The 2008 vote count figures below are preliminary. Some numbers will be adjusted in the final, official tally. Southern Supplement Results Local National Agreement Supplement   Yes No Yes No 79 987 348 974 358 217 74 50 72 51 270 274 281 274 283 373 182 96 183 94 385 664 99 653 107 402 77 41 78 40 480 398 187 367 219 512 429 107 423 114 516 188 149 183 152...

November 21, 2007: Georgia Teamsters on November 17 reelected Randy Brown and the Members First Slate in a race hotly contested by an old guard slate. The 7,000 members of Local 728 have a strong reform history. The local, which represents UPS and freight Teamsters, as well as Allied Waste and a number of other shops, supported Tom Leedham last year by a 2-1 margin. Local 728, working with International organizers, has added 1,000 new...

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November 14, 2007: Drivers are left to decide for themselves whether to stop work for studios in support of striking writers. Rick Valencia stared through his windshield at the Hollywood writers pacing in front of the Paramount Studios gate, a blur of red T-shirts and picket signs blocking his passage. He'd been driving trucks for more than three decades, but earned less in a year than some of these writers made in a week. Scribes...

November 12, 2007: Brad Slawson, Hoffa’s assistant and the chief negotiator with DHL, has stated that “part timers will be in the contract” because “DHL is demanding them.” It’s time to sound the alarm, and time to ask every DHL Teamster to unite to stop this massive contract concession. Slawson came on a rank-and-file conference call on Nov. 11 and made this admission. When members said it would destroy opportunities for overtime, he said DHL...

November 9, 2007: The BLET Norfolk Southern General Committees have negotiated an early deal with the carrier—over two years before the current on-property agreement is set to expire. Here’s what’s in the tentative contract: Wages. The deal increases wages 2 percent in 2008; 2 percent in 2010, 2011, and 2012; 2.5 percent in 2013; and 3 percent in 2014. There is no wage increase for 2009. Those wage increases won’t be enough to keep up...

November 8, 2007: Interstate Bakeries Corp. appears headed toward the final chapter of its reorganization with the approval Wednesday of $400 million in post-bankruptcy financing. The approval also sets the stage for an auction of the company. The financing plan from Silver Point Finance LLC set a so-called enterprise value of $580 million for IBC, when debt and equity to creditors are factored in. Interstate contends that that value sets a floor for other parties...

November 6, 2007: Local 396 officials ended the strike at Waste Management and let the company permanently replace more than 40 Teamsters with scabs. On Oct. 31, about 450 striking wastehaulers in Los Angeles reluctantly voted to ratify the same contract they had previously rejected, because they were under the threat of being permanently replaced. What these members did not know was that Local 396 officials agreed to end the strike without negotiating that strikers...

November 5, 2007: Defending our contracts and saving our union was the theme this weekend at the 32nd annual TDU Convention. Teamster members came to Chicago from across the country to discuss strategies and make plans for building a stronger union in the coming year. They were able to learn from experts and each other at 20 workshops. UPS activists met to discuss turning out the vote in the contract vote going on right now...