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Teamsters boss's RNC speech reveals union's internal split
Donald Trump has made historic inroads among union members — so Teamsters boss Sean O’Brien is trying to hold on to their allegiance.
Teamsters boss accepts Trump’s invitation to speak at RNC in Milwaukee as Biden loses union support
Former President Donald Trump boasted Friday that Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien has accepted his invitation to speak at next month’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Teamsters pension returns $127M to Treasury after overpaying fund with almost 3,500 dead participants
The Teamsters pension fund returned $127 million in overpayments to the US Treasury this week — months after an internal investigation revealed the kitty had nearly 3,500 dead members. Thomas...
House committee subpoenas agency head amid probe of $127M paid to Teamsters' pension fund with dead participants
The House Education and Workforce Committee subpoenaed the head of a federal agency on Tuesday for impeding an investigation into $127 million in payments made to a Teamsters' pension plan...
House GOP threatens subpoenas in probe of $127M paid to dead Teamsters’ pension plan
House Republicans are leaning on a federal agency that has “made no attempt to explain” overpaying $127 million a Teamsters’ pension plan with deceased participants, according to a letter exclusively...
House probe starts after $127M in bailout funds paid to dead Teamsters’ pension plan
The Biden administration is facing a new congressional probe after an agency that distributed tens of billions of dollars from the American Rescue Plan failed to stop $127 million from...
Teamsters approve strike against Anheuser-Busch months after Dylan Mulvaney controversy
“Anheuser-Busch can’t kick this can down the road much longer.”
GOP senator nearly comes to blows with Teamsters boss after testy hearing exchange: 'Stand your butt up'
Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien has been trash talking Sen. Markwayne Mullin for months on social media.
Biden’s American Rescue Plan paid $127M to dead Teamsters' pension plan: watchdog
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Inspector General found 3,479 deceased members received funds given to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ plan, a Nov. 1 memo from the office shows.
Jimmy Hoffa may be buried at site of demolished MLB stadium, according to cold case group
Case Breakers group argues that Jimmy Hoffa is buried under former Brewers park, Milwaukee County Stadium.
UPS drivers' $170K pay making Amazon drivers jealous
“I think it puts Amazon in this situation where they’r going to have to decide if they want to keep quality drivers or not.”
Trucking giant Yellow paid execs $4.6M after bankruptcy left 30K jobless
Yellow dished out $4.6M in bonuses to its top execs weeks before declaring bankruptcy. Over half of the sum was for retention bonuses as the company contemplated liquidating.
UPS driver without degree posts $2,400 weekly pay, tells college-educated users making less to unionize
"If you're college educated with experience in your field making less than I am, you're getting f--ked," the purported UPS driver wrote.
UPS workers ratify 5-year contract, averting potentially crippling strike
The deal raises pay and eliminates a two-tier wage system for drivers at Atlanta-based UPS, the world's largest package delivery company, which handles about a quarter of US parcel deliveries.
Teamsters are losing their jobs — and there is one labor leader to blame
Sean O’Brien just might be the worst labor leader in America.
Trucking giant Yellow declares bankruptcy after getting $700M in government loans
Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt, marking a significant shift for the U.S. transportation industry and shippers nationwide. The Chapter 11...
UPS reaches tentative deal with Teamsters union, averting potential costly strike
The company said the five-year agreement covers US Teamsters-represented employees in small-package roles and is subject to voting and ratification by union members.
Teamsters leader tells Biden to butt out of labor talks with UPS as strike looms
The president of the Teamsters union said Sunday that he has asked the White House on several occasions to make sure President Biden does not interfere with in his ongoing negations with...
UPS, Teamsters play blame game as contract talks break down
Talks are at a stalemate with the end of the contract rapidly approaching. Teamster-represented UPS workers voted for a strike authorization last month.
GOP senator with unbeaten mixed martial arts record challenges Teamsters union boss to cage match
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is done with the snippy tweets. He wants a real tussle with the Teamsters boss.