Teamsters Win Organizing Drive at the Port of L.A.
May 22, 2012: The Teamsters Union scored a small but important organizing victory in April when drivers for the Toll Group at the Port of Los Angeles voted 46-15 to unionize. One driver predicted it would be the "beginning of a big war." The Toll Group is an $8 billion a year logistics company based in Australia. The Transport Workers Union of Australia, which represents the Toll workers there, supported the Teamster drive. There are...
2012 TDU Convention: Register Today!
The TDU Convention provides Teamsters with the best member education and organizing trainings anywhere. Meet Teamsters from across our union October 26-28 at the Chicago Holiday Inn O'Hare to get the information, advice and skills we need to turn our union around. Click here to register!Take the TDU Recruitment Challenge and we'll wave your registration fee. Click here to learn more. Education. Inspiration. Dedication. "You get more education at the TDU Convention than in a...
Why We're Joining TDU
Teamsters from across our union are joining TDU. We asked some new members why they signed up. Here's what they had to say. Educating Members To Fight Back "At Rhode Island Hospital, we weren't getting the representation we deserve and management had our backs against the wall. "I joined TDU to get the support and education we need to fight back. Now we're filing grievances and being taken more seriously." Matthew Martins, Rhode Island HospitalLocal...
Next UPS Freight National Grievance Panel
May 15, 2012: The UPS Freight National Grievance Panel meets next on June 5-8 in Providence, Rhode Island. Members continue to be frustrated by the pitiful pace of the grievance procedure. In just one example, a grievance from Local 391 in North Carolina was filed in February 2010. That's over two years with no decision. It's clear that the next contract has to include a tighter timeline and penalties if members are to have their...
2012 TDU Convention: Oct. 26-28 in Chicago
Meet Teamsters who are making a difference and arm yourself with information at the TDU Rank-and-File Convention, Oct. 26-28 at the Chicago Holiday Inn O'Hare. Take the TDU Recruitment Challenge and we'll wave your registration fee. Click here to learn more. Ask the Experts Workshops at the TDU Convention are led by Teamster leaders, labor experts, and attorneys. Learn more about grievances, safety, arbitration, pension rights, and more. Tools to Win Get the tools...
UPS Profits Up Again
April 27, 2012: UPS made just under a billion dollars in the first quarter of 2012. Brown reported profits of $970 million for the first three months of the year, up 6 percent from last year. Who delivered most of these profits? Working Teamsters, that's who. UPS's domestic revenue was up 6.1 percent. UPS's International operations grew at a slow pace, just 2.3 percent, disappointing analysts. Volume is up, but instead of meaning more Teamster...
Make UPS Deliver the Contract We Deserve
April 24, 2012: UPS Teamsters are building a nationwide campaign to make sure that any early deal makes UPS deliver the contract we deserve. Our contract at UPS doesn’t expire until Aug. 2013. But the International Union and UPS are planning to negotiate the next contract early.The Make UPS Deliver Campaign is bringing together Teamsters to win a contract that: Protects Our Benefits and Win Better Pensions Wins Higher Wages Especially for Part-Timers Protects Drivers...
What does your CEO make?
April 20, 2012: Now you can learn what the CEO of your employer makes, and information on how inflated executive pay hurts our economy. Click here to find out what your CEO makes.
Brown’s CEO Gets $2.3 Million Pay Hike
April 18, 2012: United Parcel Service CEO Scott Davis got a whopping 21.62 percent raise to $13.05 million last year according to a company filing with the SEC. Davis made $10.73 million in 2010 bringing the hike in his total compensation to $2.3 million. Davis was paid a base salary of $1.02 million, $9.45 million in shares, stock options worth $450,807, and a $566,996 bonus. Davis also got $1.51 million via an increase in the...
Shrinking Pensions for Philly-Area UPSers
April 12, 2012: UPS Teamsters are joining together to win a better contract and stop the downward slide in our pensions. The cost of living is going up. But pensions for UPS Teamsters in the Philadelphia Fund are going down every year. UPS Teamsters who retire this year with 30 years still get a good pension: around $3,900/month. But ten years from now, a UPSer who retires with 30 years will get less than $3,200/month....