Profits and Harassment are Up at UPS
Today, UPS announced third-quarter profits of $1.27 billion after taxes. Profits aren’t the only thing that’s up at UPS. Harassment is up and the number of UPS Teamsters voting against Hoffa is up too!
Hoffa, Can You Spare A Dime?
Once-thought extinct, a group of freight Teamsters for Hoffa has been spotted. These undecideds are voting for Hoffa to thank him for a whopping 10¢ increase in their pension contribution.
Central States Financial Update
The Central States Pension Fund ended the second quarter on June 30, 2016, with $15.6 billion in assets, down $500 million since the start of the year, according to the Financial and Analytical Report obtained and reviewed by Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU).
Teamster Contest Reaches Fever Pitch
At last, November’s election deadline is almost here—clinching a dramatic race that featured a nail-biter of a nomination contest, a raucous convention, and an email scandal. Few undecided voters are left. The candidates have painted starkly different visions for the future of jobs, health care, retirement, and democracy itself. Now the outcome depends on how effectively each side can turn out its votes.
Pension Rights Center Honors Teamster Activists
Leaders and activists from the Teamster pension protection movement were honored at a gala hosted by the Pension Rights Center on October 6 in Washington, D.C.
TEAMSTER BALLOTS ARE IN THE MAIL!
Ballots have been mailed to 1.3 million Teamsters. It’s time for concerned Teamsters to go all out to Get Out The Vote! If you have not received a ballot, or if you need a new one, call the Election Supervisor to request a replacement ballot at 844-428-8683.
Organizing, Solidarity, & Inspiration: The 2016 TDU Convention
Hundreds of some of the best Teamster activists in the country gathered for three days in Chicago this past weekend at the 41st annual TDU Convention.
HOW HOFFA-HALL FEEL WHEN A MEMBER ASKS A QUESTION
UPDATED: On September 28, the Election Supervisor ruled against the Hoffa-Hall protest, noting that the member did not touch, threaten or even raise his voice to Hall, but merely asked him about health care concessions, while Hall walked away without answering.
The Shocking Emails Behind the Hoffa Playboy Party Scandal
Shocking emails from corporate execs reveal blow-by-blow how corruption works in the Hoffa administration–and how it leads to concessions.
Hoffa Faces Racketeering Probe as Teamster Election Approaches
(Media Advisory) Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU), has submitted a letter to the staff of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, calling on the Department of Justice to expedite its widening investigation of racketeering and corruption in the Hoffa administration.
