Teamsters Local 270

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July and August General Membership Meetings Canceled

The Executive board has agreed to cancel the July and August General Membership meetings. Meetings will resume in September. Thank you for understanding and look forward to see you soon.

Teamsters Local 270 is proud to announce the ratification of a 3-year contract with A & S Transportation. The Negotiation was lead by Recording Secretary David Baynes and Business Agent Ashton Giron. Thanks to all that showed up and voted. Congrats and Welcome to Teamsters Local 270.

270 Community Involvement

Teamsters Local 270 together with The Big Brown Reaching Back Organization handed out over 500 Happy Meals to Children in the Greater New Orleans area on Saturday.

Louisiana Frontline Workers

Louisiana is offering $250 rebates for frontline workers who worked more than 200 hours from 3/22 to 5/14. The kinds of jobs are listed on the application portal and It’s limited to those who make under $50,000 per year. Today is the first day people can apply for the rebate.

Teamster leaders from local unions that represent First Student workers voted overwhelmingly to endorse the tentative National Master First Student Agreement, paving the way for members to vote on the agreement in the near future. Ballots will be mailed to members on or about July 28 and are scheduled to be counted on or about August 18.

A & S Transportation Joins Local 270

(NEW ORLEANS) – With over 70 percent of workers signing cards in favor of representation, drivers and monitors employed by A&S Transportation have formed a union with Teamsters Local 270. The workers of A&S Transportation, a subsidiary of National Express, provide pupil transportation services for New Orleans Public Schools.

Essential Workers Resources Website

Today, Teamsters launched a new website to provide essential workers with resources on health and safety and workplace organizing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our union is committed to standing with all workers, both union and non-union. Employers and the government are failing to sufficiently protect workers.

270 on the Move

Local 270 Leaders are traveling across Louisiana this week handing out Hand-Santizer to Support our Frontline Teamsters that are Essiental during the COVID-19 Pandimic. The Teamster Local 270 E-Board voted to Purchase over 900 Plus Bottles of Hand-Santizer to give our members to help promote and stop the spreading the COVID-19 Virus.

The Board of Trustees of TeamCare has been closely monitoring the impact of the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Our hearts go out to our members and their families, local unions, and employers that have been impacted by this unprecedented crisis. The Board of Trustees has approved Plan amendments in light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

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