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Woodward MPC UAW Workers Outside Chicago Demand Respect and a Fair Contract
DETROIT, Michigan, March 25 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on March 24, 2026:
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Woodward MPC UAW Workers Outside Chicago Demand Respect and a Fair Contract
In a new video, Woodward MPC workers speak out as part of their fight for a fair contract after months of stalling from the employer.
The video is available for the media and public to VIEW HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ7_MEBc2GE&feature=youtu.be).
"Our work keeps planes in the air, maintains our nation's defenses, and keeps Woodward making billions," the workers share. "So, where's our cut?"
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DETROIT, Michigan, March 25 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on March 24, 2026:
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Woodward MPC UAW Workers Outside Chicago Demand Respect and a Fair Contract
In a new video, Woodward MPC workers speak out as part of their fight for a fair contract after months of stalling from the employer.
The video is available for the media and public to VIEW HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ7_MEBc2GE&feature=youtu.be).
"Our work keeps planes in the air, maintains our nation's defenses, and keeps Woodward making billions," the workers share. "So, where's our cut?"
Lastyear, the workers voted to affiliate with the UAW and are in the midst of contract negotiations with Woodward, an aerospace and defense company. The company is currently refusing to negotiate, in violation of US labor law.
"In 2025, CEO Chip Blankenship made $11.3 million dollars," the workers point out, "While we're struggling to buy groceries."
Woodward has made over $1.8 billion in profits since 2020 and has spent over $1.4 billion of that on Wall Street payouts in the form of stock buybacks and dividends.
"We are Woodward MPC-UAW. We demand Woodward get back to bargaining table. We demand a fair and clear level progression. We demand industry-leading wages," state the workers. "We demand respect at Woodward MPC."
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/woodward-mpc-uaw-workers-outside-chicago-demand-respect-and-a-fair-contract/
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UAW Condemns Violent Attack on Tornel Rubber Workers in Mexico, Urges Immediate USMCA Action
DETROIT, Michigan, March 25 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on March 24, 2026:
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UAW Condemns Violent Attack on Tornel Rubber Workers in Mexico, Urges Immediate USMCA Action
The UAW today condemned the shooting of striking workers at the Tornel Rubber Company in Tultitlan, Mexico, calling it a grave attack on fundamental labor and human rights and urging swift action by Mexican authorities and USMCA partners.
On March 18, four workers were injured when armed assailants opened fire on workers on night duty as they lawfully exercised their right to strike.
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DETROIT, Michigan, March 25 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on March 24, 2026:
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UAW Condemns Violent Attack on Tornel Rubber Workers in Mexico, Urges Immediate USMCA Action
The UAW today condemned the shooting of striking workers at the Tornel Rubber Company in Tultitlan, Mexico, calling it a grave attack on fundamental labor and human rights and urging swift action by Mexican authorities and USMCA partners.
On March 18, four workers were injured when armed assailants opened fire on workers on night duty as they lawfully exercised their right to strike.
Thestrike at Tornel Rubber Company stems from alleged violations of the Mexican Rubber Industry Contract-Law, including:
* Non-implementation of a 40-hour workweek
* Unpaid 44-day year-end bonus
* Denial of proper vacation premium (25-31 days)
* Failure to pay social security contributions
* Non-recognition of official paid holidays (Feb. 5, Mar. 21)
The UAW is calling on Mexican authorities to ensure the safety of workers and to carry out a transparent investigation to hold those responsible accountable.
The situation reflects broader concerns about efforts within the rubber industry to weaken established labor standards and collective bargaining agreements. The UAW is urging the governments of the United States and Canada to take immediate action under the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. Specifically, the UAW is calling for USTR to immediately self-initiate a complaint under the USMCA's Rapid Response Mechanism.
"What happened at Tornel Rubber is an outrage. It's an attack on human rights, on labor rights, and on the basic democratic freedoms of workers. The right to strike, to organize, and to bargain collectively are non-negotiable. When workers are met with gunfire for exercising those rights, the UAW will not tolerate it. We're committed to fighting like hell to make sure every worker can stand up, organize, and demand what they're owed without facing violence," said UAW President Shawn Fain.
The UAW emphasized that failure to respond decisively risks undermining labor reforms and trade commitments across North America.
UAW Demands:
* Immediate protection for Tornel workers and their families
* Full enforcement of the Rubber Industry Contract-Law
* Public condemnation of the attack by Mexican authorities and industry leaders
* Independent USMCA complaint initiated by the U.S.
The UAW reaffirmed its solidarity with Tornel workers, who voted on March 22 to continue their strike.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/uaw-condemns-violent-attack-on-tornel-rubber-workers-in-mexico-urges-immediate-usmca-action/
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UPS Admits Driver Buyouts Violate Teamsters Contract in Central Region
WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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UPS Admits Driver Buyouts Violate Teamsters Contract in Central Region
United Parcel Service (UPS) notified the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday that it was withdrawing its latest driver buyout scheme in Central Region states after nearly 37 local unions filed grievances against the parcel giant for shamelessly violating the UPS Teamsters contract. This action will greatly undermine the company's illegal pursuit of buyouts in other regions under the National
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WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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UPS Admits Driver Buyouts Violate Teamsters Contract in Central Region
United Parcel Service (UPS) notified the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday that it was withdrawing its latest driver buyout scheme in Central Region states after nearly 37 local unions filed grievances against the parcel giant for shamelessly violating the UPS Teamsters contract. This action will greatly undermine the company's illegal pursuit of buyouts in other regions under the NationalMaster Agreement.
The Teamsters Central Region encompasses 13 states from Nebraska to Ohio and is home to more than 68,000 rank-and-file Teamsters working at UPS. The latest buyout, which the company calls the Driver Choice Program (DCP), had asked drivers to accept a one-time lump sum payment in exchange for legally committing to never work for UPS again, to waive their rights to union representation, and to sacrifice a career's worth of strong union wages, employer-paid health care, and guaranteed retirement benefits.
"By pulling out of more than a dozen states, UPS has conceded that its buyout programs are illegal. They are scams designed to fuel corporate greed. These programs violate the Teamsters contract and UPS knows it," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "The Teamsters strongly urge UPS to take the next right step and dismantle its Driver Choice Program across the country. If UPS fails to do right by the men and women who deliver its packages and generate its billions in profit, the Teamsters will pursue our grievances nationwide and defeat UPS in arbitration. We are prepared to do whatever it takes to protect our members' rights."
In court filings earlier this year on the illegality of the DCP, the Teamsters detailed at least six violations of its National Master Agreement by UPS in the rollout of the buyout program, including direct dealing of new contracts with workers, elimination of union jobs when UPS contractually agreed to establish more positions, and erosion of the rights and privileges of union shop stewards.
These violations have been cited in grievances against UPS filed by rank-and-file Teamsters since the DCP was rolled out last month. The union has also pointed to contract language in the UPS Teamsters Central Region Supplement -one of 44 regional supplements to the UPS Teamsters National Master Agreement -that restricts UPS from directly offering incentive programs that are not voted on and approved by employees and the union.
Until this week, the DCP was being directly offered to all drivers at UPS regardless of length of service and outside of negotiations with the union, irreparably damaging the Teamsters' right to representation. The letter of separation that workers would be forced to sign by management to complete enrollment in the program would be irrevocable, further damaging the union or any individual worker's ability to grieve or arbitrate the terms of separation.
The scope of UPS's latest buyout scheme is much broader than the payoff presented to workers last summer, when UPS marketed payouts to more tenured drivers nearing retirement. The earlier program, which UPS called the Driver Voluntary Separation Program (DVSP), was widely rejected by Teamsters nationwide, many of whom took to social media to shred and set fire to the insulting financial package offered by UPS to leave the company.
While recent payoffs dangled in front of workers have been larger, the DVSP and DCP programs are unmistakably similar. Grievances over contract violations inherent in the DVSP program are expected to be heard before an arbitrator in May.
"UPS's actions to walk away from its own buyout program is an admission of guilt, plain and simple," said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. "UPS wants to offload as many well-paid drivers as possible to boost its corporate earnings. The executives currently running UPS have no regard for the health, well-being, or future financial security of their workforce. The Teamsters are here not just fighting UPS to do the right thing but fighting for a better quality of life for the hardworking people who move America."
UPS CEO Carol Tome was paid at least $23 million in 2025, outearning average UPS employees by a pay ratio of 345-to-1. While UPS Teamsters have been offered insulting payoffs to walk away from the company twice in the last year, UPS awarded $38 million bonuses to senior managers in May to stay with the company, reporting at the time that awards of up to $1 million each were necessary to "retain and motivate [UPS's] management team during a critical transition time."
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/2026/03/ups-admits-driver-buyouts-violate-teamsters-contract-in-central-region/
U.S. Flight Attendants Demand Pay for TSA to Keep Airports Secure, Not Create Havoc With ICE
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA issued the following joint statement on March 22, 2026:
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U.S. Flight Attendants Demand Pay for TSA to Keep Airports Secure, Not Create Havoc with ICE
As U.S. airports suffer long security delays, Flight Attendant Union leaders representing more than 100,000 of aviation's first responders released the following joint statement:
"Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers must be paid now.
"Flight Attendants will not allow the TSA and the frontline Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) who keep us safe to be used
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WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA issued the following joint statement on March 22, 2026:
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U.S. Flight Attendants Demand Pay for TSA to Keep Airports Secure, Not Create Havoc with ICE
As U.S. airports suffer long security delays, Flight Attendant Union leaders representing more than 100,000 of aviation's first responders released the following joint statement:
"Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers must be paid now.
"Flight Attendants will not allow the TSA and the frontline Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) who keep us safe to be usedas pawns in this dangerous game, nor will we fly in an aviation system that doesn't put our safety and security first.
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has billions of dollars in discretionary funding that could be used to pay TSOs during this partial shutdown, just like they have chosen to continue paying active duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard. The administration has also continued to pay ICE and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents. Instead of paying TSOs, they have chosen to create havoc in our airports.
"This latest threat of ICE invasion at the airports is another distraction from solutions that protect Americans. TSOs can't simply be replaced. They undergo a six-month training program in which they learn to screen passengers while evaluating and managing risks within the unique context of an airport--especially how to identify disguised or disassembled weapons and explosives. This is expertise and training that ICE agents simply do not have, and cannot learn quickly. Furthermore, the introduction of ICE agents into airports creates contradictory missions, as attempts to question passengers about immigration status may distract them from ensuring airport security.
"There's one solution that immediately solves the problem at our airports. Pay the people who are already trained to protect us from terror attacks today, especially as the war with Iran increases the desire to strike against Americans.
"PAY TSA Workers now."
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This statement is from the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, Association of Professional Flight Attendants, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 135, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
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Original text here: https://afacwa.org/pay_tsa/
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Smurfit Westrock Teamsters Launch ULP Strike in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Smurfit Westrock Teamsters Launch ULP Strike in Massachusetts
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Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: mdrumm@teamster.org
(WAKEFIELD, Mass.) - Teamsters at Smurfit Westrock in Wakefield, Mass., launched an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike after the company failed to negotiate a new agreement in a timely manner. The 60 members of Teamsters Local 3 are demanding fair wages, affordable health care, and no cuts to retirement contributions. The current
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WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Smurfit Westrock Teamsters Launch ULP Strike in Massachusetts
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Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: mdrumm@teamster.org
(WAKEFIELD, Mass.) - Teamsters at Smurfit Westrock in Wakefield, Mass., launched an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike after the company failed to negotiate a new agreement in a timely manner. The 60 members of Teamsters Local 3 are demanding fair wages, affordable health care, and no cuts to retirement contributions. The currentcontract expired March 23.
"Smurfit Westrock is the worst kind of corporate bully, spending millions of dollars for executive compensation and golden-parachute buyouts but nothing for the workers who built and maintain this company," said Steve Sullivan, President of Local 3. "Teamsters will not back down in this fight and will remain on the picket line 24/7 until this greedy employer comes to their senses."
Teamsters produce pizza boxes for national brands like Dominos and Papa Johns. Smurfit Westrock is one of the world's largest paper packaging companies, raking in $21.1 billion in revenue last year alone.
"I've been at this company for decades and the more money they make, the more they take from us," said Pedro Ramos, a 35-year worker at Smurfit Westrock. "This company doesn't respect workers. We are demanding that management return to the bargaining table and get serious about negotiating a fair contract."
Teamsters Local 3 represents 400 printing and packaging workers in the greater Boston area.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/03/smurfit-westrock-teamsters-launch-ulp-strike-in-massachusetts/
Nurses, constituents demand Rep. Jacobs return donations from Palantir, ICE's top tech contractor
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 24 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Nurses, constituents demand Rep. Jacobs return donations from Palantir, ICE's top tech contractor
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Nurses and constituents will hold a press conference at the district office of U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-51) to demand she stop taking future donations from Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance, and its executives. According to Purge Palantir's "Palantir Payroll" tracker, Rep. Jacobs has received more than $3,500 in political donations from
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 24 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Nurses, constituents demand Rep. Jacobs return donations from Palantir, ICE's top tech contractor
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Nurses and constituents will hold a press conference at the district office of U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-51) to demand she stop taking future donations from Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance, and its executives. According to Purge Palantir's "Palantir Payroll" tracker, Rep. Jacobs has received more than $3,500 in political donations fromPalantir 's head of government affairs and public policy, Mehdi Alhassani.
Nurses from Palomar Hospital, UCSD Health, and Tric-City Medical Center, along with community members, will urge Rep. Jacobs to join the growing list of Congressional members who are publicly rejecting Palantir's campaign contributions - including U.S. representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Jason Crow, Pat Ryan and U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper - over the company's close partnership with ICE and federal immigration enforcement.
"Registered nurses are calling on Rep. Sara Jacobs to stand with us and reject any cooperation with Palantir and its surveillance technology, which are fueling deportation, detention, and human rights abuses in our country and abroad," said Margaret Osborne, a float pool RN at Palomar Hospital. "As patient advocates committed to the values of care and compassion, we don't want anything having to do with Palantir, in our hospitals or in our government. Neither should Rep. Jacobs."
Who: RNs with California Nurses Association (CNA), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) San Diego chapter, and other community organizations
What: Purge Palantir press conference and community action
When: Thursday, March 26 from 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Where: Representative Sara Jacobs District Office | 3465 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, Calif.
The federal government has cut more than a trillion dollars in funding for Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies - threatening health coverage for tens of thousands of Mainers and risking hospital closures and service cuts across the state - while awarding billions of dollars in contracts to Palantir. Founded by Peter Thiel and led by Alex Karp, both billionaires, Palantir's data mining and surveillance tools centralizes and organizes
massive amounts of data collected by the federal government, including Medicaid data, to enable ICE to target, stalk, detain, and deport immigrants.
From 2009 to 2025, Palantir received $2.5 billion in federal government funding, but this number has grown tremendously in just the past year. Last July, the Department of Defense announced a $10 billion agreement with Palantir nbsp;to use its technology to share data across federal agencies, enabling unprecedented surveillance power. This followed a $30 million contract awarded to Palantir by the Department of Homeland Security to build an AI-powered system that would identify immigrants for deportation. In Feb. 2026, the Department of Homeland Security and Palantir signed a $1 billion contract.
In addition to working closely with the U.S. government, Palantir has also entered into partnership with Israel's Ministry of Defense to support their "war effort" in Gaza which Israeli human rights organizations, the globe's leading association of genocide scholars, and a United Nations Special Committee, among others, have concluded is a genocide. More than 1,500 health care workers, in addition to tens of thousands of innocent civilians, have been murdered in Gaza since Israeli forces invaded in October 2023.
Palantir's influence also extends to the health care industry, where its technology is being used for automated scheduling and staffing in hospitals, among other uses. Hospitals have refused to provide further information to NNU members on the extent of their cooperation with Palantir and how patient and workers' data is being used.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the nation with more than 100,000 members in more than 200 facilities throughout California and more than 225,000 RNs nationwide.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-constituents-demand-rep-jacobs-return-donations-from-palantir-ices-top-tech-contractor
Minnesota Teamsters Win Strike at AMPI Dairy
WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Minnesota Teamsters Win Strike at AMPI Dairy
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Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org
(PAYNESVILLE, Minn.) - Members of Teamsters Local 471 at AMPI Dairy in Paynesville, Minn., have overwhelmingly ratified a strong first contract after being forced to strike over fair wages, benefits, and job protections.
"AMPI workers stood strong to win this strike and ratify their first contract. They secured significant wage increases
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WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Minnesota Teamsters Win Strike at AMPI Dairy
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Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org
(PAYNESVILLE, Minn.) - Members of Teamsters Local 471 at AMPI Dairy in Paynesville, Minn., have overwhelmingly ratified a strong first contract after being forced to strike over fair wages, benefits, and job protections.
"AMPI workers stood strong to win this strike and ratify their first contract. They secured significant wage increasesand language that protects standards if the company is sold or changes ownership, as well as the ability to move into a Teamsters health insurance plan which will significantly reduce costs to members," said Lyndon Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 471. "The employer had pushed these workers around for far too long, and they had enough. They will now have a voice in the workplace backed by the strongest union in the world."
The three-year agreement includes a 14 percent wage increase over the life of the contract, retroactive pay going back to March 2025 when the bargaining unit was certified, coverage under Teamsters health care, and strong successorship language ensuring that workers' jobs and union rights are protected if the facility is sold or ownership changes.
"After years without protections or a voice on the job, this contract changes everything," said Heidi Barg, an 18-year lab technician at AMPI Dairy. "With fair pay, health care, and strong job protections, we finally have the security to plan for our future. We stood together, didn't back down, and won big."
Teamsters Local 471 represents workers across Minnesota across industries, including dairy processing, warehousing, and distribution. For more information, go to local471.com.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/03/minnesota-teamsters-win-strike-at-ampi-dairy/
