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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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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/
Teamsters EMS Professionals Ratify New Contract at University Hospital
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Teamsters EMS Professionals Ratify New Contract at University Hospital
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(NEWARK, N.J.) - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals at University Hospital unanimously ratified a first agreement as a unique collective bargaining unit represented by Teamsters Local 97. The new contract brings improved wages and benefits to account for the increased cost of living in the area, as well as better vacation and holiday pay.
"This success represents the culmination of years
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Teamsters EMS Professionals Ratify New Contract at University Hospital
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(NEWARK, N.J.) - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals at University Hospital unanimously ratified a first agreement as a unique collective bargaining unit represented by Teamsters Local 97. The new contract brings improved wages and benefits to account for the increased cost of living in the area, as well as better vacation and holiday pay.
"This success represents the culmination of yearsof advocacy, persistence, and unity among generations of union stewards and members," said Maria Perez, President of Local 97. "I would like to thank the committee members, Business Agent George Burr and Vice-President Amy Lewis for their hard work securing this agreement. This is more than a contract. It's recognition, respect, and a new chapter in the proud history of Teamsters at University Hospital."
The group was previously covered under a broader Teamsters contract at University Hospital and has now established its own distinct collective bargaining unit. The new contract covers 261 workers including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, 911 dispatchers and call takers, transfer service operators, logistics technicians, and emergency vehicle mechanics.
"Our members have been fighting for this for years," said Steve Chait, paramedic and steward at Local 97. "This is not just a new contract, it's a recognition that EMS work is different, and it deserves a focused voice at the bargaining table."
Having a separate contract empowers EMS workers to engage in more focused, efficient, and responsive negotiations, ensuring that their specific needs are represented directly and effectively for years to come.
Teamsters Local 97 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout New Jersey. For more information, contact teamsterslocal.ninetyseven@verizon.net.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2025/12/teamsters-ems-professionals-ratify-new-contract-at-university-hospital/
Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Ceretta Smith for Election to Congress
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Ceretta Smith for Election to Congress
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AFGE says Smith is a prominent labor ally who values public service
RIVERDALE, Ga. The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Ceretta Smith for election to the U.S. House representing Georgia's 12 th Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is May 19, and the general election is Nov. 3.
Smith is a past president
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Ceretta Smith for Election to Congress
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AFGE says Smith is a prominent labor ally who values public service
RIVERDALE, Ga. The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Ceretta Smith for election to the U.S. House representing Georgia's 12 th Congressional District in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is May 19, and the general election is Nov. 3.
Smith is a past presidentand current member of AFGE Local 2017 and also serves as the fair practices coordinator and women's coordinator for AFGE Council 172, which represents Defense Commissary Agency workers.
Smith is a proud U.S. Army veteran who served as a medic for nearly a decade before beginning a 24-year career in the federal government, AFGE District 5 National Vice President Tatishka Thomas said.
"Ceretta Smith has been praised for a career characterized by service and integrity. She never forgets the real reason to serve - and that's to serve the people," Thomas said. "She is a prominent figure in the labor movement, having held numerous leadership positions within AFGE, including president of the Georgia State Council. Endorsing organizations see her as a champion for working families and an advocate for federal employees and veterans. As a Grovetown City Council member and small business owner, she is viewed as someone who understands the needs of local communities and the importance of supporting small businesses. She will never forget who put her in office."
More than 81,000 federal employees live in Georgia - caring for veterans, supporting the military, and getting Social Security recipients their benefits accurately and on time.
AFGE is the largest federal employee union in the country, representing more than 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers in all functions of government. AFGE represents nearly 115,000 federal employees in District 5, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/1c2aeda0a2de47ddbb3d196c9f68728c.aspx
Guest Services Workers at Lumen Field Win Historic First Teamsters Contract
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Guest Services Workers at Lumen Field Win Historic First Teamsters Contract
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(SEATTLE) - More than 500 guest services workers at Lumen Field, represented by Teamsters Local 117, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first union contract. The workers, employed by First & Goal, Inc., staff one of the marquee sporting venues in the country home to the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, and Seattle Reign and a host site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
"After months of
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Guest Services Workers at Lumen Field Win Historic First Teamsters Contract
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(SEATTLE) - More than 500 guest services workers at Lumen Field, represented by Teamsters Local 117, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first union contract. The workers, employed by First & Goal, Inc., staff one of the marquee sporting venues in the country home to the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, and Seattle Reign and a host site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
"After months ofhard-fought negotiations with Lumen Field management, our members voted overwhelmingly to approve a historic first contract that raises pay and delivers real protections," said Paul Dascher, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 117. "The next time you're at a Seahawks game, take a moment to congratulate the newest members of Teamsters 117."
Workers sought a voice with the Teamsters over a year ago, citing the need for clarity around scheduling, family wages, improved communication, and better overall working conditions.
For Tyrha Long, who has worked in guest services at the stadium for four years and served on the negotiating committee, new safety provisions in the contract, seniority rights, and higher wages were the most important issues.
"It's great having a voice with Teamsters," Long said. "I feel like I can stand up a lot more and have people behind me who are ready to take action."
Ron Spradley, a parking attendant on the negotiating team who has been at Lumen since 2022, was happy about the wage increases in the agreement and excited to become a Teamster.
"The Teamsters are a big union," Spradley said. "And that's important because it comes with more backing there's people power and more force in our union. Now, we're paid at some of the highest rates for parking in the country, plus we have a contract, and will get raises every year."
Teamsters Local 117 represents 17,000 men and women at 200 employers across Washington State. For more information, visit teamsters117.org.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2025/12/guest-services-workers-at-lumen-field-win-historic-first-teamsters-contract/
Connecting with White House, Treasury leaders
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Connecting with White House, Treasury leaders
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Bringing credit union priorities directly to administration officials, America's Credit Unions President/CEO Scott Simpson, Senior Vice President of Advocacy Greg Mesack, and Head of Regulatory Advocacy James Akin met with Treasury and National Economic Council leaders Thursday.
"Today's discussions with Treasury and the National Economic Council were productive and focused on advancing policies that expand opportunity and strengthen
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Connecting with White House, Treasury leaders
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Bringing credit union priorities directly to administration officials, America's Credit Unions President/CEO Scott Simpson, Senior Vice President of Advocacy Greg Mesack, and Head of Regulatory Advocacy James Akin met with Treasury and National Economic Council leaders Thursday.
"Today's discussions with Treasury and the National Economic Council were productive and focused on advancing policies that expand opportunity and strengthenfinancial security. Credit unions are well positioned to support priorities like Trump Accounts, a stable and affordable housing finance system, and community investment through the CDFI Fund," Simpson said. "We deeply appreciate the Administration's engagement and look forward to continued collaboration to ensure economic growth and freedom."
Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jonathan McKernan
The meeting addressed the importance of allowing credit unions to be authorized Trump Account providers, shared the credit union perspective on potential Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reforms, Bank Secrecy Act reforms and implementation of the GENIUS Act.
McKernan spoke at this year's Congressional Caucus and acknowledged that Treasury has heard credit unions' fraud concerns "loud and clear." America's Credit Unions is also engaged with Treasury on continued support for the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund.
Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Jeff Wrase
Wrasewho serves on the White House National Economic Counciladvises the administration on both U.S. and foreign economic policy.
Simpson reiterated America's Credit Unions' strong support for a full three-member board to lead an independent NCUA, noting several constraints with the current board of a single chairman.
The group also shared credit union Trump Account and CDFI Fund priorities.
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/connecting-white-house-treasury-leaders
