How Members Saved the Maspeth 250
May 12, 2014: New video shows how Local 804 members teamed up with community allies, customers, elected officials, and other public supporters to stand up to UPS.
Why thousands of UPS Teamsters didn't get a 70c raise
May 9, 2014: “All UPS Teamsters get a 70c raise.” Many Teamsters were told this, but now find out they got a 50c raise. Apparently, this contract is proof of an old adage, “figures don’t lie, but liars do figure”. And figure they do. The company is well-aware that many of the 120,000+ part-time Teamsters are actually getting a 50c raise, and they bargained accordingly. This is because the progression rate for many part-timers only...
Hoffa and Hall Secretly Changed Constitution to Impose UPS Deal
May 7, 2014: Hoffa and Hall have finally revealed how they secretly changed the Teamster Constitution to impose the UPS contract over No Votes by the members. Under the IBT Constitution, Teamster members have the Right to Vote on our contract supplements and riders. National contracts can’t go into effect until all supplements and riders are approved. But last month, Hoffa and Hall imposed the UPS contract even though members had overwhelmingly rejected the supplements...
IAM President Defends Pensions, While Hoffa is MIA
May 2, 2014: Surrounded by corporate lobbyists who support pension cuts, the President of the IAM denounced efforts to change pension law and reduce pensions. While the IAM speaks out, Hoffa is MIA. Corporate lobbyists and some pension plans, including the Central States Pension Fund, are pushing to change federal law to allow “deeply troubled” plans, to drastically slash benefits. But they’re catching heat from union leaders and the AARP. “Troubled plans deserve at least...
Raising the Minimum Wage
May 2, 2014: Seattle’s Mayor has announced the City will phase in a new minimum wage of $15 an hour, the highest in the nation. As the battle over the minimum wage heats up, will the Teamsters Union mobilize and help lead the fight? Seattle announced today that it will phase in a new minimum wage of $15 an hour. Businesses with more than 500 workers must meet that level within three years. That includes...
TeamCare Update for UPS Teamsters
May 2, 2014: How will the transition to new TeamCare coverage work for UPS Teamsters? TDU brings you the latest info and a sneak peak at upcoming mailings from TeamCare. Starting June 1, over 140,000 UPS Teamsters will see a change in their healthcare coverage; most of them will be moving into TeamCare. UPS Teamsters across the country mobilized to Vote No and fight healthcare cuts under TeamCare. The Vote No movement won some important...
Teamsters Organize to Defend Pensions
Mike Walden, a retired YRC Teamster from Akron Local 24, reports that the Northeast Ohio Committee to Protect Pensions has held three organizing meetings in the follow up to their well attended March meeting on pension issues. Committee members have organized a phone tree and email list to get the word out to other active and retired members. The committee has made plans to lease a bus for a trip to Washington, D.C. for the...
Opposing Concessions, Taking Back Our Union
April 28, 2014: One thousand Teamsters joined a conference call Saturday. Get the latest information on Hoffa-Hall over-riding the contract votes at UPS, including a leaflet and FAQs and find out what members are doing next Teamsters are taking action to oppose concessions, stand up to Hoffa and Hall and build a movement to take back our Union. One thousand members from UPS, UPS Freight, YRC and other employers joined a national conference call Saturday...
Wall Street Analyst: UPS got a cheap deal
April 25, 2014: Ken Hall promised, “The more they make, the more we take.” But Wall Street analysts say UPS will save $500 million in labor costs under the weak contract imposed by Hoffa and Hall. Wolfe Research, specializing in analysis of the transport industry, has this to say about the new contract: “UPS’s new 5-yr labor contract with the Teamsters is finally set to take effect on Fri. and we believe it’s a good deal...
Conference Call on Imposition of UPS Contract
A national Conference Call will be held on Saturday to discuss the imposition of the UPS contract by Hoffa and Hall, including concessionary supplements and riders that were overwhelmingly rejected by Teamster members. All Teamster activists -- not just UPS Teamsters -- who oppose concessions and support our right to vote on our contracts and supplements is invited to join this important Conference Call. The Conference Call will be held on Saturday, April 27 at 11 am...