TDU Welcomes New UPS Freight Teamsters
May 1, 2008: Nearly 10,000 new Teamsters have joined our union this year at UPS Freight. That’s an important step forward for our union’s power in freight and at UPS.
Convoy 251 May 2008
Working Teamsters Say Keep Your Promises!
May 1, 2008: Freight and UPS Teamsters don't even have copies of their new contracts. But that isn't stopping management from trying to use the new contract language to their advantage.
Roadway, Yellow, Holland Push Changes of Operation
May 1, 2008: Roadway, Yellow and Holland have all submitted changes of operations that mark the beginning of the new “utility driver” model.
Bargaining Working Conditions
May 1, 2008: New Teamster members at UPS Freight are looking at how to negotiate on work rules and “existing practices.” Under the newly ratified contract, there’s a 60-day window to put pen
Petition Drive, Pension Movement Grow in Baltimore
May 1, 2008: Two months after their fund froze working members’ pension accrual, the movement to protect Teamster pensions is growing in Baltimore Local 355.
Central States Fund’s Letters Stir Concerns
May 1, 2008: Hundreds of thousands of working Teamsters and retirees received a startling letter from the Central States Pension Fund in early April saying that the fund is in critical status.
New England Pension Fund in the Red Zone
May 1, 2008: The New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund has put members on notice that the fund will be in critical status (the “Red Zone”) when its funding classification is
UPS Tries to Water Down 9.5 Language
May 1, 2008: Is the company trying to water down the new 9.5/Excessive Overtime language it just negotiated?
UPSer Network Takes on Harassment, Excessive OT
May 21, 2008: Stewards and other UPS Teamsters in North Carolina are getting together on conference calls to deal with contract issues and help each other enforce members’ rights on the job.
Fear Factor
May 1, 2008: Most of us hired on at UPS for the same reasons. Good pay, good benefits, job security, a chance to make a life for our families.
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