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Listen to Teamster Nation News for July 20-26

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EPISODE NOTES

Teamster Leaders Announce Increase in Strike Benefits; So-Called RTW is a Threat to All Workers; Striking International Paper Workers Protest Unfair Scheduling; N.Y., Ill. Teamsters Honor US Foods Extended Picket Line; Fla. School Bus Workers Finally Get Chance to Negotiate Contract; Contract News; Organizing News; This Week in Teamster Music; Workers Have Opportunity to Vote for a ‘Stronger America’

SHOW NOTES

Increase in Strike Benefits Approved at IBT Convention; Teamster-Sponsored Panel Outlines Pitfalls of Union Curbing Legislation; Long Hours Play Large Part in ULP Strike Against International Paper; Locals 264,722 Again Refuse to Cross Strike Lines; Santa Rosa Durham Workers Talk Contract for First Time; Local 282 Concrete Drivers Ratify New Contract; Local 117 Reach Tentative Deal with Darigold; Compton School Workers Join Local 911; Martha Reeves Stands With Unions; Focusing on the Needs of Workers is Paramount for Lawmakers