Convoy 224 February 2005
Hoffa's Top Aide Repays $69,500 Embezzled From Union
February 17, 2005: On January 14, TDU urged Judge Loretta Preska to review a deal that gave James Hoffa’s executive assistant only a slap on the wrist for embezzling $69,500 from our
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Legal Action Stops Trusteeship Extension In Atlanta Local 528
February 17, 2007: When Hoffa’s handpicked candidate in Georgia Local 528 lost an election in December, he tried to get around the will of the membership by extending the local’s trusteeship.
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New Technology Threatens Rail Jobs, Public Safety
February 17, 2005: Like many others, the railroad industry has undergone dramatic restructuring over the past few decades.
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Allied Demands Carhaul Concessions
Allied Automotive Group has once again demanded concessions from Teamster carhaulers in the form of relief from the June 1 2005 wage increase and relief from “restrictive, non-competitive work rules
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Martin Luther King: 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike Was Powered By the Rank and File
“…If you stand up straight, people can’t ride your back. And that’s what we did. We stood up straight.”
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Letters From Our Members
UPS Tries to Change Law on Rest Breaks
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Teamsters Lose Battle at Tyson Foods
February 17, 2005: For months, Local 556 members and leaders in Pasco, Wash., have fought a tremendous battle against union-busting at Tyson Foods. But on Feb.
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Drivers Can Influence New Regulations...But the FMCSA Wants to Ignore Drivers' Health
Teamster drivers have a chance right now to influence the future of Hours of Service regulations.
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HazMat Endorsement Coming
February 17, 2005: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has set a $94 fee for the hazardous material endorsement background check that the U.S. will require under new security rules.
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Turmoil at Yellow’s Dallas Terminal
February 17, 2005: Yellow’s management is routing some freight around Dallas and reportedly considering downsizing that terminal’s operations in the wake of violence and disruptions there.
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Yellow-Roadway, ABF Profits Up, USF Down After Closing Red Star
February 17, 2005: In the first full year as a combined company, Yellow-Roadway reported after-tax profits of $184.3 million.
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Teamsters Push California Port Legislation
February 17, 2005: As part of the IBT effort to organize harbor truckers in California, the union plans to sponsor legislation that would exempt independent drivers from federal antitrust laws.
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Study Reports Mexican Trucks Remain Safety Risk
February 17, 2005: The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently issued a report concluding that the Mexican government and the country’s trucking firms have not met the safety requirements and
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IBT Investigates Radiation Scans
February 17, 2005: According to Teamsters representatives, the union is in the early stages of examining the use of security screening devices that use radiation to scan the contents of trucks and tra
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Official Testifies That IBT Approved Mid-Contract Concession in New England
February 17, 2005: Boston Local 25 President Ritchie Reardon told Joint Council 10 that the IBT Parcel Division approved a mid-contract giveback to UPS that violates language in the New England sup
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Friends Don't Let Friends Cross Picket Lines
February 17, 2007: Teamster drivers are often called upon to honor picket lines. The law regarding where and when workers can picket— or legally respect another picket line—can get complicate
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Seattle Teamsters Back Railway Workers Fighting One-Person Train Crew Operations
February 17, 2005: In Seattle, rank and file engineers and trainmen are joining together with their Teamster brothers and sisters in the fight against the railroad carriers.
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Labor Notes Releases Second Version of Popular Manual on Workplace Organizing
February 17, 2005: In January Labor Notes released A Troublemaker’s Handbook 2, edited by Jane Slaughter, the second edition of the popular manual on how to fight back at your workplace and win.
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Southern California Grocery Teamsters Face Tough Negotiations This Fall
February 5, 2005: The contracts that cover about 8,000 Teamster drivers, warehouse workers and office clerks in the Southern California grocery industry are set to expire Sept. 15, 2005.
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Official Testifies that IBT Approved Mid-Contract Concession in New England
February 17, 2005: Boston Local 25 President Ritchie Reardon told Joint Council 10 that the IBT Parcel Division approved a mid-contract giveback to UPS that violates language in the New England sup
