Episodes

Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Episode 217: Training the Next Generation of Aviation Leaders
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
EPISODE NOTES
Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how Teamsters and their families can qualify for tuition benefits to become airline mechanics, a much-needed job in the industry.
SHOW NOTES
Featuring interviews with Teamster Airline Division International Representatives Chris Moore and Bob Fisher, as well as Dan Bregman, Spartan College executive vice president, and Ron Worthington, Spartan College vice president of curriculum

Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Episode 216: New Congress Delivers Big Victories for Teamsters
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
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Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how President Biden and Congress delivered for the Teamsters, plus the union’s efforts to rein in Republic Services.
SHOW NOTES
Featuring audio and interviews from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer; House Ways & Means Chairman Richard Neal; Local 667 political coordinator and chaplain Robert Seay; Department of Political and Legislative Action deputy director Sunshine McBride; Local 542 Republic Services worker Ricardo Gonzalez; Local 542 Republic Services worker Donny Chavez; Chula Vista, Calif. Mayor Mary Casillas Sallas

Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Episode 215: Teamsters Deliver Aid After Hurricane Ida
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
EPISODE NOTES
Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how Teamsters pitched in to help families in Louisiana devastated by Hurricane Ida.
SHOW NOTES
Featuring interviews with IBT Southern Region Disaster Relief Coordinator David Renshaw; Joint Council 75 President Jim Shurling; Local 991 Secretary-Treasurer Jim Gookins; Local 991 member Robbie Ellison; Local 991 member Kenny Berringer; Local 991 member Justin Peacock; Local 991 member Jeff Cook; Local 991 member Kameron Brown

Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Episode 214: Exceeding Expectations at XPO
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
EPISODE NOTES
Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how XPO workers in Florida and New Jersey approved first contracts with the company; Marathon Oil and Local 120 agree to new deal after strike; and combating the growing problem of excessive heat in the workplace.
SHOW NOTES
er and XPO driver Bruce Ryan; Greg Chockley, National Campaign Coordinator, Teamsters’ Organizing Department; Dean Benson, Marathon refinery worker and Local 120 chief union steward; Ryan Bierman, Marathon refinery worker and Local 120 steward; Scott Kroona, Local 120 Business Agent; Grant Bendix, Local 120 Business Agent; and Enjoli Degrasse, Deputy Director, Teamsters’ Safety & Health Department

Friday Jun 25, 2021
Episode 213: Building for the Future at the 30th International Convention
Friday Jun 25, 2021
Friday Jun 25, 2021
EPISODE NOTES
Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast about the 30th International Convention and hear how the union is building on past successes to power its latest organizing effort at online behemoth Amazon. Plus, Teamsters leaders Jim Hoffa and Ken Hall share their words of wisdom about the future of the union.
SHOW NOTES
Featuring audio from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa; Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall; U.S. President Joe Biden; U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh; U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Local 200 retirees Bob Amsden, Bernie Anderson and Ken Stribling; IBT organizer Jose Ramirez; Local 886 President Tom Ritter; Teamsters National Director for Amazon Randy Korgan; Local 667 member Donnell Jefferson; Local 542 member Greg Jimenez; Local 25 organizer Milton Depina; Local 683 member Ralph Sistos; Teamster organizer Christion Smith; Local 769 member Angel Maldonado

Wednesday May 26, 2021
Episode 212: Flexing Political Muscle in the Corridors of Power
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
EPISODE NOTES
Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how the union is flexing its muscles in D.C.’s Corridors of Power to make sure workers can join together and organize for better wages and safer workplaces. Plus, a leader Teamster official tells a Senate subcommittee about the future of freight.
SHOW NOTES
Featuring audio and interviews with Sunshine McBride, deputy director of the Teamsters’ Department of Political and Legislative Action, as well as Lamont Byrd, director of the Teamsters’ Safety & Health Department.

Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Episode 211: Remembering the World’s Workers
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
EPISODE NOTES
Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how the union is commemorating Workers’ Memorial Day by fighting to make workplaces safer. Plus learn about Teamster-authored new book focus on Long Island migrant camps.
SHOW NOTES
Featuring audio and interviews with Teamsters Safety & Health industrial hygienist Azita Mashayekhi and Local 810 general counsel Mark Torres. Get more information on Workers Memorial Day, here.

Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Episode 210: Teamsters Give the 411 on COVID-19 Vaccine
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
EPISODE NOTES
Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how the union’s Safety & Health Department is educating the membership on the need to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
SHOW NOTES
Featuring audio and interviews from Teamsters Safety & Health Deputy Director Enjoli DeGrasse; industrial hygienist Christopher Lott; industrial hygienist Azita Mashayekhi and industrial hygienist Charles Austin

Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Episode 209: Promises Made – Promises Kept
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
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Listen to this special edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how President Biden and Congress delivered pension relief to more than 1 million Americans after years of lobbying on the issue by the Teamsters
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Featuring interviews with Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Vice President At-Large John Murphy

Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Episode 208: Pension Reform Fight Progresses
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
EPISODE NOTES
Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how Congress is nearing a vote on legislation that would boost faltering multiemployer pensions, saving the retirements of more than 1 million hardworking Americans. Plus, learn how one Atlanta-based USF Holland trucker has set a standard for safety on the streets.
SHOW NOTES
Featuring audio and interviews with Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa; Teamsters Vice President At-Large John Murphy; Local 238 member Larry Koch; Local 238 staffer Stephanie Griffin; and USF Holland shop steward and Local 728 member Dolores Wright