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Teamsters Denounce Assault On Democracy, Mourn Murder Of U.S. Capitol Police Officer
January 9, 2021 GMT
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The International Brotherhood of Teamsters join our brothers and sisters across the labor movement in condemning the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and decrying the murder of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. Officer Sicknick was a member of the U.S. Capitol Police Labor Committee.
“This past week we witnessed an unprecedented assault on our democracy, as a mob of extremists stormed the sacred halls of the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to thwart the will of the people and prevent the certification of the Presidential election,” said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. “This unconscionable attack on America was incited by President Tr
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Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) over their concerns about how Union Pacific (UP) has handled the COVID-19 pandemic among its workforce.
In a Thursday decision by Judge Brian C. Buescher of the U.S. District Court in Nebraska, Buescher sided with UP s request asking for a preliminary injunction that would prevent BMWED from taking actions that would disrupt operations, such as picketing or taking part in strikes or a sickout.
The union, which is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, had argued that its right to strike fell under the Federal Railroad Safety Act.
But UP countered that the union can t take disruptive actions because of the Railway Labor Act (RLA).
Workers give to help disadvantaged families
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The Christmas Gifts for Children group would like to personally thank the following individuals for helping to make this year special for so many underprivileged children in our area. From Price Gregory International - Eric Pickett (Project Manager), Todd Burleson (Superintendent), Wyatt Wahlbrink (Assistant Superintendent), Don Fleming (Safety), and Karen Curlee (Office Manager); from TC Energy Foundation - Sean Van Horn (Construction Manager), and Camille Schutte (Field Office Manager).
Networking, Christmas, and pipeline workers recently made a special connection to help local families. For nearly 30 years, the Christmas Gifts for Children program in Piketon, Ohio, has earned endearing support from hundreds of individuals, businesses and organizations to buy Christmas gifts for thousands of children. Just one conversation opened the door to a $30,000 donation for the program from generous donors who happened to be in tow
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President-elect Joe Biden s nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. The Teamsters are elated with President-elect Biden s nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as the next Secretary of Labor. Hardworking Americans will be hard pressed to find a person who stands up for their wellbeing more than Mayor Walsh, a 25-year union man himself who grew up in the movement and understands the struggles of regular people just trying to earn a living and support their families.
REUTERS REPORT-Regulators Ignored Workers’ COVID-19 Safety Complaints Amid Deadly Outbreaks
Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety regulators, alleging the company was taking a lax approach to social distancing, sanitizing equipment and quarantining workers with COVID-19 symptoms. He hoped for an inspection of the facility that would force changes to protect worker safety.
Instead, the state arm of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) summarized Cabezola’s concerns in an email to company management, reviewed the UPS response and closed the file.
Over the next two months, a COVID-19 outbreak infected more than 40 Tucson UPS workers – including a manager who eventually died – and caused delivery delays throughout southern Arizona, according to interviews with six Tucson UPS workers and local union officials of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.