March 27 Chicagoland Education Conference Schedule
Teamster activists and TDU members in the Chicago area will hold a Teamster Education Conference on Sunday, March 27. Be there if you’re a Teamster who wants to build union power from the bottom up.
Get Involved in the UPS Teamsters United Campaign to Win a Good Contract
Hundreds of Teamsters joined the Online Workshop: Winning the UPS Contract We Deserve in 2023, including General President-elect Sean O'Brien. Read more to find out how you can get involved and order your UPS Teamsters United lapel or t-shirt.
Key Appointments Announced for the Package Division
General President-elect Sean O’Brien laid out his vision for an expanded Package Division and announced who will lead different areas of union’s work at UPS on his last Zoom Transition Update with members before Teamsters United takes office on March 22.
Yellow Teamsters to Get 60¢ COLA Raise
Teamsters covered by the 2019 NMFA master contract employed at Yellow, Holland and New Penn will get a $1.00 per hour raise on April 1, which is the sum of a 40¢ contractual raise and a 60¢ COLA raise, pursuant to Article 33, section 4. Road drivers will get a 2.5¢ per mile bump.
Women’s History Month: Celebrate and Uplift Teamster Sisters
March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, TDU and the TDU Women’s Caucus are launching new programs to help Teamster sisters participate in union training, education, and leadership development programs.
Teamster Transition Update
General President-elect Sean O’Brien announced more than a dozen new appointments to his leadership team on an OZ-Teamsters United transition update call on Sunday, Feb 27. The new leadership will officially assume office on March 22.
UPS Teamsters Organize Actions To Stop Pay Cuts
UPS Teamsters on the West and East coasts held days of action this week to protest widespread pay cuts for part-timers. More actions are planned for next week.
Online Workshop: Winning the UPS Contract We Deserve in 2023
UPS Teamsters elected new International Union leadership in 2021. How can we win the contract we deserve in 2023? Register for this zoom workshop on Sunday, March 20, to talk with UPS activists and Teamster leaders about how to organize for a better UPS contract.
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Sean O’Brien To Host Teamster Transition Update
Teamster General President-elect Sean Sean O’Brien will host a national zoom call to update members on the transition at the IBT on Sunday, February 27 at 1pm EST / noon CST / 11am MTN / 10am PST. All members are welcome but advance registration is required. Register here to have the zoom link sent to you before the call.
New York Locals 707 and 138 Teamsters To Get Full Pensions Restored
Grassroots organizing to save workers’ pensions is literally paying off. The Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Plan received $725.6 million from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) on February 17, and will start repaying retirees right away to restore their cut pensions.