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UPS Contract Voting: Round 2

September 06, 2013
September 6, 2013: Hoffa-Hall have launched a PR offensive to try to pass the rejected supplements in the Central Region and Pennsylvania. Ballots will be mailed Sept. 18 and counted Oct. 9 for a number of rejected supplements, including: the Central Region, Ohio Rider, Michigan Rider, Local 243 Rider, Metro Philly Supplement, Local 623 Supplement, and Western Pennsylvania Supplement. Western locals and New Jersey Local 177 have also reached an agreement with UPS on their...

Ken Hall's Confusion

September 06, 2013
September 6, 2013: Ken Hall says "confusion over healthcare" caused members to Vote No and reject a record number of UPS contract supplements. What exactly does Hall think members were confused about?  Members voted No to stop healthcare cuts and fight to protect their benefits. Hall made his statement on a conference call on Thursday night with shop stewards, saying, "I understand your supplements were voted down because of 'confusion about healthcare.'" Hall claimed they...

Pension Increase on the Line in NY Local 804 Talks

September 06, 2013
September 6, 2013: Pension increases are on the line as contract talks continue in New York Local 804. Local 804 members won a $400 pension increase in the new contract, with a $300 increase scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1—but pension trustees from UPS agreed to vote for these increases only after the supplement is ratified. Under the Pension Protection Act, Local 804 members needs to ratify a contract by early October or the...

Vote No Movement Wins Healthcare Improvements at UPS

September 04, 2013
September 4, 2013: The Vote No movement has reversed healthcare cuts and won better benefits. Remember when they said your healthcare benefits were negotiated in the national contract and could not be improved? Members have proven them wrong. Ken Hall and TeamCare representatives unveiled new and improved TeamCare coverage at a national meeting of Teamster officers today in Chicago. After repeatedly telling members that healthcare was a done deal, Hall reversed himself, improved the benefits...

Don't Believe the Healthcare Hype

August 29, 2013
UPDATED August 30, 2013: Top Teamster officials want UPSers to give up, go home and cry in their beer. They say there's nothing members can do to stop healthcare cuts. Teamster officials are starting to send out notices to UPSers that say, "Effective January 1, 2014, you will no longer be covered by the Company insurance benefits but will be covered by the Central States Health and Welfare Fund TeamCare." They say there's no point...
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