August 19, 2008: The new UPS Pension Fund covering 44,000 Teamsters in the Central States not only offers the lowest benefits. It also has no reciprocal agreements with Teamster pension plans around the country. That means that UPSers in the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest who have substantial years worked under other pension plans will face stiff pension reductions when they retire. Most (though not all) Teamster pension funds have reciprocal agreements. For example: a Teamster...

August 12, 2008: The Central States Pension giveback may fuel the full-time jobs takeaway at UPS. The company chair of the Nor Cal UPS Grievance Panel told Teamster local officials at panel hearings that UPS would not be filling vacant Article 22.3 positions in Northern California locals and that the company would not fill future Article 22.3 positions in Nor Cal when they become vacant. According to some sources, UPS wants to move as many...

August 1, 2008: UPS Teamsters got a 35¢ raise on August 1, the smallest raise in many years. Another 35¢ raise will follow in six months, for a total of 70¢ over the next year. Last August 1, UPS Teamsters received a $1 raise. How much did gas and food cost then, compared to now? The contract also didn’t provide for a cost of living improvement this year, a serious problem when inflation has run...