Fed Up at UPS
May 13, 2011: UPS is coming under fire for unfair production standards and the company’s blame-the-worker approach to safety. Some Teamsters are taking action. Local 804 members rallied at UPS in Melville, Long Island this week to protest the company’s illegal firing of two stewards in retaliation for action taken by Local 804 to protect the safety of drivers and the public. The safety showdown came to a head in Local 804 when a package...
Western Conference Says No YRC Pension
May 4, 2011: The Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Fund has made it official: YRC Teamsters are no longer participants in a pension plan. Instead, they will get approximately $1.75 per hour put into a 401(k) plan, effective June 1. On May 2, the Union Chair of the Fund, Chuck Mack, informed all Western locals that "YRC will not re-enter the Plan at a lower contribution rate. They will instead make any pension contributions to...
Victor Reuther to Enter Hall of Fame
May 4, 2011: Members of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) are proud that the IBT is honoring Victor G. Reuther by hosting his induction ceremony to Labor’s International Hall of Fame on May 17. Reuther was a tireless fighter for labor and social justice, starting out at age 24 as a key organizer of Flint sit-down strikes in 1936-7 that helped found the United Auto Workers and led to the unionization of millions of...
TNBC Conference, Aug. 9-14, Detroit
May 3, 2011: The 36th Annual Educational Conference and Banquet of the Teamster National Black Caucus will be held August 9 to 14 in Detroit, Michigan. The event will be held at the Marriot Hotel at the Detroit Renaissance Center. The registration fee for rank-and-file Teamsters is $175 and includes workshops, the Saturday morning prayer breakfast, the Clara Day luncheon and a ticket to the Saturday night banquet. Registration fees for Teamster officers is $225....
YRC Teamsters Suffer While Execs Do Well
April 7, 2011: While Teamsters employed by YRC continue to suffer from drastic concessions, company executives are getting obscene payments. In a filing with the Federal Security and Exchange Commission on April 1, YRC disclosed a payment of $229,500 to company executive Phil J. Gaines upon his taking a new role as Senior Vice President - CFO. Click here to read more at Sandy Pope's campaign website.
Stop the War on Workers
April 4, 2011: Teamsters and other workers rallied today in a National Day of Action to stop the War on Workers and support our union rights. On this day in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King gave his life to defend the right to bargain, to vote and for justice for all workers. He was in Memphis, supporting the striking garbage workers. Corporate America and anti-union politicians have our union rights in their sights. Today, thousands...
Stop the War on Workers at UPS
April 4, 2011: Local 804 Teamsters rallied in front of UPS in Manhattan today to say NO to the War on Workers from Wisconsin to UPS. Members came together to show their support with public employees who are fighting to save their collective bargaining rights. But they were also taking a stand to defend their own rights. UPS made $5.8 billion in profits last year. But that hasn’t stopped management from using the recessions as...
Stop the War on Bus Drivers in Vermont
April 4, 2011: Fifty Teamster bus drivers and public supporters held a “Just Practicing” picket in Burlington as part of the April 4 National Day of Action. Will a strike be next? Armed with signs saying, “Ready to Strike If We Have Too,” working Teamsters and supporters rallied in front of the Chittenden County Transportation Authority. Today’s picket line was “Just Practicing” drivers say. But real Local 597 picket lines may be going up soon....
Hoffa Admits He's Adopted
April 1, 2011: James Hoffa today, appearing on The View, admitted that he was actually adopted, and is not the son of James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa. Hoffa, sobbing as he departed from remarks held up on cue cards by his Assistant, Leo Deaner, told Barbara Walters: "I can't keep it up, the lie that I am the son of Jimmy Hoffa. "He built the Central States Pension Fund. I gave it away. He build the...
Want to attend the Teamster Convention?
March 28, 2011: Would you like to attend the Teamster Convention as a guest? The Convention – the Teamsters Union’s highest body -- will be held June 27 – July 1 in Las Vegas. Members and retirees are invited to attend. Some information, including a Guest Registration form, is available here. If you need to use union leave to get unpaid leave of absence time from your employer, you can request that through your local...