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Right to Union Representation: It’s More than Weingarten Rights

April 01, 2014
April 2, 2014: If you’re being questioned by UPS management, you have the right to union representation—even if those questions are not part of a disciplinary interview. UPS Teamsters have rights that go beyond Weingarten thanks to our Teamster contract—and an important arbitration victory by Teamsters Local 804. UPS Teamsters have the right to union representation whenever management is conducting a investigation of any kind. This includes investigations into accidents or questions in the office...

UPS Faces Backlash in NYC

March 27, 2014
March 27, 2014: UPS has threatened 250 Local 804 members with termination. But politicians and the public are calling on the company to make a U-turn. On Feb. 26, UPS fired a union activist in violation of the grievance procedure. Two hundred fifty Local 804 members walked off the job in protest. UPS issued notices of termination notices to all of them. The company’s actions have drawn the ire of political leaders and the public....

Teamster leadership hatching plan to impose UPS contract on various locals, TDU says

March 27, 2014
Mark B. Solomon DC Velocity March 27, 2014 View the original piece The Teamsters Union's top leaders are mulling a plan to impose a UPS Inc. small-package contract on recalcitrant union locals by stripping its members of the right to vote on supplements and riders to the UPS master contract, a Teamster dissident group said yesterday. Teamsters For A Democratic Union (TDU) said in a communiqué that General President James P. Hoffa and Executive Secretary-Treasurer...

Will Hoffa and Hall Try to Impose the UPS Contract?

March 26, 2014
March 26, 2014: Hoffa and Hall are considering a secret plan to impose the UPS contract by taking away members’ Right to Vote on the rejected supplements. UPS Teamsters in Louisville, Philadelphia, and Western Pennsylvania have Voted No and rejected their supplements. Now Hoffa and Hall are considering a plan to take away their right to vote and impose the UPS contract. Teamster members won the right to vote on supplements and riders in 1991...

Maspeth workers rally to save hundreds of jobs at UPS site

March 25, 2014
Phil Corso The Forum March 25, 2014 View the original piece The United Parcel Service’s self-proclaimed “appropriate and justifiable action” of firing nearly 250 employees sparked protests outside its Maspeth facility Friday with elected officials and union leaders who thought otherwise. Disputes arose after UPS fired Jairo Reyes, a company driver for 24 years, last month. Workers with Teamsters Local 804 argued that Reyes was not given a proper termination hearing, as stated in his...
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Online Workshop: Winning the UPS Contract We Deserve in 2023

February 22, 2022

UPS Teamsters elected new International Union leadership in 2021. How can we win the contract we deserve in 2023? Register for this zoom workshop on Sunday, March 20, to talk with UPS activists and Teamster leaders about how to organize for a better UPS contract.

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Sean O’Brien To Host Teamster Transition Update

February 22, 2022

Teamster General President-elect Sean Sean O’Brien will host a national zoom call to update members on the transition at the IBT on Sunday, February 27 at 1pm EST / noon CST / 11am MTN / 10am PST. All members are welcome but advance registration is required. Register here to have the zoom link sent to you before the call.

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