Teamsters Have Good Meeting with Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tenn) Regarding Airline Bankruptcy Reform The Teamsters have been pursuing reform of the bankruptcy code by having Section 1113 of the code modified to exclude airlines, just as railroads are currently excluded. Section 1113 allows judges to abrogate union contracts by following certain procedures. The Teamsters and […]
Senate Needs To Pass FAA Reauthorization By Jim Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Published by The Huffington Post on Jan. 28, 2010 Nearly one in five Americans who want a full-time job can’t find one. That is a serious, serious problem. It’s why the blue-collar voters of Massachusetts, who are suffering a 20
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Health care reform The Teamsters support the House tri-committee health care reform bill – America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, H.R. 3200. The bill has passed three House committees – Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce The House Rules Committee will combine the bills, and debate on the bill will
The International works daily to protect our members and the labor movement in general by focusing on legislative priorities that will ensure workers receive those basic protections to which they're entitled – decent wages, good benefits, safety in the workplace, and the freedom to join a union, just to name a few. In an effort
The System Boards originally scheduled for April have been postponed until June 5, 2009. Locally we have meetings with management scheduled for the week of May 18, 2009. All grievances currently at the second level or higher will be discussed at these meetings. A full update will be posted in June. Thank you for your
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