Help Build a Teamster Army for Change
Teamsters are coming from across the country on Nov. 5-7 to Chicago to help build the campaign army to elect new leadership for our union. I’ll Be There “The 2011 Teamster election will change the course of our union. “Teamsters across the country will meet in Chicago at the TDU Convention to make plans to vote Hoffa out and rebuild our union’s power. “I’ll be there and you should too—to build a Teamster army for...
New YRCW Concession Proposal
September 24, 2010: On September 29, local union officials from freight locals will meet in Dallas where the International will outline the tentative agreement which the International Union has reached with YRCW. Then the decision will be in the hands of YRCW Teamsters. The Hoffa administration has offered new concessions, on the condition that CEO William Zollars be cut loose. His employment contract ends December 31. The largest concession presently in place—the withdrawal of YRCW...
Central States Pension Fund: Update
September 17, 2010: The Central States Pension Fund had $18 billion in assets as of June 30, 2010, according to their quarterly Financial and Analytical Report. This is down from $19.5 billion at the beginning of the year. The loss is due to two factors: the poor stock market performance in the second quarter, and the temporary withdrawal of YRCW, the fund’s largest employer. The fund lost 6.8 percent on its investments in the second...
More Turkeys at UPS
September 14, 2010: UPS Teamsters in Local 2727 will get a turkey this Christmas season, and they will get their annual safety and length-of-service awards, thanks to a grievance their local just won. But will all the rest of us get the same benefits? That question can only be answered by our International Union officials, including Ken Hall and James Hoffa. Why is it that one local can win what they apparently can’t with the...
International Proposes a 3rd Round of YRC Concessions
Updated September 10, 2010: The Hoffa administration will again ask YRCW Teamsters to vote to approve concessions, provided that YRCW management agrees to certain terms. The concessions are valued at $350 million per year, and would run until March 2015, nearly five years, according to sources at the International union. This is two years beyond the expiration of the NMFA in March 2013. Since the present pension concession, due to expire at the end of...
BLET Members Save the Right to Vote
August 30, 2010: By an overwhelming vote of 6,305 to 2,452, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) in the Teamsters have saved the Right to Vote for their top officers. BLET members won the Right to Vote in 2006, by a smaller margin and lower turnout. That was before three of the union’s top officers left in disgrace for misusing tens of thousands of dollars of union funds, double-dipping on expenses,...
New York Honors Ron Carey
August 20, 2010: A Teamster hero was honored yesterday when New York City unveiled Ron Carey Avenue. New York City officially unveiled Ron Carey Avenue, renaming the street near the home of the Teamster militant who changed the direction of our union. The new leadership of Teamsters Local 804 joined members of the Carey family at the ceremony. Carey made labor history in 1991 when he teamed up with Teamsters for a Democratic Union and...
Are You Giving Your Fair Share?
August 20, 2010: Do you get useful and reliable information from this website about our union? Do you ever wonder how we do it? We are supported by concerned Teamsters, like you. You are our number one source of support, including financial support. Teamsters donate to Teamsters for a Democratic Union every day – in large and small amounts. If you think our union needs this information source and a watchdog organization, please don’t be...
You Can Be a Teamster Delegate
Your Local Union will hold an election for delegates in just a short time––and you can be a part of the process. Every Teamster local–including yours–will hold an election for delegates and alternate delegates to attend the Teamster Convention, which will be held in Las Vegas on June 27 - July 1, 2011. Nominations are coming up soon, so the time to think about it and get help is now. Want to know more? Check...
IBT Race Is Wide Open
August 11, 2010: Dumped by his top running mate. His administration divided. Hoffa’s days may be numbered. But only if Teamster members organize to make it happen. Poor Jim Hoffa. Twelve years after riding his famous last name into office, it’s clear to even his closest allies that James P. Hoffa is not his father. Hoffa’s top running mate, Tom Keegel, has announced his retirement and publicly stated that the union is on the wrong...