6:03 Before the coronavirus pandemic shut down Broadway, Bill Whitaker drove every week from his home in Connecticut to New York City, where he performed in “Phantom of the Opera” as a bass trombonist. This was Whitaker’s main gig for 19 years, but he had many others.
Throughout those years, he was a union member, and while he never expected a lavish retirement, he figured he would get something from his musicians pension. But when the pandemic hit and the music stopped, so did pension contributions from his multiple employers. He worried about an uncertain future.
“Obviously, you work for a very long time and you’d like to be thinking that when you put money away, when you do retire, that you’ve worked long and hard and that you have money that you can retire on,” Whitaker said. “There have been contributions made on my behalf in the pension fund since 1987.”
Teamsters Honor Health Care Workers During National Nurses Week, National Hospital Week
Union Celebrates Essential Frontline Workers Who Provide Critical Patient Care
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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Teamsters Union is proud to honor nurses during National Nurses Week, May 6-12, and all health care workers during National Hospital Week, May 9-15. On behalf of the 1.4 million members of the Teamsters Union, I want to send our deepest thanks and gratitude to all health care workers. Over this past year, during a global pandemic, Americans have witnessed just how significant health care workers are in getting patients the critical care they need, said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President. Teamster health care workers show great care and compassion for patients and their loved ones during their most trying of times, and for that, we are truly grateful.
Wisconsin Teamsters Endorse Alex Lasry For Senate
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MILWAUKEE, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Teamsters Joint Council 39 announced its endorsement of Alex Lasry for Senate. The endorsement, which is the first labor endorsement for any candidate in the 2022 Wisconsin Senate race, was announced during a press conference this morning at Teamsters Local Union 200 in Milwaukee, Wisc. Alex Lasry is a candidate that working families in Wisconsin can count on to champion their issues in the Senate, said Joint Council 39 Political Coordinator Bill Carroll. He has a long history of supporting organized labor and providing opportunities for marginalized workers. His efforts to provide union jobs as part of the Fiserv Forum construction is a prime example of his record of putting his support of organized labor into action.
HCA shareholders reject two union-backed proposals at annual meeting
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HCA Healthcare s shareholders shot down two union-backed proposals at the investor-owned company s recent annual meeting, one that would have made quality a bigger factor in executive pay and another to oust a director.
The owners of 9.2% of Nashville-based HCA s common stock representing just shy of 28.5 million shares out of 308.3 million total shares voted in favor of a bid to study the feasibility of increasing the impact of quality performance on executive compensation. The measure would have needed yes votes from owners of more than 50% of shares to pass.
The owners of 85% of shares voted against the quality measure, which was put forth by a trust fund that provides death benefits to members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
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WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on President Biden s decision to axe a Trump era rule that made it easier for companies to classify workers as independent contractors and therefore, not be covered by federal minimum wage and overtime laws that all hardworking Americans deserve. The American worker s quest for dignity and respect in recent years has fallen largely on deaf ears. While the Teamsters and other unions have been active in protesting the continued misclassification of workers and have found some success at the state level, too many federal elected officials have refused to intervene.