UPS 2nd Quarter Profits: $1.1 Billion
July 24, 2012: Headed into contract negotiations, UPS continues to make big profits, especially in the package and freight divisions where Teamster members work. Today UPS announced that it made $1.12 billion in profits after taxes for the 2nd Quarter on $13.35 billion in revenue. Not a bad haul for three months. Shareholders made $1.15 per share, a 7.5 percent improvement over last year. The company's mega profits weren' enough for Wall Street. Analysts don't...
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IBT Issues Interpretations of YRCW Concession Agreement
July 23, 2012: The Freight Division of the International Union has issued an 18-page memo settling a number of grievances filed by YRCW Teamsters and local unions, and giving guidance on future grievances. A copy is available here, so that Teamsters working at YRC, Holland, and New Penn can better enforce the contract. The memorandum comes 21 months after the deal was made. The memo reports that YRC and the International union reached a final...
Will Local 700 Members Say No to a Coli Takeover?
July 13, 2012: John Coli, the head of Chicago Joint Council 25, wants to tighten his grip over the 12,500 members of Chicago Local 700, but the members are starting a movement to say No. Most recently they spoke out at the July 10 union meeting, attended by some 250 members. One steward told us it was the largest meeting in a long time, because members are starting to respond to the takeover threat. They...
UPS Contract Proposal Deadline Set
July 13, 2012: The International Union has sent out a notice to Local Unions asking them to gather proposals from their memberships to prepare for bargaining with UPS and UPS Freight. Local Unions must submit all UPS and UPS Freight contract proposals by August 31. Negotiations will begin on the national contract in September as well as on supplements and riders that define regional and local language. In the Central, Regional Package Director Dave Robinson...
Healthcare Reform and You
July 11, 2012: Now that the controversial Affordable Care Act has been upheld by the Supreme Court, many Teamster members are asking how the law will affect their benefits. What happens to my benefits? Will they be taxed? Will my taxes go up? In this Q&A, TDU provides just the facts and the answers to common questions about what the new law will mean for your health benefits.Question: How will the Affordable Care Act affect...
Draw the Line at Contract Time
June 28, 2012: Corporate profits are up. Wages are falling. It's time to draw the line against corporate greed. The pundits love to blame unions for wrecking the economy. The economy is a wreck alright—but for workers, not the corporations. Corporate profit margins are actually at an all-time high. Companies are making more per dollar of sales than any time in history. But wages as a percentage of the economy are at an all-time low....
Teamster Women Speak Out
July 6, 2012: Teamster women are growing in numbers and can be a big part of rebuilding Teamster power. TDU helps women stand up for our rights on the job, share information and get more involved. Click here to get involved and learn more at the TDU Women Teamsters page. Proud Teamster "Women face the same things that men do on the job and in the union, they just affect us differently. "The 15% giveback...
Freight Teamsters Say No Concessions
June 28, 2012: Freight Teamsters are building a rank-and-file network to say NO to concessions. They've launched a new website to help ABF Teamsters get informed, share ideas, and unite to protect the freight contract. Other freight Teamsters—especially YRCW brothers and sisters—are invited to join and support the struggle, because we are in this industry and union together. No Concessions is a reasonable and winnable goal for the contract. No concessions on benefits or conditions...
UPS Freight: Settlement Talks in the Works on Subcontracting?
July 6, 2012: Multiple union sources report that the International union and UPS Freight management have agreed to delay or shelve the arbitration process for the deadlocked Dallas Local 745 subcontracting grievance. It appears that management and the Hoffa administration are trying to settle the issue prior to bargaining the new contract. Contract bargaining is slated to begin this fall. At the national panel in June, once again no grievances dealing with subcontracting out union...