January 3, 2014: UPS is claiming the right to discipline Teamsters based on company “Social Media Guidelines” that govern everything from online chat rooms and forums to blogs, and Facebook. UPS says “Activities that violate the standards outlined in these guidelines can lead to disciplinary action, including job termination.” But will management’s attempts to control what you post on Facebook lead to a face-plant for Big Brown? The NLRB has thrown out employer social media...

January 3, 2014: UPS Teamsters speak out on the contract fight and how we can keep organizing for a stronger union and against corporate greed. We’ve Got To Stand Up for Ourselves “When our own Teamster leaders agreed to give healthcare cuts to UPS, I realized if we wanted someone to stand up for us, we needed to do it ourselves. “I went to the Vote No page on Facebook. I met TDU members. I...

January 3, 2014: Major changes to federal pension laws will be considered by Congress in 2014. Teamster members, along with the AARP and the Pension Rights Center, are organizing to defend your right to your pension. The National Coordinating Committee for Multi-Employer Plans (NCCMP), which includes the Central States Pension Fund along with many Teamster employers and some unions, is lobbying for a law which would allow already-earned pensions to be cut. Thomas Nyhan, the...

January 27, 2014: A growing reform group is running for office in New York Local 237, the Teamsters’ largest local union. Local 237 represents more than 24,000 New York City public employees, including school safety officers, public housing workers, city hospital staff, and more. The local was once a powerful political force in New York City and its contracts help set the tone for public sector wages and benefits in the City and beyond. But...

You’re online and so is your boss. What are the Do’s and Don’ts for staying out of trouble? Teamsters are using Facebook to share information, sound off, and get organized. Facebook pages like Vote No on UPS Contract, No More Concessions!, Rebuild the IBT and others have helped Teamsters unite the rank-and-file. Social media can be a good tool for building union solidarity and for having a laugh. But you've got to be smart about...

How to protect members and enforce the contract when management is trying to derail the grievance procedure. The grievance procedure is supposed to protect members from unfair discipline and hold the company accountable to the contract. Management plays a variety of games to derail the grievance procedure and undermine our rights. Teamster Voice interviewed experienced Teamster stewards about common companytactics—and how stewards and members can beat management at the grievance game. The Fishing Expedition Management...

Read about Teamsters who made a difference in 2009—stopping bad mergers, protecting your right to information, and electing new leadership. Let's resolve to work together to make our union stronger in 2010. You can help TDU members keep making a difference in 2010. Click here to join TDU and support our work.- See more at: http://www.tdu.org/news/teamsters-who-made-difference-2009#sthash.YTvBNq... Read about Teamsters who made a difference in 2013. Let's resolve to work together to make our union stronger...

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December 19, 2013: UPS contract ballots will be mailed out in early January in Teamsters Local 710, Western Pennsylvania, and Indiana Local 135. Teamsters Local 710, which represents UPS Teamsters in downstate Illinois, Northern Indiana, and Davenport Iowa, along with feeder drivers in Chicago, has reached a tentative agreement with management. The Local 710 agreement, which covers some 6,000 UPSers, is being kept secret. Local 710 members are not being told how many new full-time...

While other UPS Teamsters were fighting concessions, Local 804 members won a $400 pension increase, 150 new full-time jobs and grievance procedure reform. Local 804 launched a contract campaign a year before contract negotiations began.  They formed a Contract Action Team of stewards and volunteers tasked with keeping members informed and involved—with regular contract bulletins, parking lot meetings, and rallies. Members wore stickers and posted placards in their windshields. The majority of the Local 804...