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10/10/2017 - PBC Officer & Chief Steward Election
10/18/17 - Communications Workers of America Local 3181 Please read Election Notice Attached. |
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10/10/2017 - SLC Officer Election
10/18/17 - Communications Workers of America Local 3181 Please read attaced Notice of Eletions. |
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Association Bulletin 10-18-17
10/18/17 - TWU Local 513 |
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ASA - Virgin America Seniority Integration Discussions Update #1
10/18/17 - AMFA October 18, 2017 -- AMFA leaders and the Virgin America Committee met in Seattle, WA to commence discussions on seniority integration of the Alaska Airlines (ASA) and Virgin America workgroups. This meeting started with introductions. Lonny McGrew of the Virgin Committee gave a statement on behalf of their committee expressing how grateful they were to have had the opportunity to work for a company with such great culture and a career that was bright, and he concluded with being unsure of the security of their career at ASA. Our Committee gave them an overview of AMFA and its structure. We then discussed what Alaska Labor Relations and Virgin are telling each other to expect through this process. |
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UPS Contract Update
10/18/17 - Teamsters Local 7 
LEADERS FROM UPS LOCAL UNIONS OVERWHELMINGLY ACCEPT CONTRACT PROPOSALS
More than 260 local union leaders who represent Teamsters at UPS and UPS Freight gathered today in the Washington DC area to review national contract proposals, all of which were approved. |
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ASA Annual Wage Review Discussions - First Year Review
10/18/17 - AMFA October 18, 2017 -- In accordance with the terms outlined in Article 23, Wage Rules, AMFA and Alaska Airlines met to discuss the first Annual Wage Review of our current Agreement in Seattle, WA. Both sides reviewed all data used for the review, and we found that the data was incomplete when it came to some contracts Line Premium and longevity. We explained that this data is needed to do a proper review; the Company will inquire to get that data as soon as possible. We then conducted the external review with the data we did have, using the all-in wage compared to our primary competitors in accordance with the Agreement. |
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AMFA – SWA Facilities Maintenance Technician 2nd Tentative Agreement Referendum Notice
10/18/17 - AMFA Local 32 The AMFA – Southwest Airlines Negotiating Committee has requested a system-wide referendum of the Facilities Maintenance Technician classification regarding a Tentative Agreement (TA). |
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Turkey Trot 2017
10/17/17 - IBEW Local 332 
Once again Local 332 will be participating in the annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. At our last Union Meeting the members approved a contribution to this fundraiser that will allow some of our members and their families to participate for free (up to 100 people).
Many of you have joined with us before and know the routine but here is what you need to do.
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Local 570 Executive Board Re-elected
10/17/17 - Teamsters local 570 October, 2017 | LOCAL UNION NEWS | On Sunday, October 8, 2017, nominations for the election of Local Union officers were held during the monthly membership meeting at the Local Union Hall. All incumbents were nominated and, as there were no other nominations, are considered duly elected. The three-year term commences January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2020. |
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The Best Protectors for Workers Are Other Workers
10/17/17 - Teamsters local 570 Oct. 17, 2017 | U.S. LABOR | As concertgoers fled the mass shooting at the country music festival outside the Mandalay Bay in Clark Country, Nev., at the end of the Las Vegas strip, dozens of off-duty fire fighters attending the concert sprang into action. Twelve were among the wounded by gunfire. |
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The Best Protectors for Workers Are Other Workers
10/17/17 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 17, 2017 | U.S. LABOR | As concertgoers fled the mass shooting at the country music festival outside the Mandalay Bay in Clark Country, Nev., at the end of the Las Vegas strip, dozens of off-duty fire fighters attending the concert sprang into action. Twelve were among the wounded by gunfire. |
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The Best Protectors for Workers Are Other Workers
10/17/17 - Teamsters Local 992 Oct. 17, 2017 | U.S. LABOR | As concertgoers fled the mass shooting at the country music festival outside the Mandalay Bay in Clark Country, Nev., at the end of the Las Vegas strip, dozens of off-duty fire fighters attending the concert sprang into action. Twelve were among the wounded by gunfire. |
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Donald Trump Is Sabotaging Health Care
10/17/17 - Queens Area Local AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO 
Donald Trump and the GOP have spent this entire year attacking the American people’s health care. Time and time again, they tried to pass Trumpcare, which would have gutted not just the Affordable Care Act, but Medicaid as well. Every time, grassroots activists around the country responded with massive resistance. That resistance has been able to stop several iterations of Trumpcare. |
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2017 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
10/17/17 - Queens Area Local AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO 
Reminder, in accordance with Article 8, sections 4 and 5, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a consecutive four-week period each year during December.
This year, the December period begins December 2, 2017 (Pay Period 25-17- Week 2) and ends December 29, 2017 (Pay Period 01-18 - Week 1).
Source: http://www.apwu. |
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Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies, Lies
10/17/17 - Queens Area Local AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO 
Modern conservatives have been lying about taxes pretty much from the beginning of their movement. Made-up sob stories about family farms broken up to pay inheritance taxes, magical claims about self-financing tax cuts, and so on go all the way back to the 1970s. |
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Coordinated Bargaining GroupCondemns Interference in itsRatification Process
10/17/17 - Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (The following is a joint press release from the Coordinated Bargaining Group) The six Rail Unions comprising the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) announced that they had reached a Tentative National Agreement with the Nation’s Freight Rail Carriers. |
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2107 CWA Local 7777 Officer Election
10/17/17 - CWA Local 7777 2017 CWA Local 7777 Election Nominated and elected at-large for Local 7777 Officers and Convention Delegates will be President, Executive Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, two (2) Private Sector Vice Presidents and one (1) Public Sector Vice President. |
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AMFA - SWA Facilities Maintenance Technician 2nd Tentative Agreement Referendum Notice
10/17/17 - AMFA October 17, 2017 -- The AMFA – Southwest Airlines Negotiating Committee has requested a system-wide referendum of the Facilities Maintenance Technician classification regarding a Tentative Agreement (TA). The complete text of the TA was emailed to each member’s company email address on October 9, 2017. |
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Quote of the Day
10/17/17 - UFCW Local 1473 "Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They have raised wages, shortened hours, and provided supplemental benefits. Through collective bargaining and grievance procedures, they have brought justice and democracy to the shop floor."—John F. Kennedy |
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Funeral Services for Texas Tech PD Officer Floyd East Jr.
10/17/17 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association extends its deepest condolences to the famiy, colleagues and friends of Officer Floyd East Jr., #635 of the Texas Tech Police Department, who died in the line of duty at the age of 48, after being shot on Monday, October 9, 2017. |
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General Membership October 18 2017
10/17/17 - AFSCME Local 3336 The General Membership will meet at noon by teleconference on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. At this meeting, we will take final nominations for Executive Board positions for terms 2017 - 2019 and one trustee with a term 2017 - 2020. Uncontested positions may be elected by acclamation. Contested positions will be elected by secret ballot before October 31, 2017. |
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The Best Protectors for Workers Are Other Workers
10/17/17 - Teamsters Local 888 Oct. 17, 2017 | U.S. LABOR | As concertgoers fled the mass shooting at the country music festival outside the Mandalay Bay in Clark Country, Nev., at the end of the Las Vegas strip, dozens of off-duty fire fighters attending the concert sprang into action. Twelve were among the wounded by gunfire. |
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2017 Teamsters Local 542 Imperial County Picnic
10/16/17 - Teamsters Local 542 Write on your calendars: Saturday, November 18, 2017 Teamsters Local 542 Imperial County Picnic Have your canopy and chairs ready for the Teamster Local 542 Annual Imperial County Picnic! Once again, Teamsters Local 542 will provide the delicious meal from Famous Dave's to its members while the kids have fun taking part in games with the clowns and face painters. |
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Body of Texas Tech officer killed returns to El Paso
10/16/17 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The body of the Texas Tech police officer killed returns home to El Paso Saturday. Police say 19-year-old student Hollis Daniels shot and killed Floyd East Jr. in Lubbock earlier this month during an attempted arrest. |
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Fire Relief Info
10/16/17 - IBEW Local 6 |
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Fire Relief Info
10/16/17 - IBEW Local 6 |
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CWA Local 2336 Election Notice
10/16/17 - Communications Workers of America Local 2336 CWA Local 2336 Election Notice Pursuant to a voluntary settlement agreement between Communications Workers of America Local 2336 and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), OLMS is supervising a new election for the offices of Local 2336 president, executive vice president, vice president, and secretary treasurer. |
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Shop Steward
10/16/17 - Communications Workers of America Local 1107 * * * * NOTICE * * * * Nomination & Elections For Shop Steward CWA Local 1107 October 16, 2017 As provided in the CWA Local 1107 by-laws article XIV, “Nominations and Election of Local Officers and Shop Stewards”. |
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ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS
10/16/17 - Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Additions to Tentative Agreement Meeting Schedule October 17, 2017 • 9:00 A.M. & October 18, 2017 • 3 P.M. |
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UPS Contract Update
10/16/17 - Teamsters Local 776 Negotiations have begun with UPS on a new agreement. The current agreement.... |
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Labor Unions Bring Real Rebuilding Assistance to Puerto Rico
10/16/17 - Teamsters local 570 Oct. 16, 2017 | COMMUNITY ACTION | Unionists on the extended relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico call the situation there, three weeks after Maria hit, dire. The head of the Puerto Rico Labor Federation is blunt about the attitude of the U.S. government: “They want us to die. |
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Labor Unions Bring Real Rebuilding Assistance to Puerto Rico
10/16/17 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 16, 2017 | COMMUNITY ACTION | Unionists on the extended relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico call the situation there, three weeks after Maria hit, dire. The head of the Puerto Rico Labor Federation is blunt about the attitude of the U.S. government: “They want us to die. |
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Labor Unions Bring Real Rebuilding Assistance to Puerto Rico
10/16/17 - Teamsters Local 992 Oct. 16, 2017 | COMMUNITY ACTION | Unionists on the extended relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico call the situation there, three weeks after Maria hit, dire. The head of the Puerto Rico Labor Federation is blunt about the attitude of the U.S. government: “They want us to die. |
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PSR Fleet Memo for October 7 2017
10/16/17 - Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific-National Office |
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Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period
10/16/17 - Charlotte Area Local APWU 
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APWU Health Plan 2018
10/16/17 - Charlotte Area Local APWU http://custom.cvent.com/1D2A0C2872A54BFDA10ECE751194EE87/pix/3830cef6050746e7bbfd663777720114. |
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Labor Unions Bring Real Rebuilding Assistance to Puerto Rico
10/16/17 - Teamsters Local 888 Oct. 16, 2017 | COMMUNITY ACTION | Unionists on the extended relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico call the situation there, three weeks after Maria hit, dire. The head of the Puerto Rico Labor Federation is blunt about the attitude of the U.S. government: “They want us to die. |
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Swissport Ratification
10/15/17 - Teamsters local 419 The Brothers and Sisters at Swissport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, ratified a collective agreement this afternoon. |
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IATSE Training Trust Fund Audio Visual Essentials Certification Class
10/14/17 - IATSE Local 33 
IATSE Training Trust Fund Audio Visual Essentials Certification Class
If you're interested in participating in the IATSE Training Trust Fund Audio Visual Essentials Certification Class please click on the following Link. Complete the form and email it to the TTF Representative ASAP. |
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Local 776 Appointment
10/14/17 - Teamsters Local 776 Recently Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf appointed Local 776 President Ed Thompson to the PA. Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC). Act 21 of the State Legislature established the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) in 2001. The Committee shall have the power and duty to assess, evaluate, and recommend standards for the safe operation of motor carriers in this Commonwealth. |
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NJLECOA Life Insurance Proposal
10/14/17 - New Jersey Law Enforcement Commanding Officers Association The Executive Board is proud to be able to give back to our members and have been working diligently to obtain a life insurance policy at no additional cost to the member. The proposed policy is a $20,000 benefit with a double indemnity clause for accidental death raising the benefit to $40,000. |
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Bison Meeting for Sunday, October 15 CANCELLED
10/13/17 - Teamsters Local 264 |
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SMPOA Endorses Amy Stanfield for Place 3 San Marcos City Council
10/13/17 - San Marcos Police Officers' Association 
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In Case You Missed It
10/13/17 - Teamsters local 570 • Unions, in some form, are here to stay. • Millennials really have taken it on the chin. • NFL players’ union defends members – again. • The vital role of education in authoritarian times. • It’s Labor vs. Finance for the future of Puerto Rico. • Justices wrestle with mandatory arbitration vs. |
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In Case You Missed It
10/13/17 - Teamsters local 570 • Unions, in some form, are here to stay. • Millennials really have taken it on the chin. • NFL players’ union defends members – again. • The vital role of education in authoritarian times. • It’s Labor vs. Finance for the future of Puerto Rico. • Justices wrestle with mandatory arbitration vs. |
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In Case You Missed It
10/13/17 - Teamsters Local 355 • Unions, in some form, are here to stay. • Millennials really have taken it on the chin. • NFL players’ union defends members – again. • The vital role of education in authoritarian times. • It’s Labor vs. Finance for the future of Puerto Rico. • Justices wrestle with mandatory arbitration vs. |
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Tyson DRIVE Campaigns
10/13/17 - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 577 Teamsters Local 577 will be conducting DRIVE campaigns at Tyson Fresh Meats on October 24, 25, and 26, 2017. |
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