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Former Teamsters boss John Coli Sr. sentenced to 19 months in federal prison in extortion case

CHICAGO — Former Teamsters union boss John Coli Sr. once basked in a reputation as a tough-nosed, nationally known organized labor figure, rubbing elbows with the state’s political and business elite, running up $15,000 tabs at Chicago steakhouses, and cruising around the Mediterranean on other people’s yachts.

Chicago Tribune

Ex-Teamsters' boss gets 19 months in Chicago extortion case

A once-powerful labor leader in Chicago has been sentenced to 19 months in federal prison for extorting $325,000 in cash payments from the head of a film studio in the city

The Independent UK

Former Teamsters boss John Coli gets 19 months in prison for illegal payments from Cinespace Studios

The feds enlisted Coli as a cooperator in 2019, just as a set of aggressive investigations into old-school, Chicago-style corruption turned public. He was seen as particularly significant given his ties to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, former Chicago Mayors Richard M. Daley and…

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Former Teamsters boss John Coli asks judge for home confinement, probation

Coli admitted in 2019 he’d taken $325,000 in cash payments from Cinespace Chicago Film Studios between 2014 and 2017. Worried at one point the money would stop, Coli told Cinespace president Alex Pissios, “I will f---ing have a picket line up here, and everything will stop.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds ask judge to sentence ex-Teamster boss John Coli to 19 months in prison

John Coli once bragged, “You can cut my fingers off, I wouldn’t talk.” Two years later, Coli pleaded guilty and formally agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why thousands of UPS workers could launch one of the largest strikes in American history

350,000 union workers are pushing for stronger workplace protections and wages. If the shipping giant rejects them, they will be ‘hitting the pavement’

The Independent UK

‘We’re ready to strike’: UPS workers and Teamsters prepare for contract fight

Employees are pushing for better overtime protections, improved pay for part-time employees and heat protections

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Cannabis Workers Unionization Train Is Speeding Up As Ascend Dispensary In Boston Joins Teamsters

Workers at Ascend Wellness Holdings (OTCQX: AAWH) in Boston voted overwhelmingly this week to join Teamsters Local 25, becoming the first cannabis dispensary in New England to organize with the union.

Benzinga

UPS drivers push for air conditioning as temperatures soar: ‘People are dropping weekly’

Drivers report grueling toll of making hundreds of stops a day in sweltering conditions, as UPS makes record profits

The Guardian - US

UPS drivers are sharing the insane temperatures they work in every day, showing trucks with 100+ degree readings

“UPS CEOs would never accept working in 120 or 130-degree offices. Drivers shouldn’t have to either.”

The Independent UK

UPS drivers record temperatures above 100F in trucks without air conditioning

Drivers post pictures of thermometers reaching 116F, 117F and 121F inside vehicles without air conditioning

The Guardian - US

Booming US cannabis industry seen as fertile ground for union expansion

‘Our phones are ringing off the hook,’ say organizers as workers seek to win good pay and conditions in newly legalized sector

The Guardian - US

UPS Stock Falls Amid Volume Decline, Says It's 'Not Out Of The Woods' With This

UPS earnings modestly beat Q2 views Tuesday with the supply chain in flux as recession fears grow. UPS stock fell.

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FBI say no sign of Jimmy Hoffa’s body under New Jersey bridge

Union boss disappeared in 1975 after meeting with mob enforcers in suburban Detroit

The Independent UK

Events in disappearance of former Teamsters head Jimmy Hoffa

The FBI announcement that it found no evidence of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge is the latest development in a search that began when he disappeared in 1975

The Independent UK

FBI: No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge

The FBI says it found no evidence of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge

WEKU

The barista uprising: Coffee shop workers ignite a union renewal

Baristas at Starbucks as well as independently owned coffeehouses have driven a surge in union organizing. They see their activism as benefiting not just themselves, but working people broadly.

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Union rallies at Near West Side dispensary where workers claim they were fired for organizing efforts

“I worked 30 years of my life in management, so I was an ideal employee, I had ambitions to move up with Zen Leaf,” said Jim Doane, an organizing employee. “But I’m an old guy and I am tired of being bullied by the bosses. I showed up early, I…

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Afternoon Edition: June 21, 2022

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Former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton sentenced to one year in prison in federal embezzlement case

Prosecutors had asked the judge to give Cullerton up to 18 months in prison. The former senator’s defense attorney asked for probation and community service.

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds ask judge to send former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton to prison for up to 18 months in embezzlement case

Even though he had faced indictment since August 2019, the Villa Park Democrat held onto his seat until last February, resigning just before his attorney revealed his plans to plead guilty.

Salon

AOC: "Student debt plan could be better"

"Just enough to anger the people against it *and* the people who need forgiveness the most," says AOC

Tribune News Service

Amazon shareholders approve $200M payout to CEO Jassy, reject worker safety, climate initiatives

At its annual meeting for shareholders, Amazon's investors approved a more than $200 million payout for CEO Andy Jassy and voted against 15 proposals asking the company to report on worker safety, climate goals, pay rates, use of its face recognition technology and its stance on workers' right to unionize.

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Afternoon Edition: April 25, 2022

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