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 When she wasn’t pounding away on adding machines for Local 856, Dana Lyon was busy writing thrilling mysteries. A prolific writer, Lyon had 17 novels published by the time she was featured in the International Teamster magazine in 1958.
 When she wasn’t pounding away on adding machines for Local 856, Dana Lyon was busy writing thrilling mysteries. A prolific writer, Lyon had 17 novels published by the time she was featured in the International Teamster magazine in 1958.
Lyon’s passion for writing started in high school and it was a talent that she cultivated for many years. Her skills as a writer caught the attention of Hollywood, and in 1951 one of her earlier books was put on the silver screen as “The House on Telegraph Hill” starring William Lundigan.
Lyon also contributed to a novel that was written with other members of the San Francisco branch of the Mystery Writers of America called “The Marble Forest.” The novel was bought by an independent movie producer and in 1958 the film was released under the title “Macabre” and won good reviews.
Lyons also headed the statistical department of the Northern California Teamsters Security Fund. She went to work there in 1952 when she was going through an extended period of writer’s block and wanted to find a more stable second job.
“People think writers make a lot of money. Actually, the income from writing is uncertain,” Lyon said.
Lyon enjoyed working for the Teamsters so much that she stayed with Local 856 “longer than any other job I’ve ever had, principally because I have the nicest boss I’ve ever [...]
The Teamsters already represent nearly 1,400 area bus drivers and monitors at First Student, another school transportation provider, said Joe Sutton, a Local 838 vice president.
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Pact Improves Wages, Recognizes Seniority
Workers at AmeriCold in Indianapolis have ratified their first Teamster contract, which includes several major improvements.
Workers at AmeriCold in Indianapolis have ratified their first Teamster contract, which includes several major improvements.
In August 2009, the unit of 140 employees won voluntary recognition after more than 70 percent of the workers signed cards to be represented. In early January, the workers voted 69-10 to ratify their first contract.
“The five-year contract provides improved wages, and it also closes the unfair two-tier wage structure that had been in place,” said Brian Buhle, Secretary-Treasurer of Indianapolis-based Local 135. “The contract also provides a seniority system, and a grievance procedure. The contract also clarifies their work rules.”
The AmeriCold organizing campaign is a coordinated and strategic national campaign led by the Teamsters Organizing Department, which assisted Local 135 in the local’s organizing victory. Teamsters Warehouse Division Director John Williams was also instrumental in Local 135’s organizing [...]
When SEANC/SEIU Local 2008 got wind that the Teabaggers planned an anti-reform protest at Congressman Bob Etheridge’s office, they quickly started organizing with allies to hold a counter protest across the street. The result? More than 200 [...]
It’s happening everywhere.
Health insurance companies jacking up premiums.
Crushing small businesses and working families.
Across America, we’ve seen our insurance premium rates go up 3x as fast as wages.
Remember, if the insurance [...]
Unions members Get Ready to Turn Out the Vote in the Upcoming Primary Elections
Harrisburg, PA – Yesterday, the hardworking members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in Pennsylvania announced their endorsement of Senator Arlen [...]
by Carl Finamore
Going to Court can make anyone nervous. But in civil court, where breach of contract disputes are normally settled, the stakes are not quite as high as in criminal court. You can’t be thrown in jail. That’s a plus.
But there are also disadvantages for defendants in civil cases. There are no public defenders, [...]
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa co-hosted a party at the official mayoral residence on March 4th to honor Oscar nominees–but Hollywood stars weren’t the only LA residents to make an appearance on the Red Carpet.
As the Mayor greeted Hollywood [...]
This weekend DSA presents several panels at the Left Forum Conference in New York City. The Left Forum opens Friday March 19, with a dialogue led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and closes Sunday, March 21, with an address by Noam Chomsky. The conference is held at Pace University in lower Manhattan (Gold [...]
By next Wednesday, most U.S. households will have received their Census 2010 questionnaire. Now it’s going to take a group effort to make sure everyone mail them in.
In Census 2000, there were gross undercounts of African American and [...]
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