March 2, 2009: A new keyless ignition and entry system is being installed on package cars in Georgia. After using Local 728 members as guinea pigs, UPS plans to go national with the system. The technology works like this. One short push on the remote unit enables ignition. A second push on a separate dash-mounted unit actually starts the engine. Drivers toggle a switch up to start the engine and down to turn it off....

February 17, 2009: UPS is denying thousands of Teamsters full-time job opportunities—in violation of our union contract. Now, working Teamsters are getting together to do something about it. UPS Teamsters from across the country are launching a national petition drive to make UPS deliver more full-time jobs. UPS is violating Article 22.3 of our contract, which requires the company to maintain 20,000 combo jobs nationally as of August 1, 2008. The company is thousands of...