Communications Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Kate Yeager is a Communications Project Manager at Strategic Initiatives. She focuses on themes related to HR and workforce dynamics, health and wellness, business and economics, as well as transportation and mobility. Kate's insights on labor laws, labor markets, and transportation policy and regulation have been featured in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
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Kate Yeager's coverage primarily revolves around labor unions, workers' rights, and collective bargaining with a focus on the United States. She regularly reports on government announcements and press releases related to these topics.
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By: Kate Yeager
(LAWRENCE, Kan.) – 253 workers at the Bert Nash Center in Lawrence beat back their employer's union-busting campaign and voted to organize with Teamsters Local 696. After marching on the boss in May, Bert Nash management launched a six-figure union-busting campaign to deter workers from joining the Teamsters.
By: Kate Yeager
(WASHINGTON) – Ahead of a June 30 contract expiration, Penske workers represented by Teamsters Locals 79, 512, 541, 618, and 769 have taken an overwhelming strike authorization. The nearly 250 Penske Teamsters are covered by the Southcentral and Southeastern Regional Master Agreements.
By: Kate Yeager
(AKRON, Ohio) – Today, the Ohio Conference of Teamsters announced its endorsements in Ohio's 2026 congressional races, backing Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) for the U.S. Senate and a bipartisan slate of candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives who have demonstrated their commitment to workers' rights and advancing the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA).
By: Kate Yeager
(INDIANPOLIS) – Workers at Vestis, represented by Teamsters Local 135, have launched an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. The 29 route sales support and route sales representatives were forced to strike after the company threatened workers for engaging in protected concerted activity — rights that are guaranteed under the National Labor Relations Act.
By: Kate Yeager
(OAKLAND, Calif.) – After 10 months of intense bargaining, Teamsters Local 2010 members in the statewide Clerical and Allied Services (CX) bargaining unit at University of California (UC) have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. The CX unit is made up of more than 22,000 clerical workers and administrative professionals at all UC campuses and medical centers throughout the state of California.
By: Kate Yeager
Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: [email protected]
By: Kate Yeager
(YANKTON, S.D.) – Sheriff's deputies in Yankton County, South Dakota, have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 120.
By: Kate Yeager
(WASHINGTON) – Members of Teamsters Locals 79, 512, 528, 541, 618, and 769 at Penske have voted to ratify the Southcentral and Southeastern Regional Master Agreements. The new four-year contracts include 15 percent general wage increases, additional employer contributions to the Teamsters 401(k), no increase in health care costs for the first two and a half years, and an extra paid holiday.
By: Kate Yeager
(LAS VEGAS) – Workers at Vestis' Las Vegas facility have voted unanimously to authorize an unfair labor practice strike if the company fails to end its illegal behaviors and hold local management accountable for the treatment of employees. The workers, members of Teamsters Local 14, are calling on Vestis' senior leadership to engage directly and in good faith before the dispute escalates further.
By: Kate Yeager
(INDIANAPOLIS) – A group of 30 route sales support and route sales representatives at Vestis in Indianapolis have ratified a strong new agreement, ending their 19-day strike. The members of Teamsters Local 135 were forced into a work stoppage due to the company's illegal intimidation of workers.
