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Carhauler Contract: Concessions Rejected Again

Carhaulers today rejected a second national contract offer after saying Hell No to Hoffa’s concession deal last October. The vote was 1811-1479.

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Hoffa Corruption Exposed

(Reprinted from Teamsters United) As Teamster members prepare to vote for International Union officers, the Independent Investigations Officer has launched a major corruption probe into Hoffa for racketeering.

 

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Teamsters United Crushes Hoffa in Florida Race

[Reprinted from Teamsters United]

Teamsters United VP candidate Kimberly Schultz cruised to victory in the first-ever election for local union officers in Florida Local 2011. Schultz crushed her Hoffa-backed opponent and won with a whopping 87 percent of the vote. 

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Fred Zuckerman Debates Hoffa's Stand-In

Yesterday the National Press Club hosted the Teamster General President Candidates Forum, and one candidate for General President showed up: Fred Zuckerman. James Hoffa used the IBT’s leverage to insist on a clause in the Election Rules allowing him to send a stand-in: Ken Hall.

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Teamster Voice: It's Time to Make History

The Fall Issue of Teamster Voice is hitting the streets. And just in time, as members are gearing up for the TDU Convention (Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, Chicago), and hitting the gates to prepare to turn out the vote for Fred Zuckerman and Teamsters United in October.

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UPS Grievance Panel Dockets

UPDATED: Download the dockets for the September 2016 UPS National Grievance Committee,  Joint National Air Committee, and UPS Freight Committee.

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Obama "Blacklisting" Rule—New Leverage for Unions?

Executive Order 13673 (“Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces”) was issued by President Barack Obama in 2014. The order imposes potentially game-changing penalties against employers that violate the NLRA, OSHA, the FLSA, the FMLA, and Title VII.

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The Hoffa-Hall Corruption-Concessions Connection

Andy Marshall, an International Rep and the UPS Director for the Western Region, is the latest Hoffa appointee to face a corruption probe. The Independent Investigations Officer has issued a subpoena for bank records from Chase Bank and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) as part of an investigation into embezzlement.  Check the facts:  Subpoena issued by the Independent Investigations Officer This is just the latest betrayal of Teamster members in the long history of the...

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Hoffa’s Western Rep Investigated for Embezzlement

Andy Marshall, Hoffa International Rep and UPS Director for the Western Region, is under investigation for potential embezzlement of union funds, according to witness reports and a subpoena of bank records signed by the Independent Investigations Officer.

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CEO Collects $521,000, as YRC Teamster Work Given to Nonunion Operators

YRCW CEO James Welch just sold 42,000 shares of YRCW stock he was given for $521,000, which is a fine bonus.  Maybe it’s time to lift some of the concessions drivers gave to make exec bonuses so lucrative.

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