New York TDU Bowl-a-thon
New York TDU Bowl-a-Thon Saturday, May 3, 2014 AMF 34th Avenue Lanes, Queens, NY The New York TDU Chapter is hosting a Bowl-a-Thon to build solidarity and raise funds for rank-and-file reform and grassroots union democracy. Click here to find out how you can participate and help make this event a success.
Louisville UPS Teamsters: 94% say No
April 10, 2014: Louisville UPS Teamsters today voted No on the Louisville Air Supplement by a margin of 2,804 - 185, a whopping 94% No vote. We call upon Hoffa and Hall to change course and back these Teamsters in their righteous stand for contract improvements: more full-time jobs, pay for all time worked, and no concessions on health care benefits. Congratulations to Local 89 members and officers who are united for a...
Campaign Stops 250 Firings at UPS in New York
April 9, 2014: UPS is rescinding the terminations of all 250 drivers according to a report posted by Teamsters Local 804. The Union has also won the reinstatement of Jairo Reyes, the 24-year driver whose firing in violation of the grievance procedure led to a 90-minute walkout by Local 804 members on Feb. 26. The Local 804 website reports that “All the terminations will be reduced to 10-day suspensions.” The union also agreed to pay...
UPS and Union to Discuss Fate of 250 Queens Drivers
NY Daily News, Ginger Adams Otis April 9, 2014: UPS and members of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 804 will meet Wednesday to talk about the fate of 250 fired drivers, the Daily News has learned. The two sides have been at loggerheads since Feb. 26. when a 90-minute walkout prompted the Atlanta-based shipping company to issue termination notices to 250 Queens drivers. The company and union haven’t spoken since late March. As of...
Northeast Ohio Teamsters Organize to Protect Pensions
April 8, 2014: The Northeast Ohio Committee to Protect Pensions (NOCPP) is organizing to defend retirement security. The committee was formed at a pension meeting on March 8 in Richfield, Ohio, and consists of retired and active Teamsters working together to protect our Teamster pensions. “Our first organizing meeting was very focused, commented Mike Walden, a YRC retiree from Akron Local 24. “There were a few TDU guys and other retired Teamsters who volunteered...
Make UPS Pay for Supervisors working
TDU has produced a new packet with all the helpful guidelines and forms UPS members need to make UPS pay for sups working. Download the Complete 5-page Guide to Making UPS Pay for Sups Working Working at UPS is exhausting and the company always wants it done yesterday. It can be tempting to look at supervisors working as a necessary evil, even a helping hand. But supervisors aren’t helping us when they do bargaining unit...
Fighting Harrassment For Inside Workers
Click here to download tips on fighting production harassment for inside workers. Is management handing out excessive discipline for misloads or missorts? Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself and your fellow Teamsters. UPS has the right to expect employees, in this case preloaders and loaders, to work accurately. This is just common sense. But management frequently goes overboard from common sense to nonsense. In this article, we'll review how members can...
From ‘Vote No’ to Take Back Our Union
April 2, 2014: Had enough of Hoffa, Hall and contract givebacks? It’s time to take back our union. Teamsters members Voted No against concessions at UPS, UPS Freight and YRC. The Vote No movement armed James Hoffa and Ken Hall with leverage to go back to the table and negotiate contract improvements. Instead, Hoffa and Hall have worked hand-in-glove with management to re-vote weak contracts and push through concessions. Fed up with Hoffa, Hall and...
TDU In Action
April 2, 2014: TDU members across the country have hit the ground running in 2014, holding seminars, organizing to defend pensions, and holding education conferences to inform members and build the reform movement. St. Louis Teamsters Protecting Safety Rights Paul Taylor, lead attorney for the Truckers Justice Center and author of a book on the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA), spoke to a packed house in the St. Louis area on February 15. UPS feeder...
Will Hoffa and Hall Try to Impose the UPS Contract?
April 2, 2014: With the Louisville Air Rider headed down in flames, Hoffa and Hall are considering a secret plan to impose the UPS contract. UPS Teamsters in Louisville, Philadelphia, and Western Pennsylvania have Voted No and rejected their supplements. Now Hoffa and Hall are considering a plan to take away their right to vote and impose the UPS contract. Teamster members won the right to vote on supplements and riders in 1991 and have...