The movement to stop the pension cuts in the Central States Plan – and for positive alternatives – is growing and spreading out. Last weekend, hundreds of Teamsters turned out for meetings in Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina.
Watch the news report from the NBC affiliate. The interviewee is Karen Friedman, Policy Director of the Pension Rights Center.
The O’Brien Zuckerman Teamsters United slate was elected today as our International Union leadership for the next five years. Congratulations to Sean O’Brien, Fred Zuckerman and the entire OZ Teamsters United team.
Nominated candidates must receive five percent of the vote from Convention Delegates to appear on the ballot in a one-member, one vote election. Only candidates from the OZ Teamsters United Slate met that threshold.
UPS Teamsters who have completed progression will get a raise of $1.22 on August 1, including a 22 cent-cost of living increase (COLA).
