Teamsters Joint Council 25

10/30/2026

JOINT COUNCIL 25 IS PROUD TO ENDORSE PRO-UNION CANDIDATES AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING GENERAL ELECTION.

BE SURE TO VOTE ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 3! ✅

10/30/2026

Amazon Transportation Operations Management (TOM) Team drivers out of the OIL9 Facility in Merrillville, Indiana, have joined Teamsters Local 142, marching on the boss to demand Amazon recognize their union and bargain a union contract.

Amazon TOM Team drivers carry a Commercial Driver’s License and transport freight in between Amazon facilities prior to last-mile deliveries. The TOM Team drivers at OIL9 are the first in Indiana to unionize with the Teamsters, joining TOM Team Teamsters from the SDF9 facility in Shepherdsville, Ky. and the MCI9 facility in Liberty, Mo.

10/30/2026

Accel Entertainment: Fair Contract Now!

Teamsters Local 710 is out around the Chicago area informing customers about Accel Entertainment’s failure to bargain a good contract with its workers. Workers at Accel voted last year to be represented by Teamsters Local 710. Accel is the largest video gaming company in Illinois.

10/26/2026

Nearly 300 Illinois bus workers at Sunrise Transportation, now a subsidiary of Student Transportation of America, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777.

These workers include school bus drivers and monitors who organized with the Teamsters to secure fair pay, improved working conditions, and better benefits.

10/24/2026

“This is not just paperwork. This is not just a petition,” said nurse Tricia Poreda, a member of the nurses’ organizing committee and a critical care resource nurse, …”This is thousands of nurses who are standing together to say that this is enough.”

Over 2,400 Endeavor Health nurses filed for unionization on Thursday. The move follows rumors of a merger with Rush University.

10/24/2026

Us TOM Team truck drivers at OIL9 have officially become Teamsters! We are demanding Amazon give us a fair contract with a pay that reflects our hard work, better working conditions and respect on the job just like the thousands of our Amazon Teamster siblings. We no longer fight alone, nor will we be divided! The union is here and it is here to stay!

10/23/2026

Endeavor Nurses are ready to vote Teamsters Yes!

A day after filing their petition to vote for representation with Teamsters Local 743, nurses rallied in front of Endeavors corporate headquarters in Evanston alongside elected officials, community members, and clergy.

10/22/2026

CHICAGO NURSES FILE FOR ELECTION TO BECOME TEAMSTERS!!!

Over 2,000 Endeavor Health Nurses to Hold Press Conference at Endeavor Health Corporate Center: 1301 Central Street in Evanston, Illinois.

(CHICAGO) – Over 2,000 nurses at Endeavor Health will hold a press conference on Friday, October 23, at 10:30 A.M. to announce their filing for an election to join Teamsters Local 743. The group is fighting to organize to have a voice in the decisions affecting their workplace, including the safety of patients and staff.

10/22/2026

IKEA TEAMSTERS WIN 59-DAY STRIKE IN ILLINOIS

In March, 190 workers at IKEA’s distribution center in Joliet voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 179 for strong union representation.

After months of bargaining, the workers were forced onto the picket line in August after management refused to offer a fair contract.

For eight weeks, IKEA Teamsters remained determined and unified, resulting in a ratifying a strong first contract that delivers a 12 percent wage increase, enhanced grievance procedures, and improved working conditions.

10/21/2026

🪧🪧Teamsters Joint Council 25 is in Chicago standing in solidarity with striking hotel workers represented by Unite Here Local 1. 🪧🪧