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FedEx Drivers Continue Battle for Representation

July 25, 2006: The National Labor Relations Board has charged FedEx Ground with engaging in a pattern of illegal activity against New Jersey drivers. The case stems from work that Teamster Local 177 has been doing with FedEx workers for a number of years. In 2005 the local won an NLRB ruling that FedEx drivers were employees, not contractors. Similar decisions have been issued over the years, which have confirmed that FedEx “contractors” are actually...

PAS in the Press, and How It Really Works

By George Kieffer, adapted from the www.denverbrown.com website. October 18, 2006. UPS continues to get good press concerning its PAS system. Everyone from technology journals to the main stream press have sung the praises of Package Flow Technology and the Preload Assist System. Let’s look at a few of the stories about PAS to see how they compare to reality. Optimize Magazine: “It helps managers ensure that drivers are not overdispatched and that last-minute load...

UPS Fails to Change Calif. Lunch Break Law

October 18, 2006. This summer in California, UPS tried to enlist Teamsters in their effort to undermine litigation over the company’s practice of forcing employees to work off the clock. Faced with a major lawsuit involving violations of California wage and hours laws, UPS got the legislature to pass a bill giving unionized transportation companies an exemption from laws requiring lunch breaks during specified times in work shifts. A law designed for UPS! In an...

We Have the Power to Stop UPS Attacks and Win Real Gains

October 18, 2006. UPS learned a major lesson in 1997: that working Teamsters can unify and use their power. Then, like now, UPS did everything possible to divide members and keep our union on the defensive. Despite management’s best efforts, members took a strong and clear stand that got the attention of the entire world. We have that same potential—and more even—today to take on and win a contract fight at UPS. Here are five...

Challenges We Face in the UPS Contract

Legacy of the “Best Contract Ever” October 18, 2006. Mention the “best ever” contract of 2002 to UPS Teamsters and you’ll probably get a roll of the eyes. But the issues behind the contract are serious. With Hoffa agreeing to early negotiations, now is the time to look carefully where our union stands relative to UPS management. First-Ever Benefits Cuts The top UPS priority is to turn back the clock on pension benefits. For the...
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