Mark B. Solomon DC Velocity December 20, 2013 View the original piece After months of virtually no movement and stiff union opposition to the company's proposals, UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of Atlanta-based UPS Inc., and the Teamsters union are close to a tentative collective bargaining agreement governing between 10,000 and 12,000 UPS Freight workers. In a memo dated yesterday, Ken Hall, who co-chairs the Teamsters' UPS Freight National Negotiating Committee, instructed leaders of Teamster...

While other UPS Teamsters were fighting concessions, Local 804 members won a $400 pension increase, 150 new full-time jobs and grievance procedure reform. Local 804 launched a contract campaign a year before contract negotiations began.  They formed a Contract Action Team of stewards and volunteers tasked with keeping members informed and involved—with regular contract bulletins, parking lot meetings, and rallies. Members wore stickers and posted placards in their windshields. The majority of the Local 804...

Local 177 Supplement (New Jersey) The first column contains the results from the first round of contract votes in June. The second column contains the result from the second round vote count conducted on December 10 and 11. Local June Supplement December Supplement   Yes No Yes No 177 1150 1875 2360 958 Mechanics 44 72 81 43