Summary of Western Region and Local 177 Health Plan
June 3, 2014: The Western Region and Local 177 Health Plan has issued a two-page summary of “talking points” to all local unions and union representatives, so that they can answer members’ questions. We are making the summary available to members, to help everyone learn the basics of coverage under the plan. The new health plan covers UPS Teamsters in much of the West and in New Jersey Local 177. Some members have expressed concern...
Philadelphia Take Back Our Union Meeting
Philadelphia Meeting Saturday, June 21 4:00 PM Teamster members are tired of contract givebacks. We've formed the Take Back Our Union Committee to organize for change. Come to the first-ever Take Back Our Union meeting in Philadelphia. Meet Teamsters members who Voted No against givebacks at UPS, freight and UPS Freight. Meet Teamsters from every industry who are building a movement to rebuild union power. Guest speakers include proven Teamster leaders who...
Western PA Take Back Our Union Meeting
Western Pa. Meeting Sunday, June 22 1:00 PM Teamster members are tired of contract givebacks. We've formed the Take Back Our Union Committee to organize for change. Come to the first-ever Take Back Our Union meeting in Western Pa. Meet Teamsters members who Voted No against givebacks at UPS, freight and UPS Freight. Meet Teamsters from every industry who are building a movement to rebuild union power. Guest speakers include proven Teamster...
How Much Could Your Pension Be Cut?
May 30, 2014: How much could you possibly lose from your pension if the anti-cutback provisions are repealed from federal law? The Pension Rights Center has posted a retiree cutback calculator to show you the answer. The calculator shows how drastic the cuts could possibly be to retirees in “deeply troubled” pension plans, including the Central States Plan. The calculator provides the answer. Use the calculator below to determine how much your pension could legally...
How to Raise the Minimum Wage
May 29, 2014: Other than endorsing mom or apple pie, rarely does a proposed law pass both legislative houses and get signed by the governor in less than one hour. But that happened two days ago in Michigan: the law raised the minimum wage in four steps to $9.25 by January 1, 2018. But that isn’t the news here. The news is, the governor and the bill’s sponsors are totally against raising the minimum wage!...
Labor Board Tells UPS: Respect Teamsters’ Rights
May 28, 2014: Tom Glidden, a UPS Driver at the Maple Grove Minnesota UPS facility, has passed out Teamster Voice for years. He does it in the parking lot before and after work and leaves a few copies in break areas. UPS management told him to stop. Now the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has directed management to back off and respect the rights of Teamster members. In May 2013 Tom’s supervisor told him he...
UPS Master Contract Now Available
Updated June 6, 2014: The IBT has not made the new UPS Master Agreement available. TDU has produced one for Teamsters to use to enforce the contract. TDU has compiled and posted the 2013-2018 UPS Master Agreement for Teamsters to download and use, as well as the Central Region and Western Region Supplements and various riders. More supplements and riders will be posted soon. We combined the new negotiated changes with the old language. To make it easy...
Download the Docket for the UPS National Grievance Panel
The next UPS National Grievance Panel will be held June 2-5, 2014 in Boston. 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.
UPS Black Friday Surprise
May 21, 2014: UPS announced it will implement full ground and air service on the Friday after Thanksgiving even though Black Friday is a holiday under the contract. UPS has always suspended ground deliveries on Black Friday, with Teamsters getting premium pay to do air pickups and deliveries. But this year, UPS plans to have full ground service too, according to a memo that is being read by UPS management at morning meetings called PCMs. “We...
Another UPS Contract Loophole Exposed
May 21, 2014: UPS made $4.5 billion in profits last year. So why will some package car drivers make less than new hires under the new contract? Before UPS contract negotiations, Ken Hall promised, “The more they make, the more we take.” So why will some UPS drivers make less than new hires under the new contract? Starting pay under the new contract was raised for package drivers to $18.75 an hour. But incredibly, Hall...