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Listen To Teamster Nation News For May 14-20

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EPISODE NOTES

NLRB sides with school bus Teamsters in battle against Durham as Hoffa takes the fight to the UK; IKEA warehouse workers in Washington state approve first contract; Teamsters at Sikorsky to continue work on presidential helicopters; General Fund representatives present shareholder resolution at Republic Services’ annual meeting; Teamster taxi drivers in D.C. want tougher rules for private sedan services; Teamster Rail Conference officers reelected; This Week in Teamster History; and how recession continues in rural America with no end in sight.

SHOW NOTES               

School bus Teamsters in Florida get big NLRB win with certification of 2013 election as Hoffa raises Durham’s bad deeds with parent company; 64 IKEA warehouse workers ratify union contract in Washington state; Sikorsky wins $1.24 billion contract to keep building presidential helicopters that will keep Teamster workers busy; Union asks Republic Services’ shareholders to oppose agreements that grant executive death benefits; Teamsters taxi drivers in D.C. want equal rules for operators of private sedan services like Uber; Rail Conference leaders reelected; A review of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamster strike; and why more and more people are leaving small town life behind because of a lack of jobs and opportunities.