Anheuser-Busch Teamsters Ratify Five-Year Contract
By an overwhelming majority, Teamster members at Anheuser-Busch’s breweries in the United States voted to ratify a five-year agreement that covers more than 6,500 workers. This is the first contract members voted on since the proposed takeover by InBev was announced earlier this year.

OTHER NEWS
Teamsters, Students and Labor Activists Go to Maher for Support
Teamsters, United Students Against Sweatshops and Jobs with Justice are informing the public about Gap’s support of labor abuses by passing out fliers at Bill Maher’s “Three Days Before the Election” performance at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California.

Read more about the Teamsters' efforts to win justice for workers at Oak Harbor Freight Lines.

Teamsters, CAPA Members Attend Airline Safety Conference
Teamster and Coalition of Airline Pilots Association (CAPA) representatives, including several members of Local 1224, came together in the name of safety last month during an aviation safety conference held in Dallas.

 

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Support the Restoration of the American Dream
Now that our country has just elected a president who is committed to helping working families, you have the opportunity to help make passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) a reality. EFCA will be instrumental in reclaiming the American Dream by restoring workers' freedom to form unions and bargain for a brighter future. Sign the online petition today.

Help Working Families at No Cost to You
The Teamsters Union has adopted an exciting new computer-based tool that I encourage you to use: a toolbar that will automatically generate funds to further the causes of working families--at no cost to you. Find how you can download the Teamster Toolbar.