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NYC ATU's ENDORSE Eric Adams For Mayor
05/07/21 - ATU Local 1056 
I Am YOU!!
The People’s Candidate, Eric Adams
Like so many New Yorkers, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams grew up with adversity—and overcame it. |
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Weekly News Wrap-Up: 5/8/2021
05/07/21 - Teamsters Local 570 • Please buy this newspaper • May Day: Made in the U.S.A. • U.S. labor shortage? Unlikely. Here’s why. • Amazon plans to raise the wages of 500,000 worker • Opinion: Get rid of no-strike clauses and stop begging • Labor Dept. |
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Weekly News Wrap-Up: 5/8/2021
05/07/21 - Teamsters Local 355 • Please buy this newspaper • May Day: Made in the U.S.A. • U.S. labor shortage? Unlikely. Here’s why. • Amazon plans to raise the wages of 500,000 worker • Opinion: Get rid of no-strike clauses and stop begging • Labor Dept. |
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Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act
05/07/21 - Teamsters Local 992 May 7, 2021 | SOLIDARITY | The sports unions for basketball, baseball, football, and hockey have combined forces – and the labor movement is stronger for it. The PRO Act is about as important a piece of labor legislation as we’ve seen in some time. It holds the potential to open the door for workers and organizers to step up and reverse 40 years of losses for organized labor. |
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Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act
05/07/21 - Teamsters Local 570 May 7, 2021 | SOLIDARITY | The sports unions for basketball, baseball, football, and hockey have combined forces – and the labor movement is stronger for it. The PRO Act is about as important a piece of labor legislation as we’ve seen in some time. It holds the potential to open the door for workers and organizers to step up and reverse 40 years of losses for organized labor. |
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Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act
05/07/21 - Teamsters Local 355 May 7, 2021 | SOLIDARITY | The sports unions for basketball, baseball, football, and hockey have combined forces – and the labor movement is stronger for it. The PRO Act is about as important a piece of labor legislation as we’ve seen in some time. It holds the potential to open the door for workers and organizers to step up and reverse 40 years of losses for organized labor. |
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Don't Miss Out! Annual UA Local 44 Golf Tournament
05/07/21 - Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 44 
Networking opportunities don't get any better than this!
Whether you bring a group of clients or colleagues to play in the tournament, host an activity on the course or simply take advantage of one of our sponsorship opportunities, the UA Local 44 tournament offers everyone a way to gain exposure and promote their business. |
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KCFD Hiring Fire Communication Specialists
05/07/21 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO . |
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Sports Unions Come Together to Fight for the PRO Act
05/07/21 - Teamsters Local 888 May 7, 2021 | SOLIDARITY | The sports unions for basketball, baseball, football, and hockey have combined forces – and the labor movement is stronger for it. The PRO Act is about as important a piece of labor legislation as we’ve seen in some time. It holds the potential to open the door for workers and organizers to step up and reverse 40 years of losses for organized labor. |
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Forklift & MEWPS (aerial-lifts) certificates class
05/06/21 - IATSE Local 33 
Hello Brothers & Sisters:
Local 33 is offering a Forklift & MEWPS (aerial-lifts) certificates class on Tuesday, May 11 @ 7a.m. If interested email the Safety & Training Committee at training@ia33. |
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16 Secrets of Amazon Warehouse Employees
05/06/21 - Teamsters Local 570 May 6, 2021 | WAREHOUSE | When we last checked in with Amazon warehouse workers in November 2015, the consensus was that life as an employee at one of the company’s 110 domestic fulfillment centers was physically challenging but financially rewarding. |
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Proposed Bylaws Amendments
05/06/21 - UAW Local 2320 Dear NOLSW Leaders, We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the NJC on June 5th! Please share the following information with all your members today. As part of the business meeting, we will be voting on the following changes to the NOLSW Bylaws: Article XII, Section 1, A & C: Provision to maintain a consistent dues rate of 1. |
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Proposed Bylaws Amendments
05/06/21 - UAW Local 2320 Dear NOLSW Leaders, We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the NJC on June 5th! Please share the following information with all your members today. As part of the business meeting, we will be voting on the following changes to the NOLSW Bylaws: Article XII, Section 1, A & C: Provision to maintain a consistent dues rate of 1. |
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Passing of Brother Jim Pappas
05/06/21 - IBEW Local 483 It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Brother James "Jim" Pappas. He was a retired Journeyman Tree Trimmer with the City of Tacoma. Jim was an outstanding 483 member for over 40 years. He will be deeply missed by family, friends and his 483 brothers and sisters. |
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Passing of Brother Jim Pappas
05/06/21 - IBEW Local 483 It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Brother James "Jim" Pappas. He was a retired Journeyman Tree Trimmer with the City of Tacoma. Jim was an outstanding 483 member for over 40 years. He will be deeply missed by family, friends and his 483 brothers and sisters. |
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Labor Dept. Blocks Trump-Era Rule Affecting Gig Workers
05/06/21 - Teamsters Local 992 May 6, 2021 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Biden administration on Wednesday blocked a Trump-era rule that would have made it easier to classify gig workers who work for companies like Uber and Lyft as independent contractors instead of employees, signaling a potential policy shift toward greater worker protections. |
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Essential Workers Did Not Ask to be Heroes
05/06/21 - Teamsters Local 992 May 6, 2021 | COVID-19 | […] Essential workers had “heroism” foisted upon them by corporate employers who quarantined in palatial estates and ordered their groceries online, and we, satisfied that these “heroes” were selflessly sacrificing themselves in our service, did not ask any questions. |
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Build Back Better with Unions
05/06/21 - Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen More and more of America’s workers want to join a union. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study found that nearly half of all nonunion workers, or more than 60 million people — would join a union today if given the chance. Public approval of unions, at 65 percent, is one of the highest marks in half a century. |
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Please Help Brother James Chambers
05/06/21 - IBEW Local 191 PLEASE HELP! Brother James Chambers and his family suffered a tragic loss recently. There house burned down and they lost everything! Help our fellow 191 Brother and his family during these hard times by heading over to his Gofundme link https://gofund.me/aed94b3c. |
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AT&T Discount
05/06/21 - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 577 
A discount offered to Teamster Local 577 members, from AT&T a Union Company. |
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Join us Stand up to a Bully!
05/06/21 - GCC/IBT District Council 4 The Trib is under attack! We need to stand up and help one of our biggest staples of Chicagoan Life. One of the biggest destroyers of Newspapers has its eye on our friend. Alden Global Capital takes over Newspapers and slowly breaks them apart by offering the community poor quality of information, increasing subscription costs, and reducing staff. |
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How police work for women in El Paso has changed over the years, but still has a ways to go in recruiting
05/06/21 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The history of women on El Paso’s police force dates back to 1913, but much has changed over the years. “Women were seen more as social workers than police officers because it was a very male-dominated occupation,” said Egbert Zavala, an associate professor in the Criminal Justice Department at the University of Texas at El Paso. |
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2021 El Paso Police Fallen Officers Memorial Ceremony
05/06/21 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Police Department and the El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association invites everyone to the 2021 Fallen Officers Memorial Ceremony to be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, May 14, 2021. The event will take place at Charles "Chuck" Heinrich Park, 11055 Ofc. Andrew Barcena Dr. in northeast El Paso. |
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Labor Dept. Blocks Trump-Era Rule Affecting Gig Workers
05/06/21 - Teamsters Local 355 May 6, 2021 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Biden administration on Wednesday blocked a Trump-era rule that would have made it easier to classify gig workers who work for companies like Uber and Lyft as independent contractors instead of employees, signaling a potential policy shift toward greater worker protections. |
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What’s your emergency?: Meet the El Paso heroes behind the voices
05/06/21 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association They’re always on the line when you need them. Local 911 dispatchers have been responding to emergency calls in the midst of the pandemic this last year and continue to do so. They put in extra work to ensure the community’s safety. “There’s never been this type of thing. Where it comes to shutting the entire city and country down. |
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Blue Cross / Blue Shield Settlement Postcards
05/06/21 - GCC/IBT District Council 4 A number of participants have recently received notices regarding settlement of a class action involving Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The Fund receives certain services from Blue Cross and Blue Shield and is reviewing claims the Fund has against Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The Fund cannot provide advice to individual participants regarding the settlement. |
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Local 458M Union Membership Meeting
05/06/21 - GCC/IBT District Council 4 Local 458M Active and Retired Members are eligible to attend our Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, May 12th at 5:00 p.m. All members must register at least 1 day before the meeting, to register, please click on the zoom logo below: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. |
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Labor Dept. Blocks Trump-Era Rule Affecting Gig Workers
05/06/21 - Teamsters Local 888 May 6, 2021 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | The Biden administration on Wednesday blocked a Trump-era rule that would have made it easier to classify gig workers who work for companies like Uber and Lyft as independent contractors instead of employees, signaling a potential policy shift toward greater worker protections. |
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Workers Strike Back: Inside the New Labor Movement
05/05/21 - Teamsters Local 355 May 5, 2021 | LABOR’S FUTURE | We are living through a revivified effort among workers—more likely to be women and people of color and nurses, teachers, and AI scientists rather than soot-covered white men, but nonetheless radicalized like miners of a century ago—to secure more rights, including greater say in how their companies operate. |
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Election Day May 1, 2021
05/05/21 - TEAMSTERS LOCAL 577 
Members of Teamsters Local 577 campaigning for candidates running for Mayor and Amarillo City Council on May 1, 2021. |
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Local 776 Family Picnic!
05/05/21 - Teamsters Local 776 What a year it has been; the pandemic has affected everyone in some way or another. Last year many Local 776 events.... |
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National Director Update - April 2021
05/05/21 - AMFA May 5, 2021 -- We are cautiously optimistic as we continue to see the number COVID-19 cases decline throughout the US, and we are encouraged to see positive trends in air travel. As flights and our workload schedules are becoming more and more packed, remember Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) work tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of the millions of air passengers each day. |
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CLEAT EXECUTIVE BOARD VOTES NO CONFIDENCE IN THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT (TCOLE)
05/05/21 - TCSOA Dear Christina, As you well know TCOLE has been on the insatiable march to expand its power over officers and agencies. It’s players are using the political climate in the aftermath of George Floyd to reach in and upend what’s left of your due process. |
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Essential Workers Did Not Ask to be Heroes
05/05/21 - Teamsters Local 888 May 4, 2021 | COVID-19 | […] Essential workers had “heroism” foisted upon them by corporate employers who quarantined in palatial estates and ordered their groceries online, and we, satisfied that these “heroes” were selflessly sacrificing themselves in our service, did not ask any questions. |
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Essential Workers Did Not Ask to be Heroes
05/04/21 - Teamsters Local 570 May 4, 2021 | COVID-19 | […] Essential workers had “heroism” foisted upon them by corporate employers who quarantined in palatial estates and ordered their groceries online, and we, satisfied that these “heroes” were selflessly sacrificing themselves in our service, did not ask any questions. |
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Essential Workers Did Not Ask to be Heroes
05/04/21 - Teamsters Local 355 May 4, 2021 | COVID-19 | […] Essential workers had “heroism” foisted upon them by corporate employers who quarantined in palatial estates and ordered their groceries online, and we, satisfied that these “heroes” were selflessly sacrificing themselves in our service, did not ask any questions. |
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Possible New York State Retirement Incentive
05/04/21 - UPSEU  Some potential good news for New York State’s public employees! Two bills, sponsored by Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon in the New York State Assembly (A05884), and Senator Pete Harckham in the State Senate (S2722A), would enable public employers to offer a retirement incentive to employees who meet one of the following criteria: 1. |
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Quarterly Meeting Zoom Link
05/04/21 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 CWA 1120 QUARTERLY LOCAL MEETING Tuesday May 18th, 2021 6:00pm via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7148140882. |
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Grievance Leads to Retro Pay and Wage Increases for Newtown Bus Drivers
05/04/21 - UPSEU Local 1222 UPSEU Local 1222 filed a grievance in late February 2021 on behalf of a Newtown Bus Driver, as a result of the driver’s rate of pay not being increased in accordance with the employee’s first collective bargaining agreement. |
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Lighting the Path
05/04/21 - UAW Local 4911 
Lighting the Path Live Stream 5-5-21 11:30am |
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Light up the Phones!
05/04/21 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 21 We have some good news to report today, our internet and phones are back up and working. As expected we ran into some delays in coordinating the movement of all of our communications services. Anyone who has worked on orders for types of moves like ours can understand some of the problems we experienced. We would like to thank all of our AT&T members who helped get us up and running over the past few days especially AT&T Member Tom Henzel and our Avaya members Thomas Concannon and Louis Shapiro. |
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Free College Info Session May 7, 2021
05/04/21 - Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 44 
The Union Plus Free College Benefit makes it possible for you and your family members to earn an associate degree completely online – for FREE. This can save you thousands of dollars and the process is simple. |
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US Foods Hiring
05/03/21 - Teamsters Local 264 The Buffalo US Foods Location is hiring CLD A Driver. If you're interested in joing our team use the QR Code below or go to: https://www.usfoods.com/content/usfoods-dce/en/careers/us-foods-opportunities. |
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Celebration of Life for Charles Moniz Jr.
05/03/21 - IBEW Local 191 Charles Moniz son Charles Moniz Jr's Celebration of Life Details are as follows: A Celebration of Life for our beloved son, Charles, will be held at the Cascade Christian Academy Gymnasium, 600 N Western Ave., Wenatchee, WA, on Friday, May 7, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. |
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Negotiations
05/03/21 - IBEW Local 191 IBEW LU 191 Members, Negotiations are progressing with another meeting this week! If more meetings are needed we will schedule them and continue working toward an agreement. Making sure we do our due diligence we have prepared for CIR as a formality. This is due to CIR meets in May and then not again until August. |
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Cedar Point Tickets
05/03/21 - Teamsters Local 964 Cedar Point Discount Tickets 2021 Fot all Teamsters members, active and Retired. Teamster Joint Council 41 office has aquired discount tickets available for sale at reduced prices. |
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EPMPOA Cookout to Benefit Sgt. Sonny Perez #1587
05/03/21 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association is sponsoring a fundraising cookout (burgers / hotdogs / nachos / drinks / desserts) to benefit Sergeant Santos "Sonny" Perez #1587. It is being hosted by the EPMPOA and EPPD K-9 Section and will be held at the Mission Valley Regional Command Center on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. |
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