Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010
ABF Teamsters Say No
June 1, 2010: ABF Teamsters have rejected the proposed 15percent wage cut, by a vote of 3,764 to 2,936.
( categories: Freight | Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 )
Teamster Local Gives Management an OJS
June 1, 2010: UPS sups not following proper methods caught on tape.
Feeder Driver Beats UPS on Safety Violation
June 1, 2010: OSHA has ordered UPS to pay more than $100,000 for “reckless disregard for the law and complete indifference” to driver safety rights.
( categories: Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 | UPS )
Who Says You Can’t Win Big In a Bad Economy?
June 1, 2010: Local 814 members have won a record contract that restores healthcare cuts, saves their pensions, and delivers wage increases to the lowest-paid members.
( categories: Contract Negotiations | Local Union Reform | NY-NJ TDU | resource | Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 )
Senate Takes Up Crucial Pension Legislation
May 28, 2010: On May 27, the US Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor, and Pensions held hearings on a piece of legislation of vital importance to Teamsters and retirees.
Coke Plan Threatens Thousands of Jobs
May 28, 2010: Coca-Cola executives have a plan to eliminate thousands of Teamster delivery jobs.
( categories: Brewery & Soft Drink | Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 )
Three Showdowns Reveal How to Beat Concessions and How Concessions Beat Us
June 1, 2010: Teamsters can beat givebacks, even in a tough economy. Just ask the members at ABF.
( categories: TDU | Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 )
Enforce Article 5.6 of the NMFA Overtime Hours May Mean Recall on Jobs
June 1, 2010: Freight levels are improving and overall work hours are on the rise.
( categories: Freight | Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 )
UPS Freight National Panel Set for June 9-11 Subcontracting Still on the Table
June 1, 2010: Teamster representatives will meet with UPS Freight management in Providence, Rhode Island for the quarterly national panel on June 9-11.
When You Gotta Go...
Dear Teamster Troublemaker:
I’m a package driver, and I’m often in areas where there aren’t adequate bathroom facilities.
UPS Profits Up 33 Percent
June 1, 2010: UPS announced that the company hauled in $533 million in profits after taxes in the first quarter of 2010. Brown’s profits are up by 33 percent or $132 million compared to the first quarter last year.
( categories: Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 | UPS )
UPS Production Harassment and How to Fight It
June 11, 2010: Across the country, UPS is disciplining drivers for failing to maintain their SPOHR or maintain their “demonstrated work performance.”
( categories: Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 | UPS )
Members Beat Coke in Puerto Rico
June 1, 2010: Teamster solidarity and legal action by TDU take on Coca-Cola and corrupt Teamster officials—and win.
Carhaul Contract’s Future Up for Grabs
June 1, 2010: As we go to press in late May, carhaulers employed by Allied Automotive Group are due to receive a 19 percent raise. But the silence about what is really happening is deafening.
( categories: Carhaul | Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 )
Former Teamster Power-Broker’s Plea Deal: Billy Hogan Pays $10,000 Fine
June 3, 2010: Billy Hogan Jr, the former Teamster vice president and head of the Chicago Joint Council, has made a plea bargain to settle contempt charges in federal court.
Head to Head in the BLET
June 1, 2010: BLET National President Paul Sorrow and rank-and-file engineer Tom Brennan are running for the union’s top job in the BLET’s first ever one-member, one-vote direct election.
( categories: Rail | Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 )
Local 743 Members Say "We Won't Go Back"
June 1, 2010: “We ran for office on a platform of making our union work for the members. But now we’ve been run out of office by staff who thought change was just a campaign slogan.
( categories: Local Union Reform | Teamster Voice 266 June/July 2010 )
Will YRC Teamsters Re-Enter Pension Plans?
June 1, 2010: The union and YRC are in talks to let the company re-enter Teamster pension funds at greatly reduced rates.
Fred Gegare to Run for General President
May 28, 2010: On May 25, International Vice President Fred Gegare announced his candidacy for Teamster General President. Incumbent President James Hoffa announced his candidacy earlier, and is circulating petitions to become accredited.
