Dade County – Teamsters Local 769

05

Oct

General MembershipBroward County, Dade County, early voting, election, Indian River County, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Martin County, Miami-Dade, Monroe County, Palm Beach County, St. Lucie County, Teamsters, Teamsters Local 769, Vote

Early Voting Information

Teamsters Local 769 strongly encourages all of our members and their families to VOTE in this important election. So many issues affecting working families need your support, and electing lawmakers that support our Union values is key. The following is a list, by county, of early voting locations, dates and hours. Please make a plan to vote that cannot be jeopardized by unforeseen events on election day. Make sure your voice is heard. If you requested a mail in ballot and want to vote in person , you must bring the mail in ballot with you to vote so that…

05

Dec

General MembershipDade County, IBT, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Labor, Local 769, Miami, Miami-Dade, package driver, Solidarity, Teamster, Teamsters, Teamsters Local 769, UPS

Tragic Shooting of UPS Driver in Miami

The following statement from Teamsters Local 769 is in regard to the tragic shooting of a UPS driver in Miami today. "It is with a heavy heart that I write this statement this evening. We are heartbroken by the tragic events from earlier today regarding one of our Teamsters Local 769 members (UPS Driver), who was carjacked while doing his job. He was ultimately victimized in a shootout after a lengthy police pursuit with the carjackers. The cowardly actions of the criminals involved that chose to kidnap this hard working young man to give themselves some type of "cover" or…

08

Apr

Freight, General Membershipcontract, Dade County, Florida, IBT, Labor, local769, Miami, Miami-Dade, NLRB, Organize, Organizing, picketing, Teamsters, Union, XPO

Teamsters Kick Off Organizing Blitz at XPO

Teamsters kicked off a multi-campaign organizing blitz in Miami today which began with drivers and dock workers at XPO Logistics taking action outside of their terminal. The XPO workers, who voted to join Teamsters Local 769 in 2014, have been working without a contract for more than three years and are demanding pay increases that have been withheld by the company. The workers are also calling on XPO to respect workers and negotiate a fair contract. Michael Zangrallo, a driver at the Miami terminal, emphasized that the drivers want the company to succeed and that XPO is obligated to give…

21

Dec

General Membership, H.R.C. - Human Rights CommissionBroward County, Dade County, Holiday, HRC, IBT, Labor, local769, Miami, Palm Beach County, Teamsters, Union, United Way

Local 769 Toy Drive Delivers

Thanks to all the brothers and sisters of Teamsters Local 769 who contributed toys for our 2013 Toy Drive. This year, toys were distributed throughout the entire region that Teamsters Local 769 represents as well as to children still suffering in the aftermath of the earthquakes in Haiti. Below is a photo taken at United Way of Dade county as Teamsters Local 769 (human rights commission) makes a delivery of the donated toys from our members. United Way of Broward County and United Way of West Palm Beach also received toy donations from Teamsters Local 769.