COVID-19 and your local union
To All Members Teamsters Local Union 340 COVID-19 and Your Local Union We are all in this together. None of us has all the answers, but it's our task at the office to do whatever is necessary to continue to represent our members as well as can be under the...
Teamsters Local 340 Fights for Employee at Millinocket Police Department
Secretary Treasurer/Business Agent Lorne Smith filed an 85 page complaint with the Town of Millinocket the end of April. The complaint covers multiple instances of misconduct by the Chief of Police against our member, Janet Theriault. The Town has left the Chief on...
Teamsters & Catholic Charities Launch Multi-State Food Drive During COVID-19 Pandemic
(SOUTH PORTLAND, ME) –Today, Teamsters Local 340 and Catholic Charities USA launched a three-day mission to deliver desperately-needed food to the charitable organization’s chapters across New England, starting the trip from the union hall in South Portland. Over the...
“Worn to the Sole” (Bangor Daily News)
Salena Sawtelle needs a new pair of work shoes. From 6:15 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. each day, she walks miles, back and forth through the rooms of the eight elderly residents under her watch at Stillwater Health Care nursing home in Bangor. As a certified nursing...
Labor Sounds Off on Right-to-Work
Local 340's business agents joined a packed hall of labor advocates to testify in public hearings against a collection of anti-union and anti-worker bills in the state legislature. "Public sector workers are just asking for a level...
Honoring the Picket Line at Airgas Bangor
Teamsters Local 251 in Providence, RI has extended their picket line to Airgas in Bangor. Teamsters Local 340 is continuing a long, proud tradition of honoring picket lines. Left to Right: Local 340 President & Business Agent Brett Miller, Modesto Hidalgo and Don...
Former President Vianney Soucy Retires from UPS
On August 31, 2017, Brother Vianney Soucy began his retirement after 30 years of service to UPS. Soucy also served as President of Local 340, whose officers and business agents attended a retirement ceremony in Bangor. We offer our heartfelt congratulations and...
Shared Branching Now Available at Teamsters Credit Union
NE Teamsters Federal Credit Union now participates in Shared Branching! Do you call or visit our Union Hall to withdraw funds from your account? If so, you now have the option of visiting any participating credit union, and do your banking from closer to home. There...
“A True Teamster”
"A True Teamster" -Albert H. Page SEPTEMBER 1, 1911 TO OCTOBER 3, 2001 Al "Moose" Page was truly an old fashion Union man, forever looking out for the rights of working men and women and their families. He lived in the Lewiston Auburn area with wife Gertrude, and...
New Address
Our new address is 27 Main Street, South Portland, ME 04106