Apr 01 2019 Sasha Hagan Current News, Economy, Jobs, Missouri, States, Union, Union Reporters, United States, Voting More Victories for Missouri Union Workers Article from: teamster.org Missouri voters stood up for workers last year when they rejected a ballot measure that would have made so-called right to work law in the state. Late last week, two judges added that record in the Show Me State, handing down separate rulings that again protected the right...
Jan 31 2019 Sasha Hagan Current News, States, Union Reporters, United States 2018 year in review: 50 stories from 50 states that moved us Article from: www.usatoday.com In 2018, the eyes of the nation were again fixed on President Donald Trump, whose second year in office was no less remarkable than his first. It was a year that saw the president open up trade wars, meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, spar with the press and de...
Jan 24 2019 Sasha Hagan California, Current News, Economy, Jobs, States, Union Reporters, United States Port Truck Drivers Awarded Nearly $6 Million Article from: teamster.org (PORT OF LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH, Calif.) – Twenty-four California port truck drivers employed by NFI Industries/California Cartage, the largest goods movement operator at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been awarded nearly $6 million by the California La...
Oct 18 2018 Sasha Hagan Current News, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, North Carolina, States, Union Reporters Teamsters Bring Relief Convoy to N. Carolina Hurricane Victims Article from: teamster.org (ST. LOUIS) – On Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, Teamsters Joint Council 13 loaded trucks with hurricane relief supplies for communities hit by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. The five trucks departed from the USF Holland terminal in Edwardsville, Ill. and headed for a tran...
Oct 11 2018 Sasha Hagan Current News, Economy, Equal Pay, Jobs, Minimum Wage, New York, States, Union Reporters, United States Top Minimum Wage in U.S., $19, Approved for New York’s Airport Workers Article from: www.nytimes.com By: Patrick McGeehan For years, the three main airports that serve New York City have been the site of one of the country’s biggest fights over the minimum wage. A Republican governor and airline companies were pitted against Democratic officials and labor leaders over ...