Union members approve new contract with UPS
October 19, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Aircraft maintenance workers at Georgia-based UPS approved a three-year contract that provides raises and pension improvements for more than 1,600 union members nationwide, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said.
Michigan Chipotle store’s workers unionize, a 1st for chain
August 26, 2022 GMTLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Workers at a Chipotle store in Michigan have voted to unionize, becoming the first of the Mexican fast-food chain’s 3,000 locations to do so amid a broader unionization push across the country.
Smithfield workers ratify 4-year contract with pay increases
March 11, 2022 GMTSMITHFIELD, Va. (AP) — Workers at Smithfield Foods have ratified a four-year contract with annual pay increases.
The agreement between the meat-packing giant and International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 822 covers more than 1,000 workers at the Smithfield plant and was supported by 98% of union voters, The Daily Press reported.
The Teamsters have a new mission: Unionize Amazon workers
June 24, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — One of the nation's largest union is aiming to unionize Amazon workers.
Representatives from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union that represents 1.4 million workers, voted on Thursday to make organizing Amazon workers a priority.
Teamsters aims to step up efforts to unionize Amazon workers
June 23, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union that represents 1.4 million workers, is setting its sights on Amazon.
On Thursday, it will vote on whether to make organizing Amazon workers its main priority.
Teamsters council endorses Whitmer for governor
March 9, 2018 GMTDetroit — Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was endorsed Friday by the Teamster's dominant Michigan Joint Council, a development that helps the ground game for the former state Senate Minority Leader over union rollbacks under Republican rule.
Sikorsky union wins 3 percent annual increases in pay
December 4, 2017 GMTIn advance of a contract expiration early next year, Sikorsky Aircraft workers ratified a new five-year contract covering the Lockheed Martin subsidiary’s main helicopter manufacturing plant in Stratford, as well as a facility in Florida.