Convoy 254 September/October 2008

Rewarding Failure with Pay Increases

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:21:43 -0500

September 19, 2008: CEOs who destroy Teamster jobs get rewarded with concessions.

Carhaulers Say No Givebacks

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:08:40 -0500

September 19, 2008: Teamster carhaulers are standing up to givebacks.

IBT Takes Control of Chicago Freight Talks

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:02:37 -0500

September 19, 2008: In an unprecedented move, in mid-September James Hoffa imposed International Union control over the bargaining of Local 705’s freight contract.

Time to Stand Up for Full-Time Jobs

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:53:53 -0500

September 19, 2008: UPS is cheating thousands of Teamsters out of full-time jobs.

Our contract gives us the right—and the power—to make UPS create these jobs.

Billboards Blast UPS Safety Violations

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:47:26 -0500

September 19, 2008: Local 177 has tried for months to get UPS management to address dangerous safety violations in the hub in Edison, N.J. Now the local is going public with its concerns.

Officials’ Salaries Hit New High as Members Sacrifice

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:35:34 -0500

September 19, 2008: Teamster members are hurting from rising prices and contracts that aren’t keeping pace.

Attend the 2008 TDU Convention

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:36:37 -0500

Are you concerned about our union’s future and want to make a difference?

Then the TDU Convention is the place for you.

Yellow and Roadway to Merge Operations

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:57:39 -0500

September 19, 2008: Yellow and Roadway will integrate operations over the next 18 months, close 200 of 650 terminals, and end up with a single operating company called Yellow Roadway.

Information Brownout Continues for UPS Teamsters

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:42:23 -0500

September 19, 2008: The International Union has a new website design. But the same old information Brownout has continued for UPS Teamsters.

UPS Wants Loopholes on Excessive OT Grievances

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:40:18 -0500

September 30, 2008: Teamsters in several areas report that management is claiming that “high mileage” and “high density” routes are exempt from Article 37 language.

Using T-Shirts to Launder Union Funds?

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:20:40 -0500

September 19, 2008: It’s illegal to use union funds to promote a slate for union office. But it happens sometimes, and members have a right to file an election protest when it does.

Rejection Wins Improvements on Norfolk Southern

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:15:19 -0500

September 19, 2008: BLET members on the Norfolk Southern railway have ratified a new six-year contract that contains improvements after voting down a weaker tentative agreement last year.

Teamsters Take on Corporate Greed at Star Tribune

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:11:51 -0500

September 19, 2008: Teamster pressmen at the Minneapolis Star Tribune have voted down concessions for a second time this year, voiding concessions for two other Teamster locals at the newspaper.

Waste Management Tries to Bust Union Pension Fund

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:06:05 -0500

September 19, 2008: As we go to press in mid-September, over 200 Teamsters in Milwaukee are in their fourth week of a strike at Waste Management.

Conway Won’t Pay $319 Million Pension Liability

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:04:36 -0500

September 19, 2008: When Consolidated Freightways closed its doors in 2002, the company owed over $400 million in withdrawal liability to Teamster pension funds.

No Reciprocity With New UPS Pension Fund

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:03:06 -0500

September 19, 2008: The new UPS Pension Fund covering 44,000 Teamsters in the Central States not only offers the lowest benefits; it also has no reciprocal agreements with Teamster pension plans ar

Central States Pension Fund Loses $3 Billion

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:01:43 -0500

September 19, 2008: The Central States Pension Fund lost $3.1 billion during the first six months of this year, which is half as much as the $6.1 billion that the fund received in December from UPS

Local 726 Members Fight For Their Future

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:55:04 -0500

A large group of Teamsters attended a recent meeting hosted by the Fighting for the Future slate in Local 726.

Letters from Our Members

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:49:27 -0500

After A Fair Vote, A Strong Contract?

I want to thank TDU for all the effort that went into ensuring that every ballot in the carhaul contract vote was accurately counted.