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...
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...