December 11, 2013: The ballot count details for the second-round vote on the Western Region Supplement and South West Rider and on the New Jersey Local 177 Supplement are available here. Western Region Supplement Local 177 Supplement

UPDATED 10:30 a.m. December 11, 2013: The New Jersey Local 177 supplement has been ratified, following yesterday’s ratification of the Southwest Rider. Both passed by approximately a 2-1 margin. In the Southwest, the biggest union, Los Angeles Local 396, was split down the middle, but most other locals voted heavily yes, with Locals 186 and 986 voting No. The vote count will continue this morning on the remainder of the west. You can read the...

December 6, 2013: We mourn the passing of Nelson Mandela, a champion of equality and human dignity and South Africa’s first black president, in an election where black South African's were allowed to vote. Click here to read more on Mandela’s life and legacy.

December 5, 2013: Tomorrow Teamster local officials will meet in Dallas to hear directly from company representatives their proposal for a five-year contract extension.  Management has met with the Hoffa administration’s top freight people, Tyson Johnson and Gordon Sweeton, regarding the proposed contract. If the local officers approve a proposal to put the issue to the members, a vote could come soon. The IBT constitution requires a majority vote of approval by the 26,000 YRCW...

December 5, 2013: Today fast food workers went on a one-day strike demanding higher pay in more than 50 cities across the country. The growing “Fight for $15” movement is mobilizing fast food workers and their allies in labor and the community to demand an end to dead-end, poverty-level wages and that the $200 billion-a-year industry provide living wages to its hundreds of thousands of workers in the fast food sector. Click here to read...

December 5, 2013: For the second time this year, a feeder driver in St. Louis has won $100,000 plus back pay and benefits for company violations of DOT regulations and firing drivers who are whistleblowers. UPS Teamsters are feeling some holiday joy at the Earth City Mo hub this week. Tim Bishop has returned to his feeder job 2½ years after he was illegally fired by UPS. UPS was ordered to pay Bishop more than...

"Congress needs to be reminded that flawed policies like trucking deregulation led to issues with our pensions. Many of our current representatives may not realize the impact that legislation had on our present circumstances. And they also need to know that our pensions were earned over many hard years where we passed on significant wage increases in order to see the companies make contributions towards the promise of our secure retirement. Now that’s being threatened....

December 2, 2013: The Central States Pension Fund had $17.8 billion in assets as of June 30, 2013, which is the same amount it had at the start of the year. The pension fund made $1.1 billion on its investments, a 6.5% rate of return in the six-month period. The high rate was due to the run-up of the stock market during the first quarter. The fund took in $332 million in employer contributions, and...

TDU wishes you and your family a good Thanksgiving. We're thankful you're a part of this movement for dignity on the job and a stronger, more democratic union.

UPDATED November 27, 2013: The Freight Division has scheduled a two-man meeting for December 6 in Dallas to review proposals made by YRC to extend the current MOU. All locals representing YRC Teamsters have been asked to send representatives for the meeting. On November 20-21, YRC negotiators presented proposals to the Teamsters Freight Division for a five-year contract extension. While they are not proposing any wage cuts, they are asking for other concessions. Reports indicate...