Convoy 254 September/October 2008
Rewarding Failure with Pay Increases
September 19, 2008: CEOs who destroy Teamster jobs get rewarded with concessions.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | Hoffa Watch )
Carhaulers Say No Givebacks
September 19, 2008: Teamster carhaulers are standing up to givebacks.
( categories: Carhaul | Convoy 254 September/October 2008 )
IBT Takes Control of Chicago Freight Talks
September 19, 2008: In an unprecedented move, in mid-September James Hoffa imposed International Union control over the bargaining of Local 705’s freight contract.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | Freight )
Time to Stand Up for Full-Time Jobs
September 19, 2008: UPS is cheating thousands of Teamsters out of full-time jobs.
Our contract gives us the right—and the power—to make UPS create these jobs.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | UPS )
Billboards Blast UPS Safety Violations
September 19, 2008: Local 177 has tried for months to get UPS management to address dangerous safety violations in the hub in Edison, N.J. Now the local is going public with its concerns.
Officials’ Salaries Hit New High as Members Sacrifice
September 19, 2008: Teamster members are hurting from rising prices and contracts that aren’t keeping pace.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | Hoffa Watch )
Attend the 2008 TDU Convention
Are you concerned about our union’s future and want to make a difference?
Then the TDU Convention is the place for you.
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Yellow and Roadway to Merge Operations
September 19, 2008: Yellow and Roadway will integrate operations over the next 18 months, close 200 of 650 terminals, and end up with a single operating company called Yellow Roadway.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | Freight )
Information Brownout Continues for UPS Teamsters
September 19, 2008: The International Union has a new website design. But the same old information Brownout has continued for UPS Teamsters.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | UPS )
UPS Wants Loopholes on Excessive OT Grievances
September 30, 2008: Teamsters in several areas report that management is claiming that “high mileage” and “high density” routes are exempt from Article 37 language.
Using T-Shirts to Launder Union Funds?
September 19, 2008: It’s illegal to use union funds to promote a slate for union office. But it happens sometimes, and members have a right to file an election protest when it does.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | Local Union Reform )
Rejection Wins Improvements on Norfolk Southern
September 19, 2008: BLET members on the Norfolk Southern railway have ratified a new six-year contract that contains improvements after voting down a weaker tentative agreement last year.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | Rail )
Teamsters Take on Corporate Greed at Star Tribune
September 19, 2008: Teamster pressmen at the Minneapolis Star Tribune have voted down concessions for a second time this year, voiding concessions for two other Teamster locals at the newspaper.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | GCC )
Waste Management Tries to Bust Union Pension Fund
September 19, 2008: As we go to press in mid-September, over 200 Teamsters in Milwaukee are in their fourth week of a strike at Waste Management.
Conway Won’t Pay $319 Million Pension Liability
September 19, 2008: When Consolidated Freightways closed its doors in 2002, the company owed over $400 million in withdrawal liability to Teamster pension funds.
No Reciprocity With New UPS Pension Fund
September 19, 2008: The new UPS Pension Fund covering 44,000 Teamsters in the Central States not only offers the lowest benefits; it also has no reciprocal agreements with Teamster pension plans ar
Central States Pension Fund Loses $3 Billion
September 19, 2008: The Central States Pension Fund lost $3.1 billion during the first six months of this year, which is half as much as the $6.1 billion that the fund received in December from UPS
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | Pension and Benefits )
Local 726 Members Fight For Their Future
A large group of Teamsters attended a recent meeting hosted by the Fighting for the Future slate in Local 726.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 | Local Union Reform )
Letters from Our Members
After A Fair Vote, A Strong Contract?
I want to thank TDU for all the effort that went into ensuring that every ballot in the carhaul contract vote was accurately counted.
( categories: Convoy 254 September/October 2008 )
