Teamsters nurses authorize strike against Corewell Health East
The vote from 10,000 nurses at nine hospitals and campuses received 90% approval for authorization
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The vote from 10,000 nurses at nine hospitals and campuses received 90% approval for authorization
Former labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa was last seen alive in Metro Detroit, and his whereabouts have yet to be resolved.
Costco Teamsters voted to authorize nationwide walkout by more than 18,000 workers over wages and benefits.
Teamsters union says Amazon workers at seven warehouses plan to walk off the job Thursday morning in multiple states.
After a three-month strike, union workers at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Southwest Detroit have reached an agreement with the company.
In September, nurses submitted cards of interest to the National Labor Relations Board, which then approved the right to hold a formal vote
More than 9,600 registered nurses at nine Corewell Health Southeast Michigan hospitals voted Friday to unionize and be represented by the Teamsters union.
On Saturday, a rally was held to support Teamsters who have been on strike at Marathon Petroleum’s refinery in Detroit for eight weeks.
More than 9,000 nurses who work for nine Corewell East hospitals could soon be part of Teamsters, which would make the third-largest unionization effort in the United States in the past five years.
As Teamster workers continue to strike, Senator Bernie Sanders joined the disgruntled workers at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery Sunday Evening.
The union's president, Sean O'Brien, earlier this summer broke with tradition and became the first Teamsters president to address the Republican convention.
Teamsters president Sean O'Brien said earlier this week he hasn't endorsed Kamala Harris because he has not met with her yet.
About 270 members of Teamsters Local 283 walked off the job at 5 a.m.
Sean O'Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spoke at the RNC in July.
Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers union, joined CBS News to discuss members of his union voting for GOP candidates, the lack of a presidential endorsement so far from the Teamsters and his support for the Harris-Walz campaign.
Teamsters announced that workers at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery have voted to authorize a strike two weeks after their contract expired.
Former President Donald Trump is meeting with members of the Teamsters Union in Washington as he looks past the GOP primary and towards a general election rematch against President Joe Biden.
