May 24, 2013: Contract negotiations started on a high note. UPS was making record profits. When the company demanded healthcare concessions, it was standing room only at Teamster rallies. Members were ready to fight for their healthcare. But our International Union wasn't. Angry members who feel blindsided on healthcare are organizing a Vote No movement in many areas. They are passing out leaflets, talking in break rooms, wearing Vote No T-shirts, and have a "Vote...

May 23, 2013: In 2007 the UPS contract passed with 65% of the vote with about 70,000 votes cast. Approximately 11,000 vote switches from Yes to No would have tipped the outcome. It is interesting to look at the vote in the supplemental areas and local unions. The vote varied widely by local union – and no doubt will again. In locals where TDUers and other reformers were active, the turnout was higher, and it...

Mark B. Solomon DC Velocity May 17, 2013 View the original piece Leaders of the largest Teamsters union local representing UPS Inc. workers urged the local's 9,300-member rank and file to reject a tentative five-year contract covering the company's small-package operations, calling the agreement "not worthy of ratification by the membership." The pact would cover 240,000 UPS small-package workers. The executive board of Teamster Local 89 also advised members working for UPS Freight, UPS's less-than-truckload...