Convoy 251 May 2008

Working Teamsters Say Keep Your Promises!

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:48:48 -0500

May 1, 2008: Freight and UPS Teamsters don't even have copies of their new contracts. But that isn't stopping management from trying to use the new contract language to their advantage.

Roadway, Yellow, Holland Push Changes of Operation

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:36:44 -0500

May 1, 2008: Roadway, Yellow and Holland have all submitted changes of operations that mark the beginning of the new “utility driver” model.

Carhaul Road Show

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:18:38 -0500

May 1, 2008: IBT carhaul director Fred Zuckerman is holding meetings at several carhaul local unions in April and May to ask members what they want in the contract.

Central States Fund’s Letters Stir Concerns

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:09:53 -0500

May 1, 2008: Hundreds of thousands of working Teamsters and retirees received a startling letter from the Central States Pension Fund in early April saying that the fund is in critical status.

New England Pension Fund in the Red Zone

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:05:42 -0500

May 1, 2008: The New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund has put members on notice that the fund will be in critical status (the “Red Zone”) when its funding classification is

UPS Tries to Water Down 9.5 Language

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:00:43 -0500

May 1, 2008: Is the company trying to water down the new 9.5/Excessive Overtime language it just negotiated?

Local 804 Members United

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:30:27 -0500

May 1, 2008: Local 804 has a proud history as one of the most powerful locals in our union.

Hoffa Takes a $78,000 Raise

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:18:29 -0500

May 1, 2008: James P. Hoffa took a $78,000 increase in his income for 2007, by far his biggest raise since he took office nine years ago.

Teamster Takes on Racism at Kraft Foods

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:05:49 -0500

May 1, 2008: When an employee at Kraft Foods repeatedly directed the epithet “coon” at Willie Knox, the Local 445 Teamster knew he had to stand up for his rights.

Teamsters Deal with Speed-Up

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:55:32 -0500

May 1, 2008: Teamster employers are implementing new technology in a big way—making us change the way we work and creating new challenges for our union.

Let’s Put Teamster Power to Work

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:37:05 -0500

May 12, 2008: Those of us who work in transportation don’t have to be the victim of the downward spiral of wages and working conditions that is hitting so many of our union brothers and sisters.

TDU Welcomes New UPS Freight Teamsters

TDU — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:30:12 -0500

May 1, 2008: Nearly 10,000 new Teamsters have joined our union this year at UPS Freight. That’s an important step forward for our union’s power in freight and at UPS.

Bargaining Working Conditions

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:32:53 -0500

May 1, 2008: New Teamster members at UPS Freight are looking at how to negotiate on work rules and “existing practices.” Under the newly ratified contract, there’s a 60-day window to put pen

Petition Drive, Pension Movement Grow in Baltimore

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:16:08 -0500

May 1, 2008: Two months after their fund froze working members’ pension accrual, the movement to protect Teamster pensions is growing in Baltimore Local 355.

UPSer Network Takes on Harassment, Excessive OT

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:54:22 -0500

May 21, 2008: Stewards and other UPS Teamsters in North Carolina are getting together on conference calls to deal with contract issues and help each other enforce members’ rights on the job.

Fear Factor

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:49:20 -0500

May 1, 2008: Most of us hired on at UPS for the same reasons. Good pay, good benefits, job security, a chance to make a life for our families.

UPS First Quarter Profits Up 7.5 Percent

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:44:06 -0500

May 1, 2008: UPS announced its profit rose 7.5 percent in the first quarter, though it was affected by the weakening U.S. economy.

Mechanics Vote Teamster

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:21:51 -0500

May 1, 2008: Nearly 8,600 working and furloughed mechanics and related employees at United Airlines are now Teamsters, after voting to join our union in March.

How to Research Your Local’s Finances

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:12:01 -0500

May 1, 2008: Do you want to find out more about your local union's finances?

Driving for Justice in New York

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:00:46 -0500

May 21, 2008: School bus drivers in New York City are showing that persistence pays off—literally. Ask Juan Carlos Rodriguez, a Local 854 Teamster and member of Teamsters for a Democratic Union.

Teamsters Join with Brooklyn Community to Protect Good Jobs

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:40:57 -0500

May 1, 2008: Last year it looked like Teamster members on the Brooklyn waterfront would lose their jobs.

Chicago Trade Show Teamsters Transferred

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:32:45 -0500

May 1, 2008: John Coli, the president of the Chicago Joint Council, has finally gotten his wish: Chicago Trade Show and Movie Teamsters will transfer to his own Local 727.

Letters from Our Members

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:27:10 -0500

No Handouts for Billionaires

Teamster members should remove Hoffa and Zuckerman from office for selling us out to a billionaire.