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Strike Funds help union members survive when strikes occur
September 3, 2025 // In recent years, the Teamsters have gone on strike at New Dairy Select Milk and at Leinenkugel’s. Strickland said the strike fund kept the union workers flush during a tough time. “Those folks were on the picket line for eight weeks because there was a strike fund,” Strickland said. “In addition, the union insurance. It’s not just the strike fund. Our health people stepped up to provide healthcare coverage while our members are striking. So it’s not just our strike fund, it’s also our union health benefits.”
Cummins and union reach agreement: workers set to return to work July 7
July 1, 2025 // Sen. Dassler-Alfheim was among 34 legislators who signed a letter in support of the union on June 17. “Without those great employees around the state, then a company doesn’t have the great product that they want to be successful with," she says.
Cummins workers in Oshkosh remain on strike after rejecting latest labor package via union vote
June 4, 2025 // Cummins workers in Oshkosh rejected the latest contract offer, extending their strike to more than three months. The main points of contention include the expired contract, temporary worker language and mandatory Saturdays. Negotiations between Cummins and UAW Local 291 are scheduled to resume at the end of June. The Oshkosh plant employs 129 workers, a small fraction of Cummins' global workforce of approximately 75,500.
Cummins workers remain on strike in Oshkosh after union rejects company’s labor package
May 21, 2025 // Cummins workers in Oshkosh continue their strike after rejecting a company offer. UAW Local 291 members voted against the offer, which would have seen them return to work May 27. Negotiations between Cummins and the union are scheduled to resume May 28-29. The strike began March 18 over concerns about a labor contract that expired in January.
UAW union members at Cummins in Oshkosh remain ‘worlds apart’ on deal after walking off job
April 14, 2025 // Cummins and UAW Local 291 remain at odds over a new labor contract, with workers on strike for four weeks. The two sides have met only once since the strike began, with little progress made. Key disagreements include mandatory overtime and the use of temporary workers. A rally is planned at the union hall to support the striking workers.
About 90 UAW members are on strike in Oshkosh
March 21, 2025 // Compton said the biggest sticking points in the negotiations have centered around temporary workers and mandatory overtime on Saturdays. He said the plant does not currently employ temp workers, and the union would like to keep it that way. That’s because they want workers to be hired on by Cummins full-time, Compton said. Under the previous agreement, Compton said the workers are required to work up to 18 Saturdays each year or up to six Saturdays each quarter until they hit 18. He said the UAW is fighting to keep the cap on the number of Saturdays workers will be required to come into the plant.
Warehouse Workers and Drivers at Keurig Dr. Pepper Facilities Across Wisconsin Vote Out Teamsters Union
January 31, 2024 // Workers from Keurig Dr. Pepper facilities across the Badger State have exercised their right to remove unwanted Teamsters Local 200 union officials from power at their workplaces. The ouster follows the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) January 26 certification of an election in which nearly 60% of participating drivers and warehouse workers from facilities in Oshkosh, Eau Claire, and Tomah voted to end the union’s bargaining power. Oshkosh-based Keurig Dr. Pepper driver Ray Cotts spearheaded the effort to remove the union by submitting a union decertification petition to the NLRB in November 2023 with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. His petition contained more than enough employee signatures to trigger a union decertification vote under NLRB rules. The NLRB held the election beginning December 22, 2023, and counted ballots on January 16.