Today another group of Teamsters told Hoffa and Hall “Hell No!” to concessions and secret deals: Carhaulers overwhelmingly rejected the national contract deal that Hoffa tried to sell them.

Retirees of Teamster Joint Council 56 rallied and picketed the General Membership Meeting of Local 41 in Kansas City, Missouri last weekend. 

The Independent Review Board (IRB) has issued a report charging that the Ohio Conference of Teamsters exists to pay extra salaries to officers, along with Christmas bonuses, golf clubs and other perks.

Over sixty retired and active Teamsters met yesterday to form a new committee to fight pension cuts -- and more are in the works. 

Thanks to the strong grassroots effort of the Ohio pension committees, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) plans to introduce a Congressional bill today to require a fair vote on pension cuts, including those proposed by the Central States Fund. 

Central States Retirees – 205,000 of them – have been denied representation that is required by law under MPRA. That became crystal clear when the supposed “retiree representative” issued her October 2 blessing to the plan proposed by the fund’s trustees.

The Central States Pension Trustees – employer and Teamster – have hit retirees and active Teamsters with the worst possible pension cut proposal.  

Hundreds of Teamster officers and representatives have been summoned by Central States for a meeting Friday, October 2 where there may be an announcement regarding proposed pension cuts. 

The Pension Rights Center sent the Central States Pension Fund a great response to CSPF Director Thomas Nyhan’s letter of Sept 23 defending pension cuts as the only solution. 

Over 170 retires met met at the Independence American Legion Post 21 to prepare themselves for the battle to protect their pensions. The meeting was hosted by the Missouri - Kansas City Committee to Protect Our Pensions. Local 41 (of which most of the retirees are life long members) refused to hold a pension meeting at their hall.