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UPSers Eye Improvements in Supplements
Every UPS Teamster is covered by at least two contracts: the national UPS agreement and their regional supplement. Some Teamsters are even covered by a third agreement: a local rider.
Members have the right to a separate vote on their supplement, as well as a vote on the national contract. TDU fought to win this right; it was put into the IBT Constitution in 1991. Read the rest …
Volume Up, Time to Demand More Driving Jobs
UPS predicts package volume in the U.S. will grow two to three percent in 2012.
Will growing volume mean more jobs—or just more production harassment? Read the rest …
Member Action Delivers 22.3 Jobs, But Run-Around Continues
Three years after the company’s elimination of 22.3 jobs was exposed, the International Union still doesn’t know how many 22.3 jobs UPS owes Teamster members.
Before Hoffa and Hall negotiate a new contract, shouldn’t they enforce the old one? Read the rest …
UPS Profits Top $4.3 Billion
UPS executives report the company hauled in more than $4.3 billion in profits after taxes in 2011. Management predicts higher volume and higher profits in 2012. Read the rest …
Take the Plunge for Safety
Feeder drivers at UPS are often frustrated by company policy on the use of the snubber or plunger on the pintle-hook assemblies that secure the dolly on doubles units. The air-activated plunger is a safety devise that limits play in the hook on the rear of the front trailer. This device prevents the 1″ to 2″ slack that would otherwise allow movement at the dolly connection. Read the rest …
UPS Teamsters Fight for the 99 Percent
UPS Teamsters joined union members at Verizon in a rally and march against Corporate Greed in New York City on Friday, Oct. 21.
UPS Exec Brags About Low Wage Increases for Teamsters
UPS Chief Financial Officer Kurt Kuehn bragged to investors that UPS Teamsters will continue to get “below-inflation increases in wages” under the concessionary contract negotiated by Hoffa and Hall in 2008.
UPS Still ‘In Love With Hoffa’
UPS management is so confident of their cozy relationship with IBT President James Hoffa that they are crowing about it to industry executives.
UPS CEO Scott Davis told a gathering of CEOs and financial analysts on June 1 that, “The relationship with the Teamsters is better than it’s ever been before.” (Stanford C. Bernstein 27th Strategic Decisions Conference, 06/01/2011).
Brownout On UPS Issues at the Teamster Convention
With all of the violations happening at UPS, you would think our union’s biggest contract would have been a hot topic at the recent Teamster Convention.
Part-Time Poverty Wages
By Tim Hill, UPS Feeder Driver, Local 690, Spokane
The minimum wage in Washington State is now $8.67 an hour according to Washington State Labor and Industries. That is 17 cents more than the starting rate for part-timers in the UPS contract.
Inflation Jumps
UPS Teamsters to get 12c Cost of Living Raise
Because inflation over the past year has jumped to 4.2%, the highest rate in several years, UPS Teamsters will get an extra 12c per hour raise on August 1.
Fed UP at UPS
UPS is coming under fire for unfair production standards and the company’s blame-the-worker approach to safety. Some Teamsters are taking action.
Local 804 members rallied at UPS in Melville, Long Island this week to protest the company’s illegal firing of two stewards in retaliation for action taken by Local 804 to protect the safety of drivers and the public. Read the rest …
Tornado Strikes Near UPS Hub
UPS loves logistics. But does it care about its workforce?
An EF-4 tornado touched down dangerously close to the Earth City UPS hub in Missouri on April 22. UPS Teamsters in the Midwest have been drilled to seek shelter in the inner office during a tornado. But when the real test came, safety took a back seat for UPS management. Read the rest …
UPS CEO Gets $10.7 Million Paycheck
UPS CEO Scott Davis made $10.7 million last year, a 72 percent hike over his total compensation for 2009.
Davis’s pay has quadrupled since 2007. Over the same period, the Hoffa administration has given Davis record givebacks at the bargaining table. Read the rest …
NY Teamsters Blow the Whistle on UPS
With the help of an inflatable rat, Local 804 members are blowing the whistle on UPS management. Read the rest …
