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EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how Teamsters and their families can qualify for tuition benefits to become airline mechanics, a much-needed job in the industry. SHOW NOTES Featuring interviews with Teamster Airline Division International Representatives Chris Moore and Bob Fisher, as well as Dan Bregman, Spartan College executive vice president, and Ron Worthington, Spartan College vice president of curriculum

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how President Biden and Congress delivered for the Teamsters, plus the union’s efforts to rein in Republic Services. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio and interviews from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer; House Ways & Means Chairman Richard Neal; Local 667 political coordinator and chaplain Robert Seay; Department of Political and Legislative Action deputy director Sunshine McBride; Local 542 Republic Services worker Ricardo Gonzalez; Local 542 Republic Services worker Donny Chavez; Chula Vista, Calif. Mayor Mary Casillas Sallas

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how Teamsters pitched in to help families in Louisiana devastated by Hurricane Ida. SHOW NOTES Featuring interviews with IBT Southern Region Disaster Relief Coordinator David Renshaw; Joint Council 75 President Jim Shurling; Local 991 Secretary-Treasurer Jim Gookins; Local 991 member Robbie Ellison; Local 991 member Kenny Berringer; Local 991 member Justin Peacock; Local 991 member Jeff Cook; Local 991 member Kameron Brown

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how XPO workers in Florida and New Jersey approved first contracts with the company; Marathon Oil and Local 120 agree to new deal after strike; and combating the growing problem of excessive heat in the workplace. SHOW NOTES   er and XPO driver Bruce Ryan; Greg Chockley, National Campaign Coordinator, Teamsters’ Organizing Department; Dean Benson, Marathon refinery worker and Local 120 chief union steward; Ryan Bierman, Marathon refinery worker and Local 120 steward; Scott Kroona, Local 120 Business Agent; Grant Bendix, Local 120 Business Agent; and Enjoli Degrasse, Deputy Director, Teamsters’ Safety & Health Department

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast about the 30th International Convention and hear how the union is building on past successes to power its latest organizing effort at online behemoth Amazon. Plus, Teamsters leaders Jim Hoffa and Ken Hall share their words of wisdom about the future of the union. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa; Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall; U.S. President Joe Biden; U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh; U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Local 200 retirees Bob Amsden, Bernie Anderson and Ken Stribling; IBT organizer Jose Ramirez; Local 886 President Tom Ritter; Teamsters National Director for Amazon Randy Korgan; Local 667 member Donnell Jefferson; Local 542 member Greg Jimenez; Local 25 organizer Milton Depina; Local 683 member Ralph Sistos; Teamster organizer Christion Smith; Local 769 member Angel Maldonado

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how the union is flexing its muscles in D.C.’s Corridors of Power to make sure workers can join together and organize for better wages and safer workplaces. Plus, a leader Teamster official tells a Senate subcommittee about the future of freight. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio and interviews with Sunshine McBride, deputy director of the Teamsters’ Department of Political and Legislative Action, as well as Lamont Byrd, director of the Teamsters’ Safety & Health Department.

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how the union is commemorating Workers’ Memorial Day by fighting to make workplaces safer. Plus learn about Teamster-authored new book focus on Long Island migrant camps. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio and interviews with Teamsters Safety & Health industrial hygienist Azita Mashayekhi and Local 810 general counsel Mark Torres. Get more information on Workers Memorial Day, here.

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how the union’s Safety & Health Department is educating the membership on the need to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio and interviews from Teamsters Safety & Health Deputy Director Enjoli DeGrasse; industrial hygienist Christopher Lott; industrial hygienist Azita Mashayekhi and industrial hygienist Charles Austin

EPISODE NOTES: Listen to this special edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how President Biden and Congress delivered pension relief to more than 1 million Americans after years of lobbying on the issue by the Teamsters SHOW NOTES: Featuring interviews with Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Vice President At-Large John Murphy 

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how Congress is nearing a vote on legislation that would boost faltering multiemployer pensions, saving the retirements of more than 1 million hardworking Americans. Plus, learn how one Atlanta-based USF Holland trucker has set a standard for safety on the streets. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio and interviews with Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa; Teamsters Vice President At-Large John Murphy; Local 238 member Larry Koch; Local 238 staffer Stephanie Griffin; and USF Holland shop steward and Local 728 member Dolores Wright

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how the Teamsters are pushing the Biden administration and Congress to Build Back Stronger with secure pensions, strong unions and good jobs. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio and interviews with Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa; Local 120 member and dairy worker Dan Beam; Chicago Teamster and pharmacy tech Tracy Reed; Local 769 member and rental car worker Ivan Rodriguez; Local 107 shop steward Jim O’Mara; IBT Deputy Director of Department of Political and Legislative Action Sunshine McBride; IBT state political coordinator John Mataya; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer; U.S. Secretary of Labor nominee Marty Walsh

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how children of Teamsters can apply to the James R. Hoffa Scholarship to help cover college and vocational education costs. Plus, Teamsters are working to get pro-worker legislation passed in Congress. SHOW NOTES Featuring interviews with Teamsters Local 612 President Don West; scholarship winner Eric Johnson; scholarship winner Tim Thornton; Teamsters Director of Political and Legislative Action Sunshine McBride

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how Teamsters reached out to their fellow members to make sure they voted for pro-worker candidates. Plus, drivers hear from NIOSH about how to keep their trucks clean during the coronavirus pandemic. SHOW NOTES Featuring interviews with Teamsters National Field Director Katie Finn; Teamsters Political Director Tyler Longpine; Jeff Joines, National Director of Government Affairs for the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division; Bryan Bezpiaty, Local 769 member and UPS feeder driver; David Pumphrey, Local 299 member and USF Holland shop steward; Sabrina Tate, Local 71 member and UPS driver; Tom Steinbrenner, BMWED Lodge 1490 member and the Minnesota Legislative Director; and Twin McClain, Local 200 member and Kroger warehouse worker

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how Teamsters are fighting to defeat California’s Prop 22, which would allow misclassification to continue to fester in the Golden State. Plus, drivers learn from a NIOSH official how to keep their trucks COVID-19 free. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio and interviews from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa; Local 137 Vice President Adrian Inguanzo; Local 431 member Jazan Mejia; Local 1932 member Jennifer Cheek; Local 2010 member Jamal Colter; Enjoli DeGrasse, assistant director of the Teamsters’ Safety and Health Department; and Kevin Dunn of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how Pennsylvania Teamsters are using different techniques to turn out the vote this year, plus get a Capitol Hill update and learn from a NIOSH official how to stay safe on the job. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio and interviews from Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.); Rep. Brian Fitzgerald (R-Pa.); Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.); Local 107 shop steward Jim O’Mara; Local 500 political coordinator Bill Danos; retired Local 830 member Billy Peal; Local 830 shop steward Martin Cruz; Local 169 trustee Shane Reice; Teamsters Department of Political and Legislative Action Deputy Director Sunshine McBride; Teamsters Safety and Health Department Director Lamont Byrd; and Nancy Burton of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and get the latest news about the union, including its endorsement of the Biden-Harris ticket, participation in 2020 March on Washington and health and safety concerns. SHOW NOTES Featuring audio from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa; Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall; Teamsters Canada President François Laporte; Human Rights and Diversity Commission Director Marcus King; Health and Safety Department Director Lamont Byrd; and Department of Political and Legislative Action Director Christy Bailey

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and how learn how the union joined with labor allies in the Strike for Black Lives. Plus, we hear from a NIOSH official about how truckers can remain safe on the job.   SHOW NOTES Featuring interviews and audio from Teamsters Human Rights and Diversity Commission Director Marcus King; UPS driver and Local 804 member Antoine Andrews; Local 322 member Kim Campbell; Local 777 President Jim Glimco; and Dawn Castillo, the director of the Division of Safety Research for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

EPISODE NOTE Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how a former attorney for the union is now running for the U.S. Senate. Plus, an update on critical federal legislation to keep workers safe and economically secure, and two Local 743 health care workers share what it’s like to on the frontlines of the coronavirus. SHOW NOTES Featuring interviews and audio from Local 190 President Jim Larson; Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, candidate for U.S. Senate; Sunshine McBride, deputy director of the Teamsters’ Department of Political and Legislative Affairs; and Catina Reed and Aisha Slaughter, Local 743 members and patient care techs at Rush University Medical Center

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how the union is kick starting its 2020 election efforts to get members to vote for pro-worker candidates. Plus, Local 728 waste workers stand up against racial discrimination and for increased safety precautions. And more health and safety tips for our members. SHOW NOTES Featuring interviews and audio from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa; Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey; Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers; Teamsters Political Director Tyler Longpine: Teamsters Field Director Katie Finn; Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway; Teamsters Solid Waste and Recycling Director Chuck Stiles; Republic Services driver Demetrius Tart; Republic Services driver Jerome Westpoint; Teamsters Health and Safety Deputy Director Enjoli DeGrasse

EPISODE NOTES Listen to the latest edition of the Teamsters Podcast and hear how union members took action all around the country last week to demand increase safety precautions for food supply chain workers. Plus, the Teamsters’ top health and safety official tells lawmakers more must be done to protect truckers. SHOW NOTES Featuring interviews and audio from Aaron Washington of Local 667; Americold union steward Chris Suazo; Americold warehouse worker Rich Castro; CVS worker Henry Cantu; and Teamsters Safety and Health Department Director Lamont Byrd