October 17, 2014: “I had to take unpaid leave during my pregnancy which caused me to lose my health insurance,” says Nichele Fulmore, a UPS package driver who became pregnant in 2003. “Most companies treat pregnant ladies as an off the job injury. It is because of a lady being pregnant that we all are here in the first place—no company should force a pregnant woman out of work. They should provide light duty for her.”...

Teamster Local 554 member Sarah Miles, the daughter of another Nebraska UPS Teamster Jeff Benson, found out what UPS management thinks of its pregnant workers. Put on a weight restriction by her doctor, Sarah was told by UPS that no light-duty work was available, and that she did not qualify for Family Medical Leave. And Sarah isn’t the only one. When North Carolina UPS driver Nichele Fulmore was told by her doctor that she could not...

October 17, 2014: FedEx Freight workers in Philadelphia voted for this first time to join the Teamsters. Con-way workers in Laredo did the same. How can we build on this momentum? For the first time in years, there’s excitement in the air about Teamster organizing in the trucking industry. Can we turn that into some real Teamster power? Local 657 organized the Laredo Con-way terminal. Local 107 lost a vote at FedEx Freight in New...

Online registration is now closed. If you need to register for the TDU Convention, please call our office at 313-842-2600. Teamsters who are looking for new leadership and a new direction in our union in 2016 will be making plans at the TDU Convention, Nov. 7-9. In 2014, Teamsters Voted No in massive numbers to reject concessions at UPS, UPS Freight, and in the freight industry. Will 2016 be the year that members vote for...

The TDU Convention, Nov. 7-9 at the Cleveland Airport Sheraton, features the best Teamster educational programs in our union. We will be posting a Convention program guide and schedule soon. For now, here’s a sneak peak at some of the workshops and meetings at this year’s Convention.   Contract Enforcement & Grievance Handling Beating the Boss in Discipline Cases Winning Your UPS Grievances at Panel or Arbitration Dealing with Difficult Supervisors   Legal Rights &...

A review of the IBT’s financial report – or the $150,000 Club Report posted on this website – shows that an International Organizer made a salary of $250,000 last year. Could this possibly be true?   Some members have asked that question, and the answer is No, it’s not true. But that’s what’s reported on the IBT financial report.   Former Teamster organizer Tim Lewis was fired by the Hoffa administration in 2010.  He went...

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I read all the headlines about freight companies desperate to fill job openings. We’re told there’s a driver shortage. Well, that’s what happens when you cut wages and benefits to the bone. Nobody sees it as a decent way to make a living. When I hired on years ago, a union job with a pension was like hitting the lottery. Now, our contract is next to nothing when it comes to the union enforcing it...

The next UPS National Grievance Panel will be held Oct. 6-9, 2014 in Sacramento. TDU is making the complete list of the cases to be heard at the panel available to concerned Teamsters. Click here to download the cases before the National Grievance Committee. Click here to download the cases before the Joint National Air Committee. 

Each year the Teamster Rank and File Education and Legal Defense Foundation (TRF) analyzes hundreds of LM-2 financial reports and IRS 990 tax forms, which have been filed by locals, joint councils, conferences, and the IBT. Then we publish the 150,000 Club Report, an annual report of Teamster officers who make more than $150,000. This information is factual and nonpartisan, and includes complete listing of every officer we have salary data for. Hoffa, Hall and...