IBT May Re-Vote ABF Central Region Supplements
July 24, 2013: The IBT called union officers to Chicago today for a meeting on the ABF contract, but there was no meat on the bones. Absolutely nothing has been negotiated with the company since the rejection the Central Cartage and Road supplements, and it appears that the IBT has little intention of making real changes. They were more interested in bashing ABF Teamsters for voting No. IBT negotiator Gordon Sweeton told officers that he...
Brown Hauls in More Green
July 23, 2013: Today, UPS announced after-tax profits of $1.07 billion for the second quarter. The money is there for a better contract. In the first six months of the year, UPS made $2.11 billion. UPS expect profits to grow in the second half of the year by as much as 13 percent. Wall Street is crying that UPS profits are slightly down from the same period last year. The dip in earnings will cost...
The Choice at UPS: Believe Hoffa-Hall or Believe in Yourself
July 19, 2013: Hoffa-Hall and management want UPS Teamsters to believe that it's impossible to win a better contract. UPSers have to decide if they believe Hoffa-Hall or if they believe in themselves. UPSers showed the power of Teamster unity by Voting No against healthcare cuts and concessions and rejecting 18 contract supplements and riders. Hoffa-Hall and management want UPS Teamsters to believe that it's impossible to win a better contract. Their strategy for settling...
ABF: What's happening with the contract?
July 19, 2013: What is the Hoffa administration's plan for the rejected supplements? Will members be consulted about what should be changed in the rejected supplements? Will the IBT heed the call to re-do the defective vote? So far, members have heard nothing from the administration except lies and threats. After we received reports of ballot problems and questions from numerous members, including observers at the vote count, TDU Attorney Barbara Harvey requested detailed information...
UPS Freight Contract Extension: Hoffa-Hall MIA
UPDATED July 23, 2013: A month after UPS Freight Teamsters said NO to the first offer, Hoffa and Hall have given zero information to Teamsters. Now they have signed a contract extension, which requires 30-day notice to cancel it. Meanwhile they remain MIA. Members from New York to Atlanta to California report that local officers say they don't know a thing. The worst part is they are telling the truth! Hall is even hiding from...
2013 Teamster Women's Conference
The IBT's annual women's conference opens on Thursday, Sept. 19 and goes through Saturday, Sept. 21. The conference will be in New Orleans at the Hilton Riverside. The IBT will release more information on hotel reservations and registration soon. Contact your Local Union about sponsoring your trip. If you are going and interested in meeting other members of TDU send us a message and we'll put you in touch. Download a "Save the Date" leaflet...
Stick It to UPS
"We'll Keep Voting No Until UPS Gets it Right" stickers are now available from TDU. UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters are keeping the pressure on the company and the IBT to negotiate better health benefits and other contract improvements with petitions and bulletins with a simple message: "We'll Keep Voting No Until UPS Gets it Right." Stickers with the same message are now available from TDU. All UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters have the right...
IBT Power Point Summary of New DOT Regs
July 8, 2013: The International Union has a thorough summary of the new DOT regulations now in effect. While much of this will impact nonunion operators and drivers more than union, a few parts are very relevant to many drivers. Examples of important things to note are the prohibition on the use of hand-held phones (page 15 in the summary); the prohibition on more than eight hours of consecutive driving (page 11), which now outlaws...
ABF Contract Ratified, but Not All Supplements
July 5, 2013: The national contract was deemed passed by the IBT, by just 245 votes. The contract is not legally in force because six supplements were rejected, including the largest ones, the Central Region cartage and road supplements. And some Teamsters are questioning the ratification process, due to irregularities that could far exceed 245 votes. RATIFICATION VOTE QUESTIONED Many members are questioning whether the contract was properly ratified, including some who were observers at...
ABF Subcontracting Teamster Work
July 3, 2013: The ink isn’t dry on the national agreement and it hasn’t even been fully ratified, but ABF has already started shipping trailer loads on non-union carriers. The contract is not legally in force because six supplements were rejected, including the largest ones, the Central Region cartage and road supplements. And some Teamsters are questioning the ratification process. Teamsters in the Carolinas report seeing Covenant trailers running between Greer, SC and Carlisle, Pa....