NAFTA Update Conference Call
The Teamsters hosted a conference call for members last evening to give a detailed update on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Teamsters, Labor Allies Discuss New Path for NAFTA
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Napoleon Gomez, president of Mexico’s Los Mineros Union, said workers in his country have been victimized by NAFTA. He said efforts to improve the trade deal won’t succeed unless it raises wages there.
Fox’s Smith Debunks Truck Strike Lie
Fox News’ Shepard Smith debunked the false story that has been circulating widely online that Teamsters in Puerto are on strike and preventing the distribution of supplies. The story has also been covered by Snopes, Politifact and here’s our statement.
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic by Targeting Big Pharma’s Bottom Line
Opioids now kill over 100 Americans every day. In a single year, opioids kill more Americans than died in the entire Vietnam and Iraq Wars. And while the underground drug trade is fueling this epidemic of medicalized self-destruction, the flow of black-market opioids is inseparable from its above-ground counterpart—the pharmaceutical companies that peddle the legal and FDA-approved pain killers like OxyContin and Vicodin. And now workers on the front lines of this crisis are challenging the nation’s biggest pushers to stop pumping deadly drugs into their neighborhoods.
NLRB Schedules Multi-Day Hearing on Labor Violation Allegations at Palmer Food Services
(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered Palmer Food Services to attend a multi-day hearing to answer for numerous alleged unfair labor charges against the employer starting on October 16, 2017 in Buffalo.
A Labor Day Message from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa
This Labor Day, we remember that the purpose of a union is to stand together. Our union’s response to the devastation of Hurricane Harvey makes this Labor Day more meaningful than ever.
Teamsters Protest Cummins Inc. Health Care Cuts at Great American Trucking Show
(DALLAS) – From Thursday, August 24 to Saturday, August 26, Teamsters alerted participants at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, about diesel engine maker Cummins Inc.’s (NYSE: CMI) attacks against family health care and the threat this poses to American families.
Teamsters Union Stands with Nissan Workers in Mississippi
(WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union stands in solidarity with over 3,700 Nissan workers in Mississippi who are voting in their election to join the United Auto Workers today and Friday.
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