After five years of record profits at UPS, Teamsters know they deserve a fair share of the company's success. President Hoffa has repeatedly promised "the best contract in Teamster history. "So why did Hoffa's negotiating committee settle the Central Region contract supplement, the largest in the UPS contract, without any significant gains and even with some give-backs?! The union put fifty (50) proposals on the bargaining table in the Central Region, but came back empty...

UPS Teamsters are familiar with the image of managers scurrying to cover logos on UPS trucks to prevent the public and media knowing that a UPS vehicle was involved in an accident. Could UPS be applying the same secrecy to incidents involving hazardous materials in an effort to skirt federal reporting requirements? An investigation indicates that UPS in 2004 failed to properly report a number of incidents, including one involving a serious fire: On June...