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NABTU CONDEMNS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S SHUTDOWN OF U.S. OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The AFL-CIO North America's Building Trades Unions issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025:
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NABTU CONDEMNS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S SHUTDOWN OF U.S. OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS
Today, North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey issued the following statement:
"Once again, the Trump Administration has chosen politics over American workers and America's future. Shutting down offshore wind projects doesn't just pause construction. It kills thousands of good-paying jobs on projects that were legally permitted, fully vetted, fully funded,
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The AFL-CIO North America's Building Trades Unions issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025:
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NABTU CONDEMNS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S SHUTDOWN OF U.S. OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS
Today, North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey issued the following statement:
"Once again, the Trump Administration has chosen politics over American workers and America's future. Shutting down offshore wind projects doesn't just pause construction. It kills thousands of good-paying jobs on projects that were legally permitted, fully vetted, fully funded,and already underway. These aren't hypothetical jobs. They are real paychecks and billions in investment. Freezing them now is not a careful review. It is political gamesmanship that creates chaos for workers and the economy. This decision throws American blue-collar workers out of work, increases energy costs, and hands China a strategic advantage.
"With white-collar jobs evaporating, manufacturing shedding jobs all over the country, the middle class and working class being hammered by inflation, unemployment rising, and our overall economy tanking, this is when our federal government should be encouraging any and all economic activity, not crushing it.
"Halting these projects does not protect America. It weakens us, hurts our workers, and tells the world the U.S. is sitting on its hands while global competitors keep building. This order must be reversed. Working families are paying the price. This is one of the reasons why America is falling behind. We can't afford to keep killing jobs."
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About NABTU: North America's Building Trades Unions is an alliance of 14 national and international unions in the building and construction industry, collectively representing over 3 million skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada. Each year, our unions and signatory contractor partners invest almost $2 billion in private-sector money to fund and operate over 1,900 apprenticeship training and education facilities across North America that produce the safest, most highly trained, and most productive, skilled craft workers anywhere in the world. NABTU is dedicated to creating economic security and employment opportunities for its construction workers by safeguarding wage and benefits standards, promoting responsible private capital investments, investing in renowned apprenticeship and training, and creating more construction career pathways to the middle class for women, communities of color, Indigenous people, veterans, and the justice-involved. For more information, please visit nabtu.org.
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Original text here: https://nabtu.org/press_releases/nabtu-condemns-trump-shutting-down-u-s-offshore-wind/
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AFL-CIO Condemns Job-Threatening Order to Stop Offshore Wind Projects
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release:
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AFL-CIO Condemns Job-Threatening Order to Stop Offshore Wind Projects
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration ordering work to stop on offshore wind projects along the East Coast:
President Trump's attempt to abruptly scuttle East Coast wind projects, leaving thousands of workers in limbo during the holiday season, is irresponsible policy that threatens to take America backward. Our economy is in a fragile state as unemployment rises, and
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release:
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AFL-CIO Condemns Job-Threatening Order to Stop Offshore Wind Projects
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration ordering work to stop on offshore wind projects along the East Coast:
President Trump's attempt to abruptly scuttle East Coast wind projects, leaving thousands of workers in limbo during the holiday season, is irresponsible policy that threatens to take America backward. Our economy is in a fragile state as unemployment rises, andelectricity and other prices spike. Destroying good union jobs on projects that are poised to meet demand and deliver electricity to the grid makes no sense. If lower prices and good jobs are actually a priority for this administration it must reverse course immediately, allowing workers to finish the clean energy projects already underway.
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Original text here: https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-condemns-job-threatening-order-stop-offshore-wind-projects
IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass End 18-Week Strike with Strong Ratified Contract
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Dec. 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass End 18-Week Strike with Strong Ratified Contract
TOLEDO, Ohio -- The members of IAM Local 1297 have overwhelmingly approved a new contract with Libbey Glass, effectively concluding an 18-week strike. Following over a year of negotiations, the workers' unwavering determination proved pivotal, enabling the IAM bargaining committee to secure and retain significant rights and benefits,
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UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Dec. 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass End 18-Week Strike with Strong Ratified Contract
TOLEDO, Ohio -- The members of IAM Local 1297 have overwhelmingly approved a new contract with Libbey Glass, effectively concluding an 18-week strike. Following over a year of negotiations, the workers' unwavering determination proved pivotal, enabling the IAM bargaining committee to secure and retain significant rights and benefits,as well as a robust economic package.
IAM District 54 President and Directing Business Representative T. Dean Wright, Jr., expressed his pride in the achievements of its members:
"I am incredibly proud of the members of IAM Local 1297 and their families. They stood united in solidarity for 18 weeks, making tremendous personal sacrifices, including during the holiday season, to protect one another and the contractual rights they have fought for over decades. I extend my sincere gratitude to each and every one of them. I also wish to thank my staff at IAM District 54, as well as the Libbey shop committee, who worked tirelessly not only during these past four months of the strike but also through the numerous months of negotiations prior to that, in order to safeguard the rights and benefits of our members at Libbey Glass. Additionally, I would like to offer my deepest thanks to the Toledo-area community for their steadfast support throughout the strike, particularly the labor community and UAW Local 12. I would also like to specifically acknowledge the efforts of USW Locals 700T, 65T, 59M, and their members, to secure improved contracts for all workers at Libbey Glass."
The highlights of the newly ratified 5-year contract include:
* An immediate wage increases of 14.25%, with additional increases in subsequent years.
* No increase in health insurance premium contributions for 2026.
* Retention of favorable plan design elements in health insurance benefits.
* A signing bonus of $3,000.
* Retention of premium pay at time-and-a-half for hours worked beyond regularly scheduled hours in a workday.
* Twelve (12) paid holidays, including eight (8) during the upcoming Christmas and New Year's season.
* And additional benefits.
The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is one of North America's largest and most diverse industrial trade unions, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive, and other industries across the United States and Canada.
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Original text here: https://www.goiam.org/news/iam-union-members-at-toledos-libbey-glass-end-18-week-strike-with-strong-ratified-contract/
300 Warehouse Workers at UNFI Join Teamsters
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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300 Warehouse Workers at UNFI Join Teamsters
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(LANCASTER, Texas) - Warehouse workers at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 745. The 311 workers organized to secure better wages, stronger benefits, and safer working conditions. Their victory marks the latest Teamsters organizing win at the nation's largest grocery distributor for Amazon-owned Whole Foods.
"The reason I got involved in this organizing drive was simple the
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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300 Warehouse Workers at UNFI Join Teamsters
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(LANCASTER, Texas) - Warehouse workers at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 745. The 311 workers organized to secure better wages, stronger benefits, and safer working conditions. Their victory marks the latest Teamsters organizing win at the nation's largest grocery distributor for Amazon-owned Whole Foods.
"The reason I got involved in this organizing drive was simple thelevel of exploitation we were facing every single day," said Estrina Hughes, a warehouse worker at UNFI and a new member of Local 745. "I knew the only way to improve our jobs and protect our co-workers was by joining the Teamsters."
Since 2022, more than 3,500 UNFI workers have organized with the Teamsters nationwide, bringing the total number of Teamsters at the company to over 5,500.
"I want to welcome these workers into the Teamsters family and look forward to helping them win the strong first contract they deserve," said Brent Taylor, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 745 and Teamsters Southern Region International Vice President. "We are going to fight tooth and nail for the wages, benefits, and job protections that thousands of Teamsters at UNFI have already stood up for and won."
The Lancaster warehouse workers are the latest to join a growing wall-to-wall Teamsters movement at UNFI. In May, nearly 100 drivers at the same facility voted to join Local 745. In September, more than 50 drivers at UNFI in Richburg, South Carolina, voted to join Teamsters Local 509. With the warehouse workers' victory, the Lancaster facility is now fully unionized.
"We're growing our density at UNFI because workers know that organizing with the Teamsters is the only way to win the respect they deserve," said Tom Erickson, Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division. "We're building power across this company and delivering real results for working families."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2025/12/300-warehouse-workers-at-unfi-join-teamsters/
SEIU Members, Workers Demand Congress Keep Healthcare Affordable for Millions by Extending ACA Tax Credits Before January 1st
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Service Employees International Union issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025:
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SEIU members, workers demand Congress keep healthcare affordable for millions by extending ACA tax credits before January 1st.
With healthcare premiums set to skyrocket on January 1, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members across the country are demanding Republican leaders in Congress vote to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits before the January 1st deadline. Without action, millions of working families will be forced to drop their health
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Service Employees International Union issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025:
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SEIU members, workers demand Congress keep healthcare affordable for millions by extending ACA tax credits before January 1st.
With healthcare premiums set to skyrocket on January 1, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members across the country are demanding Republican leaders in Congress vote to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits before the January 1st deadline. Without action, millions of working families will be forced to drop their healthcoverage at a time when all expenses - from groceries to rent to childcare - are pushing families to the breaking point.
Due to intense pressure from their constituents, four Congressional Republicans signed on to a discharge petition this week to force a vote on a House bill extending tax credits for three years. However, Speaker Johnson has yet to call for a vote on the bill -- leaving families wondering if they will be able to afford healthcare in the coming year.
SEIU members see the impact of rising healthcare costs every day, not just as patients, but as the workers providing care. Healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses and home care providers represented by the union have long championed the ACA and affordable, accessible care for all people, and spent the year calling on elected officials to stop the immoral cuts to healthcare included in the administration's Big Ugly Bill. Attacks on the ACA and Medicaid will have a devastating impact on healthcare systems and the communities they serve. A recent study from Community Catalyst showed this attack on the ACA will also be disastrous for communities of color with 1.8 million Black and Hispanic people at risk of losing coverage without the premium tax credit.
Republican leadership's failure to address the rising cost of living facing working families has real and immediate consequences. Refusing to extend the ACA tax credits is one more attack and will have devastating consequences, forcing millions to choose between paying for health insurance and covering basic necessities, destabilizing healthcare systems, and leaving communities with fewer providers and worse access to care.
That reality is already looming for Kendra Bush, a home health care provider from Portage, Indiana, who shared her outrage and fear with Senate Democrats last week during an ACA spotlight forum on Capitol Hill as she admitted that she may not be able to keep her insurance next year if Congress doesn't intervene now.
"I work three part-time jobs but I still don't take home the same pay each month. Homecare isn't a field that includes guaranteed hours or benefits. I get my health insurance through the ACA Marketplace. Imagine how I felt when I learned my monthly premium is set to jump from $20 to $400 because tax credits are expiring. And that is $400 for the lowest cost plan, but I may have to pay more. Some of the plans will go up to $900 or more.
I am angry because my healthcare costs are going up to help billionaires."
Bush assists Indiana residents with serious conditions with recovery tasks such as walking after they're released from the hospital. She says not extending the ACA tax credits would be another devastating blow to her clients after the OBBA.
"My clients are also being hurt by these policies. Since October, I've seen their care hours reduced because of Medicaid cuts. Letting the ACA tax credits expire will make things worse. People often end up right back in the hospital without access to good healthcare," said Bush.
Lynn Weidner, a home care worker from, Allentown Pennsylvania, is worried about her healthcare costs going up along with other needs as well:
"My housing is going up, too. Every year, my rent goes up by $100, but my income doesn't go up. I don't get raises every year, so at some point I'm going to get priced out of my apartment," said Weidner. "I am going to have to choose between my health and my housing, and it's not fair. I'm trying to find places where I can cut money so that I can afford my insurance come January, which is stressful."
With the health of millions of Americans being at stake, SEIU members and allies will continue to drive calls to Congress demanding they extend ACA tax credits immediately before premiums spike and families are pushed off coverage on January 1. Across multiple states, the union and coalition partners are amplifying the voices of nurses, home care, and public service workers, to let voters know who is to blame for this latest blow to working families. The program targets House Republicans who have consistently voted for policies that inflate corporate profits at the expense of families, including allowing healthcare subsidies to lapse.
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Original text here: https://www.seiu.org/2025/12/seiu-members-workers-demand-congress-keep-healthcare-affordable-for-millions-by-extending-aca-tax-credits-before-january-1st
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SAG-AFTRA National Board Unanimously Votes to Ratify Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Agreement
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 20 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025:
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SAG-AFTRA National Board Unanimously Votes to Ratify Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Agreement
The SAG-AFTRA National Board convened today for a one-day video conference plenary and unanimously voted to ratify the tentative agreement for the intimacy coordinator contract, establishing the first-ever collective bargaining agreement covering intimacy coordinators working in scripted television, theatrical and streaming
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LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 20 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025:
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SAG-AFTRA National Board Unanimously Votes to Ratify Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Agreement
The SAG-AFTRA National Board convened today for a one-day video conference plenary and unanimously voted to ratify the tentative agreement for the intimacy coordinator contract, establishing the first-ever collective bargaining agreement covering intimacy coordinators working in scripted television, theatrical and streamingproductions. The agreement goes into effect Feb. 22, 2026 for new pictures and new seasons of series that commence principal photography after that date.
"This is a significant and long-awaited achievement for intimacy coordinators and for our union as a whole," said SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin. "These professionals deserve the same kind of protections and benefits that other workers in our industry enjoy, and a SAG-AFTRA contract will help create more stable, sustainable careers for them. This agreement recognizes their essential contributions and establishes a safer, more equitable future for both intimacy coordinators and the performers they support."
Organizing intimacy coordinators under the SAG-AFTRA umbrella is a natural evolution of the work the union has been doing to safely grow and standardize the profession for years, including the creation of Standards and Protocols for Use of Intimacy Coordinators on Set; Recommended Standards for Qualification, Training and Vetting of Intimacy Coordinators; and an accreditation system for intimacy coordinator training programs.
"Today's ratification affirms the vital work intimacy coordinators do every day to safeguard performers, foster trust on set, and support honest, powerful storytelling," said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator. "This first contract recognizes their professionalism, expertise, and indispensable role in creating respectful and safe working environments. It is a meaningful acknowledgment of work that has too often been invisible, and which now takes its rightful place on stage."
Intimacy coordinators have already been recognized as essential partners on scenes involving nudity, simulated sex and other intimate work across many SAG-AFTRA contracts, including the TV/Theatrical Agreements, the Commercials Contract and the Network Code Contract.
Key gains in the landmark Intimacy Coordinator Agreement include:
- Contributions to and participation in the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, SAG-Producers Pension Plan, and AFTRA Retirement Fund for the first time on the same terms as found in the Codified Basic Agreement and Television Agreement.
- Guaranteed daily and weekly minimum rates that will increase annually at the same rate as the Codified Basic Agreement and Television Agreement.
- Overtime provisions for work in excess of 8 hours in a day and 40 hours in a week.
- Guaranteed access to final nudity/simulated sex riders, studio guidelines for nudity/simulated sex scenes, and visual access to the performance of such scenes.
- Additional protections including travel provisions and per diem when working at an overnight location, late payment liquidated damages, and meal breaks.
"This is a transformative step for our profession. A union contract provides stability, protections and a sustainable path forward for intimacy coordinators. We love this work and believe deeply in its importance, and this agreement helps ensure that those doing it can build long-term careers in a safe and supportive environment," said Intimacy Coordinator Negotiating Committee Chair Alicia Rodis.
An information meeting for intimacy coordinators will be held January 8, 2026.
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About SAG-AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.
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Original text here: https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-national-board-unanimously-votes-ratify-historic-first-intimacy-coordinator-agreement
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Amazon Workers at DJT6 Facility in Riverside Join Teamsters
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Amazon Workers at DJT6 Facility in Riverside Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org
(RIVERSIDE, Calif.) - Amazon warehouse workers at the DJT6 facility in Riverside, one of the company's largest delivery stations nationwide, have successfully organized with Teamsters Local 1932 and are demanding Amazon recognize their union. DJT6 is now the fifth Amazon facility in Southern California to join the Teamsters, along
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Amazon Workers at DJT6 Facility in Riverside Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org
(RIVERSIDE, Calif.) - Amazon warehouse workers at the DJT6 facility in Riverside, one of the company's largest delivery stations nationwide, have successfully organized with Teamsters Local 1932 and are demanding Amazon recognize their union. DJT6 is now the fifth Amazon facility in Southern California to join the Teamsters, alongwith the KSBD Air Hub in San Bernadino, DFX4 in Victorville, DAX5 in City of Industry, and DAX8 in Palmdale.
Workers at the facility began their unionization efforts with the Teamsters earlier this week by staging a midnight walkout during the holiday peak season, when Amazon workers experience increased workloads and more dangerous working conditions. The newest members of Local 1932 are fighting to win better pay and respect from management for making Amazon one of the richest companies on the planet.
"Workers at DJT6, one of Amazon's most important facilities, have been on the front end of Amazon's abuse for years," said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division and Secretary-Treasurer of Local 1932. "It is a crime that Amazon makes billions off their backs while they can't even afford to buy a home near the warehouse. DJT6 workers showed tremendous courage in walking off the job to join the fight and demand their fair share."
DJT6 warehouse workers are specifically demanding that Amazon provide an industry-standard minimum salary, health care, and safer working conditions. Workers at the facility report Amazon ignoring workplace injuries and threatening injured workers' jobs if they take time off.
"For too long, Amazon has profited off our labor yet denied our rights as workers," said Samuel Padilla, an Amazon DJT6 warehouse worker. "Now, we are coming to take what we have rightfully earned. Amazon may not listen to any one individual worker, but we will force them to listen to us together as Teamsters."
DJT6 is the latest Amazon facility to organize with the Teamsters, joining over 200 drivers in Queens, New York and Amazon CDL drivers in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. To date, nearly 10,000 Amazon workers nationwide are demanding Amazon end its illegal union-busting and recognize the Teamsters Union.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents over 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2025/12/amazon-workers-at-djt6-facility-in-riverside-join-teamsters/
