Teamster News

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO ATTEND TEAMSTERS RANK-AND-FILE PRESIDENTIAL ROUNDTABLE

Biden Meeting with Teamsters, Leadership on March 12 in Washington, D.C. 

(WASHINGTON) — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will host a rank-and-file Presidential roundtable with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, March 12, at the union’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. President Biden has committed to meet with union members, the Teamsters General Executive Board, General President Sean M. O’Brien, and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman.

“We realize that President Biden’s time is limited and we appreciate that he is making it a priority to meet with Teamsters. Our rank-and-file members and leadership are eager to have this conversation about the future of our country and the commitments that working people need from our next President,” O’Brien said.

In December, the Teamsters invited all declared candidates for U.S. President to participate individually in roundtables to discuss issues important to rank-and-file Teamsters and their families.

The union held a roundtable with former President Donald Trump in January, and convened roundtables with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Asa Hutchinson, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Cornel West, and Dean Phillips in December. Nikki Haley declined to participate.

President Biden will have the same opportunity as other candidates to discuss how, in a second presidential term, he and the Teamsters can work together to empower and protect workers, promote high labor standards, and strengthen the American economy while expanding the middle class.

Roundtable topics include workers’ wages and wealth inequality; corporate bankruptcy reform; antitrust enforcement in the warehouse and package delivery industries; and the freedom to form and join a union more quickly and safely.

“There are 1.3 million Teamsters working in every essential trade industry in the U.S. Our members represent every political background, including no affiliation, and we participate in every election cycle at every level. Through these roundtable conversations, the Teamsters want to make sure that all our members’ voices are heard and our elected officials do not take for granted the power of the Teamsters vote,” O’Brien said.

Rank-and-file members participating in the roundtables represent the diverse Teamsters membership, including UPS drivers, American Red Cross technicians, film and television workers, freight operators, law enforcement, and public employees.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has not issued an endorsement in the 2024 race.

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and “like” us on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.

UPS Member Update Zoom Call: Sunday, April 10 @10AM PT

A Teamsters UPS Member Update zoom call will be held at 1pm Eastern this Sunday, April 10th.

General President Sean O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman will be reviewing the changes to the Package Division to assist local unions in the representation of our UPS members.
April 10, 2022 @ 10 p.m. PT

Click here or use the QR code below to register.

Signed MOU Between UPS (including UPS Freight) and the Teamsters

March 19, 2020

We previously let you all know about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reached between UPS and the Teamsters regarding the response to the spread of COVID-19. This MOU applies to workers at both UPS and UPS Freight. Here is the full signed document:

A Message from Teamsters Joint Council 28 UPS Division Chair Ted Bunstine: IBT Announces Critically Important Agreements with UPS Management Regarding COVID-19

March 18, 2020

Agreements will greatly help in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Teamsters Joint Council 28 received word today that after high-level negotiations between the Teamsters and UPS management, several agreements have been reached that will be helpful to our members as we all navigate the COVID-19 pandemic together.

The first addresses a major concern many of our members shared with us: how are they going to cover a potential two-week quarantine period if they are sick or are exposed to the disease? To help solve this problem, UPS has agreed to the following:

  • All employees will receive paid leave for up to ten working days, which they can use if they are quarantined, living with someone who is infected with COVID-19 or quarantined, or if they are directed by any agency to be quarantined.
  • Those ten days will be paid at your contractual rate of pay for your contractually guaranteed hours.
  • During those ten working days, your Health & Welfare and Pension payments will be made by UPS.
  • This COVID-19 leave is in addition to any entitlements you have already accrued/will accrue in the future. You will still be allowed to use any and all entitlements you have earned.

A second major problem we have identified is UPS continuing to prioritize productivity by performing OJS rides with drivers during this time when we are all to put “social distancing” into practice. We are also pleased to inform you that as of now, UPS management has been made to see reason, and they have agreed to stop doing OJS rides until after the pandemic passes.

There are still other issues we are working hard to address with UPS management, including a lack of company-provided cleaning supplies and sanitizer, potential attendance policy issues, and potential continuation of compliance rides. Please know that your Union has your back on all of these issues, and we will continue to push UPS to do the right things wherever possible. Our biggest priority is the safety and health of our members and families! We have been working tirelessly on your behalf, just as you have been working tirelessly on behalf of everyone in America. Please stay safe, and if you have any additional questions or concerns, do not hesitate to reach out to us.

 

In Solidarity,

Ted Bunstine

Teamsters Joint Council 28 UPS Division Chair

MORE INFORMATION:

See Teamsters Joint Council 37 Similar Update

See Signed MOU Between UPS and Teamsters

IBT News: Teamsters Statement on Coronavirus Pandemic

March 13, 2020

(WASHINGTON) – As the United States responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, we must ensure that working people are able to perform their jobs in a safe working environment and that sick leave is available to all workers. Without adequate sick leave, workers will be forced to continue working in order to provide food and housing for their families, thus potentially exposing others to the virus.

Federal, state and local governments, as well employers, need to listen to front-line workers in every industry about the actions needed to keep working people safe on the job and to protect our communities.

Teamster members have greater job protections than nonunion workers. However, every worker must be provided basic economic security and protections during this crisis.

The Teamsters will fight to ensure that:

  • Everyone has access to free COVID-19 testing;
  • Every worker is provided some form of paid sick leave;
  • Workers are not punished for calling in sick;
  • Frontline workers who treat potentially infected populations be provided with the appropriate protective equipment;
  • Workers understand that they are entitled to worker compensation benefits if they are infected as a result of their work;
  • Those receiving unemployment benefits while affected by COVID-19 are exempt from searching for work during that time.

It is imperative that we come together as a nation to ensure that sick workers and their families stay home when they are sick, continue to be compensated and protected during this time and that federal, state and local governments do everything in their power to keep workers protected during this crisis.

We have established an information resource center at www.teamster.org/covid-19 for members who are seeking additional information.

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.

IBT ABF News: Teamsters at ABF Freight to Receive 1 Percent Pay Bonus for 2019

January 30, 2020
Checks Should Be Distributed By the End of February

(WASHINGTON) – Teamsters employed at ABF Freight System will receive a 1 percent profit-sharing bonus—negotiated by the union—after the company reported fourth-quarter results today.

Under the Teamsters 2018-2023 ABF National Master Freight Agreement, if ABF Freight achieves an annual operating ratio of 96.0 or below for any full calendar year, each Teamster-represented employee will receive a bonus based on their earnings. ABF Freight reported a 95.2 percent operating ratio in 2019, which resulted in a 1 percent bonus.

For example, if a member earned $75,000 in 2019, he will receive a bonus of $750.

“Our members at ABF Freight work hard every day to make the company successful, and we are pleased that they will share in the company’s financial success with this bonus,” Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said.

“Our National Negotiating Committee worked hard to negotiate a strong contract for our members, including this bonus, and we are very excited that our members will be rewarded for the company’s success,” said Ernie Soehl, Director of the Teamsters National Freight Division. “This is the first time our ABF members have received the bonus.”

Under the contract language, ABF Teamsters should receive their checks by the end of February 2020, Soehl said.

IBT News: MASSACHUSETTS TEAMSTERS ON STRIKE AT REPUBLIC SERVICES EXTEND PICKET LINES TO SEATTLE

October 3, 2019
Press Contact: Sean Martin, (617) 756-7474

Striking Workers Call on Trash King of Seattle, Bill Gates, to Provide Living Wages and Affordable Health Care

(SEATTLE) – Sanitation workers on strike at Republic Services [NYSE: RSG] in Marshfield, Mass., extended their picket line to Seattle this morning. Approximately 250 Republic Services/Allied Waste workers throughout the Puget Sound area—members of Teamsters Local 38, Local 117, Local 174 and Local 763—exercised their right to honor the picket line.

The striking workers, members of Teamsters Local 25 in Boston, began their strike on August 29 after Republic refused to agree to a contract with a livable wage and affordable health care. On average, the striking sanitation workers are paid 40 percent below what it takes to make a living wage in Massachusetts for a family with one adult and one child, according to the Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator.

“Republic Services set a record last year with almost $3 billion in profits,” said striking Republic employee Bernie Egan-Mullen. “But instead of providing safe working conditions and industry-standard health care and retirement plans, the company is using its record profits to pay out huge salaries to its executives and huge dividends to its shareholders.”

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is Republic Services’ biggest shareholder. His personal investment manager, Michael Larson, sits on Republic’s Board of Directors.

“That’s why we’re here in Seattle,” Egan-Mullen said. “Bill Gates gets over $100 million in stock dividends alone from Republic each year, yet meanwhile we are on the picket line for a living wage.”
“Sanitation work is the fifth-most dangerous job in America. Sanitation workers are two times as likely to die on the job as police officers and nearly seven times more likely to die on the job than firefighters,” said Sean O’Brien, President of Teamsters Local 25 and Teamsters International Vice President. “This company has forced quite a few strikes in cities across America over the past few years, when it has violated federal labor laws and has refused to address conditions of inequality and unsafe conditions.”

The Teamsters represent over 7,000 Republic Services workers across the country. Recently, hundreds of Republic sanitation workers in Northern and Southern California represented by Teamsters Local 350 and 396 voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the company.

Last month, Republic sanitation workers represented by Teamsters Local 728 went on strike in Cumming, Georgia, to protest the company’s violations of federal laws that protect workers’ rights.
Recent calculations show that workers in 10 cities with a combined population of over 1 million residents are currently in contract negotiations with Republic Services, and that Teamsters in 31 cities with a combined population of over 6 million residents have the right to honor picket lines.

IBT News: TEAMSTERS AT USF REDDAWAY RATIFY NEW AGREEMENT

September 27, 2019

New Contract Covers About 1,300 Union Members

(WASHINGTON) – Workers at USF Reddaway in the Western United States have ratified a new contract that raises wages, protects health and welfare benefits, restores a week of vacation and provides other improvements.

Members voted over the past two weeks and the votes were counted today. The contract, which runs from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2021, was ratified by a 77 percent to 23 percent margin.

“This contract merges what had previously been two separate contracts into a single regional contract,” said Bob Paffenroth, Western Region Freight Coordinator for the Teamsters National Freight Division.

“I want to thank Bob, the entire negotiating committee and our Reddaway members for their patience, help and support in making these negotiations a success,” said Ernie Soehl, Director of the Teamsters National Freight Division. The improvements include:

  • Wage increases of $2.05 over two years for the vast majority of workers (a 10 percent increase for an average worker) including a $1 wage increase retroactive to April 1, 2019; line drivers will see more than 5 cents per mile over that time and workers in progression will receive the proportionate amount of those increases as well; significant increases for dock-only, clerical, maintenance employees, janitors and porters, including a $1 wage increase retroactive to April 1, 2019;
  • Restoration of the week of vacation that was given up in 2015; and
  • Protection of health and welfare benefits and numerous language improvements.

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

IBT Reddaway News: Union Leaders Unanimously Endorse Tentative USF Reddaway Freight Agreement

August 29, 2019

View PDF of flyer here.

Leaders of local unions that represent workers at USF Reddaway convened via conference call on August 29 and unanimously endorsed the tentative TNFINC-Reddaway Freight Agreement covering approximately 1,300 Teamsters, paving the way for a vote by the membership.

The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) for these negotiations was made up of 25 officers and stewards from numerous local unions across the Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. that represent employees at Reddaway.

“Negotiations were challenging this summer as we merged two distinct labor agreements covering Reddaway Teamsters into one,” said Bob Paffenroth, Western Region Freight Coordinator for the Teamsters National Freight Division. “Every member of our negotiating committee believes that this is the best possible outcome we can achieve at this time. With uncertainty in the economy and changes taking place at various YRCW operations, it’s important we have a strong contract in place as soon as possible. We were fortunate to have the input of our National Freight Director Ernie Soehl and Dan Ratty of Local 962 who headed up the Northwest group of Teamsters at Reddaway. They both provided valuable guidance as we pushed through to this new tentative agreement. We were also assisted by an experienced team of freight negotiators from the IBT to help us through the process.”

The tentative agreement, which runs for two years, from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2021, contains numerous improvements, including:

• $2.05 in wage increases over two years for the vast majority of workers (a 10% increase for an average worker) including a $1.00 wage increase retroactive to April 1, 2019 (over 6% increase in year one alone); line drivers will see more than 5 cents per mile over that time and workers in progression will receive the proportionate amount of those increases as well;

• Significant increases for dock-only, clerical, maintenance employees, janitors and porters, including a $1.00 wage increase retroactive to April 1, 2019;

• Restoration of the week of vacation that was given up in 2015 (in other words, employees otherwise entitled to four or five weeks of vacation) commencing April 1, 2019. Every eligible worker will receive the extra week (or pay in lieu of) on their anniversary date between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020;

• Protection of health and welfare benefits: Up to $0.50 per hour increases each year for those funds formerly governed by the Northwest Agreement. The company agreed to provide the Western Teamsters Welfare Trust with fixed guaranteed amounts to maintain benefits;

• Improved language to curb excessive executive bonuses and ensure workers a share in any financial prosperity that other YRCW employees may enjoy;

• Prohibitions against using driverless and autonomous trucks; and

• Prohibitions against implementing driver-facing cameras.

For the past decade, Reddaway has operated under a series of Memoranda of Understandings (MOUs) that contained significant economic concessions necessary to allow all YRCW subsidiaries to survive. The members had not had a newly negotiated contract in nearly a decade due to the struggles at YRCW over that time. At the outset of bargaining, in addition to seeking to reverse the trend of giving concessions, the union committee determined that it was important to have all Reddaway Teamsters working under one unified contract going forward and get out from under the MOU structure. The tentative agreement accomplishes that and maintains a traditional contractual structure and provides for significant economic and non-economic improvements for Teamsters. This was no small task because the Northwest Agreement was a more mature agreement with many local practices while the Western Agreement, barely a decade old, had more universal freight language.

“We believe this tentative agreement found the proper balance between the two agreements while allowing the parties to also maintain their important past practices which are critical to contract enforcement and conducting successful next-day and two-day freight operations,” Paffenroth said.

In addition, it was determined during negotiations that there were several good reasons to bargain for a shorter duration for this agreement. An obvious one was that new talks in two years would enable the parties to correct any implementation issues arising under what is essentially a similar but new contract for all Reddaway Teamsters.

“We will also have a better idea of what YRCW has in store for its operating subsidiaries over the next year and a half, and we will get another shot to improve the wage and benefit package at that time,” Paffenroth said.

The tentative agreement contains significant economic and language improvements for the membership, as well as tools for the companies to use to increase market-share, expand into new areas of opportunity, and improve service while at the same time protecting and enhancing jobs, seniority, working conditions and earning opportunities for the membership.

On or about September 13, members will be mailed voting information. The vote will be by secret ballot as it always has been, but this time members will vote via the Internet or phone.

The vote will be conducted through the BallotPoint Election Services voting system. In the packet being mailed, members will find the agreement and a summary of the highlights including questions and answers. But instead of a paper ballot, members will find an individual access code and simple instructions on how to use the access code to vote by telephone or Internet.

The Teamsters Union has used BallotPoint extensively over the past three years to conduct contract ratifications, including the recent YRCW NMFA, ABF, UPS, UPS Freight and Costco ratifications. All of the ratifications were conducted without incident or challenges.

Votes will be counted on or about September 27.

IBT News: House Down, Senate to Go in Pension Fight

July 25, 2019

Years of hard work and countless visits to the nation’s capital by working and retired Teamsters finally paid off last night when the House voted to approve H.R. 397, legislation that will protect the solvency of multiemployer pensions and bring retirement security to some 1.5 million Americans whose nest eggs are currently threatened.

Scores of Teamster-affiliated pensioners were joined by other union members and retirees in the House chamber as the votes rolled in putting the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, more commonly referred to as The Butch Lewis Act, over the top. The House voted 264-169 in favor of the measure, with all of the Democrats plus 29 Republican lawmakers voting for the legislation.

Taking to the House floor toward the end of debate on the bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said “Congress has a responsibility” to stand up for hardworking Americans who had paid into such plans with the understanding they would receive their pensions in retirement.

She specifically mentioned the plights of Rita Lewis, the widow of retired Local 100 President Butch Lewis for whom the legislation is named, as well as Kenny Stribling, a Local 200 retiree and co-Chair of the Milwaukee Committee to Protect Pensions, among those who stood as examples for why Capitol Hill needs to intervene to fix the problem.

“Unchecked recklessness on Wall Street ignited a financial meltdown that dealt a devastating blow to multiemployer pension plans, while dangerous deregulation and relentless attacks against unions have eaten away at these plans’ health,” Pelosi said. “If we do not act, the pensions of many workers and retirees will be cut to the bone, and the futures of their families and communities will be thrown into jeopardy.”

Speaking to supporters of the bill earlier in the day, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said the union was standing up not only for its members and retirees, but others who could be punished through no fault of their own.

“You wonder how anyone could be against what we are for, helping people have a better life,” he said. “We are on the right side of the angels.”

Yesterday’s victory could not have happened without the hard work of Reps. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) and Peter King (R-N.Y.), the lead co-sponsors on the bill together fought to push forward the legislation and garnered support of their colleagues in both parties. But the job doesn’t end there.

The measure now heads to the Senate, where the Republican-led chamber will have to be convinced to take it up. Sen. Sherrod Brown yesterday introduced a Senate companion bill to H.R. 397. It is S. 2254 and has 26 co-sponsors.

Teamsters who have been involved in the fight know it will not be easy. But they urged their fellow union brothers and sisters to reach out to their senators during the upcoming August recess and get them to support the legislation.

“Especially some of the members who are against us, we have to remind them that we vote for our congressmen, we don’t buy them,” said Mike Walden, President of the National United Committee to Protect Pensions and Local 24 retiree. “They have to know that we do get out and vote and we are constituents. We have thousands in some of these states, not only our union but other unions. This is a pension crisis and everyone needs to step up.”

Stribling added, “I urge all of our members out there to call, and to continue to call, and let you senators know how important this issue really is. Let’s get this solution through the Senate and to the President’s desk and get it signed!”

TELL CONGRESS TO PROTECT OUR PENSIONS!

July 19, 2019

Working men and women across the country are facing a national crisis as more than a hundred
multiemployer pension plans face the threat of insolvency in the next 10 years. Congress must act
now to help millions of Americans facing an uncertain future as their retirement security is
threatened through no fault of their own.

The Teamsters Union supports the passage of the Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act
(H.R. 397), which has been introduced with bipartisan support. H.R. 397 is the same bill that was
introduced in the 115th Congress as H.R. 4444. It is also the same as the Senate bill introduced in
the 115th Congress that was referred to as the Butch Lewis Act. This is the only legislation that
would fully protect your hard-earned pension.

PLEASE CALL 888-979-9806 NOW to let your own representatives in Congress know that any
legislative solution must keep pensions whole for both active and retired workers.

Let Congress know you support H.R. 397,
the Rehabilitation of Multiemployer Pensions Act!

Text PENSION to 86466 to get involved in the fight to #protectourpensions

 

IBT UPS News: STATUS ON UPS BACK PAY

June 5, 2019

The company expects the back pay to be issued the first pay period of July. This contract was the richest in Teamster history and the back pay just for the nine months between August 1, 2018 and April 29, 2019 is approximately $660 million.

The company is currently calculating back pay for 250,000 employees with various hours worked, multiple classifications and pay rates. Many employees work more than one classification with different pay rates in one week or even within one day. Any time a member works in more than one job in any one day, it triggers a calculation requiring someone to manually calculate the pay rate figures.

The company estimates that there will be over 200,000 manual calculations required to ensure that the back pay is accurate and they will be working on this through June. UPS is keeping us informed and is working to make this happen as quickly as possible.
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IBT YRC News: Teamsters YRC Freight, Holland, and New Penn Contract Will Now Take Effect

May 14, 2019

Workers in Western Pennsylvania Have Approved The Last Supplement

(WASHINGTON) – The last supplement to the YRC Freight, Holland and New Penn National Master Freight Agreement has now been ratified by the affected membership, which means the new national collective bargaining agreement and all supplemental agreements are now fully ratified and will take effect immediately. The National Master portions of the agreement and all other supplements were previously approved by the membership on May 3.

The only outstanding supplement following the May 3 vote, the Joint Council 40 Supplement, was approved this week.

“The national contract will now take effect and I want to thank all our members for their support during this long process,” said Ernie Soehl, Director of the Teamsters National Freight Division.  “The wage increases are retroactive to April 1 and it is anticipated that any retro pay will be distributed within the next 30 days.”

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.

IBT YRC News: CONTRACT RATIFIED!

May 3, 2019

Congratulations YRCW Teamsters! The National Master Freight Agreement and all Western States Supplements have been RATIFIED.

There was one Supplement rejected, the Teamsters Joint Council No. 40 Freight Council Supplemental Agreement. The full Agreement will not take effect until this Supplement is ratified by the members. We will give you more information on this as soon as it becomes available to us.

Here are the vote counts that are relevant to Local 174 members:

NATIONAL MASTER FREIGHT AGREEMENT:

10,163 YES out of 16,904 total votes: 60.12% YES VOTE
Turnout 77.8%

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WESTERN STATES AREA COMMON CLAUSES SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT — PART 1:

1242 YES out of 1944 total votes: 63.89% YES VOTE
Turnout 72.29%

WESTERN STATES AREA PICK-UP AND DELIVERY, LOCAL CARTAGE, AND DOCK WORKERS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT — PART II

781 YES out of 1,368 total votes: 57.09% YES VOTE
Turnout 72.0%

WESTERN STATES OVER-THE-ROAD MOTOR FREIGHT SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT — PART III

223 YES out of 276 total votes: 80.8% YES VOTE
Turnout 74.59%

WESTERN STATES AUTOMOTIVE SHOP & TRUCK SERVICING SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT — PART IV

59 YES votes out of 98 total votes: 60.2% YES VOTE
Turnout 60.49%

WESTERN STATES OFFICE EMPLOYEES SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT — PART V

157 yes votes out of 200 total votes: 78.5% YES VOTE
Turnout 77.82%

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Leadership Announces No Retroactive Dues Payments for UPS Teamsters

April 29, 2019

As UPS Teamsters await checks for the retroactive pay increases they are owed, there had been some question about Teamster dues rates, which are based on members’ hourly pay rates. The leadership of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Washington, DC has officially announced today that they will not be assessing retroactive dues increases on UPS Teamsters or on the Local Unions that count UPSers among their membership. They also announced that even though members’ wage rate increases are retroactive back to August 1, 2018, increased dues rates will not begin until June of 2019.

“We are thankful to our General President James P. Hoffa and General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall for making the choice to honor our members’ patience in waiting nine months for their contractual raises to take effect,” said Teamsters Local 174 Secretary-Treasurer Rick Hicks. “Now, when our members finally receive their retro checks from UPS, they can put those funds towards their families, their homes, and their retirements, rather than worrying about repaying back dues to the Teamsters Union.”

“This was the right move for our members, and now we can focus on making the most of the improvements in the complete UPS Agreement,” Hicks concluded.

Founded in 1909, Teamsters Local 174 represents 7,600 working men and women in the Seattle area, including nearly 3,000 UPS Teamsters. “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamstersLocal174.

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