Teamsters Local 888

General Membership Meetings

Our union meetings are held every third Thursday of the month at the union hall, 6000 Erdman Ave. Baltimore, MD 21205. Start time is 5 p.m. Please be present and on time. (And bring a coworker.)

Today in Labor History
Feb. 18, 1834:
One of the first American labor newspapers, The Man, was published in New York City. It cost one cent and according to The History of American Journalism, “died an early death”. Another labor paper, the N.Y. Daily Sentinel, had been launched four years earlier.
~ Union Communications Services

Teamster News Headlines

YRC Negotiations Continue on National Items

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NY Times: XPO Logistics Will Close Warehouse Where Some Pregnant Workers Miscarried

Teamsters Stand With Immigrants Because Immigrant Rights are Worker Rights

Teamsters JC 16 Statement on Amazon Cancelling HQ2 Plans

Teamsters Local 916 Celebrates Black History Month

Teamsters Remember James R. Hoffa

XPO, Verizon to Close Facility in Memphis, Workers Claim Retaliation

Drivers at Sysco Near Miami Vote to Join Teamsters Local 769

Teamsters Mourn the Passing of Ben Leal

OCTOBER 2016

Posted On: Dec 07, 2016

More wretched news for newspapers as advertising woes drive anxiety
Oct. 28, 2016 | Across the country, those working in the newspaper industry are fretting as the end of the year approaches. Driving much of the anxiety is a steep drop in print ad revenue, once the lifeblood for newspapers. Spending on newspaper advertising in the United States is projected to fall 11 percent this year, to about $12.5 billion, according to the Interpublic Group’s Magna.…Gannett has been pursuing an acquisition of Tronc, which owns The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune and was formerly known as Tribune Publishing, since late April. In that time, Tronc has rebuffed several offers... nytimes.com