The ‘Let’s Get America Working!’ campaign seeks to restore a dynamic and prosperous middle class to drive economic growth by helping to advance policy decisions that create and maintain good middle-income jobs, guarantee retirement security, expand access to the American Dream, and ensure that the benefits of the ongoing economic recovery are felt by the many, not just the few.
Let's Get America Working
Hoffa: Labor Rights and Solidarity in NAFTA Renegotiation
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Canada President Francois Laporte lay out a path for NAFTA renegotiation in the Huffington Post that is fair to workers.
Teamsters Detail Struggles of Port Truck Drivers
Companies continue to misclassify and engage in wage theft. And the problem is reaching beyond the nation's ports, panelists at Netroots Nation tell attendees.
James P. Hoffa: Labor Voices: Get serious about good jobs
Jobs are a vehicle for economic opportunity. They should provide the pay and benefits workers in Michigan and around the country need to support themselves and their families. But increasingly that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Excessive CEO Pay Fight Takes New Turn
Teamsters gather outside McKesson shareholder meeting to take aim at ridiculous compensation package.
Oregon is First State to OK Fair Scheduling
West Coast is leading the way in movement thus far, though more jurisdictions elsewhere are following suit.
Higher Wages Fuel Income Equality
Several states and cities officially enacted minimum wage increases on July 1. But one took a step back.
Hoffa: N.J. Beer Distributor Cuts Off Workers’ Paychecks, Healthcare
Workers want to work. But sometimes their own employer shuts the door on them, jeopardizing not only their paychecks but their families’ lives in the process.
House Bill Would Help Make Trade More Fair
Beefing up currency manipulation, worker rights language is key to creating an agreement that helps everyone.
