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We Have the Power to Stop UPS Attacks and Win Real Gains

October 24, 2006
October 18, 2006. UPS learned a major lesson in 1997: that working Teamsters can unify and use their power. Then, like now, UPS did everything possible to divide members and keep our union on the defensive. Despite management’s best efforts, members took a strong and clear stand that got the attention of the entire world. We have that same potential—and more even—today to take on and win a contract fight at UPS. Here are five...

Challenges We Face in the UPS Contract

October 24, 2006
Legacy of the “Best Contract Ever” October 18, 2006. Mention the “best ever” contract of 2002 to UPS Teamsters and you’ll probably get a roll of the eyes. But the issues behind the contract are serious. With Hoffa agreeing to early negotiations, now is the time to look carefully where our union stands relative to UPS management. First-Ever Benefits Cuts The top UPS priority is to turn back the clock on pension benefits. For the...

What We Need From Bargaining

October 24, 2006
Aggressive Contract Proposals Needed for UPS Contract October 18, 2006. We all have high hopes for improvements in our UPS contract, but an over-arching goal has to be to strengthen our union and secure our future. With that in mind, concerned UPS members and leaders are looking at what it will take in our contract to undo problems in the current contract, and protect our future on the job and in retirement. Secure our Pension...

Drivers for FedEx Unit Are Employees, NLRB Regional Director Determines

October 22, 2006
BNA Daily Labor ReportRick Valliere October 2, 2006. Drivers for FedEx Home Delivery are statutory employees of the company and not independent contractors, a National Labor Relations Board regional director ruled Sept. 20, ordering a union representation election sought by the Teamsters union at two Massachusetts locations (FedEx Home Delivery & Teamsters Local 24, NLRB Cases 1-RC-22034, 22035, 9/20/06). The decision is the latest in a string of victories before various tribunals around the country...

UPS Management Campaigns for Hoffa

October 22, 2006
Major IBT Employers Back Hoffa October 18, 2006. Give UPS management credit. When they decided to back Hoffa, they didn’t go halfway.Not only did UPS management give Hoffa unlimited access to campaign inside their largest facility, the UPS Worldport hub in Louisville: UPS management literally chauffeured Hoffa around the grounds. Management drove Hoffa and his entourage from building to building in a company van so he could campaign throughout the facility on Oct. 13, just...
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