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Boston Teamsters win Republic Services strike
Sept. 20, 2025 | Republic Services workers represented by Teamsters Local 25 have won a historic strike against the multibillion-dollar waste corporation, ratifying a new contract by a powerful 92 percent margin. Republic forced more than 400 members of Local 25 out on strike on July 1. After nearly three months on the picket line, Republic Teamsters have now secured raises of 46 percent over the life of the five-year contract, along with additional substantial improvements to health benefits. Teamsters in Georgia and Ohio will remain on picket lines against Republic until they are offered a fair new agreement. Learn more
Teamsters join lawmakers to introduce Faster Labor Contracts Act
 Sept. 17, 2025 | Yesterday, Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and Teamsters members went to Capitol Hill for the introduction of legislation that would require employers to collectively bargain with newly organized workers within 10 days of voting to form their union. “When passed, the Faster Labor Contracts Act will put working families in this country back at the center of the American economy, and it has the potential to transform entire industries for the better,” O’Brien said. “This legislation is one of the most consequential bills for organized labor in generations. The Teamsters Union is calling on Congress to take this bipartisan bill seriously and pass it.” Learn more
Teamsters celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 15, 2025 | The International Brotherhood of Teamsters celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, observed September 15 through October 15. During this time, we honor the contributions of Hispanic Teamsters and pay tribute to the workers and labor leaders whose sacrifices have expanded rights and dignity on the job. Learn more
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 Sept. 29, 2025 | FEDERAL WORKFORCE | Even before most federal agencies had shared their plans for a possible government shutdown this week, the White House delivered a message that resonated across the bureaucracy: a funding lapse could be used as an opportunity for even more layoffs. With days left before the government runs out of money at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, federal workers were grappling with a deepening sense of uncertainty about the ramifications if congressional leaders cannot come to an agreement over the budget. … Around 300,000 employees are set to be off the payroll by the end of the year. The federal workers who remain are now facing the prospect of going without pay for an indefinite period — or possibly even losing their jobs. The New York Times PHOTO/Angelina Katsanis/Politico
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• stlpr.org: Union-proposed contract approved by striking Boeing workers
• Counterpunch: 'Teamsterland - Reports on America’s Most Iconic Union'
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• Marine Insight: Labor unions urge Congress to pass SHIPS Act, revive domestic shipbuilding
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 Sept. 25, 2025 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Today, Amazon Teamsters and allies rallied at New York City Hall in support of the Delivery Protection Act, a groundbreaking bill introduced by Councilmember Tiffany Cabán (D-22nd District) that would protect workers and communities near last-mile delivery facilities in New York City. If passed, the legislation would ban Amazon’s exploitative Delivery Service Provider (DSP) model by prohibiting third-party subcontractors and requiring facilities to directly employ its workers. Teamsters
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 Sept. 24, 2025 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Momentum is growing in the fight to overturn President Trump’s illegal and destructive directives stripping collective bargaining rights from most federal employees. On Sept. 17, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia led a bipartisan coalition of 48 U.S. senators in introducing legislation that would overturn President Trump’s March executive order stripping more than 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights, as well as a second executive order Trump issued in August extending the directive to tens of thousands of employees at other agencies. “President Trump’s March executive order stripping most of the federal workforce of collective bargaining rights represents the single most aggressive action taken by the federal government against organized labor in U.S. history…” AFGE
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