UPS Contract Voting: Round 2
September 6, 2013: Hoffa-Hall have launched a PR offensive to try to pass the rejected supplements in the Central Region and Pennsylvania. Ballots will be mailed Sept. 18 and counted Oct. 9 for a number of rejected supplements, including: the Central Region, Ohio Rider, Michigan Rider, Local 243 Rider, Metro Philly Supplement, Local 623 Supplement, and Western Pennsylvania Supplement. Western locals and New Jersey Local 177 have also reached an agreement with UPS on their...
Ken Hall's Confusion
September 6, 2013: Ken Hall says "confusion over healthcare" caused members to Vote No and reject a record number of UPS contract supplements. What exactly does Hall think members were confused about? Members voted No to stop healthcare cuts and fight to protect their benefits. Hall made his statement on a conference call on Thursday night with shop stewards, saying, "I understand your supplements were voted down because of 'confusion about healthcare.'" Hall claimed they...
Pension Increase on the Line in NY Local 804 Talks
September 6, 2013: Pension increases are on the line as contract talks continue in New York Local 804. Local 804 members won a $400 pension increase in the new contract, with a $300 increase scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1—but pension trustees from UPS agreed to vote for these increases only after the supplement is ratified. Under the Pension Protection Act, Local 804 members needs to ratify a contract by early October or the...
Vote No Movement Wins Healthcare Improvements at UPS
September 4, 2013: The Vote No movement has reversed healthcare cuts and won better benefits. Remember when they said your healthcare benefits were negotiated in the national contract and could not be improved? Members have proven them wrong. Ken Hall and TeamCare representatives unveiled new and improved TeamCare coverage at a national meeting of Teamster officers today in Chicago. After repeatedly telling members that healthcare was a done deal, Hall reversed himself, improved the benefits...
Happy Labor Day Weekend
August 30, 2013: Labor activists got an early start on Labor Day weekend this year—from fast food strikers to Teamsters standing up to contract givebacks. Fast-food workers launched a one-day national strike to demand a living wage and the right for form unions. This as the largest Fast Food strike in U.S. history We celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the March for Jobs and Freedom and union members and community organizations marched on Washington again...
Celebrate Labor Day With 25% off a TDU Membership
August 30, 2013: We're celebrating Labor Day weekend with 25% off TDU memberships. Join the group that gives Teamsters reliable news on our contracts and union, and helps members unite against givebacks. This Labor Day Weekend only, a one-year TDU membership is just $30. A three-year membership is just $75. Already a member, register online for the TDU Convention and get $25 off your Convention registration. Join TDU for 25% off. Offer expires after Labor...
Don't Believe the Healthcare Hype
UPDATED August 30, 2013: Top Teamster officials want UPSers to give up, go home and cry in their beer. They say there's nothing members can do to stop healthcare cuts. Teamster officials are starting to send out notices to UPSers that say, "Effective January 1, 2014, you will no longer be covered by the Company insurance benefits but will be covered by the Central States Health and Welfare Fund TeamCare." They say there's no point...
Western UPS Teamsters Say NO to Concessions
August 29, 2013: Western UPS Teamsters, who rejected UPS's first offer two months ago, are uniting to put forward reasonable demands for the Western Supplement and Southwest Rider. Click here to get a leaflet on those proposals. Copy and distribute widely. Teamster officials now claim that in September they will reveal to members what healthcare benefits will be included in the next offer, and then will bargain with UPS over other vital issues. We need...
ABF Local-By-Local Contract Vote Results
UPDATED September 11, 2013: The largest supplement to the ABF agreement – the Central Region local cartage agreement – was rejected again, as was the Western Region office supplement. Updated Local-by-Local contract votes are posted here. The other five supplements which were previously rejected were accepted in the second round of voting. The IBT Constitution (Article XII, Section 2) provides that after two such rejections, "The master national negotiating committee shall return to the bargaining...
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
August 28, 2013: Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The hidden history of the march may surprise you—and it shows why we need to keep marching today. Hidden History: The March on Washington was not organized by Martin Luther King. The march is best remembered for Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech which continues to inspire millions of Americans. But Dr. King was...