UPS Contract: What Now?
Updated June 26, 2013: The UPS national contract has narrowly passed but Ken Hall and UPS will be returning to the bargaining table because at least 18 supplements and riders have been rejected, the biggest number in Teamster history. What's next for UPS Teamsters, our contract and the healthcare cuts? The UPS national contract passed narrowly, with a 53% Yes vote likely when the final ballots are counted. But it has been rejected in 18...
UPS Freight National Contract Rejected!
June 23, 2013: The early trend in the voting on the national UPS Freight Contract shows that rank and file Teamsters are delivering a big NO on the tentative agreement. The two-tier deal to create "Line Haul" drivers at essentially nonunion wages and conditions has been rejected. The inadequate wages and pension improvements have been rejected. Teamsters at UPS Freight have taken an important step by standing together in solidarity. The momentum for a good...
UPS Contract To be Re-Negotiated
June 23, 2013: Ken Hall is headed back to the bargaining table after the vote count, due to the unprecedented rejection of at least 15 supplements and riders. The latest to go down are the Western Conference Supplement and massive Southwest Rider, which covers all of Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern Nevada. These were overwhelmingly rejected, including in locals headed by International officers Randy Cammack and Ron Herrera, and Chief Western Region negotiator...
UPS and UPS Freight: Ballot Count Day Two
June 21, 2013: Updated: 8:45 p.m. The vote count has been suspended for Friday and resumes Saturday. Most of the Eastern Region has been counted. The national contract has been voted down in Philadelphia Local 623, New York Local 804, North Carolina Local 61, Pittsburgh Local 249 and other Western Pennsylvania locals, locals in Metro Philadelphia, Upstate New York, and some other locals. At the suspension of Friday's ballot count, the vote is 9,270 Yes...
UPS and UPS Freight: Ballot Count Day One
June 20, 2013: Updated 10:00 p.m. The ballot count work is over for day one. There is no official count of total ballots received, but it is projected to be approximately a 38% turnout for UPS package, and 50% for UPS Freight. The final ballot pick-up was made at noon, including from some members who took the time and money to send their ballot by Express Mail. The International Union claims that only 181,000 members...
UPS and UPS Freight: Contract Vote Count
June 20, 2013: Updated 12:30 p.m. The bulk of the UPS and UPS Freight contract ballots were picked up from the post office at 9 a.m. and a second pick-up was made at noon. The total number of ballots has not been tallied yet. We expect it to be more then 70,000 who voted on the 2007 UPS package contract. The UPS and UPS Freight ballot envelopes were picked up completely commingled together, due to...
IBT's Contract Ballot Screw-ups Undermine our Union
June 18, 2013: The vote counts on the UPS, UPS Freight and ABF contracts have been screwed up in too many ways to count. When our contracts are being voted on, Teamster members deserve a ballot process they can have confidence in. If you work for 25 or 30 years, you may only get to vote on about five contracts, determining your benefits, wages and working conditions. Consider just a few examples: Many thousands of...
Your Eyes and Ears at the Contract Vote Counts
June 20, 2013: The vote count began today on the UPS and UPS Freight contracts and will begin on June 27 at ABF. Rank and file observers will be present at the vote counts thanks to Teamsters for a Democratic Union. The UPS count is expected to take up to a week to complete. No counting took place on Thursday, and will not begin until possibly late Friday, as it will take considerable time to...
Contract Ballots Due June 20
June 12, 2013: UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters are in a final push to get out the vote on the proposed contracts. Contract ballots must be received by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 20. There's still time to vote and to make sure other UPS Teamsters mail in their ballots and have their say. Angry Teamsters at both UPS and UPS Freight are organizing a No Vote in many areas. In San Diego, members are...
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2013 TDU ConventionNovember 1-3, 2013, Chicago Join Teamsters from across the country at the TDU Convention in Chicago. Meet Teamster reformers, attend educational workshops and talk about what we can do to defend our contracts and organize for a stronger Teamsters Union. Take the TDU Recruitment Challenge and we'll waive your registration fee. Click here to learn more. EDUCATIONThe TDU Convention features the best educational programs in the Teamsters. Officers, labor educators and attorneys lead...