Employer List & How To Join Teamsters 492

Dec 12, 2025

EMPLOYERS

For a list of Local 492 employers, click here. (Updated in December 2025) or scroll past the "Joining The Teamsters" article below, for a list of employers with direct links to application sites.

Joining The Teamsters

Thank you for taking an interest in the New Mexico Teamsters Union Local 492.

The Teamsters are widely considered the most powerful Union in the world. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), formed in 1903, now represents a diverse membership of blue-collar and professional workers in both the public and private sectors. Our union has approximately 1.4 million members nationwide and over 3300 members are served by Local 492 over the entire state of New Mexico.

As you can see from our website, we have many companies that we represent. The majority of these companies hire their employees "in house." After being hired, the new employee then signs up to become a member of Teamsters Local 492. The reasons they join are many, but include pension, insurance, superior wages and, of course, job security. The way most become Teamsters is by getting hired by one of the companies we already represent.

If you would like to apply for any of these companies, you can find a list of them by clicking Here or by clicking on any of the links below to apply online. To learn about the Movie/Film Industry, Click Here.

The other way to become a Teamster is to organize your current workplace. If you are currently employed and are interested in having our organizer contact you about the Teamsters organizing your workplace, Click Here to fill out a form to be contacted by our Local 492 Organizer, Jesus Vidaca. If you would like to talk to him directly, you may give him a call at 505-344-1925 ex 21.

We hope we have answered all of your questions and look forward to being able to help you in the future.

Employers in the Western Conf. Pension will have a P next to the name

ABF Freight (ABQ) Click Here (P)

ATF -Degree&Teacher Experience Required (505) 262-2657 (P)

American Airlines Click Here

AmeriPride/Aramark Jobs Click Here

Creamland (Dean Dairy) Jobs Click Here (P)

Eldorado Area Water & Sanitation (Jacobs) Click Here

Estancia VSWA (505) 384-4270

Franklins Earthmovers (505) 884-6947 (P)

Greetings, Etc. Inc (505) 242-7232

Hertz Click Here (P)

Los Alamos National Labs - LANS/TRIAD (P) Apply at https://lanl.jobs/ with the IRC number IRC126393.

NCRTD (Blue Bus) Jobs Click Here

N3B Jobs Click Here (P)

OMI (Jacobs) Jobs Click Here

Penske Jobs Click Here (P)

Sandia Labs & PAE-Perini - 505-268-3242 (Sandia Metal Trades Council)

Sara Lee/Bimbo Thrift Stores Click Here

Sysco Foods Jobs Click Here (P)

TranService Click Here

Tunista/Yulista Services Click Here (P)

TForce Freight Jobs Click Here

UPS NM Jobs Click Here (P)

Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits Click Here (P)

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Social Security and Medicare Seminar on Sunday, August 16th

Social Security and Medicare seminar on Sunday, August 16th 8/6/2026 - Teamsters Local 492 will be holding a Social Security and Medicare seminar on Sunday, August 16th starting at 10:00 am at the Teamsters Local 492 hall, located at 4269 Balloon Park Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. This seminar is for any member who is close to retirement or would like to get information, or explanations regarding Social Security and/or Medicare benefits.

SOUTH VALLEY ACADEMY EDUCATORS JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 492

SOUTH VALLEY ACADEMY EDUCATORS JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 492 Teachers Become First Charter School Workforce in New Mexico to Organize With Teamsters 8/4/2026 - Teachers at South Valley Academy in Albuquerque have voted to join Teamsters Local 492, making history as the first charter school workforce to organize with the Teamsters in New Mexico.

Rocky Mountain Teamster Vol-70-2 July 2026

Click Here To Read the latest Rocky Mountain Teamster Vol-70-2 July 2026 (you must Log in to view/read)

Reminder: Teamsters Local 492 Internal/External Organizing Seminar

Teamsters Local 492 will be hosting an internal/external organizing seminar for all local 492 members who would like to attend. This course will teach our members how to strengthen our union from within and is a perfect opportunity to learn the vital skills necessary, to increase the strength of our membership. If you are interested in attending this seminar on Saturday, August 8th, from 10am to 2pm.

WTWT Memo - Termination of BCBSNM Effective September 1, 2026

WTWT Memo - Termination of BCBSNM Effective September 1, 2026 To: All Active Western Teamsters Welfare Trust Participants Who Participate in the BlueCross BlueShield New Mexico (BCBSNM): RE: Termination of BCBSNM Effective September 1, 2026 7/9/2026 - BCBSNM’s premiums have been increasing at an alarming rate and they are the most expensive HMO option in the 11-state area covered by the Trust. Over the years, the Trust has communicated to BCBSNM that if their premiums continue to increase, then it would be likely that the Trust will terminate BCBSNM as an option. Unfortunately, BCBSNM proposed another increase for the September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, plan year. BCBSNM remains the most expensive HMO option at a monthly premium of $3,018.84 per Active employee. For comparison’s sake, the Trust’s self-funded benefits currently cost on average $1,908.79 per Active per month or $1,110.05 a month less than the BCBSNM rate.

2026 ABF Pension Contribution Increase

SUBJECT: ABF Freight Pension Contribution Increase Effective August 1, 2026 Brothers and Sisters, Effective August 1, 2026, the new total pension contribution rate for ABF Freight members in the West will be $10.58 per hour. This rate includes the contractual $0.99 per hour increase. Because the Western Teamsters Welfare Trust (WTWT) has not increased Health & Welfare contribution rates for the 2026 plan year, no portion of the contractual increase will be allocated to Health & Welfare benefits.

UPS Cola Update 2026

RE: Cost-of-Living (COLA) Adjustment of $0.22 on August 1, 2026 Inflation triggered a 2026 COLA increase of $0.22 per hour and 0.55 cents per mile under the 2023-2028 National Master United Parcel Service Agreement. The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased to a level of 328.829 points ( 1982-84= 100) in May 2026. This triggers a COLA increase because the CPI-W Index points exceeded 325.283 points. Per Article 33 of the contract, a COLA increase

IBT Notice To All ABF Local Unions Regarding the 2026 COLA Increase

6/8/2026 - View The IBT Notice To All ABF Local Unions Regarding the 2026 COLA Increase, which can also be viewed below: TO: ALL LOCAL UNIONS SIGNATORY TO THE 2023 – 2028 ABF FREIGHT NATIONAL MASTER FREIGHT AGREEMENT FROM: John A. Murphy, National Freight Director DATE: June 8, 2026 RE: ABF Freight -NMFA Article 33, Sec. 4 - COLA The U.S.