Sign the Petition: End Part-Time Poverty at UPS
Part-time and inside workers at UPS have launched a nationwide petition drive to demand better pay, more full-time jobs and a contract that make UPS deliver for ALL Teamsters. Click here to sign the online version of the petition. When UPSers—full-time and part-time—talk and share information, we build the foundation for a stronger contract campaign. That's why we are making a special effort to reach out to part-timers. The online version of the petition is...
UPS Freight National Grievance Results
June 14, 2012: The minutes of the national grievance panel for UPS Freight held lastweek reveal that of 69 cases docketed, just one was won. A majority of cases, 37 in all,were referred back to the parties to encourage a settlement.Other cases were withdrawn (11) or postponed (11), and six were heard and deadlocked.Most of the deadlocked cases originated from Chicago Local 710, including two oversubcontracting out road work. The award in the winning case...
Allied Automotive Group Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
June 11, 2012: Allied Automotive Group filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy last night in Delaware. CEO Mark Gendregske held a conference call this morning, where he claimed that there will be “no reduction in workforce, pay, or benefits” and that the bankruptcy will be a short process compared to Allied’s 2005 bankruptcy. Gendregske contrasted the bankruptcy to 2005, when Allied demanded Teamster concessions. He further stated there will be no changes in operations or deliveries,...
Central States Fund Report: $17.7 billion
June 8, 2012: The Central States Pension Fund’s 2011 Financial and Analytical Reports show that the fund was down to $17.7 billion at the end of 2011. The reports – which were received by Teamsters for a Democratic Union this week – also describe in more detail decisions regarding YRC Teamsters, and a new rule on withdrawal liability. Fund assets dipped from $19.9 billion at the start of 2011, to $17.7 at the end of...
It's Official. Early Bargaining Set at UPS.
June 6, 2012: The International Union announced that early bargaining will begin with UPS on Sept. 27 with limited bargaining over workplace issues like production harassment, technology, over-dispatch, and full-time job creation. Negotiations will begin in Washington with just three weeks dedicated to what Ken Hall called, "operations issues." With just three weeks to deal with all the problems that have exploded over the last four years working UPSers will need to speak up if...
So Cal Waste Management: Teamster Rights on the Line
June 4, 2012: Southern California Teamsters at two Waste Management yards voted to reject a contract offer that would gut their job security and other Teamster protections. The showdown at Waste Management in Corona and Chino, California is a test of Teamster resolve before contract negotiations covering thousands of waste Teamsters in Los Angeles County this September. Local 396 members are uniting against givebacks that would gut their contract and give management the upper hand...
IBT Organizers Unionize; Hoffa Tries for a Do-over
June 12, 2012: Organizers employed by the International union have voted to unionize, in order to bargain with the Hoffa administration. On May 29 the vote count was 18-16 in favor of FAIR, the Federation of Agents and International Representatives. The International union has filed exceptions to the vote with the NLRB, claiming that five ballots were not received in the mail. However, it was the Hoffa administration which insisted on a strict ballot deadline....
Hoffa Slaps Trusteeship on Local 2010
June 1, 2012: Our newest Teamster local has been put into trusteeship. Local 2010 is the Coalition of University Employees, which affiliated with the Teamsters in 2010. CUE represents nearly 14,000 employees throughout ten campuses of the University of California. The problems with the union are long standing. Active members have repeatedly informed the International union that the union is dysfunctional. The question is, why did Hoffa wait two years to take action? The trusteeship...
Locked Out Teamsters Reach Agreement
June 1, 2012: Local 814 Teamsters at Sotheby’s Auction House have ratified a contract and are returning to work after a hard-fought 10-month lockout. Sotheby’s is a world-wide auction house for the super-rich. The 42 Teamsters employed there handle some of the most valuable art pieces in the world. Sotheby’s recently sold a painting for $120 million, but they locked out Teamster members for trying to negotiate job security language to protect union jobs that...
Download UPS National Grievance Panel Cases
May 25, 2012: Union officers representing UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters will meet with company officials for the second national grievance panel of the year, June 4-8 in Providence. TDU makes the case dockets available to help Teamster members track contract enforcement issues. The national grievance panel settles disputes and other grievances that have been deadlocked at both the local and regional levels. Click here to download the UPS national grievance panel docket. Click here...