UPS Western Region Supplement and Riders Now Available
June 6, 2014: TDU has posted the UPS Western Region Supplemental Agreement so Teamsters can have and enforce the contract. The Western Region Supplement and seven riders are available here along with the national master contract as well. The new language is in bold face type. Your contract consists of the National Master and a regional supplement and in some areas a local or regional rider. The various riders in the west cover Hawaii,...
UPS Central Region Supplement and Riders Now Available
June 4, 2014: TDU has posted the UPS Central Region Supplemental Agreement so Teamsters can have and enforce the contract. The Central Region Supplement and six Central area riders are available here, along with the national master contract as well. The new language is in bold face type. The entire UPS contract for all Central Region members is now posted, except the Local 135 Rider. Your contract consists of the National Master and a...
UPS Contracts 2013-2018
These contract downloads are unofficial documents prepared by Teamsters for a Democratic Union for use by UPS Teamsters, stewards and local union reps. They have not been approved by the IBT. UPS 2013 - 2018 National Master Agreement 2013 - 2018 Central Region Supplement Local 89 Air Supplement-Rider Local 243 (Detroit area) Rider Local 344 (Wisconsin) Rider Local 688 Rider Michigan Rider Ohio Rider 2013 - 2018 Southern Region Supplement 2013 -...
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...