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The Supreme Court Could Soon Make Life Harder for Pregnant Women

November 24, 2014
Tom Spiggle The Huffington Post November 24, 2014 View the original piece This holiday season, when you pick up another box of heavy gifts left at your doorway by a delivery person, ask yourself: Should a pregnant woman lift this? The Supreme Court will be asking itself a related question in early December when it considers the biggest test of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act in a generation. Click here to read more at The Huffington Post....

Louisville UPS pilots taking complaints to company's investors

November 14, 2014
Gil Corsey WDRB.com November 14, 2014 View the original piece Louisville UPS pilots are taking their complaints to the company's investors.  The company's pilots placed a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal Thursday, pushing for a new contract. Click here to read more at WDRB.com

Teamster Power in a Global Economy

November 13, 2014
November 13, 2014: UPS is growing fast internationally and so is the middle class. How do we build union power in a global economy? UPS’s business is driven by middle-class consumers sending packages and buying products online. While UPS’s middle-class customer base is expected to grow rapidly through 2030, only a small amount of growth will come from the US. Most of the growth in the global middle class is expected in Asia, especially China,...

UPS Changes Pregnancy Policy, Will Try to Offer Lighter-Duty Jobs

October 29, 2014
Michele Fuetsch Transport Topics October 29, 2014 View the original piece UPS is changing its policy with respect to pregnant employees and will try to accommodate them with light-duty work. The accommodations will be effective Jan. 1, and the policy “will serve to strengthen UPS’s commitments to treating all workers fairly and supporting women in the workplace,” UPS said. The announcement was made to employees and appended to a brief that UPS filed with the...

UPS Hits the Brakes on Pregnancy Discrimination

October 28, 2014
October 28, 2014: In a victory for women Teamsters, UPS has announced it will offer light duty to employees who have lifting or other work restrictions because of pregnancy. For years, UPS allowed pregnant women with health restrictions to work light duty. But ten years ago, management reversed course company-wide and began denying alternate work to pregnant Teamsters. Teamster women who were unable to keep working during their pregnancy had to burn their FMLA leave...
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Video & Toolkit: Make UPS Deliver Better Pensions!

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UPS Teamsters in 22 states covered by the IBT-UPS Pension Plan get a lower pension than other UPS Teamsters. This contract, we can win the pensions we deserve. On Saturday, we held a webinar to launch a national effort to inform and unite affected UPSers. Watch the webinar below. Then click here to see our Contract Campaign Toolkit to Win Better Better Pensions and order leaflets, petitions, and rally signs. A volunteer will get back with you and get you the materials and any advice you need.

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