Convoy 222 November/December 2004

Reform Victory in Atlanta: Members First Slate Wins

TDU — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:00:00 -0600

The Members First Slate, headed by president-elect Randy Brown, won the Local 728 election on November 19.

Engineer Urges Railroad Teamsters to Join TDU

TDU — Sat, 20 Nov 2004 10:28:03 -0600

November 4, 2004: I am a Locomotive Engineer on the Union Pacific Railroad with 34 years of service, and am on my third term as president of Division 724 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

Yellow Goes for "Premium Service" in the Midwest

TDU — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:22:12 -0600

November 4, 2004: Yellow Freight has proposed to add Premium Service boards at 33 terminals in Pennsylvania and across the Midwest, in a change of operations slated to be heard on Dec.

Non-Union Labor at Charlotte ABF

TDU — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:19:11 -0600

November 4, 2004: A non-union operator seems to be taking over the ABF cartage operation in Charlotte, N.C.

Gate Gourmet Tries to Break Union

TDU — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:00:00 -0600

November 4, 2004: Gate Gourmet, whose 10,500 employees provide food services to airlines and railroads, is trying to break our union. The current contract expired June 1.

Teamsters Plan for the Future

TDU — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:21:45 -0600

November 4, 2004: Hundreds of Teamsters attended the 29th annual TDU Convention in Cleveland last month to chart the course of the reform movement for the coming year.

TDU Welcomes BMWE Members to the Teamsters

TDU — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:24:47 -0500

November 4, 2004: On October 27, members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE), who lay and maintain railroad tracks, voted by a large margin to merge with the IBT.

TDU Elects New Leadership

TDU — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:15:54 -0500

November 4, 2004: TDU members at our organization’s convention took time to do a little campaigning and to elect the TDU International Steering Committee (ISC) for the coming year.

Court Finds Hoffa Trusteeship Legal

TDU — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:20:29 -0600

November 4, 2004: On Nov. 9 federal judge Kathleen O’Malley issued a temporary restraining order against James Hoffa’s trusteeship of Cleveland Local 293.

Review Board Charges Chicago Power Broker

TDU — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:17:45 -0600

November 4, 2004: The Independent Review Board (IRB) on Oct. 14 charged Joseph Bernstein with associating with Billy Hogan, who was banned from the Teamsters in May 2002.

Election Won—Again—in Local 639

TDU — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:12:20 -0600

November 4, 2004: For the second time in a year the Members United Slate has been elected the officers of Washington, D.C., Local 639.

Local Officials Order Election Rerun—During the Vote Count!

TDU — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:57:20 -0600

November 4, 2004: When the votes were counted on October 16 in 12,000-member Chicago Local 743, TDUer Richard Berg of the New Leadership Slate had upset incumbent President Robert Walston by seven

What's In Store for Teamsters After UPS Purchase of Menlo?

TDU — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:14:15 -0600

November 4, 2004: I am a long-time Menlo/Emery Teamster, and on first hearing of the UPS purchase of our company I thought about the potential positive aspects.

Living Under PSA: Strategies for Protecting Jobs and Health

TDU — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:09:17 -0600

November 4, 2004: At the recent TDU Convention, UPS Teamsters met to discuss contract enforcement and survival strategies.

Pension Action Plan for 2005

TDU — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:05:48 -0600

November 4, 2004: At the TDU Convention in October, pension activists in the Central States Fund discussed strategies for building the movement to win pension justice.

Legal Victory for Pension Movement

TDU — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:35:58 -0600

November 4, 2004: Round one in the fight to get the truth about the benefit cuts in the Central States Pension Fund goes to working and retired Teamsters.

Your Rights Under the FMLA

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 08:52:06 -0600

Management often gives workers a hard time when we ask for a leave to take care of our medical needs or our families.

Tom Leedham Urges Activists to Run for 2006 Delegate Election

TDU — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 09:11:45 -0600

November 4, 2004: Tom Leedham, Secretary Treasurer of Oregon Local 206, addressed the TDU Convention.

Teamster Trustees Avert Pension Cuts...For Officers!

TDU — Sat, 06 Nov 2004 18:00:00 -0600

November 4, 2004: Teamster members have been pushing for trustees to protect pension benefits, and to win higher employer contributions to make up for the stock market downfall following September

TDU Black Caucus Plans Outreach

TDU — Sat, 06 Nov 2004 09:27:27 -0600

November 4, 2004: As African Americans learn what TDU is about, they are joining in numbers. At the TDU Convention Black Caucus we discussed increasing our own communication network and outreach.

Working America Job Tracker

TDU — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 09:42:58 -0600

November 4, 2004: The AFL-CIO has a website which identifies companies in your community that are shipping jobs overseas.

Winco Foods Contract Undercuts Teamster Benefits in Northern California

TDU — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:00:00 -0600

November 4, 2004: Local 386 has signed a first contract for workers at Winco Foods, a growing wholesale distributor in Ceres, Cal.

Effective Contract Campaign Wins at Milwaukee Roundys

TDU — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 18:01:00 -0600

November 4, 2004: Milwaukee Local 200 has won a strong new contract for the 650 Teamsters employed as warehouse workers and drivers at the Roundys grocery warehouse in Wauwautosa, Wis.

Teamsters Win Airline Unit

TDU — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 18:00:00 -0600

November 4, 2004: The IBT’s biggest organizing win of the year came in August when 3,000 customer service workers at America West voted Teamster in a big win in the airline industry.

$100,000 Club Update

TDU — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 18:00:00 -0600

November 4, 2004: Sue Mauren is in the Club. Minnesota Local 320 filed their Form 990 tax return late, so we were unable to include Sister Mauren in our $100,000 Club report.

IBT Digest Gives Locals Quick Access to UPS Grievance and Court Cases

TDU — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 18:00:00 -0600

November 4, 2004: Teamsters and local officers at UPS often want to know if the issue they have grieved has been decided before—and if so, what the decision was.

Third Quarter Boosts UPS Revenue, Profits

TDU — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 18:00:00 -0600

November 4, 2004: UPS after-tax profits rose 20.8% to $2.47 billion in the first three quarters of 2004. Revenue during the same period compared to 2003 grew by over $2 billion.

NetJet Pilots Demand Strong Contract, Own Local

TDU — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:12:33 -0600

November 4, 2004: NetJets Aviation Pilots of Local 284 are awaiting a new election for our Master Executive Council (MEC) after the local botched the first mailing of ballots.