Join us Sunday June 24th for Teamsters Day with the Cincinnati Reds vs. the Minnesota Twins! Game time is 1:10 p.m. All Teamsters can purchace tickets at HALF PRICE.
ATLANTIC AVIATION WORKERS JOIN LOCAL 89
On April 17, workers at Atlantic Aviation in Louisville, Kentucky voted in favor of joining Teamsters Local 89 by a 3-1 margin. The new bargaining unit includes 24 workers who fuel private and commercial aircraft at Standiford Field in Louisville.
A special thanks to our brothers Jim Kincaid, Jay Dennis (UPS) and Bill Miller (Transervices - Kroger). Jim stood up for all workers in Indiana by running for State Representative after Right to Work (for less) was voted in. Jay & Bill worked tirelessly by running his campaign.
The Teamsters Union, and trade unionists around the world, recognize April 28 as Workers' Memorial Day — a day to honor the working men and women killed and injured on the job and to fight for worker safety.
It's rare to see a federal official publicly beg reporters to get a story right, but the commissioner of the Social Security Administration seemed ready to get down on his hands and knees at a Monday morning press briefing. Michael Astrue was cautioning journalists not to scare the public about the meaning of the word "exhaustion.
D.R.I.V.E.
Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education
In 1959 a group of Teamster women formed D.R.I.V.E. after it became illegal (under federal law) for unions to use your dues to fight against anti-union laws.