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Safeway.com Strike Authorization Vote 10/22/26 - Teamsters Local 162 Teamsters Local 162 will be holding a negotiations update and strike authorization vote on Thursday, October 29th, at Joe Edgar Union Hall. Please make every effort to attend one of the scheduled meetings. What: Negotiations Meeting and Strike Authorization Vote Who: Safeway.

Just a Reminder 10/22/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Local 776 has scheduled an informational seminar on November 7, 2026, on drug and alcohol detox and Mental Health Treatment in Pennsylvania. General President Sean O’Brien fully supports Innovo and the programs they offer for working men and women. The Innovo treatment center is centrally located within the Local's jurisdiction in Abbottstown, PA.

Albertsons Contract Ratification Meeting 10/22/26 - Teamsters Local 162 As previously reported your Union negotiating committee achieved a tentative agreement that is fully recommended.

Sectoral Bargaining is Key to Protecting Workers During AI Transition 10/22/26 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct.

November General Membership Meeting 10/19/26 - Teamsters Local 90

Albertsons Update 10/19/26 - Teamsters Local 162 Your Union has achieved a strong tentative agreement for our members working at the Albertsons distribution center in Portland. The agreement contains significant economic and non-economic improvements and has been fully recommended by the Union negotiating committee for member ratification.

They Delivered the Beer. Now Their Community is Standing with Them 10/19/26 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 16, 2026 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Strikes come in all shapes and sizes. But at their core, they’re almost always about people fighting to be fairly compensated for the work they do. Sometimes, strikes become something bigger. Something even those outside the dispute cannot ignore.

Teamsters Local 175 on Strike! 10/19/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Workers from Teamsters Local 175 at The Beverage Market in Charleston, West Virginia, launched an unfair labor practice strike on May 12, 2026. 49 drivers, helpers, and warehouse staff are striking at the regional beer distributor for major brands like MillerCoors, Modelo, Corona, and Sam Adams, which serves roughly 30 counties and nearly 2,000 retail/hospitality accounts. 1.

Week Ending 10/17/2026 10/19/26 - Teamsters Local 355   • Yellow, Teamsters settle WARN Act claims   • U.S. workers choose Teamsters here, here, and here   • Flight attendants union flags safety concerns over DC Arch   • Watch: Why AI may be hitting workers in their 20s hardest   • UAW president, Shawn Fein, wins reelection with 68% of the vote   • Court orders stop to unlawful Dept.

Nurses press Conference and Rally 10/16/26 - Teamsters Local 743

Unions Are the Key to America’s Cost of Living Crisis 10/16/26 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 16, 2026 | ECONOMY | Ask an everyday working American, and they’ll likely tell you there’s something fundamentally wrong with our economy. Across industries, big cities, and small towns, working people are struggling. Their paychecks aren’t stretching far enough.

Is UPS Parcel Pivot a Strategic winner or a ’Trojan Horse’? 10/14/26 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 14, 2026 | PACKAGE INDUSTRY | For 18 months, United Parcel Service management has talked about shedding unprofitable e-commerce volume to concentrate on more complex, premium services in sectors like B2B distribution, healthcare, automotive, and small enterprises.

IBT President's Medal Presentation 10/14/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Local 776 President Spencer Dearth made a special presentation at the monthly meeting on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Spencer began: "President O'Brien asked me to present a special award at today's monthly meeting.

BHA Workers Have Been Waiting Long Enough 10/13/26 - Teamsters Local 122 Over 340 Local 122 members employed by the Boston Housing Authority have not seen a pay raise since April of 2023!

BHA Workers Have Been Waiting Long Enough 10/13/26 - Teamsters Local 122

Teamsters Drivers in Florida Crush Dark Money Attack on Union 10/13/26 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 13, 2026 | UNION-BUSTING | Over 200 drivers at Breakthru Beverage have delivered a decisive blow to corporate union busting, voting down a multimillion-dollar effort to strip them of Teamsters representation. The failed effort reveals the weakness and corruption of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, one of America's most notorious anti-worker organizations.

Awake at All Hours 10/12/26 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 11, 2026 | THE NIGHT SHIFT | From waste removal to package delivery to hospital night shifts, rank-and-file Teamsters keep America moving around the clock. At any hour of the day or night, Teamsters are on the job. Some report to work before the sun rises. Others punch in as the rest of us are going to bed.

Week Ending 10/09/2026 10/12/26 - Teamsters Local 355

Teamsters Local 776 Announcement 10/11/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Teamsters Local 776 is proud to share that General President Sean O'Brien has appointed John Taylor, Business Agent of Local 776, as a Trade Division Representative within the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' newly established Logistics Division. In this expanded role, John will take on greater responsibility in national grievance panels and contract negotiations.

Patricio Paredes Retires! 10/09/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Patricio Paredes retired from UPS in July after amassing 43 years of service as a Teamster Member. Patricio started at UPS as a part-time employee and worked in preload for five years. When his seniority allowed, he moved to package car, where he remained until retirement.

Fair Acres Prepaid Legal Clinic Schedule Change for October 2026 10/08/26 - Teamsters Local 77 .

October General Membership Meeting 10/08/26 - Teamsters Local 90

All Aboard for Making Strides! Breast Cancer Walk Bus Transportation Details 10/08/26 - JC 25 Women's Committee All Aboard for Making Strides! Breast Cancer Walk Bus Transportation Details Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Soldier Field, Chicago The Teamsters Joint Council 25 Women’s Committee is excited to announce bus pickup locations for our team participating in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

Six Unions Call for Ban on Stock BuyBacks, Dividends at US Defense Contractors 10/07/26 - Teamsters Local 355 Oct. 7, 2026 | DEFENSE WORKERS | The United Auto Workers, along with six unions representing members at the largest U.S. defense contractors, are calling on members of Congress to support a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would ban defense contractors from stock buybacks and dividends.

Organizing and Education 10/06/26 - Teamsters Local 776 Organizing is a tough job. Many workers want to be unionized but don't know what it means to work in a union environment or how to get organized. Education is the key, and that's one of the aspects of organizing a workplace that the organizing dept. starts a campaign with. Workers learn what being union means and the process to follow.