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Bill Davis 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 100

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 179 The Teamsters Local 179 General Membership meeting will be held on Sunday, January 19 at 10:00 a.m. at the Local 179 membership hall located at 990 NE Frontage Road in Joliet. Hope to see you there.

TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL 25 WOMEN'S COMMITTEE'S SCHOLARSHIP IS NOW AVAILABLE! 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 179 Teamsters Joint Council 25 Women’s Committee is proud to announce it’s 2020 Scholarship! Each year, Teamsters Joint Council 25 Women’s Committee awards 5 scholarships to Teamster Women who demonstrate the desire to excel and reach their educational goals. The scholarships are valued from $1,000-$2,500.

The Ghost of Jimmy Hoffa 01/17/20 - Pennsylvania Federation BMWED-IBT The Ghost of Jimmy Hoffa By David Macaray | CounterPunch Following is an article from one of our favorite magazine journals, CounterPunch, a periodical chocked with deep-seated investigative reporting that speaks to progressive politics and civil liberties. Lately there has been so much hype surrounding the the life and death of Jimmy Hoffa. The Martin Scorsese Netflix movie “The Irishman” attempts to chart the events of the day Hoffa disappeared in a way that you somehow yield to them not as a flight of fancy but as the reconstruction of an established truth. This author felt necessary to put facts into perspective, removing Scorsese’s glamorization of one-time Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa and identifying the union and it’s leadership for what it was - corrupt, anti-democratic and dirty.

Local 743 Stewards Train to Organizing Amidst Major UCMC Campaign 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 743   On a wet and windy morning on Chicago’s South Side, nearly 100 Union Stewards from Teamsters Local 743 met to learn about the organizing side of union business.

James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 449 .

James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 449

It’s Time for Lawmakers to Acknowledge Workers Are Struggling 01/17/20 - Teamsters local 570 Jan. 17, 2020 | FAIR WAGES | There rightfully has been a lot of focus recently on the need for good-paying jobs. We wrote about it last week in this space and will again right now. Why? Because it is important to counter the narrative being pushed by some that everything is going just great for workers. Interest in the topic certainly goes beyond the Teamster Nation Blog.

It’s Time for Lawmakers to Acknowledge Workers Are Struggling 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 17, 2020 | ECONOMY | There rightfully has been a lot of focus recently on the need for good-paying jobs. We wrote about it last week in this space and will again right now. Why? Because it is important to counter the narrative being pushed by some that everything is going just great for workers. Interest in the topic certainly goes beyond the Teamster Nation Blog.

It’s Time for Lawmakers to Acknowledge Workers Are Struggling 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 17, 2020 | FAIR WAGES | There rightfully has been a lot of focus recently on the need for good-paying jobs. We wrote about it last week in this space and will again right now. Why? Because it is important to counter the narrative being pushed by some that everything is going just great for workers. Interest in the topic certainly goes beyond the Teamster Nation Blog.

In Case You Missed It 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 888

Local 776 Newsletter 01/17/20 - Teamsters Local 776 Recently Local 776 mailed the Winter 2020 issue of the 776 Review to the membership. Did the mailman....

Virginia 38th and Final State Needed to Pass Equal Rights Amendment 01/16/20 - Teamsters local 570 Jan. 16, 2020 | EQUALITY | Since Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972, the proposal to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution has languished in state legislatures, failing to rack up the approvals in the three-quarters of states required of Constitutional amendments—until now.

For the Love of God, Ask the Candidates About Unions 01/16/20 - Teamsters local 570 Jan. 16, 2020 | VOTE2020 | The American labor movement has been under attack for decades, but you wouldn’t know it from watching the Democratic primary debates. On Tuesday evening, moderators mentioned unions once — specifically a union, the AFL-CIO, and only to ask Bernie Sanders why he opposed the USMCA trade deal that the union endorsed.

Virginia 38th and Final State Needed to Pass Equal Rights Amendment 01/16/20 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 16, 2020 | EQUALITY | Since Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972, the proposal to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution has languished in state legislatures, failing to rack up the approvals in the three-quarters of states required of Constitutional amendments—until now.

Virginia 38th and Final State Needed to Pass Equal Rights Amendment 01/16/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 16, 2020 | EQUALITY | Since Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972, the proposal to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution has languished in state legislatures, failing to rack up the approvals in the three-quarters of states required of Constitutional amendments—until now.

For the Love of God, Ask the Candidates About Unions 01/16/20 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 16, 2020 | VOTE2020 | The American labor movement has been under attack for decades, but you wouldn’t know it from watching the Democratic primary debates. On Tuesday evening, moderators mentioned unions once — specifically a union, the AFL-CIO, and only to ask Bernie Sanders why he opposed the USMCA trade deal that the union endorsed.

JENNIFER BERTINO-TARRANT FOR WILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE CAMPAIGN LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS 01/15/20 - Teamsters Local 179 If you would like to volunteer for the Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant for Will County Executive campaign, email LeeAnn at LeeAnn@jenniferforWillCounty.

4th Qtr Southern States Savings & Retirement 01/15/20 - 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 posted a 4.80% increment to all members accounts for the fourth (4th) quarter, October 1 through December 31, 2019.

For the Love of God, Ask the Candidates About Unions 01/15/20 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 15, 2020 | VOTE2020 | The American labor movement has been under attack for decades, but you wouldn’t know it from watching the Democratic primary debates. On Tuesday evening, moderators mentioned unions once — specifically a union, the AFL-CIO, and only to ask Bernie Sanders why he opposed the USMCA trade deal that the union endorsed.

For the Love of God, Ask the Candidates About Unions 01/15/20 - Teamsters Local 888 Jan. 15, 2020 | VOTE2020 | The American labor movement has been under attack for decades, but you wouldn’t know it from watching the Democratic primary debates. On Tuesday evening, moderators mentioned unions once — specifically a union, the AFL-CIO, and only to ask Bernie Sanders why he opposed the USMCA trade deal that the union endorsed.

J.R. Hoffa Scholarships 01/14/20 - Teamsters Local 776 The application process for the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund has opened for 2020. The deadline for submission is March 2, 2020. The Fund is established solely to provide scholarships to the child or dependent of a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.