Convoy 243 June 2007

NFMA Wage Scale: Time To End Tiered Wage

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:21:36 -0500

June 8, 2007: Thousands of Teamsters are working under the national freight agreement at wages that are at or below nonunion scale.

UPS Moves To Break Up Central States Fund

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:20:49 -0500

June 8, 2007: UPS management has put a dangerous proposal on the table: to pull UPS Teamsters out of the Central States Pension Fund, the plan that covers 42,000 full-timers in 25 states.

What Official Takes Home an Extra $54,500 as a Health Care Consultant?

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:07:57 -0500

June 8, 2007: In 2006, International Vice President Carroll Haynes was paid $54,500 as a “consultant” by the Health Insurance Plans (HIP) of Greater New York.

An Open Letter to Tyson Johnson: Stand Up for Our Pensions

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:16:49 -0500

June 8, 2007: Where is the Freight Division of our union?

ABF Wants To Bust Teamster Pension Plans

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:15:13 -0500

“We believe there is an opportunity in this negotiating cycle to withdraw from some or all of these [Teamster pension plans] and provide benefits directly to our employees…”

Freight Survey: No Mention of Retiree Healthcare

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:13:20 -0500

June 8, 2007: Freight Teamsters be warned: the Freight Division apparently isn’t considering fighting to restore retiree health coverage where it has been devastated.

Workers on Disability Forced to Burn Vacation?

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:11:47 -0500

June 8, 2007: Thanks to a lawsuit by a Roadway Teamster, workers who are off drawing disability pay and using Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time should no longer be forced to use up their vacatio

Time for Contract Improvement on FMLA

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:07:12 -0500

June 8, 2007: There is a glaring weakness in Teamster national contracts—UPS, freight, and carhaul—which should be corrected in this bargaining round.

Carhaulers: Prepare Now for Coming Contract

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:05:40 -0500

June 8, 2007: Teamster carhaulers have entered the one-year countdown to the next national contract.

On Pension, UPS’s Actions Speak Louder Than Words

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:54:55 -0500

June 8, 2007: UPS management has been trying to win control over our pensions for years.

Pension Hike or Pension Freeze in NY and NJ?

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:46:29 -0500

June 8, 2007: As negotiators for UPS and our union square off over the pension issue, members in the Eastern Region’s two largest UPS locals want to know whether early bargaining will deliver a r

Western Fund: Restore the Cuts

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:42:15 -0500

“That fund is not 100 percent funded. When that fund gets to 100 percent based on their rules, they’ll do the right thing.”

University of Chicago Teamsters Organize for a Stronger Contract

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:28:48 -0500

June 8, 2007: University of Chicago Teamsters are organizing a grassroots contract campaign to win better wages and benefits.

Local 743 Officials Are Missing in Action

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:25:54 -0500

June 8, 2007: Provident Hospital is laying off members of Local 743 in Chicago, but Secretary-Treasurer Richard Lopez is missing in action.

Waste Management Will Pay for First Meal Break, But Not Second

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:24:09 -0500

June 8, 2007: Local 396 Teamsters at Waste Management in Chino and Corona California were told that their new contract would pay them for all of their meal breaks, including the second meal period

COLA: A Pay-Day Loan from the Railroad?

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:17:40 -0500

June 8, 2007: What if your employer told you that your raises for the last two years were just a loan? That’s just what happened to rail Teamsters in the BLET.

Canadian Track Workers Shut Down Construction on the CP

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:15:15 -0500

June 8, 2007: A strike on the Canadian Pacific Railway has entered its third week.

Letters from Our Members

TDU — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:00:00 -0500

An Open Letter to Ken Hall

Ken,