UPS Contract Campaign Update
More than 500 members joined our UPS Teamsters United zoom event on Sunday to hear a report from the International Union’s UPS Contract Campaign Coordinator on the Teamster Call to Action starting August 1-5. We went over the timeline for the contract campaign, heard reports from members on upcoming workplace actions, and talked about how to get involved. Find out what you missed.
Online Workshop: Learn Your FMLA Rights
The TDU Women's Caucus hosted its first online workshop, "Your Rights Under the FMLA" on Sunday, July 17.
UPenn Teamsters Defeat Two-Tier Pay
Local 115 members at the University of Pennsylvania are celebrating a contract victory that eliminates two-tier pay for housekeepers over the resistance of their own union officials.
Members Vote Down Costco Offer by 93%
Yesterday Costco Teamsters voted to reject the company’s offer by 93%. 4554 members voted No. Only 304 voted Yes.
Carhaul Tentative Agreement Now Available
The 2022-2025 Carhaul tentative agreement is now available for members to review. You can read a digital version of the tentative agreement here.
BMWED Rail Teamster Convention Wraps With Mixed Results
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the IBT held their Convention this week. Contested leadership elections and heated floor debates on reforms led to mixed results.
Solidarity Against Corporate Greed
Teamster President Sean O’Brien will rally against corporate greed with Senator Bernie Sanders and Association of Flight Attendants International President Sara Nelson and address 4,000 labor activists at the Labor Notes Conference in Chicago on Thursday and Friday, June 16-17.
COLA Raise for UPS Teamsters: $.82
It’s official: UPS Teamsters (both full-time and part-time) will get a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) raise of $.82 on August 1, 2022 on top of the base wage raise of $1.00.
UPenn Teamsters Gear Up For Contract Fight
Over 70 University of Pennsylvania security guards, custodians, housekeepers, and their supporters rallied together on June 2nd on UPenn's campus to protect their benefits and win fair wage increases to keep up with runaway inflation.
Costco Teamsters: Vote No!
Costco Teamsters were mailed ballots on May 20th to vote on a substandard contract offer. Teamster members and the National Negotiating Committee agree: members need to get informed, talk with other Teamsters, and Vote No on this slap in the face.