Convoy 244 July 2007

Is Hoffa Giving Up On Our Master Contracts?

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:47:39 -0500

July 12, 2007: Master contracts are the foundation of our union’s power. Will Hoffa let that foundation crumble? And what can concerned Teamsters do about it?

Name That Lucky Local!

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:11:43 -0500

July 12, 2007: General President Hoffa is the sugar daddy to many, but when it comes to multiple salaries Local 63 officials have a special place in Hoffa’s heart.

UPS Cartage Services: Teamster Success Not Secure

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:02:42 -0500

July 12, 2007: The International Union has cited its agreement covering UPS Cartage Services Teamsters as a model for success at UPS Freight.

Save Our Pensions

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:41:45 -0500

July 12, 2007: In June ABF CEO Bob Davidson circulated a letter to all Teamster employees saying that members should dump their Teamster pensions for a company 401(k).

UPS Freight Attacks Teamsters Union

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:45:17 -0500

July 9, 2007: In a June 28 letter to all UPS Freight employees, Senior Vice President Jack Holmes lashes out at a “campaign of deception” by some Teamster locals.

VP Under Investigation for Payments from HMO

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:09:00 -0500

July 12, 2007: The International Union and New York Local 237 are investigating International Vice President Carroll Haynes over tens of thousands of dollars in payments he received from an HMO tha

What Will It Take to Organize FedEx?

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:01:42 -0500

July 12, 2007: On June 29, the House Transportation Committee voted to make it easier for FedEx employees to organize by passing an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration bill that would

TDU Defends Right to Inform UPS Teamsters

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:49:04 -0500

July 12, 2007: Management has cracked down on the distribution of Convoy Dispatch and Make UPS Deliver contract bulletins at UPS’s Lumberton, N.C. facility.

Don’t Let DHL Out of National Contract

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:47:02 -0500

July 12, 2007: Will the Hoffa administration let DHL undermine our standards under the guise of a new 'master' contract?

UTU Merger: What Would It Mean for Teamster Engineers?

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:34:45 -0500

July 12, 2007: by Jim Eubanks and Ed Michael: The United Transportation Union (UTU), the main union for conductors on the railways, is proposing a merger with the Sheet Metal Workers International

IBT Election Supervisor Upholds Virtue’s Firing

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:32:45 -0500

July 12, 2007: IBT Election Supervisor Richard Mark has very likely made his final decision of the 2006 IBT Campaign, and done so in a confusing manner.

Ex-Houston Local President Gets 6 ½ Years

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:31:27 -0500

July 12, 2007: On May 26 former Houston Local 988 President Chuck Crawley was sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison for embezzling union funds and stealing a union election.

Ballot Fraud: Feds to Run Local 743 Election

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:29:44 -0500

July 12, 2007: The members of Chicago Local 743 will get a different kind of election this fall thanks to action taken by the 743 New Leadership Slate in proving ballot fraud in the last election.

UofC Teamsters Push for Strong Contract

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:28:07 -0500

July 12, 2007: By Joe Sexauer, Local 743: After five months without a contract, over 1,000 janitors, clerks, and maintenance Teamsters at the University of Chicago are still fighting hard for bette

Time for Change in Local 726

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:20:49 -0500

July 12, 2007: By John Dominikovich Local 726, Chicago: It’s time for change in Chicago Local 726, to make this union strong and proud.

Waste Management Locks Out 500 Teamsters in Oakland

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:09:56 -0500

July 12, 2007: Waste Management has locked out 500 Teamsters in Oakland, Calif. for refusing to give in to company demands that they pay a larger share of their healthcare benefits.

Sicko Is Greato

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:29:01 -0500

July 6, 2007: What’s great about Sicko, the new movie by Michael Moore, is that it clearly shows how the pharmaceutical and insurance industries are running a scam on every one.

Letters From Our Members

TDU — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:00:00 -0500

Hoffa Sells Labor Peace on the Cheap