A New Bidder to Operate Allied: Vote No
March 19, 2007: Sopris Capital, an investment firm, has made a bid to the bankruptcy court to take over Allied, with a proposal filed on March 15, 2007. Sopris’ proposal states that they will put forth “$100 million in capital expenditures” and “the Yucaipa Plan calls for the sale of the Canadian operations [to Yucaipa!]…the Canadian operations represent a…disproportionately high amount of operating income.” Also, Automotive New reported in their March 12 edition that Yucaipa...
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2006 Teamster Election ArchiveReports and stories on the 2006 Teamster Election and the organizing efforts of Teamster members to elect the Tom Leedham Strong Contracts, Good Pensions Slate. Visit the archive. 2006 Teamster Election ArchiveReports and stories on the 2006 Teamster Election and the organizing efforts of Teamster members to elect the Tom Leedham Strong Contracts, Good Pensions Slate. Visit the archive.
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TDU in Action—Local Union Reform“I got involved in TDU through a reform group in my local, the New Leadership Slate. Without TDU, we would not have caught the corrupt officers stealing our local election or have the hope to turn our union around.”Joe Sexauer, Local 743, University of Chicago, Chicago “We want our union to be controlled by the members and to fight for us, not the company. TDU gives us the information we need...
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TDU in Action—Pension and Benefits“TDU will support any fight launched by the International Union to defend our benefits. And we will continue to inform members so we can put pressure on the employers and on Hoffa, when necessary, to save and strengthen our benefits.”K.W. Phillips, RoadwayLocal 667, Memphis, Tenn. Contact our rank-and-file network for pension justice. Pension Workshops: Our Rights, the Benefit Cuts and How We Can Beat ThemTDU brings together concerned Teamsters and pension...
TDU Launches New Pension Rights and Benefits Improvement Program
March 15, 2007: Since 2003, our Teamster benefits have been under attack from pension cuts to anti-worker legislation. But the coming year presents us with our best chances yet to take the offensive, reverse the cuts, and improve our benefits for the future—starting with the UPS and Freight contract negotiations. TDU Pension Rights WorkshopTo succeed, we need to understand the challenges we face and put together a plan that can win the pension protections and...
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Interview with Dawn Stanger,Local 597, UPS, VT Why did you get involved in solidarity work? I realized how important it was during the UPS strike. Every time people came to the picket line with donuts and hung out and talked, I realized that there are hundreds and probably thousands of union members who have common concerns and interests who don’t know each other and never talk to each other about union issues. Eventually I got...
Letters From Our Members
UPS Tries to Change Law on Rest Breaks [The Los Angeles Times reported in December that regulatory changes on required meal breaks, proposed by California Governor Schwarzenegger, had been pulled, at least temporarily. Rob Moorhead says UPS lobbied for these changes in response to a lawsuit filed by some of their California drivers over meal and rest break violations.] Gotta love that Brown-Corporate-Mindset; if UPS breaks the law, just change the law! That’s what those special interest...
Hoffa's Top Aide Repays $69,500 Embezzled From Union
February 17, 2005: On January 14, TDU urged Judge Loretta Preska to review a deal that gave James Hoffa’s executive assistant only a slap on the wrist for embezzling $69,500 from our union over a nearly three-year period. Carlow Scalf, one of the most powerful officials in the union, got the deal with the Teamster Independent Review Board (IRB). The IRB agreed that Scalf would take a 60-day suspension and repay the $69,500 as the...
Teamsters Lose Battle at Tyson Foods
February 17, 2005: For months, Local 556 members and leaders in Pasco, Wash., have fought a tremendous battle against union-busting at Tyson Foods. But on Feb. 11, Tyson was able to bust the Teamsters at their Pasco plant. The union defeat came just one day after Wal-Mart announced they would close their only unionized store in North America rather than deal fairly with the union in Jonquiere, Quebec. Wal-Mart and Tyson are two of the...
Drivers Can Influence New Regulations...But the FMCSA Wants to Ignore Drivers' Health
Teamster drivers have a chance right now to influence the future of Hours of Service regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was forced back to the drawing board last July after Public Citizen won a federal Appeals Court decision vacating the regulations. In a victory for drivers’ safety and health, the court ruled the FMCSA had “failed to consider the impact of the rules on the health of the drivers.” Congress subsequently passed...