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The NLRA Worked for 90 Years. Suddenly, It’s in the Crosshairs
04/01/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Apr. 1, 2025 | OPINION | In a contributing piece that appeared in last week’s Los Angeles Times, law professor William B. Gould IV, a former chair of the National Labor Relations Board, informs us that our unions hold $42 billion in financial assets, and how U.S. unions can improve their prospects. |
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The NLRA Worked for 90 Years. Suddenly, It’s in the Crosshairs
04/01/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Apr. 1, 2025 | OPINION | In a contributing piece that appeared in last week’s Los Angeles Times, law professor William B. Gould IV, a former chair of the National Labor Relations Board, informs us that our unions hold $42 billion in financial assets, and how U.S. unions can improve their prospects. |
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Local 231 APP/World Kinect Teamster Members join APP/World Kinect members from Locals 58 and 174 in ratifying an historic agreement that brings all APP/World Kinect Teamsters in the state under the same contract.
04/01/25 - Teamsters Local 231 APP/World Kinect Teamsters here at Local 231 and across the state made history recently as they voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first-ever regional agreement. The regional contract contains strong wage increases. The agreement also contains full family covered healthcare, with no cost to the employees, which was not previously available for Locals 58 and 231. |
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Inside Agreement Ratification Vote
04/01/25 - IBEW Local 768 Sisters and Brothers, As you may have heard we were able to reach a tentative agreement on a two-year Inside contract. We will hold two meetings to share what was agreed to at the table and for you to cast your ratification vote. The first meeting will be at the Union Hall in Kalispell April 8th at 6pm right after the regular Unit Meeting. The next will be at the James E. |
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District One Town Hall Call Tomorrow
04/01/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 Last Thursday, the Trump administration escalated its war on workers by issuing an unprecedented Executive Order that strips over 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights. Agencies have been ordered to terminate their collective bargaining agreements immediately and end payroll deductions for dues immediately. What This Means This is not just about AFGE. |
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Gloria J. Belvy Scholarship
04/01/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Gloria J.Belvy Scholarship Application is now LIVE and is accepting applicants!
Attached you will see detailed instructions as well as an application to apply.
Please contact:
Director of Research & Education
Brittany C. Price
216-431-1903
brittanycprice1@yahoo.com
for any questions. |
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Call Of Action!!!
03/31/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Senate Introduces Resolution to Oppose USPS Privatization!
On March 27, a bipartisan group in the Senate introduced Senate Resolution (S. Res. |
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LCSA Layoff Informational Session
03/31/25 - Teamsters Local 162 
In early March, Labor’s Community Service Agency and Teamsters Local 162 hosted an online workshop to inform and help assist UPS Swan Island employees affected by recent layoffs. If you missed the session, below is the video for your review.
Please continue to check back on our Local 162 website for important updates and meeting notices. |
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Executive Order to Dismantle Federal Worker Unions An Autocratic Power Grab
03/31/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 31, 2025 | STATEMENTS | […] We cannot allow this power grab to go unchallenged. By undermining the rights of workers who ensure our national security, public health, and economic stability, the administration is not only attacking unions but also jeopardizing the very services that keep our nation safe and functional. |
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Executive Order to Dismantle Federal Worker Unions An Autocratic Power Grab
03/31/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 31, 2025 | STATEMENTS | […] We cannot allow this power grab to go unchallenged. By undermining the rights of workers who ensure our national security, public health, and economic stability, the administration is not only attacking unions but also jeopardizing the very services that keep our nation safe and functional. |
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2025 WFF Texas Hold'em Tournament
03/30/25 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO . |
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Greater KC Fire Fighters Comedy Event Benefiting WFF
03/30/25 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO . |
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Working with the web site modules
03/29/25 - IAFF Local 781 The UnionActive system is made up of individual Modules that can be added, removed, and customized throughout the site. To view the current Modules, login to the site as an admin and you will now see gray boxes around each individual module. Each module box contains an x button, up and down arrows, the module order number, and the title of the module. |
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Set a secure admin password
03/29/25 - IAFF Local 781 The first thing to do when you initially login as the administrator is set a secure password for the account. Click the User Settings button from the home page, then scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see a password field. Delete the current password and enter in your own private password. |
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The administration area
03/29/25 - IAFF Local 781 The Administration Area is the main control panel for the UnionActive system. To access the Administration Area, login to the website as an administrator, and then click the Admin Area button just below the website date. Each link in the Administration Area has a short description about what can be done in that area. |
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Working with the web site modules
03/29/25 - SJC Firefighters - IAFF Local 3865 The UnionActive system is made up of individual Modules that can be added, removed, and customized throughout the site. To view the current Modules, login to the site as an admin and you will now see gray boxes around each individual module. Each module box contains an x button, up and down arrows, the module order number, and the title of the module. |
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Set a secure admin password
03/29/25 - SJC Firefighters - IAFF Local 3865 The first thing to do when you initially login as the administrator is set a secure password for the account. Click the User Settings button from the home page, then scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see a password field. Delete the current password and enter in your own private password. |
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The administration area
03/29/25 - SJC Firefighters - IAFF Local 3865 The Administration Area is the main control panel for the UnionActive system. To access the Administration Area, login to the website as an administrator, and then click the Admin Area button just below the website date. Each link in the Administration Area has a short description about what can be done in that area. |
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PRESIDENT SUSLAK REPORTS
03/29/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Palm Beach County Contract Ratified
03/27/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 3181 March 8, 2025 Palm Beach County Contract ratified by the membership. March 11, 2025 PBC Board of County Commissioners voted to ratify the agreement. County workers can look for the 6% wage increase retroactive to the pay period nearest October 1, 2024 in April, 2025. |
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DeJoy Is Gone, But the US Postal Service Is Not Safe
03/27/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 25, 2025 | PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS | Postmaster General Louis DeJoy officially left office on Monday, but defenders of the U.S. |
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ITS BEEN 10 DAYS!
03/27/25 - CWA Local 1103 
Altice has not responded to CWA in 10 days. A situation that could only be described as an embarrassment |
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DeJoy Is Gone, But the US Postal Service Is Not Safe
03/27/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 27, 2025 | PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS | Postmaster General Louis DeJoy officially left office on Monday, but defenders of the U.S. |
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Teamsters Union Opposes Nomination of Corporate Attorney as NLRB General Counsel
03/26/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 26, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Teamsters oppose the recent nomination of union-busting attorney Crystal Carey to serve as the next general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. Carey is a partner at Morgan Lewis, one of the most notorious union-busting law firms in America. |
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Teamsters Union Opposes Nomination of Corporate Attorney as NLRB General Counsel
03/26/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 26, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Teamsters oppose the recent nomination of union-busting attorney Crystal Carey to serve as the next general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. Carey is a partner at Morgan Lewis, one of the most notorious union-busting law firms in America. |
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Our Jobs and Fiber Builds Under Attack-
03/26/25 - CWA Local 1103 
What is all this recent noise about the BEAD program?
At last week’s General membership meeting, CWA Local 1103 President, Kevin Sheil, spoke about the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program. BEAD was created as part of the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in 2021 by President Biden. |
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Scholarship Opportunity!
03/26/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Ohio Postal Workers Union King/Vallerie Scholarship Opportunity!!!
Applications must be signed by President Nigel Saleem or
Sec-Treasurer Bindu Sancho and received by April 1st,2025.
Qualifications: Son, daughter or legal ward of a full-dues-paying APWU member in good standing.
Attached is application paperwork and instructions. |
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2-20-2025 Changes to Dispatch Procedure
03/26/25 - IBEW Local 6 @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Unions Call on Maryland Senate to Move Worker Protection Bills
03/25/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 25, 2025 | ECONOMY | Labor unions called on senators Monday to act on a pair of worker protection bills that passed the House but are languishing in the Senate, with just two weeks left in the legislative session. |
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Labor Action Day is Here!
03/25/25 - IBEW Local 483 
UNION STRONG!!!
We had amazing support this morning for our Labor Action Day (a.m. session) informational picketing at Tacoma Public Utilities. If you missed this morning's session, there is still a chance to show your support and join us this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. at the Tacoma Municipal Building (St Helens Ave entrance), as we will be doing another informational picket. |
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Police Control Bill Signing
03/24/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, Governor Mike Kehoe will be at the SLPOA Hall on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 10am to sign HB495 returning control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to a Governor-appointed board of police commissioners. Also scheduled to be in attendance is Senator Nick Schroer, Senator Travis Fitzwater and the bill’s sponsor, Representative Brad Christ. |
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First Contract Ratified by ABM Pilot Drivers
03/24/25 - Teamsters Local 89 
ABM Pilot Drivers recently ratified their first contract by an overwhelming 95%.
These new Teamsters at ABM are employed to shuttle UPS pilots to and from their parking lot at the Worldport air hub. Due to their connection to the pilots, the NLRB ruled that they fell under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) rather than the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). |
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Labor Action Day
03/22/25 - IBEW Local 483 
TACOMA POWER NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE!!!
From Business Manager, Byron: We met for 5 hours on Friday night and did make some progress. We are still far apart on some important issues. Those being Facilities Maintenance Mechanics, Signal & Lighting Electricians & Fire Maintenance Electricians wages and timing of Market increase payouts. |
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Week Ending 03/21/2025
03/21/25 - Teamsters Local 355 • The tough fight to organize Amazon • Nearly 9,000 Teamster rail workers ratify contract • Maryland signs labor deal with firefighters, police unions • Was the Teamsters’ Amazon strike a success. |
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Week Ending 03/21/2025
03/21/25 - Teamsters Local 992 • The tough fight to organize Amazon • Nearly 9,000 Teamster rail workers ratify contract • Was the Teamsters’ Amazon strike a success. |
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Auto Dealers, UAW Local Leaders Brace for Layoffs Amid Tariff War
03/21/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 20, 2025 | TARIFF WARS | […] Many UAW local leaders at Ford Motor Co. and General Motors plants around the U.S. told the Free Press they are concerned that the tariff war will disrupt production. |
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PRESIDENT SUSLAK REPORTS
03/21/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION @media only screen and (max-width: 730px){ .pdfview{height:500px . |
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Local 776 Retirements
03/21/25 - Teamsters Local 776 John "Butch" Beck retired from Springettsbury Township after working.... |
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Auto Dealers, UAW Local Leaders Brace for Layoffs Amid Tariff War
03/20/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 20, 2025 | TARIFF WARS | […] Many UAW local leaders at Ford Motor Co. and General Motors plants around the U.S. told the Free Press they are concerned that the tariff war will disrupt production. |
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2025 Pilip Murray Memorial Scholarships
03/20/25 - USW LOCAL 5 - United Steelworkers Int'l Union Announcing the 2025 Philip Murray Memorial Scholarships The United Steelworkers District 12 is proud to offer the Philip Murray Memorial Scholarships, with each award valued at $1,500. These scholarships are available for the 2025 academic year to children, stepchildren, or legal wards of active members of local unions affiliated with the Scholarship and Existence Fund, USW District 12. |
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2025 George Kelty Scholarships
03/20/25 - USW LOCAL 5 - United Steelworkers Int'l Union USW Local 5 is proud to again offer scholarship opportunities to members in good standing, their children and their grandchildren. To be eligible, an applicant must be enrolled in, or intend to enroll in, an accredited college or technical school in 2025. Scholarships will be awarded based on an essay submitted by the applicant. |
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ATA Economist: US Port Fees on Chinese Ships Will Hurt Freight Markets
03/19/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 19, 2025 | FREIGHT INDUSTRY | In a broad presentation on the freight market outlook, the chief economist at the American Trucking Associations expressed general concern about the impact of tariffs on freight markets but reserved some of his strongest remarks for upcoming fees on Chinese ships calling at U.S. ports. |
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ATA Economist: US Port Fees on Chinese Ships Will Hurt Freight Markets
03/19/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 19, 2025 | FREIGHT INDUSTRY | In a broad presentation on the freight market outlook, the chief economist at the American Trucking Associations expressed general concern about the impact of tariffs on freight markets but reserved some of his strongest remarks for upcoming fees on Chinese ships calling at U.S. ports. |
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HB 3107 President Opposition Comments
03/19/25 - AFSCME Local 3336 3/14/25 Rep. John Lively, Chair Rep. Mark Gamba, Vice Chair Rep. |
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Report: Unions Surge as Administration Takes Aim at Labor Watchdog
03/17/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Mar. 17, 2025 | LABOR UNIONS | Since 2021, union elections in Maryland and across the country have more than doubled - and union election wins are at a 15-year high. Just days into his term, President Trump fired [NLRB] head, Gwynne Wilcox, a Biden appointee. |
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Report: Unions Surge as Administration Takes Aim at Labor Watchdog
03/17/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Mar. 17, 2025 | LABOR UNIONS | Since 2021, union elections in Maryland and across the country have more than doubled - and union election wins are at a 15-year high. Just days into his term, President Trump fired [NLRB] head, Gwynne Wilcox, a Biden appointee. |
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UPS Change of Ops Zoom Webinar Registration
03/17/25 - Teamsters Local 162 
Local 162 Officers will host a webinar to share important updates on the UPS Change of Operations. The registration deadline for the March 30th webinar is Thursday, March 27th by midnight, and for the April 6th webinar is Thursday, April 3rd by midnight. By using the registration linnk below, you will automatically be registered for both meetings. |
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