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Teamsters Honor Juneteenth
06/19/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 19, 2025 | US HISTORY | Today, Teamsters join communities around the nation to honor the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the end of slavery. |
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Paul Hemmann Retires!
06/19/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Paul Hemmann recently retired from Springettsbury Township after amassing 46 years on the job! Paul started working part-time at Springettsbury Township while a senior in high school. After graduation, he was offered a full-time job, and 46 years later, he retired! While on the job, Paul was a Local 776 Union Steward, involved in contract negotiations and the day-to-day welfare of the Members. |
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Teamsters Honor Juneteenth
06/19/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 19, 2025 | US HISTORY | Today, Teamsters join communities around the nation to honor the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the end of slavery. |
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Retiree Ballots
06/19/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union I just found out from Liz Powell that retiree ballots were just sent out on June 16th. We should be seeing them start to arrive in the mail beginning this weekend. Please share with any other retirees that may be looking for their ballot. |
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Thomas Vlasek for National Business Agent
06/19/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
We are excited to announce our very own Local & State Maintenance Director is running for:
Maintenance National Business Agent Central Region
We are confident that the knowledge, expertise, and true activism that Maintenance Director Thomas Vlasek has will correlate at the National Level!
Ballots have been sent out and will begin to arrive soon. |
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Summer Fun For Members!
06/19/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Summer Fun Discount Days at GREAT WOLF LODGE
A benefit of being a member of the William H. Burrus Cleveland Area Local 72,
We have discounted rate days: July 14th and 15th, July 29th and July 30th. |
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Tentative Agreement Ratification Vote
06/19/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Attached below is the Tentative Agreement!
https://apwu.org/news/contract-contract-negotiations/big-news-apwu-usps-reach-tentative-agreement-new-union-contract
Per National "It is expected that the American Arbitration Association will begin mailing ballots by June 16, 2025, with a return deadline of Thursday, July 10, 2025. |
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Candidates Nominated for our National Election
06/19/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Attached is the list of Nominated Candidates for this year's National Election.
An official list will be sent out by 6/27/25
Currently, Cleveland has two Officers in contested races.
Local & State Maintenance Director Thomas Vlasek
Retirees Chapter President Bruce Jackson
Voting in this election is vital. |
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Zip Code
06/18/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union APWU Family Please Share with Your Membership (Do Not Worry About the ZIP Code) The zip code in question is 10269 but will not be used as the Intelligent Mail® Barcode (IMB) above the name and address will be scanned for the returns. |
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2025 JATC Graduates
06/18/25 - IBEW Local 233 
Congratulations to the IBEW 233 Members of the 2025 JATC Graduating Class! |
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Juneteenth Holiday
06/18/25 - Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO Our office will be closed on Thursday, June 19th, in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday. |
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Local 776 Golf Tournament
06/17/25 - Teamsters Local 776 It’s almost summertime; that old ballpark man is back in gear, things are heating up, and it’s time to get serious. Yep, it’s that.... |
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Local 776 Family Picnic!
06/17/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Local 776 held its membership family picnic on Sunday, June 8th. Knoebels amusement park was the place for a day of food, fun, fellowship, and good.... |
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Unions, Once Wary of Immigrants, Now March Alongside Them
06/17/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 16, 2025 | US LABOR | Labor unions and union members nationwide are playing a significant role in opposing the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown. They’ve protested the federal detention of SEIU official David Huerta in Los Angeles at a rally against workplace deportation sweeps by ICE. |
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Unions, Once Wary of Immigrants, Now March Alongside Them
06/16/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 16, 2025 | US LABOR | Labor unions and union members nationwide are playing a significant role in opposing the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown. They’ve protested the federal detention of SEIU official David Huerta in Los Angeles at a rally against workplace deportation sweeps by ICE. |
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Palm Beach County PERC Election Info
06/16/25 - Communications Workers of America Local 3181 Dear Brothers and Sisters, After months of rebuilding and training our new stewards and leaders, our Union has grown significantly! When Senate Bill 256 in 2023 passed, we had to organize and re-sign every member in our local which covers Palm Beach County,Village of Tequesta and St.Lucie School District. |
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Week Ending 06/14/2025
06/16/25 - Teamsters Local 355 . |
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Vote YES!
06/16/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Ballots were mailed out last week so they should be hitting your mailbox soon! VOTE YES and send it back in immediately. |
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Hershey Medical Center Contract Vote
06/13/25 - Teamsters Local 776 Teamster Local 776 Members at Hershey Medical Center voted earlier this week on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The members overwhelmingly approved the new agreement by a margin of more than 2 1/2 to 1. |
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2025 Local 6 Picnic
06/13/25 - IBEW Local 6 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xOxJAxCsBii8HD-1esYFaiEIYnjY45xiiH0LGyjS2vQ/viewform. |
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AMFA-JTS Negotiations Update #1
06/13/25 - AMFA June 13, 2025 -- On June 10-12, 2025, JTS and AMFA representatives met in Toronto, ON, to initiate collective agreement negotiations. The negotiations were led by AMFA General Counsel Lee Seham and JTS VP Employee Relations Kirk Newhook. |
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How Labor Unions Came to Define LA Immigration Protests
06/12/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 12, 2025 | US LABOR | Los Angeles is a city of immigrants. It is also a city of unions. And in California, those two constituencies have essentially melded into one. So it should come as no surprise that federal immigration raids on workplaces around Los Angeles County this week set off the largest protests to date against President Trump’s immigration crackdown. |
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Poker Night Rescheduled
06/12/25 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association 
SLPOA Poker Night has been rescheduled for Friday, June 27, 2025, at 6pm. |
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How Labor Unions Came to Define LA Immigration Protests
06/12/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 12, 2025 | US LABOR | Los Angeles is a city of immigrants. It is also a city of unions. And in California, those two constituencies have essentially melded into one. So it should come as no surprise that federal immigration raids on workplaces around Los Angeles County this week set off the largest protests to date against President Trump’s immigration crackdown. |
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Modesto Nuts Game Night
06/11/25 - IBEW Local 684 Game night and Tailgate! July 12th, 4pm at the Local 684 Union Hall for the tailgate. Game time at 6:30pm. Call the hall to reserve your tickets. |
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DON'T TAX OUR HEALTHCARE
06/11/25 - IBEW Local 768 Brothers and Sisters We need your help. Tell congress to not tax our employer provided health care. “I am a proud IBEW member, and I oppose taxing employer-provided health care benefits. |
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MEETING NOTICE
06/11/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION ATTENTION JUNE QAL LOCAL MEETING NOTICE MONDAY, JUNE 23rd 2025 9AM GET ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED AND EXPLAINED ON THE A.P.W.U. |
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Recent Postcard Sent Regarding Postal Service Sick Leave Policies
06/11/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Just want everyone to know that you are NOT MANDATED to use eLRA to report absences. Please help spread the word. |
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Jamaica June 10 2025 seniority list
06/10/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION . |
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APWU Contract Explanation Meeting for Members
06/10/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union Please register to participate in the Contract Informational Meeting this evening. You will hear from the Negotiating Team directly and can pose questions when you register to attend the event. |
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The State of Labor Laws Halfway Through 2025
06/10/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 10, 2025 | U.S. LABOR | Even as federal labor legislation remains stalled, several states have raced to pass their own laws cracking down on child labor and supporting gig workers. As most legislatures wrap up business for the year, here’s what state lawmakers have accomplished. … Maryland Gov. Wes Moore expanded his state’s registered apprenticeship program. |
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OSHA 10 CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATION COURSE
06/10/25 - Teamsters Local 786 https://www.teamstersafety.org/moodle/course/view.php. |
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The State of Labor Laws Halfway Through 2025
06/10/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 10, 2025 | U.S. LABOR | Even as federal labor legislation remains stalled, several states have raced to pass their own laws cracking down on child labor and supporting gig workers. As most legislatures wrap up business for the year, here’s what state lawmakers have accomplished. … Maryland Gov. Wes Moore expanded his state’s registered apprenticeship program. |
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TENTATIVE AGREEMENT SUMMARY
06/10/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union TENTATIVE AGREEMENT SUMMARY The summary terms of the new Tentative Agreement can be found below, or at apwu.org/tasummary. Contract Time Period · Three-year contract: September 21, 2024 through September 20, 2027 General Annual Wage Increases and Cost-of-Living-Adjustments (COLA) · 1.3% November 16, 2024 (will be paid retroactively) · 1. |
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Here's What's New!
06/10/25 - UA Local 131 New feature for Local Union 131 members! The "LU131 Members Only" page. This new tab in the resource list allows members to view their personal data in the union database. AND . . . We now take Credit Card payments... Members (who are in good standing) can now pay their dues on-line or over the phone! Just login or call the Office at 603.669.7307 |
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Trump Administration Strip Labor Standards, Fiber Preference from BEAD policies.
06/09/25 - CWA Local 1103 @media only screen and (max-width: 760px){ .contenttable img{max-width:100%; width: auto !important; height:auto . |
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Labor Unions Around US Demand Release of Arrested Union Leader
06/09/25 - Teamsters Local 355 June 9, 2025 | IMMIGRATION | Labor unions around the US are demanding the release of labor leader David Huerta, arrested and injured during Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on June 6 in Los Angeles. |
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Labor Unions Around US Demand Release of Arrested Union Leader
06/09/25 - Teamsters Local 992 June 9, 2025 | IMMIGRATION | Labor unions around the US are demanding the release of labor leader David Huerta, arrested and injured during Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on June 6 in Los Angeles. |
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Press Release: Pierce County Deputies Reject County Executive’s Failed Public Safety Plan
06/09/25 - Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Independent Guild FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2025 Tacoma, WA — The message is loud and clear: Pierce County’s law enforcement professionals have overwhelmingly rejected the County Executive’s inadequate contract proposal—sending a resounding vote of no confidence in his approach to public safety. With a record-breaking 97% turnout, deputies delivered a near-unanimous 99. |
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2025 Scholarship Winners
06/07/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local |
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Glenville PBA Affiliates with UPSEU COPS Division
06/06/25 - UPSEU UPSEU COPS Division is pleased to welcome Glenville PBA to the UPSEU family. The PBA recently affiliated with UPSEU. The unit consists of full-time officers including Police Officers, Sergeants, Detectives and Lieutenants. UPSEU looks forward to a long and productive relationship with the men and women of the Glenville Police Department. |
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Nearly Unanimously Vote to Leave IFPTE and Join UPSEU
06/06/25 - UPSEU 
The Newtown BOE Paraeducators, Behavior Interventionists, and Job Coaches voted through a Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations secret ballot election to leave IFPTE and join UPSEU.
The bargaining unit, comprised of 147 employees, voted nearly unanimously to rid themselves of IFPTE and to join UPSEU. |
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TENETIVE AGREEMENT
06/06/25 - QUEENS AREA LOCAL 1022 AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION . |
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CONTRACT UPDATE: Tentative Agreement Reached
06/06/25 - Iowa Postal Workers Union APWU is proud to announce that a tentative agreement (TA) on our new union contract has been reached between APWU and the USPS. The Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory committee reviewed and approved the TA, recommending that it be sent to APWU members like you for a vote to accept the terms. |
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Whatcom Museum Employees Join Teamsters Local 231
06/06/25 - Teamsters Local 231 
Whatcom Museum Employees Join Teamsters Local 231
A group of 21 employees working for the Whatcom Museum Foundation have voted to join Teamsters Local 231. |
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A#1 Contract Ratification
06/06/25 - Teamsters Local 786 Congrats! A#1 members ratify new contract |
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We've Reached a Tenative Agreement!!
06/06/25 - APWU Cleveland Area Local 
Breaking news Union Family, we have reached a tentative agreement for our contract!!!!!
Click this link to read all the details:
https://apwu.org/news/contract-contract-negotiations/big-news-apwu-usps-reach-tentative-agreement-new-union-contract
What happens next? Members will be mailed out a vote for ratification, Yes OR No to the agreement. |
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