May 1, 2008: Local 804 has a proud history as one of the most powerful locals in our union. Local 804 members were pioneers in the fight for strong Teamster pensions—winning 25 & Out pensions before the rest of the country. The Local 804 supplement is one of the strongest at UPS. “Brown can’t move a package in New York City without a Local 804 Teamster. That gives us power, and our local used to...

April 21, 2008: UPS Teamsters in New York have overwhelmingly voted for changes that will put more pension and contract information in the hands of the members. At a meeting on April 20, New York Local 804 members approved two changes to their local union bylaws by more than 90 percent. By a 208 to 12 margin, members voted to require the Executive Board to give a report on the pension and health and welfare...

March 20, 2008: A Teamster mechanic is a quarter million dollars richer after settling an OSHA whistle-blower complaint at UPS. Teamster Local 687 member Dan Petersen was fired by UPS after he reported trucks in its Watertown, NY building were unsafe. Petersen successfully won his job back through his local union and then took on the company for violating federal whistle-blower protections. According to OSHA, UPS has paid Petersen $254,000 and pledged “not in any...