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Listen To Teamster Nation News For May 21-27

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EPISODE NOTES

Durham school bus employees join Hoffa at U.K. shareholders meeting to protest poor conditions; State, local leaders probe workers’ rights violations at Taylor Farms; Chicago-area paratransit drivers vote to join Local 727; Illinois Circuit Court members ink new deal; Illinois police department chooses Teamsters; Don’s Johns workers sign up with Local 639; Airgas members join Local 25; Josh Zivalich of Local 769 tells of the fight going on in Florida; Why Teamsters need to back pro-worker candidates in 2014.

SHOW NOTES

Three Durham bus workers tell parent company National Express about deplorable conditions at U.S. subsidiary; Taylor Farms workers tell elected officials about workers’ rights violations at Tracy, Calif. facility; Nearly 500 paratransit drivers, garage attendants in Chicago choose Teamsters; Probation officers, youth counselors get highest wage hike of any public workers in Kane County, Ill.; Park Ridge, Ill. police latest unit to join Local 700; Drivers, yard workers at Va. portable toilet company choose Local 639; Boston tankhaul drivers sign on with Local 25; Local 769 head Josh Zivalich details the fights going on in the Sunshine State; Teamster votes for pro-worker lawmakers will be needed more than ever in November.