Will Central States Kick YRCW Teamsters to the Curb?
March 18, 2011: There are disturbing reports coming out of the Central States Pension Fund regarding the pensions of YRC and Holland Teamsters. Will they be put on the “default schedule,” which would eliminate all adjustable benefits, 25- and 30-and out? We call on the Fund and the Hoffa administration, who signed and sold the YRC deal, to stand up for the YRC brothers and sisters. “We were asked to approve this contract seven months...
Allied Carhaul: Standoff Continues
March 18, 2011: Allied’s attempt to leverage higher rates from the auto manufacturers, banking on the higher demand for carhaul services, is continuing. Ford apparently agreed to pay Allied higher rates, but Allied has walked away from GM and Chrysler traffic, at least at this time, in the US and in Canada. In a sense, Allied is “on strike” against GM and Chrysler for higher rates to haul their cars, as well as against Honda,...
UPS CEO Gets $10.7 Million Paycheck
March 15, 2011: UPS CEO Scott Davis made $10.7 million last year, a 72 percent hike over his total compensation for 2009. Davis’s pay has quadrupled since 2007. Over the same period, the Hoffa administration has given Davis record givebacks at the bargaining table. UPS paid Davis $1 million in base salary plus a $232,000 cash bonus. Most of the rest of Davis’s compensation was $7.8 million in stock awards. The estimated value of Davis’s...
Central States Ends 2010 with $19.9 Billion
March 11, 2011: The Central States Pension Fund’s Financial and Analytical Report for 2010 reveals that the fund is in just about the same shape as a year ago, with assets of $19.9 billion. This is slightly higher, by about $300 million, than a year ago, thanks to the big run-up in the stock market. Central States made 14.4 percent on its investments in 2010, with a whopping 71 percent of assets in stocks. The...
TDU Viewpoint: We Stand With Wisconsin
March 10, 2011: The attack on public employee unions in the Midwest is about more than collective bargaining rights. It’s a corporate attack on democracy itself. WisconsinUnion members and concerned citizens are fighting back. TDU stands with Wisconsin and working people everywhere who are mobilizing to defend our union rights and our democracy. Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate have voted to strip most public employees of their collective bargaining rights. They rammed through this anti-union...
Spread the Word about Sandy Pope
March 10, 2011: Find out about upcoming Sandy Pope events and get the tools you need to help spread the word about her campaign for Teamster President. Download the Pages Hoffa Doesn’t Want You to See Download eight pages of new campaign flyers, including seven steps Sandy Pope will take to rebuild our union, five things Sandy can do better than Hoffa, and much more. Meet Sandy Pope Members are planning Sandy Pope campaign...
America Stands With Us
March 7, 2011: Governors across the country are trying to take away workers’ union rights. But most Americans are siding with the workers. A CBC News and New York Times poll found that 60 percent of Americans support the right of public sector workers to bargain collectively. “Some politicians thought that they could score points by attacking public workers. But they were picking on the people who teach our kids, pick up our trash, and...
Letters from the Election Supervisor
Did you get a letter from the Office of the Election Supervisor, asking you to verify contributions that you made to TDU or to the Sandy Pope Campaign? These letters are part of a routine audit conducted by the Election Supervisor during the election period. All candidates are audited, as well as TDU, which is an independent committee. By court order, all information about donors to TDU is kept confidential by the Election Supervisor. No...
Rally to Save the American Dream
February 25, 2010: This Saturday, Americans are rallying to save the American Dream in state capitals and cities across all fifty states. They’re standing up for union rights and to support workers under attack in Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey, and beyond. Click here to find a rally near you.
Public Workers, Community Stand Together in Vermont
February 18, 2010: Labor and community supporters are rallying to protect good jobs and quality bus service in Vermont. Labor and community supporters rallied at City Hall in Burlington, Vt. to support Teamster bus drivers. United by the slogan, “We’re all on this bus together,” passengers, drivers, mechanics, students and members of other unions, crammed a City Hall auditorium to back drivers’ contract proposals to protect drivers and improve bus service. Drivers voted down a...