Long Beach International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Lawmaker Asks Unions, What Happened to the Middle Class

As the Occupy Movement continued to spread, Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal huddled with labor leaders Friday to discuss living wages, the decline of the middle class and the role of union representation in delivering good-paying jobs. They gathered in the Port of Long Beach Administration Building for a hearing of the Select Committee on Ports, which [...]

Teamsters Endorse Richardson for Reelection in 44th District Race

The 1.4 million current and 500,000 retired members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have announced that they strongly endorsed Congresswoman Laura Richardson for reelection in the newly constructed 44th District. “Laura Richardson has been a proven champion for labor and our over 1 million members for years, as well as an expert in transportation [...]