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Next Monthly Meetings
Anchorage	November 7, 2019
Fairbanks	November 5, 2019
Next Quarterly Meetings
Clear	TBD
Healy	TBD
Juneau	TBD
Kenai	TBD
Kodiak	October 17, 2019
Valdez	October 16, 2019

Striking Sanitation Workers Decry Low Pay As Company Makes Millions for Bill Gates
Solid Waste and RecyclingHeadline News Workers for Republic Services, the second-largest sanitation company in the US, are on strike amid new union contract negotiations with workers in 10 cities around the country. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/16/republic-services-strike-bill-ga... Teamsters On the Line
Trades Women Build Nations Conference Meets in Minneapolis
Building Material & Construction TradeHeadline News 2,800 Attend Workshops The largest attendance yet for the Trades Women Build Nations Conference recently convened with 2,800 registrants in Minneapolis. Women in the construction trades heard presentations on the future of work, developments in the construction industry and the challenges ahead for the country’s critical need for infrastructure […]
Teamsters Support AT&T Workers at Risk Due to Billionaire Hedge Fund
Press Releases Teamsters Union Stands With CWA and 30,000 Workers Whose Jobs Could be Impacted Press Contact Kara Deniz Email: kdeniz@teamster.org Phone: (202) 624-6911 (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union stands in solidarity with AT&T workers and their union, Communications Workers of America (CWA), as they fight back against plans by a vulture capitalist hedge fund […]
Teamsters on the Trail: Oct. 7-13
The trail was a little quieter than usual during week nine, with just one Iowa event to highlight. However, big news came Friday when the union publicly unveiled its Teamsters 2020 Primary Engagement program. More on that below. Monday, Oct. 7 Iowa City, Iowa: Local 122 member Payton Corbett joined fellow Teamsters in the Hawkeye […]
Teamsters Look to the Future of Work in N.J., Calif.
Headline News International Vice President Fred Potter and JC 7 Political Director Doug Bloch Named to Future of Work Groups Fred Potter, Teamsters International Vice President from New Jersey, and Doug Bloch, Teamsters Joint Council 7 Political Director from Northern California, were both recently appointed by their respective state’s governors to provide critical guidance and […]
Local 104 Asarco Teamsters on Strike
Press Releases Press Contact Dawn Schumann Email: Phone: (602) 300-5650 (TUCSON, Ariz.) - There are 138 members represented by Teamsters Local 104 who are on strike as of 11:00 p.m. MST in Tucson, Arizona, on October 13. The unions involved held a strike authorization vote last week, with the result of 77 percent in favor […]
Teamster Truck Drivers Shine at National Driving Championships
FreightHeadline News Five Teamster truck drivers finished in the top three spots recently in the various competitions at the National Truck Driving Championships. Brian Walker, a 33-year employee of UPS Freight and a member of Local 391 in Greensboro, NC, finished first in the 3-Axle Class at the championships held in late August. The championships […]
Bankruptcy Court Approves Jack Cooper Sale
CarhaulHeadline News A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of the old Jack Cooper automobile transport company aimed at saving 2,200 union carhaul jobs. Click here to read update. Jack Cooper