UPDATED: In Western Pennsylvania, UPS Teamsters ratified their supplement by a vote count of 980-221, after rejecting two previous offers by overwhelming margins.

The tentative agreement covering YRC, Holland and New Penn Teamsters will be posted online on Wednesday, April 10, immediately following the meeting of union officers from freight locals in Chicago.  We will post the tentative agreement for members to review. So will the International Union.

The Hoffa administration is reportedly threatening UPS Teamsters in Western Pennsylvania who are voting this weekend for the third time on their supplemental agreement.

Teamsters working for UPS in Western Pennsylvania will vote for the third time this weekend on their supplemental agreement.

Hoffa and Freight Director Ernie Soehl have summoned Local officers and agents representing Teamsters at YRC, Holland and New Penn to attend a meeting in Chicago on Wednesday, April 10.

The 2018 financial reports on Teamster locals, joint councils, and the International Union are now available, or will become available by March 31. Here is the International union LM-2 financial report.

The Central States Pension Fund ended 2018 with assets of $13.2 billion, a loss of $1.8 billion for the year, according to the fourth-quarter Financial and Analytical Report.

The International Union announced a tentative agreement at YRCW. The contract is extended through May 31 while supplemental issues are resolved and a ratification vote is held.

Package Division Director Denis Taylor asked Hoffa to impose the UPS Western Pennsylvania Supplement and Metro Detroit Riders, but angry opposition has put the brakes on that plan. Hoffa has directed Taylor to return to the bargaining table instead.

Hoffa’s PR Department is celebrating April Fools Day early with a press release celebrating Hoffa’s “20 years of Building Teamster Power.”