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...
TDU Will Post Proposed UPS Contract Tuesday
UPDATE, May 6, 2013: The information brownout will be lifted and the tentative agreement with UPS will finally see the light of day on Tuesday, May 7. There will be a meeting for representatives from every local union to review the proposed tentative agreement on Tuesday, May 7. Due to past legal victories, TDU will receive the tentative UPS contract and make it available to all members. TDU has obtained more initial details on the...
Tentative Contract Deals Reached
April 25, 2013: The International Union announced it has reached a tentative agreement on new five-year contracts at UPS and UPS Freight. Negotiations on some supplements are still not completed. Details on the new agreements are still sketchy due to the ongoing Information Brownout. All UPS Teamsters in company health plans will be moved into union health plans. The contract includes $1/hour increases in contributions to pension and healthcare benefits each year, the same dollar...
UPS Profits Up Again, Top $1 Billion For 1Q
April 25, 2013: On the same day that UPS reached tentative agreement on a new contract, the company announced its profits are on the rise. UPS’s after-tax profits for the first quarter rose to $1.04 billion. This is up from $970 million made during the same period last year. For the year, UPS is projecting to haul in $4.6 to $4.8 billion in after-tax profits. UPS made this announcement in a conference call with investors...
YRC Change of Operations Approved
April 24, 2013: The IBT approved the YRC system-wide change of operations with some slight modifications following the hearing in Dallas on April 19. See the attached proposal and final decision. The company’s method of bidding incorporates both follow the work and pool bidding. Some locals proposed changes in the bidding, but they were shot down. The telephone bid will be conducted on May 11, 2013 with implementation no sooner than May 19. The company...
UPSers Press for Vote On Change to Their Health Plan
April 22, 2013: More than 100,000 Teamsters will be moved out of their current health plan if UPS management gets its way in contract negotiations. Now some locals are demanding a separate vote on the issue. UPS wants to move more UPS Teamsters out of company health plans. The company and Ken Hall were all but set on moving these Teamsters into the Central States Health & Welfare Fund. But members and some local unions...
Another 30-day Extension in ABF Bargaining
Updated April 22, 2013: The IBT and ABF have agreed to extend bargaining another 30 days, as ABF continues to demand big cuts in health care, pensions and wages. The extension now runs until the end of May. According to an IBT Bulletin issued late yesterday, ABF is demanding that Teamsters pay $240 per month for family health coverage, with reduced benefits; big cuts in pension contributions, which would have the effect of removing ABF...