... general strike. Their demands must include the immediate release of all those detained in immigration raids, the banning of all federal ...

The provocation by Trump’s fascist Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was a test to see if the police state measures against immigrants could be deployed against broader sections of the working class.#Bovino #Teamsters #Trump #fascist #immigrants
Trump’s border Gestapo target striking workers in Chicago

Trump’s border Gestapo target striking workers in Chicago

The provocation by Trump’s fascist Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was a test to see if the police state measures against immigrants could be deployed against broader sections of the working class.

World Socialist Web Site

“If you're going to anchor down and put in thousands of jobs, don't you think you should pay people enough to buy a home in the area you’re living and working in?” - Randy Korgan, director of the Teamsters’ #Amazon Division and secretary-treasurer of #Teamsters Local 1932.

https://www.kvcrnews.org/local-news/2025-12-17/amazon-workers-walk-out-at-riverside-warehouse-to-protest-working-conditions-and-pay

Amazon workers walk out at Riverside warehouse to protest working conditions and pay

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Riverside walked off the job early Tuesday morning over what they say are unfair labor practices.

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#OTD (Dec 15) in 1982, #Chicago mobster Joseph #Lombardo, #Teamsters President Roy Williams and codefendants are convicted of attempted #bribery of a federal official.

#MafiaHistory
#Histodons @mafiahistory

Catering workers on #strike because they can’t afford to feed their own families. Our members want to work and take pride in what they do, but refuse to be exploited.

https://teamsters.ca/blog/2025/12/14/gate-gourmet-airline-catering-workers-on-strike-at-ottawa-airport/

#strikes #union #unions #exploitation #Ottawa #GateGourmet #Teamsters #LivingWage #capitalism #ClassWar

#OTD (Dec 13) in 1990, #NewEngland mafioso Frank #Salemme is arrested on a warrant from #California charging him with trying to steal millions from a #Teamsters pension fund.

#MafiaHistory
#Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (Dec 11) in 1975, Stephen #Andretta of the #NewJersey #Teamsters is granted immunity for testimony before a #Detroit federal grand jury investigating the disappearance of former Teamsters President James #Hoffa (shown).

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

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Aquatennial was created to overshadow Bloody Friday, when Minneapolis police shot at 67 picketers and killed two strikers on July 20, 1934.

The Teamsters were striking against most of the trucking companies located in Minneapolis. It eventually lead to the Minneapolis general strike of 1934 that lasted from May to August.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_general_strike_of_1934?wprov=sfti1#

#teamsters #minneapolis #aquatennial #bloodyfriday

Netflix vs. Paramount Battle Is Lose-Lose for Labor: ‘We’re at the Tipping Point’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/netflix-paramount-lose-lose-labor-1236604679/

Is the Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal “Pro-Worker”? Lindsay Dougherty Wants to See the Data

The Teamsters entertainment leader also would like to see Warners CEO David Zaslav “leave our industry and never come back,” she said in a recent interview.

The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix vs. Paramount Battle Is Lose-Lose for Labor

Netflix or Paramount would each take a buyer out of the market for TV and film - potentially lowering wages and raising antitrust concerns.

Variety