Teamster Voice 263 January 2010

YRC Rolls into 2010

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:58:44 -0600

January 18, 2010: Like a cat with nine lives, YRCW rolled into 2010 with its debt-reduction plan implemented.

FreshDirect Workers Demand Right to Organize

TDU — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:38:36 -0600

January 19, 2010: Teamsters Local 805 is launching a new campaign to organize FreshDirect, the biggest nonunion employer in the New York City grocery industry.

Five Challenges Our Union Must Meet In 2010

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:10:18 -0600

A bad economy and Hoffa’s weak leadership have meant weak contracts, benefit cuts and less job security.

Five challenges our union must meet to turn things around.

Letter from the TDU Trustees

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:04:50 -0600

January 18, 2010: Will 2010 be better than 2009? Let’s hope so. Thankfully, Teamster members are coming together from across our union to organize for positive change.

“Let’s Warm Up by the Coke Machine”

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:32:45 -0600

January 18, 2010: While record cold temps are hitting the country, management at UPS Freight in Atlanta is taking penny-pinching to an absurd level.

Union Can Take a Stand on Subcontracting at March Panel

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:28:37 -0600

January 18, 2010: The dates are set for the three national UPS Freight grievance panels for 2010.

“We Won’t Go Back!” Battle for Reform Continues in Local 743

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:26:40 -0600

January 18, 2010: Teamsters in Chicago Local 743 have been battling to free their 11,000-member local from mob and old guard control for many years.

BLETers Team Up to Save the Right to Vote

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:18:30 -0600

January 29, 2010: Some rail officials are trying to take away the Right to Vote for BLET officers before members ever get a chance to use it.

New York UPS Local Adopts Reforms

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:07:59 -0600

January 18, 2010: Reform leaders have taken office in Teamsters Local 804 and are setting a new direction for one of the largest UPS locals in the country.

National Panels Set

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:01:54 -0600

January 18, 2010: The first UPS national panel will be in Ft. Lauderdale, March 1-3, at the Westin Beach Resort. The other panels are scheduled for June 7-9 and Oct.

UPS Projects Higher-than-Advertised Profits

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:00:51 -0600

January 18, 2010: Management spent last year crying that the company was losing money.

UPS to Field Test New DIAD

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:59:44 -0600

January 18, 2010: UPS will start field-testing its latest DIAD later this year. The DIAD V is about half the size and weight of the current version.

Online Resources at www.TDU.org/upstoolbox

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:54:35 -0600

January 18, 2010: Management is squeezing package drivers more than ever. TDU arms UPS Teamsters with the information we need to protect ourselves.

The Seven Tests for Just Cause

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:44:24 -0600

Following the Seven Tests for Just Cause can help protect Teamsters from discipline or discharge.

No Member Vote: Chicago Locals 714 & 726 Become Local 700

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:17:40 -0600

February 1, 2010: The Hoffa administration has revoked the charters of Chicago Locals 714 and 726, and created a new Local 700 for Chicagoland public sector Teamsters.

Appointments to the GEB Change Faces But Not Much Else

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:15:50 -0600

January 18, 2010: The newest appointee to the General Executive Board (GEB) of the Teamsters Union is Al Mixon, of Cleveland.

Vermont Bus Drivers Organize for Better Contract

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:13:31 -0600

January 22, 2010: Teamster bus drivers are taking a new route to a better contract in 2010.

Why Do They Hate TDU So Much?

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:05:50 -0600

February 11, 2010: Dear Teamster Troublemaker: I just found the TDU website. It’s got a lot of information! But my BA goes ballistic over TDU. He told me that TDU stands for “Too Dumb to Understand.” Why do they hate you guys?

Protect Yourself with Intermittent Leave

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:31:12 -0600

January 29, 2010: Warehouse jobs are brutal. Production standards and mandatory overtime take a toll on our bodies.

Rebuilding Teamster Power in 2010

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:22:18 -0600

Are you satisfied with the direction our union is headed in? Teamsters are uniting across our union to change course and rebuild Teamster Power in 2010.

Teamsters Still Fighting for The Dream

TDU — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:06:41 -0600

January 18, 2010: This month our nation and Teamster members remember and celebrate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King and countless other civil rights activists.

A Loophole Big Enough to Drive a Truck Through

TDU — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:43:09 -0600

January 15, 2010: Teamsters at UPS Freight say subcontracting is rampant while members are laid off.