October 19, 2011: 104,584. That’s the number of ballots received as of October 18 by the Election Supervisor. That is 7.8% of all eligible Teamsters. And that’s typical. In the 2006 election for Teamster President, two out of three votes were returned after the first week. Sure, some ballots are in the mail and on their way. But hundreds of thousands of ballots are still sitting on kitchen tables. (A detailed chart listing returns by...

October 13, 2011: The decisions from the UPS National Grievance Panel are now available. So is the new schedule of golf resort meetings set by Hoffa and Hall. The decisions from the September UPS National Grievance Panel are now available from TDU. Incredibly, these are the first grievance decisions to be issued by the panel in a year. You read that right. Despite runaway contract violations by UPS nationwide, the national grievance panel issued no...

October 12, 2011: If you did not get your ballot yet, call the Election Supervisor to request a replacement ballot at 877-317-2011. Ballots were mailed on Oct. 6. The Election Supervisor is now accepting calls from Teamsters who want a replacement ballot. If you made a mistake marking your ballot or want to change your vote, call today and request a replacement ballot. The replacement ballot hotline is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m....

October 7, 2011: Teamsters are turning out the vote for Sandy, and for real change in our union. They're at the terminal and plant gates, making phone calls, sending texts, wearing their Sandy Pope gear, and talking Teamster to Teamster. In St. Louis, Hoffa showed his true colors when he appeared—appropriately—in a chicken suit, as Teamsters leafleted with sample ballots for Sandy Pope. A few tried to choke him, but most were simply eager to...

October 6, 2011: Ballots mail out today to elect the next Teamster General President. Sandy Pope is the only candidate who can beat Hoffa and lead our union in a new direction. How to Vote for Sandy Pope Here’s how to cast your ballot for Sandy Pope: Mark your ballot for the Independent Candidate, Sandy Pope. If you mark any slate oval you will cancel out your vote for Sandy Pope. If you do not...

October 6, 2011: An overwhelming 97 percent majority of BLET members have voted to authorize a strike when a mandatory 30-day cooling off period under the Railway Labor Act comes to an end later this week. Locomotive engineers would walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 7, 2011, unless President Obama intervenes and appoints a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB). A PEB would halt any strike or lockout by the parties,...

September 28, 2011: How many votes will it take to beat Hoffa and elect Sandy Pope? 150,000. We know the support is out there. Unfortunately, many Teamsters don’t bother to vote. That means the side that does turn out its vote, wins. Click here to read more at Sandy Pope's Campaign website.

September 22, 2011: The Hoffa administration is using members' dues money to pay for its reelection efforts. Protests have been filed with the Election Supervisor. But the best protection against Hoffa’s dues rip-off is a strong rank-and-file campaign to get out the vote for Sandy Pope. The Hoffa administration announced plans to use members' dues to pay a mailing to every Teamster member to vote in the election. The mailing doesn’t say that voting is...

September 20, 2011: Hoffa’s surprise announcement at UPS isn’t the first time that he’s made empty promises to Teamster voters to try to get elected. Hoffa has a history of promising big. The Hoffa election year playbook is to talk big before the ballots go out and to settle short after the votes are counted. He’s done it every year that he’s run for office. 2006 UPS Freight Sellout In 2006, Hoffa and Hall told...

September 20, 2011: After years of ignoring runaway production harassment and 9.5 violations, the Hoffa administration is launching a desperate effort to save face with UPS Teamsters before the ballots go out on Oct. 6. Hoffa’s own polls show that UPS Teamsters across the country are fed up with production harassment and are backing Sandy Pope. Click here to read more at Sandy Pope's campaign website.