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With automation bearing down on us, UPS is going to be shutting down a lot of shifts and buildings. The lucky employees will get to transfer to another hub (maybe in another city), while the others will wind up unemployed. While people in my building were griping about the crappy support the...

Wow, interesting forum. I've discovered some interesting discussions, some intelligent people, but some real dumbasses as well. I posted a thread commenting on the fact that the Teamsters' communications department is dysfunctional. Someone said any UPS employee with a question can just attend...

New Teamsters Union Boss Sends Dire Warning to Amazon, UPS - TheStreet The renegotiation of the UPS contract with the Teamsters doesn't begin until August, but O'Brien said his members are already ready to strike if they don't see a contract that meets their needs. “We’ll put them on the...

The Story Of James P. Hoffa, How The Son Of A Notorious Racketeer Became An Honest Leader Of The Teamsters - All That's Interesting For the 14 years James P. Hoffa’s father Jimmy was at the helm of the Teamsters, he was in bed with the mafia. But when James became president in 1998, he ran on a...

After Electing New Leadership, the Possibilities for the Teamsters Are Enormous - Jacobin With the victory of a coalition of reformers in the Teamsters, the union has enormous potential to organize Amazon, rebuild strength at shop floors throughout North America, and perhaps even go on strike...

The Hoffa era is over, and the Teamsters are ready to fight - The Real News The International Brotherhood of Teamsters just held a pivotal leadership election that will set a new course for one of the most storied unions in existence. The election officially marked the end of the Hoffa...

Good evening (or morning depending on when you see this), I'm wondering the procedures for transferring from one hub to another. I've already checked the other threads on this but they're all a decade old, and so I'm hoping people have some more up to date information on the matter. I've...

Teamsters Union Charged with Illegally Threatening UPS Worker: ‘Join Union or Be Fired’ - NRTW Teamsters official falsely claimed worker could be fired if he did not join and pay full dues With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, New York City UPS warehouse...

Divide Over Controversial UPS Contract Defines Teamsters Presidential Election - The Intercept The 1.2 million member International Brotherhood of Teamsters is one of the largest and most powerful unions in the U.S., with a vast marble headquarters and billions in pension fund assets. But there...

Teamsters Local 52 here. I had an interesting discussion with a few UPSers regarding bidding on available positions and requesting to take on a second shift position in order to become a "full-time" worker. After speaking with a few supervisors and receiving conflicting information I have...

Worked for UPS for 21 years , 9 yrs part-time 11 yrs PKG driver , so I just felt like discussing my situation ,I was moving some stuff in my garage and I found this nice looking plaque presented to me and it says "As a symbol of sincere appreciation for loyal service for over 20 years" sign by...

Teamsters Union Faces Revolt From Members Over UPS Contracts - Huffpost Local unions in Pennsylvania say their national leaders seek to implement an agreement they voted down. When UPS workers in western Pennsylvania held a vote on their new collective bargaining agreement earlier this year...

I know this is a political support deduction, and that it is sponsored by the Teamsters. I am no longer an hourly employee (got promoted in November to a PT Supervisor) so I am no longer under the Teamster umbrella. How can I get this contribution removed from my paycheck. I saw that there is...

Teamsters Reject UPS Contract - Wall Street Journal Teamsters members voted down a new contract with United Parcel Service Inc., sending both sides back to the negotiating table ahead of the holiday season. Preliminary voting results showed that 54.3% of votes cast opposed the five-year deal...

if they impose contract? Literally thousands will walk. Where did @Tony Q run off to? I was crucified here for even considering, but with the threat of the contract being imposed Teamsters on social media sound like they could be joining me. I hope we pull off the shocker and hit 2/3 so we...

At 1:00 Eastern on Saturday August 18 the World Socialist Web Site will hold a call in for UPS workers to discuss the contract.

Teamsters union keeps 240,000 UPS workers on the job as contract expires " The proposed agreement includes: * The creation of a new “hybrid” class of “22.4” driver/warehouse workers, who will be paid far less than current drivers and are not guaranteed full-time hours. The new position, which...

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Teamsters in heated talks with UPS over new contract By John Schulz · February 12, 2018 In a statement, UPS emphasized it is seeking “flexibility”(Flexibility = 22.4)to remain competitive in the rapidly changed e-commerce and small package landscape... One of the union’s initial demands was...

Wall Street celebrates Teamsters deal with UPS Corporate executives and investors are lauding the proposed contract signed by the Teamsters union for nearly a quarter of a million workers at United Parcel Service (UPS) for its potential to cut labor costs and boost profit margins even higher...