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Stock Together
01/27/21 - CWA Local 1123 We Still Have Member who have not Activated their accounts with Fidelity, PLease if you have been sent this message from Verizon please Do this ASAP. |
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TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL 25 WOMEN'S COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION AVAILABLE
01/27/21 - Teamsters Local 179 
The Teamsters Joint Council 25 Women’s Committee brings together representatives from each Joint Council 25 affiliate to strengthen communication and leadership opportunities for women throughout our union. The Women’s Committee has made a strong commitment to the continued education of Teamster women, and our scholarship program is a direct result of that commitment. |
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JAMES R. HOFFA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
01/27/21 - Teamsters Local 179 
Each year, children and dependents of Teamsters have a great opportunity to receive tuition assistance from the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund (JRHMSF).
The JRHMSF application process for the 2021 Academic and Training/Vocational Scholarship opens on November 30, 2020.
Learn more and download an application here: http://www.jrhmsf. |
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PARSEC, INC. SOCIAL DISTANCING JOB FAIR FEBRUARY 9TH AND 10TH
01/27/21 - Teamsters Local 179 . |
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Verizon Health Assessment
01/27/21 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 This is a reminder that Verizon members need to retake the Health assessment to earn the $100 premium reduction for 2021. We have continued to request Verizon to postpone it for 2021 but they have not agreed. They have agreed to extend the time period to the end of February 2021. |
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calendar
01/27/21 - IBEW Local 291 Purchase your Union Sportsmen's Alliance calendar now for a chance at the two guns a week giveaway. Limited quantities available. $35 each at the Union Hall. https://unionsportsmen. |
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The Share of The Workforce Represented by Unions Increased Last Year
01/27/21 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 27, 2021 | UNIONS | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports the rate of union membership was up in 2020, bucking the downward trend in previous years. After decades of declining unionization, in the middle of a pandemic, “the share of the workforce that’s represented by a union jumped up, from 11.6 percent to 12. |
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Verizon Stock Together Program
01/27/21 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 As part of the Stock Together program, employees are required to activate their Fidelity brokerage account. Verizon has sent reminders to employees. The accounts are required in order to view the Stock Together award and receive and access payments once the awards vests. Employees must activate before March 9, 2021 If you haven’t done so already, go to www. |
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The Share of The Workforce Represented by Unions Increased Last Year
01/27/21 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 27, 2021 | UNIONS | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports the rate of union membership was up in 2020, bucking the downward trend in previous years. After decades of declining unionization, in the middle of a pandemic, “the share of the workforce that’s represented by a union jumped up, from 11.6 percent to 12. |
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New Hoodies have arrived
01/27/21 - IUEC Local 10 
Just for those interested, the new Hoodies have arrived at the Union Hall. We have 2 new designs. We have also received the zip up sweat jackets as well. You may stop by the Union Hall to purchase one, if you would like, but you MUST wear a mask when entering the Union Hall building. |
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Biden Signs ‘Buy American’ Order, Pledges to Renew U.S. Manufacturing
01/26/21 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 26, 2021 | JOBS | President Joe Biden vowed on Monday to leverage the purchasing power of the U.S. government, the world’s biggest single buyer of goods and services, to strengthen domestic manufacturing and create markets for new technologies. |
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“What I Want for Me, I Want for You…”
01/26/21 - Teamsters Local 570 Jan. 26, 2021 | STRIKES | The 1,400 [Teamster] workers at Hunts Point Market [New York City], the largest produce distribution market in the country, went on strike the night of Sunday, January 17. They walked out of the warehouse to win a better contract after risking their lives as essential workers since the beginning of the pandemic. |
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Biden Signs ‘Buy American’ Order, Pledges to Renew U.S. Manufacturing
01/26/21 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 26, 2021 | ECONOMY | President Joe Biden vowed on Monday to leverage the purchasing power of the U.S. government, the world’s biggest single buyer of goods and services, to strengthen domestic manufacturing and create markets for new technologies. |
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Biden Signs ‘Buy American’ Order, Pledges to Renew U.S. Manufacturing
01/26/21 - Teamsters Local 888 Jan. 26, 2021 | ECONOMY | President Joe Biden vowed on Monday to leverage the purchasing power of the U.S. government, the world’s biggest single buyer of goods and services, to strengthen domestic manufacturing and create markets for new technologies. |
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“What I Want for Me, I Want for You…”
01/25/21 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 25, 2021 | STRIKES | The 1,400 [Teamster] workers at Hunts Point Market [New York City], the largest produce distribution market in the country, went on strike the night of Sunday, January 17. They walked out of the warehouse to win a better contract after risking their lives as essential workers since the beginning of the pandemic. |
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UPS Freight Sale
01/25/21 - Teamsters Local 776 UPS has announced the sale of UPS Freight to TFI International, Inc. Full.... |
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James R. Hoffa Scholarship
01/25/21 - Teamsters Local Union No. 91 Teamsters Local Union No. 91 reminds all Members and their families about the James R. Hoffa Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship Fund is available to our Members and their families while pursuing their educational goals. Local 91 encourages our Members to explore the possibilities. |
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Blood Drive at the Westside Regional Command Center
01/25/21 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association encourages its members to participate in a blood drive being held by Vitalant at the Westside Regional Command Center on Friday, January 29, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The blood drive will take place in Vitalant's Blood Mobile. |
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UPS Freight-TFI Purchase
01/25/21 - Teamsters Local 492 1/25/2021 - UPS Freight-TFI Purchase Please see below the following information that was received today from UPS Freight. As you may know, UPS Freight has entered into an agreement by which TForce Freight, Inc. (an affiliate of TFI International Inc. |
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THE ANN GALLAGHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2021
01/24/21 - IBEW Local 191 Your son or daughter could get a scholarship. |
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Kroger Negotiations Update 29
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We want to provide you with some health and safety news.
After meeting with Kroger on January 21st to continue contract negotiations, Kroger informed us— only after we asked about whether any Kroger workers have died due to this exploding pandemic— that two Houston Kroger workers have in fact died and one worker was recently in the ICU due to COVID. |
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Weekly News Wrap-Up: 1/22/2021
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Weekly News Wrap-Up: 1/22/2021
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Biden Tells OSHA to Issue New Covid-19 Guidance to Employers
01/22/21 - Teamsters Local 570 Jan. 22, 2021 | SAFETY & HEALTH | President Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday to release new guidance to employers on protecting workers from Covid-19. In one of 10 executive orders that he signed Thursday, the president asked the agency to step up enforcement of existing rules to help stop the spread of the coronavirus in the workplace…. |
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School Bus, Transit Workers Are High Priority for Covid-19 Vaccine
01/22/21 - Teamsters Local 570 
Jan. 22, 2021 | “The vaccination of frontline workers is essential to their protection and the protection of the public at-large,” said Rick Middleton, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 572 and Director of the Teamsters Passenger Transportation Division in a statement issued today. |
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Biden Tells OSHA to Issue New Covid-19 Guidance to Employers
01/22/21 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 22, 2021 | HEALTH & SAFETY | President Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday to release new guidance to employers on protecting workers from Covid-19. |
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Biden Tells OSHA to Issue New Covid-19 Guidance to Employers
01/22/21 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 22, 2021 | SAFETY & HEALTH | President Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday to release new guidance to employers on protecting workers from Covid-19. In one of 10 executive orders that he signed Thursday, the president asked the agency to step up enforcement of existing rules to help stop the spread of the coronavirus in the workplace…. |
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Pay Dates For Orange Mobility Contract Extension
01/22/21 - CWA Local 2222 Hi Everyone - Below are the dates that Mobility employees in the Orange CBA will see the 2.5% GWI negotiated with the Orange extension: Orange GWI of 2.5% is effective 2/13/2021 Pay period cycle of 1/31/2021 to 2/13/2021 If an employee works on 2/13/2021 they will have a 2. |
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Verizon Covid Administrative Changes
01/22/21 - CWA Local 2222 Subject: COVID Administrative Changes ? Ed: Below are administrative changes I referenced last week. These changes will be fully implemented by Monday 1/25. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! 1, Shorten 72 hour lookback on symptoms to 48 hours in the Return to Office tool (RTO). |
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Verizon Work At Home Renewal
01/22/21 - CWA Local 2222 January 11, 2021 Mr. Mike Davis Administrative Director CWA District 2-13 230 S. Broad Street, Floor 19 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Re: COVID-19 Work At Home –Renewal Dear Mike, Thomas J. |
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Verizon Home Garaging Renewal
01/22/21 - CWA Local 2222 January 21, 2021 Mr. Mike Davis Administrative Director CWA District 2-13 230 S. Broad Street, Floor 19 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Re: COVID-19 Home Garaging - Renewal Dear Mike, Thomas J. |
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Support UNM Graduate Workers Right to Organize
01/22/21 - New Mexico Hospital Workers Union Thanks for signing the petition. Now, can you spread the word to keep up our momentum? Click here to share this petition on Facebook. Click here to share this petition on Twitter. Or you can send your friends this link: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-the-petition-unm-should-recognize-graduate-workers-right-to-unionize. |
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Coordinated Bargaining Coalition
01/22/21 - Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen January 22, 2021 — The Rail Unions comprising the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC), negotiating together in the current round of National Negotiations, have issued the following statement: The CBC and the nation’s Rail Carriers first met concerning the November 1, 2019, Section 6 Notices in January 2020. |
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Verizon Home Garaging and Working From Home Agreements Extended
01/22/21 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 The working from home agreement between CWA and Verizon has been extended to April 30, 2021. The garaging from home agreement has been extended as well until February 28, 2021. |
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Hoffa: President Biden Takes Correct Step in Firing NLRB General Counsel
01/22/21 - Teamsters Local 888 Jan. 21, 2021 | NLRB | "The Teamsters were pleased to see President Joe Biden wasted little time in terminating the NLRB’s general counsel, an anti-union attorney who chose not to honor the traditional protocol of submitting his resignation to the incoming Biden administration. U.S. workers deserve to have an NLRB that will give them a fair shake. |
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Teamsters Pressure Democrats Ahead of Inauguration
01/22/21 - Teamsters Local 888 Jan. 19, 2021 | U.S. LABOR | The 1.4-million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters is hoping to remind Biden — and the Democratic leaders now in control of Congress — of the union’s priorities. It plans to launch a grassroots “Build Back Stronger” campaign today to push for seven pages of policy changes that organized labor has been seeking for years. |
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Solidarity at DHL
01/21/21 - Teamsters Local 776 On Friday January 15, 2021, Local 776 President Ed Thompson responded to a request from Teamsters Local 107.... |
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Work at Home / Home Garaging extensions
01/21/21 - CWA Local 1123 Verizon Members: Work at Home extended through 4/30/2021! Home Garaging extended through 2/28/2021! Please check out the Contracts/ Loa's section for the new extensions. |
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Office Closure
01/21/21 - IBEW Local 551 Our office is currently not open for walk ins. All communication is by phone, email, and text. To assure that you will receive all notices please keep your address, email, and phone number up to date. To update you can go to "Contact Us" on this website. |
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Trump Labor Board Counsel Fired After Resisting Biden's Call for Resignation
01/21/21 - Teamsters Local 570 Jan. 21, 2021 | NLRB | National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb, a Trump appointee, has been fired after refusing a request from President Joe Biden to step down from his post. Biden had asked for Robb's resignation Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the new president's inauguration, according to a White House spokesperson. |
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Trumka: Marty Walsh Will Be an Exceptional Labor Secretary
01/21/21 - Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for secretary of labor: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will be an exceptional labor secretary for the same reason he was an outstanding mayor: he carried the tools. |
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Trump Labor Board Counsel Fired After Resisting Biden's Call for Resignation
01/21/21 - Teamsters Local 355 Jan. 21, 2021 | NLRB | National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb, a Trump appointee, has been fired after refusing a request from President Joe Biden to step down from his post. Biden had asked for Robb's resignation Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the new president's inauguration, according to a White House spokesperson. |
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Teamsters Statement on Cancelation of Keystone XL Pipeline
01/21/21 - Teamsters Local 570 
Jan. 21, 2021 | The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the issuance of an executive order by President Biden canceling the completion of construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which will affect 8,000 union jobs and members’ retirement and health benefits. |
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Virginia Elevator Mechanic License
01/21/21 - IUEC Local 10 Just a reminder for all mechanics working in the State of Virginia. I have just been told, by two different inspection companies, that the State of Virginia will soon be requiring that they put your Virginia Mechanics License number on all inspection forms. This means anyone, doing elevator work, will need to have a Virginia License in their pocket when doing finals or annuals. |
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Trump Labor Board Counsel Fired
01/21/21 - Teamsters Local 992 Jan. 21, 2021 | NLRB | National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb, a Trump appointee, has been fired after refusing a request from President Joe Biden to step down from his post. Biden had asked for Robb's resignation Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the new president's inauguration, according to a White House spokesperson. |
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El Paso Police Department Is Hiring
01/21/21 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Police Department is accepting applications for the position of Police Trainee. This recruitment is for police trainees for an upcoming Police Academy class. Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this position will close once a preset number of qualified applications are received. |
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IBT Nomination Meeting Results
01/21/21 - Teamsters Local Union No. 142 IBT Nomination Meeting Results Click here to download and post at jobsite. |
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