The Contract Vote in 2007: Learn from History
May 23, 2013: In 2007 the UPS contract passed with 65% of the vote with about 70,000 votes cast. Approximately 11,000 vote switches from Yes to No would have tipped the outcome. It is interesting to look at the vote in the supplemental areas and local unions. The vote varied widely by local union – and no doubt will again. In locals where TDUers and other reformers were active, the turnout was higher, and it...
Take the TDU Recruitment Challenge
July 10, 2013: Recruit five new members to TDU by Oct. 1 and we'll waive your registration fee to the 2013 TDU Convention. TDU recruitment makes everything we do possible. Imagine what we could do with even more members. Can you help make it happen? Click here to download a form to take the TDU Recruitment Challenge or call TDU at 313-842-2600 to get membership applications and recruitment materials. Recruit five members at the normal...
ABF Agreement and Supplements Now Available
May 20, 2013: The tentative agreement with ABF will go out to a vote on or about June 3, according to an IBT press release. You can read the master contract, and the supplemental agreements (below) and review and discuss the issues. Key changes in the proposed Tentative Agreement include: Immediate 7% wage reduction. 2% wage increases in the following three years; 2.5% in the last year of 5 year contract. Cost of Living clause...
2013 TDU Convention: Nov. 1-3 in Chicago
Meet Teamsters who are making a difference and arm yourself with information at the TDU Rank-and-File Convention, Nov. 1-3 at the Chicago Holiday Inn O'Hare. Take the TDU Recruitment Challenge and we'll wave your registration fee. Click here to learn more. Ask the Experts Workshops at the TDU Convention are led by Teamster leaders, labor experts, and attorneys. Learn more about grievances, safety, arbitration, pension rights, organizing and more. Teamster Tools Get the tools...
Louisville Stewards and Eboard Unanimously Oppose UPS Deal
May 16, 2013: The Local 89 UPS stewards, representing 9,300 Teamsters at the Worldport air hub and various other UPS buildings in Louisville, today voted unanimously to recommend rejection of the UPS contract and the Central Region Supplement. The stewards backed the Local 89 Executive Board in their Vote No recommendation. The stewards pored over the agreement line-by-line for over four hours, and found little to support and lots of bad language. Stewards who were...
Hoffa's YRC Board Appointee paid $250,000 per month
May 16, 2013: YRCW board member Harry Wilson is getting paid $250,000 per month, since February 2013, and may get a lot more. Wilson was appointed to the YRCW Board by the Teamsters Union leadership. We’ve all heard the expression "follow the money." This information is tucked away in a February YRCW filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing states that, "On February 20, 2013, we entered into an Advisory Agreement with MAEVA...
VOTE NO on Proposed UPS Freight Contract
Help Make This Happen at Your Terminal As members get a chance to see the tentative agreement at UPS Freight, they are saying it fails to measure up. It does not even measure up to the first contract on some critical issues, including wages. Paul Boegel, a Local 657 driver in Austin Texas, summed it up: "The proposed contract doesn't add up to enough to vote for it. I plan to vote NO and am...
UPS and UPS Freight — FAQs: How the Contract Vote Works
In your working life at UPS or UPS Freight, you may get five or six chances to vote on a contract, and improve your working conditions and benefits. This is one of them – take advantage of it! Who Votes? All union members on the UPS or UPS Freight seniority list will be mailed a ballot at the end of May on the contract. At UPS Freight, there is just one national vote. At UPS...
Technology & Discipline
It's Time for Some Honesty About the Dishonesty Language The International Union has put out selective contract "highlights." To protect ourselves from unfair discipline, UPS Teamsters need the full story. Selective HighlightsThe International Union's highlights say that "The company must confirm information from GPS by direct observation or other corroborating evidence. Otherwise the GPS information will not be used for discharge." The Full StoryThe contract is very clear that UPS does not need direct observation...
UPS Teamsters Getting Info, Taking Action
Got a question on the tentative agreement? Want to join up with Teamsters who are spreading reliable contract info? Now's the time. Click here.