Teamsters Local 888

Today in Labor History
Sept. 18, 1992: Nine strikebreakers are killed in an explosion at Giant (gold) Mine near Yellowknife, in Canada?s Northwest Territories. Miner Roger Warren confessed that he planted the explosives that caused the deaths. He recanted the confession but later confessed once again.
~ Union Communications Services

Teamster News Headlines

Teamsters Package Division Opposes New UPS “Seasonal Personal Vehicle Driver” Classification

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Hall Voices Teamsters' Opposition to Inclusion of Trucks in Self-Driving Bill

Missouri and Kansas Teamsters Lend Helping Hand to Hurricane Victims

New York Teamsters Become “Sanctuary Union” Following Deportation of Union Member

Teamsters Chief Fears U.S. Self-Driving Trucks May Be Unsafe, Hit Jobs

Public Services Division Launches Seminars On Power-Building Program

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Teamsters Help Shape Hill Policy

Updated On: Jul 03, 2017

July 3, 2017 | POLITICAL ACTION | Teamsters officials joined several lawmakers this week in outlining a legislative agenda through 2018 that will prioritize workers by fighting for better pensions and protecting collective bargaining while also taking a leading role to ensure that a new NAFTA keeps good paying jobs in the U.S. Upwards of 200 Teamster political coordinators from around the nation attended the union’s Election 2017 Political & legislative Coordinators Meeting on Capitol Hill. Despite the losses that occurred at the ballot box last November, speakers said there is still room to maneuver on key measures that would empower both Teamsters and retirees… teamster.org