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Workers are fighting back and joining our union in record numbers
 Jan. 2, 2024 | The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has grown by an astounding 75,000 new members under Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, a direct result of key investments in strategic organizing. See where the 75,000 new Teamsters are, visualized here.
The strike against Amazon is over but Teamsters warn: ‘Stay tuned’
 Dec. 27, 2024 | Thousands of Amazon workers have ended their days-long strike against the company, according to the Teamsters union. But tensions persist, with the union saying its efforts aren’t over. “Make no mistake the Teamsters will never let up and workers will never stop fighting for their rights at Amazon,” a union representative said in a statement. “Stay tuned.” Thousands of Amazon delivery drivers across a handful of states went on strike late last week in the thick of the holiday package season, with the strike ending on Christmas Eve. The Teamsters held protests outside at least 200 facilities nationwide, but workers were on strike at only nine separate locations, from Queens, New York, to San Francisco. CNN
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 Jan. 3, 2025 | OPINION | In November, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sided with Amazon workers in ruling that it is illegal to force workers to attend mandatory anti-union propaganda sessions, upending a doctrine of U.S. Labor law that has existed since 1948… The celebration will presumably be short-lived, however, as the incoming Trump administration is expected to revert the board to the pro-business, anti-union agency that it was during his first term. This means workers’ rights will inevitably be rolled back and much of the progress made over the past four years could be lost. It’s hard to know exactly how long the process of realigning the NLRB will take, but most Labor experts and leaders expect Donald Trump, upon arriving in the White House, to sack General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, who steered the board in a pro-worker direction via 26 issued memorandums. There’s precedent for such an action… The Labor Tribune
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Jan. 3, 2025 | OPINION | In November, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sided with Amazon workers in ruling that it is illegal to force workers to attend mandatory anti-union propaganda sessions, upending a doctrine of U.S. Labor law that has existed since 1948… The celebration will presumably be short-lived, however, as the incoming Trump administration is expected to revert the board to the pro-business, anti-union agency that it was during his first term. This means workers’ rights will inevitably be rolled back and much of the progress made over the past four years could be lost. It’s hard to know exactly how long the process of realigning the NLRB will take, but most Labor experts and leaders expect Donald Trump, upon arriving in the White House, to sack General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, who steered the board in a pro-worker direction via 26 issued memorandums. There’s precedent for such an action… The Labor Tribune
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 Dec. 31, 2024 | ORGANIZING | The resurgence of the American labor movement is being led in no small part by a cohort of young, diverse, fired-up workers around the country. … Changing the world for the better has been the goal of many generations of workers; some pulled it off and some didn’t, but the most important thing for all of us is to keep trying. Salting is just one way out of many to go about it, but [Jay] Brisack [one of the most well-known salts in the modern labor movement], is a big fan: “Unions are at 6% density in the private sector, and yet there are millions of workers who would like to organize their workplace. Salts can help show their co-workers that a better life is possible and get things rolling in that direction.” Learn more here.
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