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Teamsters Call on Lawmakers to Prioritize Workers in Self-Driving Discussion
(WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union is calling for any federal legislation regarding ‘self-driving’ technology to take into account public safety and the millions of working Americans employed in transportation and related industries. At a public hearing on Capitol Hill today, …
More Than 400 Illinois School Bus Workers Ratify 3 Teamster Contracts
(CHICAGO) – More than 80 percent of First Student school bus drivers and aides have voted to approve new contracts in Glen Ellyn, Elk Grove Village and Villa Park, Ill., increasing wages and other benefits for more than 400 school …
Teamsters Local 179 Bus Driver, Monitor Save Children from Fire
May 22, 2017 was just a normal day for Bus Driver Monica Lally and Monitor Joyce Marfell. They were on their way to Patterson Elementary School, transporting four students as they normally do. But then, disaster struck unexpectedly. Lally and …
Brush Hill Tours Workers Vote To Unionize
(RANDOLPH, Mass.) – Charter bus drivers and cleaners with Brush Hill Tours voted 27-1 to become members of Teamsters Local 653 on June 1. “Congratulations to all of our new members who fought hard for recognition,” said Brian J. McElhinney, …
Teamsters Local 313 Drivers Ratify Contract With First Student
(STEILACOOM, Washington) – Steilacoom School District Bus Drivers with First Student have voted to ratify their first contract as members of Teamsters Local 313. The agreement, which covers 25 drivers, was ratified by an almost two-to-one margin. “Congratulations to all …