Convoy 251 May 2008
Working Teamsters Say Keep Your Promises!
May 1, 2008: Freight and UPS Teamsters don't even have copies of their new contracts. But that isn't stopping management from trying to use the new contract language to their advantage.
Roadway, Yellow, Holland Push Changes of Operation
May 1, 2008: Roadway, Yellow and Holland have all submitted changes of operations that mark the beginning of the new “utility driver” model.
( categories: Convoy 251 May 2008 | Freight )
Carhaul Road Show
May 1, 2008: IBT carhaul director Fred Zuckerman is holding meetings at several carhaul local unions in April and May to ask members what they want in the contract.
( categories: Carhaul | Convoy 251 May 2008 )
Central States Fund’s Letters Stir Concerns
May 1, 2008: Hundreds of thousands of working Teamsters and retirees received a startling letter from the Central States Pension Fund in early April saying that the fund is in critical status.
New England Pension Fund in the Red Zone
May 1, 2008: The New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund has put members on notice that the fund will be in critical status (the “Red Zone”) when its funding classification is
( categories: Convoy 251 May 2008 | Pension and Benefits )
UPS Tries to Water Down 9.5 Language
May 1, 2008: Is the company trying to water down the new 9.5/Excessive Overtime language it just negotiated?
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Local 804 Members United
May 1, 2008: Local 804 has a proud history as one of the most powerful locals in our union.
Hoffa Takes a $78,000 Raise
May 1, 2008: James P. Hoffa took a $78,000 increase in his income for 2007, by far his biggest raise since he took office nine years ago.
Teamster Takes on Racism at Kraft Foods
May 1, 2008: When an employee at Kraft Foods repeatedly directed the epithet “coon” at Willie Knox, the Local 445 Teamster knew he had to stand up for his rights.
Teamsters Deal with Speed-Up
May 1, 2008: Teamster employers are implementing new technology in a big way—making us change the way we work and creating new challenges for our union.
Let’s Put Teamster Power to Work
May 12, 2008: Those of us who work in transportation don’t have to be the victim of the downward spiral of wages and working conditions that is hitting so many of our union brothers and sisters.
TDU Welcomes New UPS Freight Teamsters
May 1, 2008: Nearly 10,000 new Teamsters have joined our union this year at UPS Freight. That’s an important step forward for our union’s power in freight and at UPS.
Bargaining Working Conditions
May 1, 2008: New Teamster members at UPS Freight are looking at how to negotiate on work rules and “existing practices.” Under the newly ratified contract, there’s a 60-day window to put pen
( categories: Convoy 251 May 2008 | UPS Freight )
Petition Drive, Pension Movement Grow in Baltimore
May 1, 2008: Two months after their fund froze working members’ pension accrual, the movement to protect Teamster pensions is growing in Baltimore Local 355.
( categories: Convoy 251 May 2008 | Pension and Benefits )
UPSer Network Takes on Harassment, Excessive OT
May 21, 2008: Stewards and other UPS Teamsters in North Carolina are getting together on conference calls to deal with contract issues and help each other enforce members’ rights on the job.
( categories: Convoy 251 May 2008 | UPS )
Fear Factor
May 1, 2008: Most of us hired on at UPS for the same reasons. Good pay, good benefits, job security, a chance to make a life for our families.
( categories: Convoy 251 May 2008 | UPS )
UPS First Quarter Profits Up 7.5 Percent
May 1, 2008: UPS announced its profit rose 7.5 percent in the first quarter, though it was affected by the weakening U.S. economy.
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Mechanics Vote Teamster
May 1, 2008: Nearly 8,600 working and furloughed mechanics and related employees at United Airlines are now Teamsters, after voting to join our union in March.
( categories: Airlines | Convoy 251 May 2008 )
How to Research Your Local’s Finances
May 1, 2008: Do you want to find out more about your local union's finances?
( categories: Convoy 251 May 2008 | Local Union Reform )
Driving for Justice in New York
May 21, 2008: School bus drivers in New York City are showing that persistence pays off—literally. Ask Juan Carlos Rodriguez, a Local 854 Teamster and member of Teamsters for a Democratic Union.
Teamsters Join with Brooklyn Community to Protect Good Jobs
May 1, 2008: Last year it looked like Teamster members on the Brooklyn waterfront would lose their jobs.
( categories: Convoy 251 May 2008 | Warehouse )
Chicago Trade Show Teamsters Transferred
May 1, 2008: John Coli, the president of the Chicago Joint Council, has finally gotten his wish: Chicago Trade Show and Movie Teamsters will transfer to his own Local 727.
( categories: Convoy 251 May 2008 | Local Union Reform )
Letters from Our Members
No Handouts for Billionaires
Teamster members should remove Hoffa and Zuckerman from office for selling us out to a billionaire.
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