February 26, 2010: The Teamsters and YRCW are working together to support proposed pension legislation that would help both the company and union pension plans. It’s up to our union to make sure that Teamster retirees are protected in the process. The Teamsters Union and YRCW are both supporting proposed legislation to strengthen union pension plans. One aspect of the proposed legislation would give funds more time to recover from the stock market collapse. This...

February 15, 2010: United Parcel Service of America Inc. violated the terms of a summary plan description when it imposed increased health care premiums on retirees who were represented by Teamsters Local 705 while not imposing the same increases on retirees of the Teamsters international union, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Feb. 10 (Green v. UPS Health and Welfare Package for Retired Employees, 7th Cir., No. 09-2445, 2/10/10). Affirming a...

December 22, 2009: UPS Teamsters in the former Central States have more questions than answers about the new UPS pension plan. UPS Teamsters in the Central and Southern Regions and the Carolinas have more questions than answers about the new UPS pension plan they were moved into on January 1, 2008. With 44,000 active participants, you might think UPS could put up a website to help spread information, but they have not. Issues that were...