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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
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DFA TEAMSTERS VOTE TO AUTHORIZE STRIKES
Work Stoppages Expected to Cause Major Disruptions to Dairy Supply Chain WASHINGTON, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1,000 Teamsters have voted to authorize strikes at Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). The workers — members of Teamsters Locals 63, 120, 166, 186, 222, 455, 492, 495, 630, 683, and 952 — are employed at dairy processing and distribution centers in California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Utah. "Our demands are clear and simple: protect our work, respect our time, and pay us what we've earned," said Lou Villalvazo, Chairman of the DFA National Bargaining Committee. "DFA can still avoid a strike, but time is running out. Our members are ready to walk." The strike authorization comes as contract negotiations stall over issues including job security, time off, wages, benefits, and workplace safety. A strike at even one or two DFA locations could create major supply chain problems. "We know how much money DFA makes, and we know what we deserve," said Peter Rosales, a Local 630 shop steward at Alta Dena Dairy in the City of Industry, Calif. "This company is only successful because of us, and we take pride in our work. All we're asking for is our fair share." In addition to the company's refusal to bargain a good contract, DFA has been engaging in unfair labor practices (ULPs). By overwhelmingly authorizing a strike at their respective facilities, Teamsters are sending a message to DFA that they are prepared to protest ULPs. Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Contact:Matt McQuaid, (771) 241-0015mmcquaid@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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29-05-2025
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ILLINOIS TEAMSTERS DEMAND LAWMAKERS PREVENT CATASTROPHIC CUTS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Legislation Must Be Enacted Before End of the Month CHICAGO, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters were joined by other members of the Labor Alliance for Public Transit today at Union Station in Chicago, where the union coalition demanded that Illinois legislators improve the state's public transportation infrastructure and address the funding crisis facing state agencies. "Metra keeps the economic engine of Illinois running. Every day we connect people to opportunity," said Brandon Stewart, a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen who works at Metra. "We deserve to be supported with the resources to do our jobs safely. We're not asking for special treatment. We're asking for the investment this system needs and the public deserves." Illinois currently faces a funding shortfall for its transit agencies in excess of $700 million. Due to the legislative calendar, if lawmakers don't secure a deal by midnight on Saturday, passengers who use the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace, and other paratransit providers could experience massive cuts in service. "We can't put a Band-Aid on this problem — we need a comprehensive, long-term solution that addresses both funding and systemic improvements," said Anthony Sessa, General Chairman of the United Passenger Rail Federation, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division. "We can't afford to delay this for one more second." "Every day, I help seniors and people with disabilities get where they need to go. For many of my passengers, I'm not just their ride, I'm the only option they have to get around the outside world," said Shavonn Jones, a paratransit driver and member of Teamsters Local 727. "The politicians in Springfield need to pass this bill with a dedicated funding source. Don't leave our riders behind, don't compromise on safety, and don't shortchange the people who rely on us." Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents over 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Contact:Matt McQuaid, (771) 241-0015 mmcquaid@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Automotive
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TEAMSTERS CALL ON TEXAS LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT DRIVERLESS VEHICLE BILL
Push Comes After Aurora Endangers Motorists with Fully Driverless Trucks AUSTIN, Texas, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters are calling on Texas lawmakers to pass House Bill 4402 (HB 4402), critical legislation requiring trained human operators in autonomous vehicles (AVs), following its passage out of the Texas House Committee on Transportation. The push for AV regulation comes as the tech company Aurora begins operating fully driverless trucks on Texas roads, despite serious concerns about safety and accountability. The company announced plans to remove safety drivers from its trucks starting this month. "Requiring a human operator in a driverless truck isn't unreasonable — it's common sense," said Brent Taylor, President of Teamsters Joint Council 80 in Dallas and Southern Region International Vice President. "There are hundreds of thousands of Texans who turn a key for a living. They have mortgages, medical bills, and families to support. We can't let out-of-state billionaires steal their jobs with reckless automation. We must protect their livelihoods by passing this critical bill into law." The Teamsters are also pushing back against Senate Bill 39, legislation that would make it harder for AV companies to be held liable for civil damages in the event they are found to be at fault for an accident. "The driverless trucks on the road right now cannot drive in most inclement weather and will never match having a human behind the wheel," said Robert Mele, President of Teamsters Joint Council 58 in Houston. "As if this wasn't bad enough, Big Tech now wants to avoid accountability when their products malfunction and inevitably destroy people's lives. The need for HB 4402 has never been more urgent. We encourage state legislators to act as quickly as possible." Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Contact:Matt McQuaid, (771) 241-0015mmcquaid@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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13-05-2025
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TEAMSTERS STATEMENT ON FEDERAL FILM TAX INCENTIVES
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien and Teamsters Motion Picture Division Director Lindsay Dougherty on the recent proposal to establish federal film tax incentives: "Shamefully it is the norm today for American film and TV studios to outsource the union jobs that build their industry, gutting crews here at home for the sake of their bottom line. This standard in Hollywood fuels corporate greed, stripping meaningful work out of California and other major production locations nationwide. If these studios are incapable of looking beyond their own balance sheets and bonus schedules, we have no choice but to create new opportunities to incentivize the return of this work to American shores. "A federal film tax credit is long overdue. We must rebuild good union jobs in America and stop the bleeding of studios sending American labor overseas. "The Teamsters thank President Trump for putting American workers first, and we call on Congress to act swiftly to pass a budget bill that supports the working families who call this industry home. "The Teamsters have been leading the fight to restore the dignity of labor to Hollywood. But we need the help of our elected officials to finally make it a reality. It's time to pass a federal film tax credit. And the Teamsters will remember who, and who did not, stand with labor at this critical moment." Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Contact:Kara Deniz, (202) 497-6610kdeniz@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Business
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Teamsters Cheer Trump's Movie Tariffs, Rip Studios For 'Fleeing' America
The Teamsters are celebrating President Donald Trump's idea to impose tariffs on films produced abroad, calling it a 'strong step' toward 'reining in the studios' un-American addiction to outsourcing our members' work.' The statement from International Brotherhood of Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien and motion picture division director and Hollywood Teamsters leader Lindsay Dougherty came one day after Trump posted on Truth Social that he wanted to apply a '100% tariff' on 'any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.' More from The Hollywood Reporter SAG-AFTRA's Chief Negotiator Is Open to White House Efforts to Boost Movie Production In U.S. Employees at Austin Alamo Drafthouse Location Vote to Unionize California, Once a Mecca for Animation Work, Is Rapidly Losing Ground, Report Claims The labor leaders framed Trump's idea as a pro-labor move that would benefit American production workers whose livelihoods have been jeopardized by accelerated offshoring of entertainment work. 'These gigantic corporations line their pockets by recklessly cutting corners, abandoning American crews and exploiting tax loopholes abroad. While these companies get rich fleeing to other countries and gaming the system, our members have gotten screwed over,' the statement read. 'If studios want to benefit from American box offices, they must invest in American workers. We thank President Trump for boldly supporting good union jobs when others have turned their heads.' The Teamsters' statement represented the most positive Hollywood union reaction yet to Trump's idea, the details of which have not been ironed out. On Monday, the White House stated that 'no final decisions' have been made about the tariffs as questions have emerged about how a tariff like this could be executed and which projects it would apply to. More to come. Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire
