Convoy 248 January 2008

Carhaul Bargaining to Open

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:16:23 -0600

January 10, 2008: The IBT Carhaul Division will soon start bargaining with the employers for a new national contract. The current contract expires May 31.

Downsizing Teamster Standards in a Growth Industry

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:12:45 -0600

January 10, 2008: The International Union is selling the concessionary freight contract by lecturing members about the threat of nonunion competition.

Freight Contract: Too Many Givebacks

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:07:02 -0600

January 10, 2008: The proposed tentative National Master Freight Agreement is headed for a vote.

The Teamster Pension Divide

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:49:44 -0600

January 10, 2008: A study of major Teamster pension plans reveals a growing “Benefit Divide,” with the new UPS Pension Plan paying the worst benefits in the country.

Central States Fund Director Reports Average Retirement Age Goes Up

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:36:07 -0600

January 10, 2008: The Director of the Central States Pension Fund, Thomas Nyhan, told over 100 local union officers in December that he did not want UPS to split off from the Fund, but could not st

Making UPS Pay for Supervisors Working

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:04:04 -0600

January 10, 2008: Supervisors working. They’re everywhere, and enforcing the contract can be a major challenge.

Chicago UPS Teamsters Win Showdown Over Supervisors Working

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:56:28 -0600

January 10, 2008: Chicago Local 705 has won a major showdown with UPS over supervisors working.

Members Petition Kraft to Respect MLK Day

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:37:03 -0600

January 10, 2008: Forty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, where he was organizing support for striking sanitation workers.

Central States Retiree Healthcare

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:09:04 -0600

January 10, 2008: The changes in the cost of retiree health care associated with the tentative contract for freight Teamsters in the Central States Health & Welfare Fund are different from thos

Freight Contract: Use Your Power to Vote

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:55:40 -0600

January 10, 2008: The power is in the hands of freight Teamsters, who will vote on the tentative agreement and all supplements.

Pensions: Why Is Your Accrual Rate Important?

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:33:37 -0600

January 10, 2008: Many Teamster pension funds have shifted their benefit structure to one based on an annual accrual, or multiplier.

UPSers Eye New Language

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:58:10 -0600

January 10, 2008: Language changes in the new UPS contract are now in effect—even though we won’t get our wage or benefit increases until August.

The Direct Approach: Confronting Working Supervisors

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:50:52 -0600

January 10, 2008: “If you’re a steward always go up to a sup who is working and ask, ‘What’s going on?

How to Change Your Bylaws

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:47:15 -0600

January 10, 2008: Last year, members in Chicago Local 726 voted two times to reject a proposed tentative agreement that didn’t protect their jobs.

Local 726 Members Push for Bylaws Change

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:39:04 -0600

January 10, 2008: Change continues to be on the agenda in Chicago Local 726 as Members of the Fighting for the Future Team plan to re-introduce bylaws changes they made last January.

How Do I Get a Copy of My Contract

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:00:00 -0600

Last April, the majority of Teamster members at Allied approved concessions on the carhaul contract.

Letters from Our Members

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0600

BLET: Get Our Union Back on the Right Track

I am very frustrated with the BLET, as are a great many other members.