Hoffa Announces Central States Deal
August 31, 2007: Chief negotiators James Hoffa and Ken Hall announced today they will let UPS break out of the Central States Pension Fund in an early deal to be inked by October. Then the issue will be in the hands of working Teamsters at UPS. This is an issue that will affect every Teamster-not just UPSers. Every Teamster who is concerned about the future of our union's power and our benefit funds needs to...
Hoffa Announces He Will Cut Central States Deal
Hoffa Announces He Will Cut Central States Deal Chief negotiators James Hoffa and Ken Hall issued a statement today announcing they will let UPS break 42,000 Teamsters out of the Central States Pension Fund in an early deal to be inked by October 1. Then the issue will be in the hands of working Teamsters at UPS. This is an issue that will affect every Teamster—not just UPSers. Every Teamster who is concerned about the...
Public Citizen: Groups Sue to Block NAFTA Truck Pilot Program
August 29, 2007: WASHINGTON, DC - Five groups sued today in federal court to block a Bush administration plan to allow Mexico-domiciled trucks to roam the country’s highways as soon as Saturday. The suit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, maintains that the Bush administration’s pilot program, which authorizes up to 100 carriers based in Mexico to perform long-haul operations within the U.S., violates several key congressional...
TDU Convention 2007
"Enforcing our contract, reforming our bylaws, running for office: we learned it at the TDU Convention.” Duke Clark, Local 726, City of Chicago The TDU Convention brings together concerned Teamsters who are building a rank-and-file movement to defend our contracts and benefits and rebuild Teamster Power at the local and International Union levels. The Attack on Teamster Benefits This year’s Convention will focus on what Teamsters can do about the attack on our benefits: Protecting...
Attend the TDU Convention
September 14, 2007: "The TDU Convention is where we'll make our plans to strengthen and protect the NMFA."Tim Pagel, Local 988, Yellow, Houston Join hundreds of concerned Teamsters in the Windy City for the 32nd Annual TDU Rank & File Convention, Nov. 2-4 at the Crown Plaza O’Hare in Chicago. Meet with Teamsters in your industry to strategize about contracts and contract enforcement Attend educational workshops led by union leaders, attorneys, and industry experts Build...
Members Prepare as Contracts Come to a Head
August 23, 2007: Teamster employers are on the offensive, attacking our master contracts. Their goal is to win givebacks that will strip away historic gains, threaten our pensions and weaken our union. Concerned Teamsters are responding to the warning signs that the Hoffa administration is going along with the employers. Rank & File Action Beats Givebacks When Teamsters at DHL learned that the Hoffa administration was negotiating a concessionary contract, angry members sprung into action....
Freight Wages Have Fallen $1.44 in 10 Years
August 23, 2007: Freight wages have fallen drastically, measured against the cost of living, in the past ten years. In April 1997, a freight Teamster (Central Supplement) made $18.11 per hour. If that wage rate had just kept up with inflation, today it would be $23.55. The wage today is only $22.11. That’s a $1.44 per hour wage cut in your standard of living. It’s time for some catch up.