September 30, 2015
EPISODE NOTES
Detroit Teamsters Join in Protest for UPS to
Leave ALEC; FedEx Shareholders Back IBT Proxy Access Proposal; Local Leaders
Endorse Tentative Carhaul Agreement; Hoffa Supports Bipartisan House Currency
Manipulation Letter; Contract News; This Week in Teamster Music; Retirees,
Workers Deserve to Receive Their Pensions
SHOW NOTES
Teamsters,
Activists Tell UPS CEO to Get Company Out of ALEC; Union Proposal First Passed
by FedEx Shareholders Since 2010; Leaders Line Up Behind Carhaul Deal; Dems,
GOP Show Support for Curbing Currency Manipulation; Republic Pilots Reach
Tentative Agreement on Contract; Mass. School System Workers Reach Agreement;
Woody Guthrie’s Career as Troubadour for Labor; Congress Should Stand Up for
Workers’ Retirement
September 23, 2015
EPISODE NOTES
Sun Tran Workers Prevail After 42-Day Strike;
Bipartisan Coalition Holds Off RTW in Missouri; Teamsters Awarded Training
Grant; IBT Supports Repeal of Health Care Tax; Bill Would Increase Worker
Protections; Advisor Tells FedEx Shareholders to Support Union Proposal; This
Week in Teamster Music; Repatriated Taxes Will Get America Working
SHOW NOTES
Arizona Transit Employees Agree to Two-Year
Deal; Mo. Legislature Stares Down Anti-Worker Push; Apprenticeships at Top of
List for DoL Grant Awarded to IBT; Union Supports New Bill Opposing Tax on
High-Quality Health Plans; Measure Stands Up for Workers on the Job; ISS
Endorses Teamster’s FedEx Shareholder Proposal; The Sweet Sounds of Hamilton,
Joe Frank & Reynolds; J.P. Morgan Exec Falls Short in Ideas to Help
Workers, Economy
September 16, 2015
EPISODE NOTES:
Teamsters Call on Congress, Feds to Protect
Pensions; Hoffa Joins with Missouri Gov. at No RTW Rally; Thousands of NYC
Teamsters March in Labor Day Parade; Gov. Signs Calif. Two-Person Crew Bill;
Contract News; This Week in Teamster Music; Mo. Legislature Must Remember
Workers While Mulling RTW Veto Override
SHOW NOTES:
Members, Retirees Show Support for Sanders-Kaptur Pension Bill; Teamsters Rally to Defeat Mo. RTW Measure; NYC Carriage Drivers Front-and-Center in Labor Day Parade; Freight Safety Legislation Signed in California; Atlanta Sysco Workers Approve Contract; Indiana Railroad Workers Join BMWED; Local 277 Members Ratify First Contract; Paul Simon’s Song Inspired by Chinese Menu; Workers Have Nothing to Gain from Mo. RTW Bill
September 9, 2015
EPISODE NOTES
Hoffa Pledges Solidarity with UAW in
Automaker Negotiations; Coalition Signs onto Letter Telling UPS to Leave ALEC;
Obama Signs Sick Leave Executive Order; Organizing News; Contract News; This
Week in Teamster Music; This Labor Day, Let’s Look to the Future
SHOW NOTES
Teamsters
Will Stand with UAW if Union Goes on Strike; More Groups Join in Call for UPS
to Quit ALEC; New Executive Order Grants Fed Contractors Paid Sick Leave; Waste
Workers at Center of NLRB Ruling Officially Join Local 350; IBT Reaches
Tentative Deal on Carhaul Contract; Chicago Toll Collectors Approve 3-Year
Contract; Willie Nelson and Farm Aid; Infrastructure Investment is Essential to
Keeping Teamsters Strong, America Stronger
September 2, 2015
EPISODE NOTES
IBT Unveils ‘Let’s Get America Working’
Campaign; More Than 1K Take a Stand for Teamster Women; NLRB Sides With Local
350 in Fight Against Temp Workers; Calif. Lawmakers Back Bill Mandating
Two-Person Train Crews; Organizing News; This Week in Teamster Music; New
Platform Makes Unions Strong, America Stronger
SHOW NOTES
New Teamster Platform Calls for
Bipartisan Outreach to Help Workers; Conference Honors Work of Teamster Women;
‘Joint Employer’ Ruling by NLRB is Another Success for Teamsters; Rail Crew in
California Awaits Signature of Governor; Google Express Workers Join Local 853;
Vistar Workers Now Aligned With Local 630; N.Y Airgas Workers Join Local 282;
Calif. Waste Management Drivers Organize With Local 137; Glen Campbell and The
Wrecking Crew; Nation Needs to Invest in Itself to Help Workers, Business
