TDU Convention Sneak Peek: Barbara Ehrenreich
August 15, 2008: Barbara Ehrenreich isn’t afraid to point out the growing gap between the rich and the poor in America, and she’ll be talking about it at this year’s TDU Convention. Barbara worked minimum wage jobs as a waitress and at Wal-Mart to expose corporate greed in her best-selling book Nickel and Dimed. Click on the video below to watch a PBS interview with Barbara about the shrinking middle class—and what we can do...
Business Journal: Hundreds to Rally for A-B Teamsters
August 15, 2008: Union members from across the St. Louis area said Thursday they plan to hold a rally in support of Teamster workers at Anheuser-Busch. Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from A-B's 12 breweries across the nation will converge Saturday. Click here to read more at the Business Journal.
Carhaulers Plan Next Steps after Rejection
August 14, 2008: After voting by a 60-40 margin to reject a concessionary agreement offered by the International Union, carhaulers are planning to reverse the concessions and win a better contract. Click here to see the vote count results. It was the first national trucking contract rejection since the 1980s, when Teamster president Jackie Presser was handing out concessions. This deal was so bad, even Presser would have been embarrassed to try to sell it....
BNA Daily Labor Report: Hogan Agrees to Ban
August 14, 2008: Robert "Bobby" Hogan, secretary-treasurer and principal officer of Local 714 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has agreed to a permanent ban from his Chicago-based local to resolve disciplinary charges brought by the body charged with ridding the union of corrupt practices, parties to the agreement told BNA Aug. 13. Although the agreement bars Hogan from any affiliations with Local 714, he retains the right to become a member of any other...
Crain's Chicago Business: Bobby Hogan Exiled from Local 714
August 13, 2008: In the wake of misconduct allegations by a union watchdog, former McCormick Place Teamsters boss Robert A. Hogan has agreed to permanent exile from the local his family has run since the Depression. Without admitting wrongdoing, Mr. Hogan recently signed an agreement with the Independent Review Board saying he’ll leave Teamsters Local 714 and never again serve as an officer, employee or member there, Crain’s has learned. A New York federal judge...
Carhaul Concessionary Contract Rejected
August 12, 2008: Rank-and-file carhaulers have flexed their muscles and decisively rejected a tentative agreement loaded with concessions. Their vote will send union negotiators back to bargain a more acceptable contract. Tom Landwehr, a rank-and-file observer told us from the count site in Maryland that “I was nervous about it this morning, but the No votes just kept piling up. I feel good about our own Local 327—we had a good vote there. The members...
Carhaul Contract Ratification Vote
August 12, 2008: The ballots cast on the tentative national carhaul agreement are being counted, and initial partial results are available. Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) will make results available as soon as possible, on a local-by-local basis. Click here to see preliminary results.
Carhaul Vote Count Results
The ballots cast on the tentative national carhaul agreement have been tallied and the contract was rejected. Yes: 2,076 No: 2,939 Below are tentative local-by-local results. Updated at 9:44 AM, Aug. 13. Central-Southern Supplement Local City Master Supplement Yes No Yes No 5 Baton Rouge, La. 3 14 3 14 20 Toledo, Ohio 43 55 46 52 26 Danville, Ill. 5 6 3 9 41 Kansas City 71 213 71 213 79 Tampa, Fla. 6...
Teamsters, UPS Confirm Company Attack on Full-Time Jobs
August 12, 2008: The Central States Pension giveback may fuel the full-time jobs takeaway at UPS. The company chair of the Nor Cal UPS Grievance Panel told Teamster local officials at panel hearings that UPS would not be filling vacant Article 22.3 positions in Northern California locals and that the company would not fill future Article 22.3 positions in Nor Cal when they become vacant. According to some sources, UPS wants to move as many...
Teamster Education That Gets Results
Do you want to know more about what you can do to enforce your contract, protect your rights, and get members involved? Grounded in real-life experience and taught by Teamster leaders and experts, the workshops at the TDU Convention can help you get results. “The workshops at the TDU Conventions are some of the best resources for members who want to know what employers have in store for our union and what we can do...