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General Membership Meeting Registration for Long Distance Members
09/29/25 - Teamsters Local 162 
Teamsters Local 162 – October General Membership Meeting
Join us for our October General Membership Meeting on Sunday, October 5 at 10:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM MT.
?? Zoom Option:
Members living 75+ miles from the Local may attend via Zoom webinar to listen to officer reports.
Registration is required to verify membership. |
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Sysco Portland Votes YES to Authorize a Strike
09/28/25 - Teamsters Local 162 
On Sunday, September 28th, over 99.5% of members voted YES to authorize a strike against Sysco Portland.
Despite six rounds of negotiations, Sysco has failed to present an offer that reflects the value of our members' hard work.
Teamsters in Portland are united and ready to strike if Sysco Portland doesn’t come to the table with a fair contract. |
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Notice of Submission of Local Union, The proposed Local Union Election Plan to Nominate and elect delegates to the IBT Convention. The proposed Local Union Election Plan to Nominate and elect delegates to the IBT Convention
09/26/25 - United Passenger Rail Federation BMWED-IBT Notice of Submission of Local Union |
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Week Ending 09/26/2025
09/26/25 - Teamsters Local 355 • Compact Mag: Seriously, can Republicans fix labor law? • DC Journal: ‘You don’t want to see these trucks next to you’ • Labor Press: Teamsters continue their battle with Amazon • Teamsters, firefighters call for boycott of Sutphen Corp. |
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Week Ending 09/26/2025
09/26/25 - Teamsters Local 992 • Compact Mag: Seriously, can Republicans fix labor law? • Labor Press: Teamsters continue their battle with Amazon • Teamsters, firefighters call for boycott of Sutphen Corp. |
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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
09/26/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION The second Cost-of-Living Adjustment under the 2024-2027 contract for APWU-represented employees is in paychecks today. That means $811 MORE per year for full-time career workers. Thanks to our twice-a-year COLAs alone, career postal workers’ pay has risen by $1,206 more per year. |
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Ulster County Poised to Benefit from Nearly $21 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Broadband Service to Unserved Areas
09/26/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 This is big news for Local 1120! Great job by everyone involved, especially Dan Kozak, Jon Lindgren, Rob Pinto and Theresa Morley. I would also like to thank Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger, Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher, and the Chair of the Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion, Jenny Lee. We could not have done this without your support. |
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Teamsters Support NYC ‘Delivery Protection Act’
09/25/25 - Teamsters Local 355 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. |
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Your Union Working For You!
09/25/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 3181 
New County Administrator Joe Abruzzo meeting with Local President Dylan Owens, Executive VP Mark Warme and PBC Vice President Javier Aguilar. Mr. Abruzzo has a strong track record supporting union workers. He has agreed to work closely with us on our issues. |
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Honoring Our Retiring Members: A Celebration of Unity and Engagement at AMFA Local 32 in Phoenix
09/25/25 - AMFA Local 32 Today, AMFA Local 32's Phoenix GMM, honored retirees Jim Wisto, John Thomas, & Mitch Johnson with etched fan blades & Fossil watches. 40 others made it standing room only. Raffled 3D engine, Korry Lights, Boeing 737 logo & Snap-on items. Union strong, forever united! |
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Local 2222 Member in Need
09/25/25 - CWA Local 2222 Please consider helping out our Union brother in need. Please see the attached link for details. https://gofund. |
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State FOP Issues Statement Regarding Outpouring Of Support For Slain Northern York County Regional Police Officers
09/25/25 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE – PENNSYLVANIA STATE LODGE 5262 E. Trindle Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 STATE FOP ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR SLAIN NORTHERN YORK COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE OFFICERS HARRISBURG, Pa. (Sept. |
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Open Enrollment
09/25/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 1107 The 2026 Annual Open Enrollment Dates are as follows: October 7, 2025 to October 16, 2025 – (these dates are for Active employees and Retirees)." Retirees, please read the two previous posts. |
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Verizon Pre-Medicare Retiree Webinar for Surest Option
09/25/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 1120 There are webinars being scheduled for Verizon pre-medicare retirees Surest plan. Please click on the link below to register for the webinar. There are 5 dates available in early October. If you are a Verizon pre-medicare retiree or if you are planning on retiring in the near future and are younger than 65 I urge you to check this option as well as the others. surest. |
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Surest demonstrations
09/25/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 1107 Below is a link to the schedule for the Surest demonstrations for our pre-Medicare retirees. surest. |
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ABF Pension Increase 2025
09/24/25 - Teamsters Local 492 
ABF Pension Increase 2025
9/24/2025 - This notice is to inform you of the contractual pension contribution increase that takes effect August l, 2025, through July 31, 2026, under the ABF NMFA agreement.
The contribution rate will increase by $0.80 per hour, with the entire amount applied to your pension. |
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Federal Workers Declare Five-Alarm Fire at Agencies
09/24/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 24, 2025 | FEDERAL WORKERS | Braving retaliation, thousands of federal workers across six agencies have signed open letters charging that their workplaces are being hamstrung or dismantled by the Trump administration. They join federal unionists at dozens more workplaces who have been sounding the alarm to Congress and the public. |
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Requesting a Duplicate Ballot
09/24/25 - Teamsters Local 463 Ballots for Officer elections were mailed to active members late last week. If you do not receive your ballot by September 25, 2025, or need a replacement for some reason, please contact the local at 215-591-1000 or email at info@teamsters463.org. |
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Congress Inches Closer to Vote to Overturn Union-Busting Orders
09/24/25 - Teamsters Local 992 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. |
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2025 Teamsters Warehouse Division Conference
09/23/25 - Teamsters Local Union No 570 
We are excited to share details about the upcoming 2025 Teamsters Warehouse Conference, where Teamsters from across the country will come together to examine emerging developments, fresh strategies, and proven practices shaping the future of the warehouse industry.
Mark your calendars for November 3-5, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. We invite you to join us for an energizing and impactful conference designed to inform, connect, and empower all who attend. This event will provide a valuable opportunity for collaboration, skill-building, and peer engagement as we tackle key issues and opportunities within the warehouse sector.
Additional details regarding workshops and the full agenda will be shared as the event approaches. |
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Working with the web site modules
09/23/25 - SEIU Florida Public Service Union 
The UnionActive system is made up of individual Modules that can be added, removed, and customized throughout the site.
To view the current Modules, login to the site as an admin and you will now see gray boxes around each individual module. Each module box contains an x button, up and down arrows, the module order number, and the title of the module. |
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Set a secure admin password
09/23/25 - SEIU Florida Public Service Union 
The first thing to do when you initially login as the administrator is set a secure password for the account. Click the User Settings button from the home page, then scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see a password field. Delete the current password and enter in your own private password. |
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The administration area
09/23/25 - SEIU Florida Public Service Union 
The Administration Area is the main control panel for the UnionActive system. To access the Administration Area, login to the website as an administrator, and then click the Admin Area button just below the website date.
Each link in the Administration Area has a short description about what can be done in that area. |
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Partnership with Art Enables
09/22/25 - IATSE Local 22 
The brothers, sisters, and kin of Local 22 are proud to announce that our advertising space in the upcoming DC Metro Coalition of Labor Union Women's Gloria T. Johnson Awards has been donated to the local non-profit Art Enables. |
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Congress Inches Closer to Vote to Overturn Union-Busting Orders
09/22/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 22, 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. |
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RISE Strike Update
09/22/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Three weeks, 22 days; 528 hours, no matter how you look at it, that’s how long the Local 776 members at RISE |
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Week Ending 09/20/2025
09/21/25 - Teamsters Local 355 . |
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Local 776 Retirements
09/20/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Recently, three Members retired with almost 80 years of service between them! They retired from three different employers, but with one common denominator: good-paying, good-benefit Teamster jobs! The retirees are: Dale Cruz retired from ABF Freight after 36 years of service as a dock worker. Before his time at ABF, Dale worked at YRC as a casual for two years. |
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October General Membership Meeting
09/19/25 - Teamsters Local 162 
Attention Teamsters Local 162 Members:
Our first General Membership Meeting back from summer break will be on Sunday, October 5th, at 10:00 AM PST at Joe Edgar Union Hall. A webinar format will be available for members outside a 75 mile radius of the Local to hear reports from officers. Registration will be available soon. |
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Stand With Kaiser Workers In Longview On September 22nd!
09/19/25 - Southwest Washington Central Labor Council 
It's time to tell Kaiser to put patients and healthcare professionals over profits - let's remind them about what matters to healthcare workers and their patients! |
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Coalition of Hollywood Labor Unions Slams Kimmel Suspension
09/19/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 19, 2025 | FIRST AMENDMENT | (Click the image to view.) The Producers Guild of America and a coalition of Hollywood labor groups have added to the chorus of guilds that have released statements criticizing ABC‘s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. “Free speech is fundamental to our democracy,” the PGA wrote Thursday. “It is the lifeblood of our industry. |
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CWA Local 1103 Presents Free Financial Planning Consultations – Reserve Your Spot
09/19/25 - CWA Local 1103 
Sisters and Brothers,
CWA's Local 1103 Executive Board is excited to offer you a valuable opportunity — free, one-on-one financial planning consultations with CWA Local 1103's ENDORSED certified financial planner, either in person at the Union Hall or by conference call. |
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2025 Trunk or Treat
09/19/25 - IBEW Local 73 
Come join us for Trunk or Treat Halloween Night! |
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Coalition Health Center
09/19/25 - IBEW Local 73 
IBEW Local 73 |
Calling all Inside and Sound & Comm Electricians! Coalition Health Center is now open!
Get great personalized care with the added benefits of no deductibles on visits. Located at 210 West North River Dr. |
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Labor Law Reform
09/19/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and Teamsters members from Corewell Health East and Breakthru Beverage joined Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ,1st District), Pete Stauber (R-MN, 8th District), and union allies for the introduction of the Faster Labor Contracts Act. |
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Thomas Vlasek For Central Region NBA
09/19/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Ballots have arrived to all APWU Members in Good Standing to addresses on file.
We are endorsing our Local and State Maintenance Director, Thomas Vlasek
For Central Region Maintenance NBA
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE. |
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City of Gainesville honors IBEW Local 1205 with street naming for 85th anniversary
09/19/25 - IBEW Local 1205 City of Gainesville honors IBEW Local 1205 with street naming for 85th anniversary |
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President Regan Addresses The Tragic Loss Of Northern York Regional Police Officers
09/18/25 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE – PENNSYLVANIA STATE LODGE 5262 E. Trindle Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 STATE FOP ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING TRAGIC LOSS OF NORTHERN YORK REGIONAL POLICE OFFICERS HARRISBURG, Pa. (Sept. |
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In Memorium
09/18/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Please keep the families of the slain York County Northern York Regional Police Department |
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The Struggle That Unites Us
09/17/25 - Ohio Postal Workers Union (This article appeared in the September/October 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) On a cloudy August day outside Washington, DC’s National Airport, flight attendants from regional airline, PSA, walked their picket line. The workers lost two of their union siblings when the company’s flight AA 5342 was struck by a military helicopter on Jan 29, 2025. |
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Membership Zoom Link
09/17/25 - CWA Local 2222 CWA Local 2222 is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87934385494?pwd=StFOGSJ2SMFUerHLcQXmt9shafnCtO.1 Meeting ID: 879 3438 5494 Passcode: 906087 --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,87934385494#,,,,*906087# US +13126266799,,87934385494#,,,,*906087# US (Chicago) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom. |
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Cuts, Fear and Understaffing at the Labor Dept.
09/17/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 17, 2025 | US GOVERNMENT | […] Employees at the department and labor advocates say the Trump administration is undermining the agency’s mission to foster and promote the welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees through drastic cuts, deregulations that include pay cuts for workers, and mistreatment of those employed at the agency. |
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Cuts, Fear and Understaffing at the Labor Dept.
09/17/25 - Teamsters Local 992 Sept. 17, 2025 | US GOVERNMENT | […] Employees at the department and labor advocates say the Trump administration is undermining the agency’s mission to foster and promote the welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees through drastic cuts, deregulations that include pay cuts for workers, and mistreatment of those employed at the agency. |
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PCDS Guild Endorses Terry Wise for PC Council
09/17/25 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild 
The Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild has voted and is pleased to endorse Terry Wise for Pierce County Council District 5.
Please visit his campaign site at https://voteterrywise. |
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About The United Association
09/17/25 - UA Local 131 The United Association dates back to the year 1889. Since then, no other organization has served the training needs of the piping industry like the United Association. For over a century, the UA has been training the most highly-qualified workers in the United States and Canada. |
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Mass Firing of Probationary Employees Was Illegal, Judge Rules
09/16/25 - Teamsters Local 355 Sept. 16, 2025 | FEDERAL WORKERS | A federal judge late Friday ruled that the Trump administration’s mass firing of probationary employees earlier this year was illegal, a victory for the labor unions and nonprofit groups that had sued the government over the terminations. |
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BILL'S TICKET RAFFLE
09/16/25 - Teamsters Local 264 We are Raffling two tickets to the Bills vs Chief's game on Sunday November 2nd to benefits the Parson Family's education expenses. Tickets are 1 for $20, 3 for $50, or 8 for $100 and can be purchased in person at Central Control at the Holding Center or at the Union Hall (35 Tyrol Drive, Cheektowaga, NY 14227), or online here. |
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