Convoy 255 November/December 2008

Drawing the Line to Protect Teamster Jobs

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:18:01 -0600

November 14, 2008: Employers are looking to trim costs and cut Teamster jobs in 2009.

Our union needs an action plan to protect our job security.

Strikers Turn Up the Heat at Oak Harbor

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:12:20 -0600

November 14, 2008: Oak Harbor Freight is refusing to bargain in good faith.

Striking Teamsters are turning up the heat and making the company pay.

Big Changes Coming Soon at Yellow Roadway

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:54:58 -0600

November 14, 2008: Our union needs to protect Teamster jobs and seniority as Yellow and Roadway merge their operations.

Make UPS Deliver Full-Time Jobs

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:42:59 -0600

November 14, 2008: Mary Seumaala went on strike in 1997 to win a full-time job at UPS. Now UPS has taken her full-time job away.

Stopping Excessive Overtime, Saving Teamster Jobs

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:28:02 -0600

November 14, 2008: Enforcing our 9.5 protections against excessive overtime can save Teamster jobs in a recession.

Protecting Our Pensions in Hard Times

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:18:27 -0600

November 14, 2008: The crisis on Wall Street has millions of Americans—and many Teamsters—worried about their retirement.

Teamster Corruption and the Consent Decree

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:33:45 -0600

November 28, 2008: In 1989, top Teamster leaders agreed to create the Independent Review Board, a body that investigates and polices corruption in our union.

Local 917 Carhaulers Swapped to a New Local

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:34:32 -0600

November 18, 2008: For more than a year, carhaulers have been treated like pawns in a game where the carriers, Ron Burkle, the bankruptcy court, and Fred Zuckerman call all the shots.

Carhaulers Look Toward the Future

TDU — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:51:51 -0600

November 14, 2008: In August, Teamster carhaulers stood up, said No to concessions and won an improved contract as a result. But there’s more work to be done.

USF Holland Contract Relief Tucked into Change of Ops

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:48:59 -0600

November 14, 2008: USF Holland got away with a contract change when the Teamster change of operations committee gave the green light to the company requiring road drivers to perform drop-and-hooks

DHL Cuts Thousands of Jobs

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:46:46 -0600

November 14, 2008: The worsening recession has claimed more victims, as the European transport giant DHL announced Nov. 10 that they are ending all domestic U.S. ground and air shipping.

How to Document Full-Time Job Elimination

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:32:24 -0600

November 28, 2008: Under the contract UPS had to give the International a list of the 20,000 Article 22.3 jobs the company claims it will maintain.

New Contract Delivers Time Off In Chicago

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:20:53 -0600

November 14, 2008: In its new contract with UPS, Chicago Local 705 won an additional optional day. Teamsters with more than 30 years also won an additional vacation week.

UPS Volume and Our Right to Full-Time Jobs

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:19:19 -0600

November 14, 2008: UPS profits remain incredibly high—$1.6 billion in the third quarter—but volume is down.

Fuel Surcharge: Coal in Customer’s Stockings

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:14:44 -0600

November 14, 2008: UPS uses a two-month lag when adjusting its fuel surcharges.

We’re Going Home to Build TDU

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:09:58 -0600

November 14, 2008: Teamsters came from across our union to Cleveland for the 33rd annual TDU Convention, Oct. 24-26.

Automating Teamster Jobs?

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:06:58 -0600

November 14, 2008: Ralphs has announced plans to build the first-ever automated facility in the U.S. to handle perishable grocery items.

New A-B Contract Whittles Away Skilled Positions

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:31:09 -0600

November 14, 2008: Teamsters at Anheuser Busch have won a new agreement they can be proud of.

Central States Fund: Will Waste Management Disaster Spread?

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:24:28 -0600

November 14, 2008: In September, Waste Management forced a disastrous concessionary contract on 240 Milwaukee Teamsters, which stole their pension plan.

Western Conference: The Return of Pension Cuts

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:21:01 -0600

November 14, 2008: The Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Fund has cut the pension accrual rate, effective Jan. 1, 2009, to 1.2 percent of employer contributions.

Local 917 Carhaulers Swapped to a New Local

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:30:20 -0600

November 14, 2008: For more than a year, carhaulers have been treated like pawns in a game where the carriers, Ron Burkle, the bankruptcy court, and Fred Zuckerman call all the shots.

Allied’s Bonuses: Still Top Secret

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:23:18 -0600

November 14, 2008: Two months after it was revealed that Allied paid bonuses to management personnel, in violation of the “equality of sacrifice” clause of the concession agreement, Teamsters a

Allied Lowers Speed and Drivers’ Pay

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:20:07 -0600

November 14, 2008: In early November Teamster carhaulers at Allied learned that management will turn the governed speed in all tractors down from 66 mph to 62, and many drivers are not happy about

Carhaulers Speak Out

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:09:12 -0600

“Carhaul Teamsters learned a great lesson when we voted down the first offer. We beat back the concessions that both the companies and our union bargainers claimed they had to have.

Navigating the Future of Our Union

TDU — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:16:59 -0600

How can we get our union back on the right track? That was the subject of Dan Campbell’s closing speech at the TDU Convention.