Update: UPS Full-Time Jobs Takeaway
December 20, 2010: Members in some locals make headway on getting UPS to fill vacant 22.3 jobs—while Hoffa and Hall duck the issue. At the last national grievance panel of 2010, the International Union once again refused to hear a single grievance on the elimination of full-time 22.3 jobs. After looking the other way for two years and telling members, “It wasn’t the right time” to enforce the contract, Package Division Director Ken Hall punted...
2011 National Grievance Panel Dates Set
December 20, 2010: The dates and locations for the UPS National Grievance Committee meetings have been set. The next National Grievance panel will be held March 7-11. (March 7-9 for UPS and March 9-11 for UPS Freight.) The panel will meet two other times this year: June 6-10 and Oct. 12-16.
The Resort Where Hoffa Goes to 'Enforce Our Contract'
December 22, 2010: The UPS National Grievance Committee settles national disputes and other grievances that have been deadlocked at both the local and regional levels. It’s also where some Teamster officials go to golf with management. All three panels in 2011 are scheduled to be held at resort hotels. The next UPS National Grievance panel will be held at the Westin Beach Resort in Ft. Lauderdale. Guests are encouraged to “Pamper yourself at our tranquil...
Bus Drivers Unite for a Fair Contract
December 20, 2010: Teamster bus drivers in Vermont are reaching out to the riding public to win a contract that improves conditions for both drivers and passengers. Teamster bus drivers in Vermont are used to cold weather. But even that didn’t prepare them for the chilly reception they got when they signed up to make public comments at the Board of Directors of their employer, the Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA). After voting 36 to...
Waste Teamsters: Coming Together for a Voice on the Job
December 22, 2010: Over 75 waste Teamsters came from across Southern California to discuss their rights and how to enforce them at the TDU Southern California Chapter meeting. “We have a lot of new members at Waste Management,” said Rodrigo Hermudes, a Local 396 member at Waste Management in Chino. “I want to help show the new members how to protect their rights. If we don’t, the company will walk all over us.” Members came...
Sandy Pope Meets Teamsters in Sacramento
December 20, 2010: The weather was terrible with wind and rain when we brought Sandy Pope to meet with Teamsters here in Sacramento. Nevertheless, we got a great response from the members we met and we’ve formed a committee of members to put together a delegate slate supporting Sandy. First stop was Campbell’s Soup, the second-largest employer in Local 150. We had already been petitioning there before, so members were familiar with Sandy and excited...
TDU: Building The Movement To Win
Hear from new members about why they joined TDU. And find out how you can help make a difference, too. Winning with TDU “When we were organizing to take back our local, we turned to TDU leaders and TDU’s knowledge and experience to help us understand what works and what doesn’t. “Now we’re taking those tools to win strikes and better contracts for Local 814 members. “Our union needs TDU. Join TDU if you want...
Hoffa Announces Full Slate
December 16, 2010: James Hoffa has picked five more candidates to fill out his slate running for International officer posts next November. His final five candidates are Sean O’Brien, Steve Pocztowski, Steve Vairma, Kevin Moore, and Jim Kabell. O’Brien is the president of Boston Local 25 and Joint Council 10 and is running for International VP for the east; Pocztowski is the secretary treasurer of Chicago Local 705 and is running for VP for the...
Sandy Pope Campaign Petition Drive a Success
December 15, 2010: Teamster members collected 50,000 signatures to successfully accredit Sandy Pope as a candidate for General President. The Sandy Pope Campaign turned in the petitions to the Election Supervisor on Tuesday, Dec. 14, easily surpassing the 33,437 signatures required by the election rules. As a result, Sandy and the campaign will be able to reach out directly to 1.3 million Teamsters, including in the pages of the February issue of the Teamster magazine....
Teamster Response to ABF Lawsuit
December 10, 2010: The International union has responded in detail to the lawsuit filed by ABF against the IBT and YRCW. The lawsuit demands that ABF be given concessions by the IBT to match those given to YRCW and approved by YRCW Teamsters. A point-by-point response is provided in an affidavit by Jim McCall, the IBT attorney for the Freight Division. That document is available here.