The UPS Contract By the Numbers
It's our contract. Get the facts on the proposed new five-year deal with UPS. Wages Wage increases are as follows: $.70/hour on August 1, 2013; $.70/hour on August 1, 2014; $.70/hour on August 1, 2015; $.40/hour on August 1, 2016 and $.40/hour on Feb. 1, 2017; $.50/hour on August 1, 2017 and $.50/hour on Feb. 1, 2018. The progression has been increased from three-years to four-years so new 22.3s and drivers will have to wait...
Does the New Contract Make UPS Deliver on Harassment?
May 7, 2013: The International Union made harassment the signature issue of the contract negotiations. Does the tentative agreement deliver on the hype? Two hot button issues the new contract is supposed to address are unfair discipline based on technology and excessive overtime. The proposed new language is finally out. TDU.org asks UPSers to look at the language and send us your opinion. Technology and DisciplineArticle 6 The company's right to fire an employee for...
UPDATED June 4, 2013: UPS Supplements Available
UPDATED June 4, 2013: We now have most Supplement and Rider Tentative Agreements posted for membership review and comparison. We will post more as we obtain them from the International union. Available for download here are – National Master tentative agreement National Master tentative agreement (Spanish/Español) Louisville 89 Air Rider Rejected Company OfferLocal 89 rejected this offer, but the company got the International to mail it out to the members for a vote. The International...
New UPS Central States Health Benefits Chart
May 7, 2013: You can download and review a benefits chart for the enhanced Central States C-6 Plan, which would cover many thousands of Teamsters from various regions if the tentative agreement is approved. This chart is being distributed by the International Union. Most Teamsters across the country presently in the company plan would be moved to this plan under the tentative agreement. Those in California and in New Jersey Local 177 have until November...
Conference Call on the UPS Contract
May 6, 2013: Teamsters for a Democratic Union will host a Conference Call for UPS Teamsters to review the proposed UPS contract on Thursday, May 9. UPS Teamsters have been kept in the dark for months by an information brownout. On Tuesday, TDU will obtain and post the tentative national agreement. On Thursday, UPS Teamsters and shop stewards will meet on a national conference call to discuss the proposed contract. UPS Teamsters and shop stewards...
YRC Mechanics Settle Contract
May 6, 2013: There will be no strike or lockout by mechanics at YRC who are in the International Association of Machinists (IAM), but some of the mechanics are not jumping for joy. The contract was voted down in Chicagoland by 69-24, and was voted down nationally as well, but the national vote to strike was not carried by enough of a margin, so the contract was implemented at some 15 terminals. The mechanics took...
ABF Agreement: Monday, May 20
UPDATED May 16, 2013: The "2-person" meeting for officers from all freight locals will be Monday, May 20, in Chicago. After that time information should be available -- and TDU will post the tentative contract.
ABF tentative agreement coming soon?
May 2, 2013: The International union continues to bargain with ABF, and it looks like a tentative agreement may come soon. We will continue to provide any information available so that members can make an informed decision in the vote. Most supplements have been settled; others are being finalized. In a conference call today with union officials, lead negotiator Gordon Sweeton said the International union is working to keep members’ pension and health and welfare...
Exec makes 1,795 times more than worker
May 1, 2013: A report published yesterday indicates that some corporate CEOs are paying themselves so much that they violate U.S. law. Former J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson bagged 1,795 times more than fashion jewelry saleswoman Rebecca Gonzalez in 2011. The AFL-CIO report on corporate greed cites a Bloomberg News article which notes that corporate execs on average now make 204 times as much as their workers. The United States leads the world in this...
May Day: International Workers Day
On May 1, 1886, over 340,000 workers in Chicago went out on strike to fight for an 8-hour workday. Four years later May Day demonstrations spread to thirteen countries. And since we celebrate May 1 as International Workers Day. Almost 130 years later and we are still defending the eight-hour day, as hard-won workers’ rights are under attack. TDU members are part of this movement. Contact us for email updates and join TDU to build...