This summer, 8,600 Teamsters approved a new contract at ABF that includes wage increases of $6.50 over five years, higher pension and health and welfare contributions, two more sick days, and MLK Day as a paid holiday.
The new contract also secured protections against technology, including cameras, autonomous vehicles, or shifting and other freight transportation without Teamster drivers/operators.
The Teamsters Independent Investigations Officer, Judge Timothy Hillman, has recommended that charges be filed against Albany Local 294 President Thomas Quackenbush for illegally converting union funds into thousands of dollars in gifts for its retiring principal officer.
Our contract campaign at UPS forced the company to install 18,000 new fans inside of buildings. Many of those fans are filthy and just spew dust and dirt around. We can make UPS address the problem by taking union action. Here’s how.
