of Irish immigrants on the American labor movement. Two weeks before the 1916 Easter Rising and just one month before his execution, Irish patriot and union organizer James Connolly wrote... Continue reading at Just Cause Teamsters