UPS Installs On-Truck Surveillance Cameras
UPS is starting to install Lyxt Drive-Cam cameras on package cars.
The devices have both outward-facing and driver-facing cameras, capable of recording video and audio inside the truck.
Read moreFed Up And Fighting Back at UPS
The contract givebacks imposed in 2018 are coming home to roost for UPSers. What can be done to turn things around?
How to Get Members to Take Union Action
Teamsters Local 89 Organizer Bryan Trafford gives tips on getting members to take union action—whether they are already Teamsters or unorganized workers trying to join our union.
Move to Restore Bloated International Officer Salaries Stopped Cold!
At the Teamster Convention, International Vice President Rome Aloise, the architect of the Vairma slate, moved to drastically hike the salaries for top International Union officers.
It came up twice, and both times the move to restore bloated IBT salaries was stopped cold.
Teamster Election Dates
The ballots to elect the new International Teamster President and all International officers will be mailed to all members on October 4. They should be received by members in mid-October, and will be due back by November 15, 2021.
Read moreWe’re On the Ballot. It’s Time to Win!
The IBT Convention is in the books. The O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United Slate is officially on the ballot, and the campaign for a new leadership and a new direction in the Teamsters is on.
Read moreStrike Benefits Are Now Payable from Day 1 of a Strike
The IBT Convention overwhelmingly voted to approve an amendment making strike benefits payable from the 1st day of a strike, rather than the 8th day, as it has been until now.
Read moreConvention Rejects Three Constitution Amendments
Three Constitutional amendments supported by the O’Brien Zuckerman Teamsters United slate were rejected by a majority of the delegates at the Teamster Convention, including a critical protection on members’ right to elect their International Union officers in the future.
Read moreWe Won it Today: Rank and File Members on All Bargaining Committees!
TDU has fought for rank-and-file members to be included on contract negotiating committees for decades. Today, the Teamster Constitution was finally amended to make this a reality.
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