Wage Gap is Still Alive and Kicking
Wages for low-income workers are on the way up, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), thanks to increases in the minimum wage. But there are still large, systematic gaps that must be conquered if real income inequality reform is going to take place.
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Teamsters Lobby in Topeka for School Bus Driver UI
More Wins for Minimum Wage Hike
Illinois and New Jersey become the latest states to enact $15 minimum wage, and more are on the way.
JB Pritzker
Long-time Rep. Dingell, a Friend to Workers
The Teamsters are saying goodbye to a long-time friend and champion of workers who made it his mission to be a voice for those who too often didn't have one in the halls of Congress.
Retired Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), 92, the "Dean of the House" whose 59 years as a member of the chamber is the longest in U.S. history, died Feb. 7 after a battle with prostate cancer. He leaves behind a six-decades-long record of progress for labor rights, civil rights and health care expansion.
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Debbie Dingell
Mo. Teamster Wife Calls on Congress to Fix Pensions
Cindy McDaniel told the House Ways and Means Committee today that it must act to beef up retirement security.
Cindy McDaniel
Missouri Kansas City-Committee to Protect Pensions
House Ways and Means Committee
Ken Hall Op-Ed: W.Va. Senate President Uses Dirty Tricks to Pass School Bill
West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, is up to his dirty tricks again. This time, it is at the expense of our children, their teachers and the community as a whole. In an attempt to ram through a bill (Senate Bill 451) that would tack harmful legislation on to the same bill providing for salary increases for teachers and school personnel, Senator Carmichael has manipulated the legislative process to achieve the outcome he wants.
Hoffa: Teamsters Back Bipartisan House Legislation to Repeal Cadillac Tax
(WASHINGTON) – The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa about legislation reintroduced by Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) that would repeal the 40 percent excise tax on comprehensive health insurance plans included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as the "Cadillac Tax".
Hoffa, Teamsters Call on Congress to Reopen Government
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa joined other labor leaders at a rally today in the nation's capital to call for an end of a partial federal government shutdown that has left 800,000 government workers without a paycheck for nearly a month.
Speaking outside of Nationals Park, Hoffa said it is time for the Senate to vote on a funding bill approved by the House earlier this month that would fully reopen the government and allow not only federal workers but contractors as well to return to the job with pay.