2024 Legislative Alerts

LAA Vol. 8. No. 12 Apr. 2024 – 2024 PA Primary Election Endorsements
LAA Vol. 8. No. 11 Apr. 2024 – PA Senate Bill 1124 Labor Broker Registration
LAA Vol. 8. No. 10 Apr. 2024 – Union Made Cleaning Products
LAA Vol. 8. No. 9 Apr. 2024 – UPS Announces Significant Partnership Expansion with USPS
LAA Vol. 8. No. 8 Apr. 2024 – Biden Administration Passes 2-man Crew Bill Rule for Railroad
LAA Vol. 8. No. 7 Mar. 2024 – Major US Corporations Threaten to Return Labor to ‘Law of the Jungle’
LAA Vol. 8. No. 6 Mar. 2024 – St. Patrick’s Day Union Shopping List
LAA Vol. 8. No. 5 Feb. 2024 – LVIII Super Bowl Party Union Made Shopping Guide
LAA Vol. 8. No. 4 Jan. 2024 – “Important Message from Teamsters Joint Council No. 40 – Repairing America’s Infrastructure”
LAA Vol. 8. No. 3 Jan. 2024 – Dues Checkoff Authorizations are Fully Enforceable
LAA Vol. 8. No. 2 Jan. 2024 – Biden’s Labor Department takes aim to cut down on number of “independent contractors.”
LAA Vol. 8. No. 1 Jan. 2024 – Two-Man Crew Bill on Life Support Because of Republican Opposition

LEGISLATIVE ALERTS 2023

LAA Vol. 7 No. 59 December 2023 – New PA Laws to Know in 2024
LAA Vol. 7 No. 58 December 2023 – Job Killing Move in PA-Driverless Vans
LAA Vol. 7 No. 57 December 2023 – NLRB’s Newest Election Rule
LAA Vol. 7 No. 56 November 2023 – Potential Impacts of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Commonwealth of PA
LAA Vol. 7 No. 55 November 2023 – Thanksgiving Union-made Shopping List
LAA Vol. 7 No. 54 October 2023 – NLRB has issued its Final Rule addressing the Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act
LAA Vol. 7 No. 53 (B) October 2023 – Establishing a Statewide Responsible Contractor Law
LAA Vol. 7 No. 53 (A) October 2023 – Current PA Pending Legislation
LAA Vol. 7 No. 52 October 2023 – Special Election Issue NJ Endorsements
LAA Vol. 7 No. 51 October 2023 – Special Election Issue PA Endorsements
LAA Vol. 7 No. 50 October 2023 – Union Made Halloween Candy
LAA Vol. 7 No. 49 September 2023 – (FMCS) will be increasing fees for the Agency’s arbitration services effective Oct. 1, 2023
LAA Vol. 7 No. 48 September 2023 – NLRB The Board Restores Protections for Employees Who Advocate for Nonemployees
LAA Vol. 7 No. 47 August 2023 – NLRB Returns to Totality of Circumstances Test for Determining Concerted Activity
LAA Vol. 7 No. 46 August 2023 – NLRB Revises Standard on Employers’ Duty to Bargain Before Changing Terms and Conditions of Work
LAA Vol. 7 No. 45 August 2023 – Union-Made Labor Day BBQ Shopping List

LAA Vol. 7 No. 41 July 2023 – Teamsters Win Historic UPS Contract
LAA Vol. 7 No. 34 June 2023 – TEAMSTERS: NATIONWIDE UPS STRIKE IS IMMINENT
LAA Vol. 7 No. 33 June 2023 – Union Made Shopping List
LAA Vol. 7 No. 32 June 2023 – NLRB Issues Decision on Independent Contractors
LAA Vol. 7 No. 31 June 2023 – Rail Safety Legislation
LAA Vol. 7. No. 28 May 2023 – Pittsburgh Strike Fund
LAA Vol. 7. No. 27 May 2023 – PA Municipal Police Pension Buyback

LAA Vol. 7. No. 25 May 2023 – Five Labor Bills Pass PA House

LAA Vol. 7. No. 24 May 2023 – NLRB Discards Trump-Board Standards for Evaluating Employee Misconduct

LAA Vol. 7. No. 23 Apr. 2023 – Eliminating State Subsidies for Union Busting.

LAA Vol. 7. No. 22 Apr. 2023 – Amazon Drivers Join Teamsters Local 369 in Palmdale, Calif.

LAA Vol. 7. No. 21 Apr. 2023 – Contact Your U.S. Senator and tell them to vote YES on Confirming Julie Su at the next US Secretary of Labor

LAA Vol. 7. No. 20 Apr. 2023 – NLRB Details Potential Remedies for Repeated or Egregious Misconduct

LAA Vol. 7. No. 19 Apr. 2023 – PA Gov. Shapiro Cracking Down on Misclassification

LAA Vol. 7. No. 18 (b) Apr. 2023 – Pennsylvania Superior Court upholds the imposition of a fee schedule applicable to nonmembers

LAA Vol. 7. No. 18 (a) Apr. 2023 – National Right-to-Work Will Be on the Table

LAA Vol. 7. No. 17 Apr. 2023 – Give Credit Where Credit is Due

LAA Vol. 7. No. 16 Apr. 2023 – Meet Your Anti-Union PA Reps.

LAA Vol. 7. No. 15 Mar. 2023 – NLRB Workers’ Rights Under the Act

LAA Vol. 7. No. 14 Mar. 2023 – Michigan Strikes Right-to-Work Law “Win for Unions”

LAA Vol. 7. No. 13 Mar. 2023 – Prohibiting Public Dollars Being Used to Bust Unions

LAA Vol. 7. No. 12 Mar. 2023 – PA HB 220 Paid Time Off to Vote

LAA Vol. 7. No. 11 Mar. 2023 – Michigan State House Repeals Right-to-Work

LAA Vol. 7. No. 10 Mar. 2023 – NLRB Decision on Starbucks Anti-Union Tactics

LAA Vol. 7. No. 9 Feb. 2023 – Another Trump-Board Doctrine Overturned

LAA Vol. 7. No. 8 Feb. 2023 – Contact Congress to Support PRO Act

LAA Vol. 7. No. 7 Feb. 2023 – PA House and Senate Session Days

LAA Vol. 7. No. 6 Feb. 2023 – Turning the Tide on Anti-Union Legislation

LAA Vol. 7. No. 5 Jan. 2023 – Amazon illegally resisted union drive in N.Y., NLRB judge rules

LAA Vol. 7. No. 4 Jan. 2023 – First Student NLRB Election

LAA Vol. 7. No. 3 Jan. 2023 – PA Governor Shapiro Remove 4-year Degree Job Requirement on 92% of State Jobs

LAA Vol. 7. No. 2 Jan. 2023 – The Supreme Court Case That has Unions on Edge

LAA Vol. 7. No. 1 Jan. 2023 – PA Governor-Elect Shapiro Nominates Nancy Walker for PA Secretary of Labor

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LEGISLATIVE ALERTS 2022

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 42 DECEMBER 2022 – Biden releasing $36 Billion to aid Teamsters Central States Pension Fund

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 41 DECEMBER 2022 – PBGC Approves SFA Application for Teamsters Local 966 Plan

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 40 NOVEMBER 2022 – PBGC Approves SFA Application for Teamsters Local 52 Pension Plan

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 39 NOVEMBER 2022 – Democrats Win PA State House Majority

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 38 NOVEMBER 2022 – PBGC Approves SFA Application for New York State Teamsters Pension Plan

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 37 NOVEMBER 2022 – Teamster Endorsed Josh Shapiro will be the Next Governor of PA

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 36 NOVEMBER 2022 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Strike

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 35 SEPTEMBER 2022 – PBGC Releases FY 2021 Pension Projection Report

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 34 SEPTEMBER 2022 – PA Kicks Off Marijuana Pardon Program

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 33 AUGUST 2022 – 10 Roads Express

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 32 AUGUST 2022 – Teamsters Support SEIU

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 31 JULY 2022 – Union Election Petitions Up 58% NLRB

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 30 JULY 2022 – PA Senator Brewster and Teamster Has Got It Right

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 29 JULY 2022 – PA Passes Budget “Teamsters Deliver” on Vote

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 28 JULY 2022 – Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation announced Changes to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program for Financially Troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans.

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 27 JUNE 2022 – Two PA Mediator Positions open in Commonwealth

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 26 JUNE 2022 – PA Driverless Truck Bill

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 25 JUNE 2022 – PA Public Sector Anti-Union Bills Shut Down

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 24 MAY 2022 – PBGC Approved Application for Teamsters Local 701 Pension

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 23 MAY 2022 – Positions of Candidates for PA Governor on “Right-to-Work”

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 22 MAY 2022 – Carl “Hands” Paullet Memorial Service

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 21 MAY 2022 – 2022 PA Primary Endorsements

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 20 APRIL 2022 – Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters National (GCC-IBT) Pension Plan Benefits to Receive SFA

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 19 APRIL 2022 – PBGC Approves Special Financial Assistance Application For GCIU.

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 18 APRIL 2022 – NLRB Making Captive Audience Meetings a Violation of the NLRA

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 17 MARCH 2022 – Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Teamsters 641 Plan Participants’ Benefits to be Restored.

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 16 MARCH 2022 – Teamsters 776/Yellow Corp. Opens Driving Academy

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 15 FEBRUARY 2022 – UPS is Building its Fourth Largest Hub Facility in the Country in Central PA

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 14 FEBRUARY 2022 – PA Supreme Court Adopts the “Carter Plan” for Congressional Maps

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 13 FEBRUARY 2022 – Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 12 JANUARY 2022 – Democratic Party Endorses Josh Shapiro

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 11 JANUARY 2022 – PA Commonwealth Cout Reviews Congressional Maps

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 10 JANUARY 2022- Arizona’s Crazy Voter Law Bill

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 9 JANUARY 2022 – Gerrymandering

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 8 JANUARY 2022 – Privatize PA Liquor

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 7 JANUARY 2022 – Teamsters Local 408 Plan Participants’ Benefits to be Restored PBGC

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 6 JANUARY 2022 – In Opposition of PA HB 2272 this bill would prevent the Commonwealth from selling any alcohol at wholesale or retail

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 5 JANUARY 2022 – PA State Rep. & Teamster Dave Delloso’s News Release on Free-at-home COVID Tests

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 4 JANUARY 2022 – White House to Give Away 400 million N95 Masks

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 3 JANUARY 2022 – PBGC Approved Special Financial Assistant Pension Applications

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 2 JANUARY 2022 – Gov. Wolf Not Taxing Student Loan Forgiveness

LAA VOL. 6 NO. 1 JANUARY 2022 – No to PA Senate Bill 965 Driverless Technology

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LEGISLATIVE ALERTS 2021

LAA Vol. 5 No. 54 December 2021 – GOP’s Attempt to Change Procedure in Electing Judges -Bad for Unions

LAA Vol. 5 No. 53 December 2021 – Assault on Public Sector Unions & PA Congressional Proposed Districts 2 Parts (Part C)

LAA Vol. 5 No. 53 December 2021 – Assault on Public Sector Unions & PA Congressional Proposed Districts 2 Parts (Part B)

LAA Vol. 5 No. 52 December 2021 – Pending PA Senate Bill to Bring Back PA Turnpike Workers

LAA Vol. 5 No. 51 November 2021 – PA House Bill 2080 Bring Back PA Turnpike Workers

LAA Vol. 5 No. 50 November 2021 – Multi-employer Pension Update

LAA Vol. 5 No. 49 November 2021 – The NLRB Recovered Over $56 million and 6,307 Workers Were Offered Reinstatement in Fiscal Year 2021

LAA Vol. 5 No. 48 November 2021 – Unions Representing Public Sector Members are Under Attack in PA

LAA Vol. 5 No. 47 October 2021 – PA HB 2036 Anti-Union Legislation

LAA Vol. 5 No. 46 October 2021 – Legislation to Bring Back PA Turnpike Workers

LAA Vol. 5 No. 45 October 2021 – Prevailing Wage for Clean Energy

LAA Vol. 5 No. 44 October 2021 – Wanted: 80,000 Truck Drivers to Help Fix the Supply Chain

LAA Vol. 5 No. 43 October 2021 – Labor Flexes its Muscle as Leverage Tips From Employers to Workers

LAA Vol. 5 No. 42 October 2021 – 2nd Mediator’s Position Available & Posted on PA Commonwealth Website

LAA Vol. 5 No. 41 October 2021 – Mediator’s Position Available & Posted on PA Commonwealth Website

LAA Vol. 5 No. 40 October 2021 – Pittsburgh International Airport’s New Gun Policy

LAA Vol. 5 No. 39 October 2021 – PA Municipal Election Endorsements

LAA Vol. 5 No. 38 September 2021 – Support UNITE HERE Union Hotel Workers

LAA Vol. 5 No. 37 September 2021 – Pension Update

LAA Vol. 5 No. 36 September 2021 – Against PA Vote Sham Recount

LAA Vol. 5 No. 35 September 2021 – Against PA SB 870 Workers’ Comp. Amendment

LAA Vol. 5 No. 34 July 2021 – Workers at XPO Ratify Contract

LAA Vol. 5 No. 33 July 2021 – NLRB Rules Scabby the Rat Protected Speech

LAA Vol. 5 No. 32 July 2021 – PBGC to Provide Special Financial Assistance to Troubled Multi-employer Pension Plans

LAA Vol. 5 No. 31 April 2021 – The Bureau of Mediation has a Second job posted for an open Labor Mediator

LAA Vol. 5 No. 30 May 2021 –The Bureau of Mediation has a job posted for an open Labor Mediator

LAA Vol. 5 No. 29 April 2021 – Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama Reject Union

LAA Vol. 5 No. 28 April 2021 – Anti-Union Public Employee Legislation PA House Bill 1117

LAA Vol. 5 No. 27 April 2021 – 20th Annual PA Workers’ Compensation Virtual Conference

LAA Vol. 5 No. 26 April 2021 – The Deciding Vote in PA’s High-stakes Political Redistricting Could Be Yours, If Lawmakers Agree

LAA Vol. 5 No. 25 March 2021 – Amazon Union Battle Could Transform Biden’s Labor Revival

LAA Vol. 5 No. 24 March 2021 – PA Gov. Wolf Creates 400 Jobs to Supply 100% Solar Energy for Half of State Buildings

LAA Vol. 5 No. 23 March 2021 – In Opposition to PA Senate Bills 361, 362, 363, 364 & PA House Bill 746

LAA Vol. 5 No. 22 March 2021 – Boston Mayor Martin Walsh Confirmed as U.S. Labor Secretary

LAA Vol. 5 No. 21 March 2021 – Local 30 Teamster Mayor Steps Up for Jeannette Police Department

LAA Vol. 5 No. 20 March 2021 – Paycheck Protection Program Unions Are Now Eligible Deadline March 31, 2021

LAA Vol. 5 No. 19 March 2021 – VOTE NO on PA HB 624 & PB HB 250

LAA Vol. 5 No. 18 March 2021 – US House Passes “The Right to Organize Act” 225-206

LAA Vol. 5 No. 17 March 2021 – Tell Your US Senator to Pass the COVID-19 Stimulus Bill With Pension Language

LAA Vol. 5 No. 16 February 2021 – House Passes COVID-19 Stimulus Bill With Pension Language

LAA Vol. 5 No. 15 February 2021 – Republicans Introduce National Right-to-Work Legislation

LAA Vol. 5 No. 14 February 2021 – UK Supreme Court Rules Uber Drivers are Workers’

LAA Vol. 5 No. 13 February 2021 – PennDOT Begins Process to Start Tolling 9 Bridges in Pennsylvania

LAA Vol. 5 No. 12 February 2021 – PA GOP’s Push for More Power Over Judiciary Raises Alarms

LAA Vol. 5 No. 11 February 2021 – Democrats’ Coronavirus Relief Plan Could Save The Pensions Of 1 Million People

LAA Vol. 5 No. 10 February 2021 – Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act Would Save Retirements of 1M+

LAA Vol. 5 No. 9 February 2021 –  PA SB 2 will Tie the Hands of the PA Governor in a Disaster Declaration

LAA Vol. 5 No. 8 February 2021 – PA Republicans Attempting to Silence Your Vote HB 38 Joint Resolution

LAA Vol. 5 No. 7 January 2021 – Biden Repeals Union-Busting Executive Orders

LAA Vol. 5 No. 6 January 2021 – TFI Acquiring UPS Freight

LAA Vol. 5 No. 5 January 2021 – Anti-Labor Attorney Removed from NLRB

LAA Vol. 5 No. 4 January 2021 – In Opposition to PA HB 38 Joint Resolution

LAA Vol. 5 No. 3 January 2021 – PA House Bill 126 Prohibiting Suspension of Healthcare Benefits During a Strike

LAA Vol. 5 No. 2 January 2021 – Teamster Senator Brewster Election Upheld

LAA Vol. 5. No. 1 January 2021 – Teamster PA Sen. Brewster Getting Run Around.

Affiliates

Local Union No. 8
State College, PA
(814) 548-1429

Local Union No. 30
Jeannette, PA
(724) 527-1523

Local Union No. 110
Ebensburg, PA
(800) 223-8937

Local Union No. 205
White Oak, PA 
(412) 751-7988

Local Union No. 249
Pittsburgh, PA
(800) 427-0249
(412) 682-3700

Local Union No. 250
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 481-5233

Local Union No. 261
New Castle, PA
(724) 658-5554

Local Union No. 341
Carnegie, PA
(724) 266-8341

Local Union No. 397
Erie, PA
(800) 343-3512
(814) 454-1516

Local Union No. 491
Uniontown, PA
(724) 438-0512

Local Union No. 538
Worthington, PA
(724) 297-3427

Local Union No. 585
Washington, PA
(724) 225-6465

Local Union No. 636
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 331-3208

Local Union No. 926
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 922-7483

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