Teamster Nation News for April 27-May 3
TEAMSTER.ORG | In this week's podcast: Lawmakers Come to Aid of Corporation at Expense of Workers; Local 2727 Mechanics Take Aim at UPS for Unfair Contract Offer; Intermodal Bridge Transport…
UPS Airlines mechanics plan to picket proposed health care cuts
LOUISVILLE BUSINESS FIRST | UPS Airlines mechanics say a contract proposed by United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) would significantly increase health care costs and do little to improve wages…
Patty’s Corner — April 27, 2016
The Teamster Action Truck has been out of action for quite a while. Last year, the trailer was damaged by another truck using our parking lot to make a U-Turn.…
Teamster Action Truck
PATTY'S CORNER | The Teamster Action Truck has been out of action for quite a while. Last year, the trailer was damaged by another truck using our parking lot to…
Report: Advantage of Unions Go Beyond Pay
TEAMSTER.ORG | The Teamsters have repeatedly written about the advantages workers receive from being in a union. That includes earning more, enjoying better benefits and more frequently having pensions, vacations…
House Panel Members Take a Stand – for Corporate America
TEAMSTER.ORG | Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) took steps to lessen the influence of for-hire consultants and attorneys who engage in union busting for companies looking to…
Worker Memorial Day Events
THE STAND | Each year on Worker Memorial Day, April 28, working people throughout the world remember those who were hurt or killed on the job, and renew our struggle…
ISS Recommends Teamster UPS Shareholder Proposal
TEAMSTER.ORG | The country’s largest proxy voting advisor, ISS, has recommended that UPS shareholders VOTE FOR proposal 3 for increased lobbying disclosure. Because UPS does not disclose information regarding its trade…
UPS pilots say they aren’t afraid to strike
COURIER-JOURNAL | For the last five years, UPS and its pilot union have negotiated a new contract in private, with little said about how the talks were going. The approach…
Elizabeth Warren chides Goldman Sachs, Northern Trust over Teamsters pensions
MARKET WATCH | Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday took aim at the managers of the pension fund of Teamsters truck drivers for receiving millions of dollars in fees while presiding…