February 8, 2012: UPS Freight Teamsters know they deserve a better contract. Now they’re coming together to address subcontracting, work guarantees, and wages and organize to win a stronger contract in 2013. UPS Freight Teamsters got more bad news in January. The arbitration to resolve an important subcontracting grievance won’t convene again until April 25. That’s three years since the grievance was first filed in Dallas Local 745—three years of Teamster road jobs subcontracted away...

February 2, 2012: What do our International officials do while bakery Teamsters face production harassment, lost pensions, and threats to their jobs? They head off to the rodeo! Bakery Teamsters are facing production harassment and concessions. Interstate Bakeries, makers of Wonder Bread, Twinkies, and Hostess products, just filed for bankruptcy and has stopped paying contractual pension contributions for thousands of working Teamsters. The International Union’s response: Yee-haw, let’s go to the Calgary Stampede! The Bakery...

March 1, 2012: Recruit five new members to TDU by Oct. 1 and we’ll waive your registration fee to the 2012 TDU Convention. TDU recruitment makes everything we do possible. Imagine what we could do with even more members. Can you help make it happen? Click here to download a form to take the TDU Recruitment Challenge or call TDU at 313-842-2600 to get membership applications and recruitment materials. Recruit five members at the normal...

February 1, 2012: UPS executives report the company hauled in more than $4.2 billion in profits after taxes in 2011. Management predicts higher volume and higher profits in 2012. UPS’s profits for the Fourth Quarter were $1.25 billion—not including a $527 million surcharge because of an accounting change in the way UPS tracks its pension expenses. Including the accounting change, UPS made $725 million in the fourth quarter and $3.8 billion for the year. UPS...

Most new members join TDU because another Teamster recruits them by urging them to join, answering their questions and mailing in their membership form. Different approaches work for different people at different times. Here are some basic ideas to keep in mind. You can make use of them, and add your own methods too. How to Recruit to TDUYou Can’t Recruit if You Don’t Ask There are many obstacles to successfully recruiting members to TDU....

How to Recruit to TDU Most new members join TDU because another Teamster recruits them by urging them to join, nswering their questions and mailing in their membership form. Different approaches work for different people at different times. Here are some basic ideas to keep in mind. You can make use of them, and add your ownmethods too. How to Recruit to TDUYou Can’t Recruit if You Don’t Ask There are many obstacles to successfully...

Save the date: The TDU Convention will be Friday, Oct. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Chicago Holiday Inn O’Hare. Click here to download a leaflet on the 2012 Convention. Here’s what we’re planning for this year’s convention: Over a dozen educational workshops on grievance handling, benefits, bargaining, running for office, and more. Industry breakouts for UPS, freight, UPS freight, airline, waste, and grocery, plus caucus meetings for African American, Latino, and women Teamsters....

January 17, 2012: Anti-worker politicians in Indiana are trying to push through “Right to Work” legislation. Indiana Teamsters are saying this law is “Bad for Indiana.” “Republicans claim right to work legislation will create more jobs. Statistics show that Right to Work means lower wages and unsafe working conditions,” said Matt Zentz, a Local 135 Teamster at Holland. “Is this what working people in Indiana really need?” The law would make it illegal for unions...

TDU wishes you and your family a warm, happy and healthy holiday season. In 2011, TDU mobilized Teamster members to stand up to employers and to build a stronger, more progressive Teamsters Union. In the coming year, Teamsters and workers everywhere will face new challenges. TDU will be there. We’re proud to stand with you—and wish you and your families the very best in this holiday season.

October 24, 2011: Ken Hall has announced another delay in the arbitration hearing on the Local 745 Dallas subcontracting grievance. Members have now been waiting for an answer on this issue for over two years. The company and the union met with the arbitrator in May, and then again on October 18. The union has presented their witnesses and documentation and the company has begun to present their case but has not concluded. The date...