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2019 Election Results
01/15/19 - IATSE Local 488 Please welcome your new officers! Thanks to all who ran for office and congrats to those who won the vote to leadership. May we all prosper by the actions you take on behalf of the Membership of IATSE 488, Studio Mechanics fo the Pacific Northwest! |
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2019 TEAMSTERS LOCAL 71 SCHOLARSHIP
01/15/19 - Teamsters Local 71 ALL MEMBERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 71 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN OF ELIGIBLE MEMBERS Dear Brothers and Sisters: Local 71 is taking applications for the College Scholarship for Children and Grandchildren of eligible members who will graduate from High School in 2019. |
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Jerry Boles Elected PresidentMichael Baldwin Elected Secretary-Treasurer
01/15/19 - Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA, January 15, 2019 — Per the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Constitution, the General Chairmen and Grand Executive Council gathered today and elected Jerry C. Boles as President of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the previous President. |
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One person hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting in east El Paso
01/15/19 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
El Paso police are investigating an officer-involved shooting. It happened on Trawood Drive near George Dieter Drive Monday morning. Darrel Petry, spokesman for the El Paso Police Department said they received several calls about shots fired in a neighborhood nearby.
He said they pursued a man who they believed was involved in the incident. |
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Voting Rights Act
01/15/19 - Communications Workers of America Local 1107 January 4, 2019 Dear Colleagues: For many years now, our union has recognized the urgency of fixing our broken democracy. Corporate CEOs and the wealthiest 1% have spent decades rigging the system to reduce our power and we have been finding it harder and harder to engage and win political fights. |
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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
01/15/19 - Teamsters Local 179 The Teamsters General Membership meeting will be held on Sunday, January 20th at 10:00 a.m. at the Local 179 membership hall located at 990 NE Frontage Road in Joliet. Hope to see you at the meeting. |
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2019 CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF WILL & GRUNDY COUNTIES SCHOLARSHIP
01/15/19 - Teamsters Local 179 
Since 1996 the Contractors Association of Will and Grundy Counties has awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to the sons and daughters of Will/Grundy union building tradesman and/or CAWGC member companies' employees.
The CAWGC will again sponsor a scholarship program this year. |
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DO WE HAVE YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS?
01/15/19 - Denver Metro Area Local APWU DO WE HAVE YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS? by Rita Burns, Office Manager DO YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION? CONTACT RITA OR LINDI WITH YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS AT 303-365-1524 EXT. 11 OR 10 BALLOTS WILL BE MAILED TO YOUR ADDRESS ON RECORD. |
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APWU Health Plan During Shutdown
01/15/19 - Charlotte Area Local APWU Do you know someone affected by the Shutdown. |
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Here’s Why LA Teachers Are Walking Out in a Historic Strike
01/14/19 - Teamsters local 570 Jan. 14, 2019 | COLLECTIVE ACTION | After nearly two years of bargaining, public-school teachers in Los Angeles have initiated a strike in protest of their district’s policies. Starting today, teachers are picketing outside of their workplaces, underscoring an inveterate lack of investment in public schools made worse by a pro-charter-school “austerity agenda. |
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2019 WSLC Legislative Agenda
01/14/19 - Southwest Washington Central Labor Council Hello Sister and Brothers, please see attachment. |
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PATH TO POWER ~ RUN FOR OFFICE
01/14/19 - Southwest Washington Central Labor Council Hi Friends, Happy New Year! Today’s the first day of Session in Olympia, and because of all the work you all did last year we’re looking at an even larger pro-worker majority in both chambers. I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead to win even more gains for Washington’s Working Families. |
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Here’s Why LA Teachers Are Walking Out in a Historic Strike
01/14/19 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 14, 2019 | COLLECTIVE ACTION | After nearly two years of bargaining, public-school teachers in Los Angeles have initiated a strike in protest of their district’s policies. Starting today, teachers are picketing outside of their workplaces, underscoring an inveterate lack of investment in public schools made worse by a pro-charter-school “austerity agenda. |
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El Paso Police Department Promotion Ceremony
01/14/19 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association encourages all members to attend the El Paso Police Department's Promotion Ceremony on Monday, January 14, 2019. The ceremony will be held at 10:00 AM in the large conference room at Police Headquarters, 911 N. Raynor St. |
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124th El Paso Police Academy Graduation Ceremony
01/14/19 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association invites members and their families and the general public to attend the graduation ceremony for the El Paso Police Department’s 124th Police Academy Class. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 9:00 AM at the Bowie High School Auditorium, 801 S. San Marcial St. |
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Southern States Savings & Retirement 4th Qtr Decrement
01/14/19 - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 577 Dear Tyson Members, Please be advised for those members hired prior to January 1, 2003, the Southern States Savings and Retirement Fund has posetd a 12.89% decrement to all members accounts for the fourth (4th) quarter, October 1 through December 31, 2018. Should you have any questions, see your Business Agent Alfredo Soltero or Robert Zanchettin. |
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Membership Meeting
01/14/19 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 CWA QUARTERLY LOCAL MEETING THURSDAY January 17th, 2019 6:00 P.M. |
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YRC NEGOTIATIONS RESUME
01/14/19 - Teamsters Local 71 YRC NEGOTIATIONS RESUME, CONTINUED PROGRESS REPORTED The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) met this week tocontinue negotiations for a new National Master Freight Agreement covering YRC Freight, Holland and New Penn. The parties met for full days over the course of the week and discussed a wide variety of issues. |
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Here’s Why LA Teachers Are Walking Out in a Historic Strike
01/14/19 - Teamsters Local 888 Jan. 14, 2019 | COLLECTIVE ACTION | After nearly two years of bargaining, public-school teachers in Los Angeles have initiated a strike in protest of their district’s policies. Starting today, teachers are picketing outside of their workplaces, underscoring an inveterate lack of investment in public schools made worse by a pro-charter-school “austerity agenda. |
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Tell AT&T to Respect Workers - Sign the Petition
01/13/19 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson made a promise to invest in his workforce and create at least 7,000 jobs if the tax bill passed. Instead, AT&T has laid off over a thousand workers across the country in the past few months and keeps sending work to low-wage and overseas contractors, devastating families and communities across America. AT&T workers are fighting back. |
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YRC, New Penn Negotiations
01/13/19 - Teamsters Local 776 YRC, Holland, and New Penn negotiations continued last week. Details can... |
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Counterbalanced Forklift IV & V One Day Re-Certification Classes Feb. 1-3 PDX
01/13/19 - IATSE Local 488 
Next classes in Portland on February 1st ,2nd, & 3rd. Click to see more info and the application!
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Virginia General Assembly and Training
01/12/19 - CWA/NCPSO Local 2201 Bills and resolutions currently presented in the 2019 General Assembly Session. Training Scheduled for the 16th of January. |
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As Government Shutdown Goes On, Workers’ Finances Fray
01/11/19 - Teamsters local 570 Jan. 11, 2019 | WAGES | Since Dec. 22, furloughed workers and those working without pay have been living off their savings, credit cards and the last paychecks that landed in their accounts. But many of those wells are now dry. |
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This Is One of the Most Important Legal Battles for Labor in Decades
01/11/19 - Teamsters local 570 Jan. 11, 2019 | JOINT EMPLOYERS | […] Recently, the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a major ruling that was a win for workers, and now this issue seems destined for the Supreme Court. As the legal battle heats up, workers everywhere should be paying close attention, since their livelihoods—or unions—could be affected. |
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In Case You Missed It
01/11/19 - Teamsters Local 355 • States lead the way on retirement security • Port truck drivers awarded nearly $6 million • Prison officer suing after working without pay • I am a teacher in LA and I’m ready to go on strike • Why federal workers still have to show up for work… • Trump promised to bring jobs back. |
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As Government Shutdown Goes On, Workers’ Finances Fray
01/11/19 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 11, 2019 | WAGES | Since Dec. 22, furloughed workers and those working without pay have been living off their savings, credit cards and the last paychecks that landed in their accounts. But many of those wells are now dry. |
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This Is One of the Most Important Legal Battles for Labor in Decades
01/11/19 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 11, 2019 | JOINT EMPLOYERS | […] Recently, the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a major ruling that was a win for workers, and now this issue seems destined for the Supreme Court. As the legal battle heats up, workers everywhere should be paying close attention, since their livelihoods—or unions—could be affected. |
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UPSEU's Town of Islip Lifeguards Secure New Agreement
01/11/19 - UPSEU After many years of Teamsters representation, the Town of Islip Lifeguards decided to join with their Town of Islip co-workers who also left the Teamsters to join UPSEU. The Lifeguards unit, which consists of over 185 lifeguards, overwhelmingly approved the new contract with 95% of those participating voting in favor of the contract. |
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As Government Shutdown Goes On, Workers’ Finances Fray
01/11/19 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 11, 2019 | WAGES | Since Dec. 22, furloughed workers and those working without pay have been living off their savings, credit cards and the last paychecks that landed in their accounts. But many of those wells are now dry. |
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This Is One of the Most Important Legal Battles for Labor in Decades
01/11/19 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 11, 2019 | JOINT EMPLOYERS | […] Recently, the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a major ruling that was a win for workers, and now this issue seems destined for the Supreme Court. As the legal battle heats up, workers everywhere should be paying close attention, since their livelihoods—or unions—could be affected. |
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Febuary and March Membership Meeting
01/11/19 - UA Local 296 Our General membership meeting for February 2019 has been canceled due to Valentines day. Please plan to attend the March 2019 meeting as we will be voting on where our raise money goes from our contract. If you have any quesitons please contact the Office. |
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Febuary and March Membership Meeting
01/11/19 - UA Local 296 The Febuary 2019 General Membership meeting has been canceled due to Valentine's Day. Please plan on attending the March 2019 meeting as we will be voting on where the money goes from our contract. |
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As Government Shutdown Goes On, Workers’ Finances Fray
01/11/19 - Teamsters Local 888 Jan. 11, 2019 | WAGES | Since Dec. 22, furloughed workers and those working without pay have been living off their savings, credit cards and the last paychecks that landed in their accounts. But many of those wells are now dry. |
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This Is One of the Most Important Legal Battles for Labor in Decades
01/11/19 - Teamsters Local 888 Jan. 11, 2019 | JOINT EMPLOYERS | […] Recently, the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a major ruling that was a win for workers, and now this issue seems destined for the Supreme Court. As the legal battle heats up, workers everywhere should be paying close attention, since their livelihoods—or unions—could be affected. |
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MyHR at McLaren
01/10/19 - RN Staff Council, OPEIU, Local 40, AFL-CIO, CLC Paychecks will be available to view on friday for the next... |
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TAKE ACTION TO STOP THE FEDERAL SHUT DOWN!
01/10/19 - APWU Cleveland Area Local Dear A.P.W.U. Members – Please find attached an extremely important flyer regarding the Shutdown of the govt and Lock-out of federal workers. Senator Portman is one of 17 targeted senators nation-wide. |
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State, Local Governments Lead Wage Hike Charge
01/10/19 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 10, 2019 | WAGES | Elected lawmakers who oppose minimum wages hikes often belittle their effectiveness. But the more than 5 million workers who saw their pay go up this week due to local and state increases probably see it a lot differently. The 19 states that raised their wage floors lifted pay for some 5.3 million workers nationally. |
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Why We’re Supporting UTLA Educators
01/10/19 - Los Angeles College Faculty Guild - Local 1521 Working without a contract for more than one year, our brothers and sisters in the Los Angeles Unified School District (some of whom are also LACCD adjunct faculty), have made the difficult decision to go on strike. The strike is now set for January 14. |
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“A Message to Our Members from AFT President Randi Weingarten”
01/10/19 - Los Angeles College Faculty Guild - Local 1521 Dear Colleagues, The Los Angeles school district has $2 billion in reserves, but it’s not willing to use the money to create the conditions educators need to help students succeed. Educators in L.A. |
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Real News - January 2019
01/10/19 - Los Angeles College Faculty Guild - Local 1521 . |
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Fred Amado
01/10/19 - IBEW Local 387 It's with great sadness to announce that Brother Fred Amado passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1244 S. Power Rd., Mesa, AZ 85026. |
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DNT Article on New Contract
01/10/19 - Duluth Police Local #807 
Duluth News Tribune article on our new contract! |
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American Income Life Insurance
01/09/19 - AFSCME Local 1180 Brother and Sisters, American Income Life Insurance is a Union Insurance Company that has provided all of our members with a free $3,500.00 Accidental Death and Dismemberment Policy. You should be receiving a couple of flyers a year in the mail about this benefit and others offered by American Income Life Insurance. This benefit is for members and it covers you on or off the job. For More Information Contact Tim O'Connor at 866-797-6455. |
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General Membership Schedule 2019
01/09/19 - Teamsters Local 964 ATTENTION ALL TEAMSTER LOCAL UNION NO. |
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Call for 2019 Delegates for AFSCME Council 75 Convention
01/09/19 - AFSCME Local 2067 If you are interested in shaping the future of AFSCME in Oregon as well as Salem, consider running for one of our local's five delegate positions to the AFSCME Council 75 Convention. Nominations for the five delegate positions and five alternate positions must be made in person at Local 2067's general membership meeting on February 14th. |
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Unions File Lawsuits as IRS, Other Federal Employees Ordered Back to Work Without Pay
01/09/19 - Teamsters local 570 Jan. 9, 2018 | WAGES | The IRS has announced that employees will open tax season on time—and issue tax refunds—despite a government shutdown. |
