March 30, 2016
EPISODE NOTES
Activists Raise Taylor Farms Concerns at
Protests; S.F. Supervisors Won’t Issue Permit to Transportation Provider;
Supreme Court Upholds Public Sector Union Fees; OSHA Report Details Serious
Injuries at Workplaces; Contract News; This Week in Teamster Music; DOL Rule
Change Sheds Light on Anti-Union Tactics
SHOW NOTES
Food Safety is Front and Center at
Chipotle Demonstrations; Private Shuttle Company Hit for Violating S.F. Labor
Harmony Rule; ‘Friedrichs’ Case at High Court is a Win for Unions; UNFI Workers
Ratify First Contract; Illinois Railway BLET Workers Approve Contract; Carhaul Negotiations
to be Held in April; Darnielle Shows ‘There is Power in a Union’; Feds Tamp
Down on Union Busting Practices
March 23, 2016
EPISODE NOTES
Teamsters, Lyft Drivers Object to Court
Settlement; W.Va. Judge Sides with Teamsters in FOIA Case; Mo. Governor Vetoes
Paycheck Deception Bill; Local 175 Endorses Goodwin for Governor; Local 330
Coke Driver to Receive Back Pay; Contract News; This Week in Teamster Music;
Don’t Let Trade History Repeat Itself
SHOW NOTES
Lyft Settlement Wouldn’t Halt Misclassification
of Drivers; WVU Must Turn Over RTW Report Emails; Gov. Nixon Objects to Opt-In
on Union Fees; West Virginia Teamsters Back Gubernatorial Candidate; Illinois
Teamster Receives $2K in Back Pay; Local 710 Warehouse Workers Ratify New
Contracts; Folk Group Is ‘Talking Union’; Korea Trade Deal is Reminder of Why
TPP Will Fail
March 16, 2016
EPISODE NOTES:
Thousands Expected for April Central States’ Capitol Hill Rally; School Bus Division Shows Strength of Teamsters; IBT Mulls Struggle for Control of UA; Social Media Campaign Against MillerCoors Continues; Contract News; This Week in Teamster Music; Women’s Work Should Receive Equal Pay
SHOW NOTES:
Retirees, Members to Demand Pension Reform at Protest; Middleton Recalls Grow of School Bus Teamsters over Past Decade; UA Leadership Battle to be Closely Watched by Teamsters; Campaign Against Closing of N.C. Brewery Draws Support; BMWED Members Part of N.J. Transit Deal; Canadian Pacific Rail Strike Quickly Resolved; “Casey Jones Was His Name”; It’s Time to Close the Gender Wage Gap.
March 9, 2016
EPISODE NOTES:
Appeals Court Sides with Teamsters over FedEx Freight; Mechanics Descend on NYC to Protest United Airlines; WeDriveU Drivers Align with Locals 853, 117; Local 676 Brings Water to Flint; Local 830 is Sour on Philly Soda Tax; Contract News; This Week in Teamster Music; Mich. Congressmen Stand Up for Teamster Pensions
SHOW NOTES:
FedEx Freight Must Negotiate with Charlotte, Philly Teamsters, Court Rules; UA Aircraft Mechanics Picket JP Morgan Conference; More Shuttle Bus Drivers Choose Teamsters Representation; Jersey Teamsters Haul 100K Water Bottles to Michigan; Soda Tax Could Cause Coke, Pepsi Operations to Leave Philadelphia; GoJet Airline Pilots Agree to New Contract; Local 100 Airgas Drivers Authorize Strike; The Woman Behind ‘Which Side Are You On?”; Lawmakers Sound Off Against Central States Proposal
March 2, 2016
EPISODE NOTES:
Teamster Widow Tells Senators About Central States; Worker Rights Concerns Lead to Protest of Air Liquide; NLRB Tells FedEx Freight to Bargain with Local 439; Teamsters Warn of Labor Dispute with NetJets; Boxer Stands Up for Meal, Rest Breaks; Contract News; This Week in Teamster Music; Tech Boom is a Bust for Too Many Workers
SHOW NOTES:
Senate Finance Committee Briefed on Dire State of Pension Plan; French Embassy Protest Highlights Need to Stop Attacks on Former Airgas Workers; Fed Ex Freight Told it Can’t Ignore Calif. Drivers; NetJets’ Cost-Cutting Demands Undermine Teamster Workers; Senator Speaks Out Against Anti-Trucker Safety Provision; IBT Tells OneSky it Plans to Begin Negotiations; BLET Reaches Tentative Deal with Illinois Railway; Woody Guthrie and “Dusty Ol’ Dust; ‘On Demand’ Culture Shouldn’t Strip Workers of Fair Pay
