Teamsters union blackmails UPS workers: Approve contract or your wages will be cut

[Bolshevik]

Teamsters union blackmails UPS workers: Approve contract or your wages will be cut


The Teamsters Union is seeking to blackmail UPS workers into voting for its sellout contract proposal by threatening that a “no” vote will result in an even worse offer.

A UPS worker provided the World Socialist Web Site with a letter sent out to all New York state UPS Teamster members by Local 687 president Brian Hammond. The letter, dated July 16, includes the following threat:

“Health and pension—the company has agreed to pay the full amount needed to the health and pension fund of $5.28 over the life of the agreement. They will do this only if we pass our supplement [agreement] the first time. If not, the extra amount will come from your wage increase like before. Currently FT [full-time] employees have $1.95 per hour diverted to pension. I do not want to see that number increase!”

 

[ManInBrown]

Completely agree. They are not representing us. They are representing the best interests of the company. Deplorable.

 

[Maple Grove MN Driver]

TLDR

 

[Bubblehead]

Translation: Pass it now, or have a watered down version imposed on you later.

What a bunch of crap.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Translation: Pass it now, or have a watered down version imposed on you later.

What a bunch of crap.

I thought the original offer was a watered down version....

 

[Bubblehead]

I thought the original offer was a watered down version....

 

[Bubblehead]

Is this Dave/Dan/Nancy's Local???

 

[BigUnionGuy]

Teamsters union blackmails UPS workers: Approve contract or your wages will be cut


The Teamsters Union is seeking to blackmail UPS workers into voting for its sellout contract proposal by threatening that a “no” vote will result in an even worse offer.

A UPS worker provided the World Socialist Web Site with a letter sent out to all New York state UPS Teamster members by Local 687 president Brian Hammond. The letter, dated July 16, includes the following threat:

“Health and pension—the company has agreed to pay the full amount needed to the health and pension fund of $5.28 over the life of the agreement. They will do this only if we pass our supplement [agreement] the first time. If not, the extra amount will come from your wage increase like before. Currently FT [full-time] employees have $1.95 per hour diverted to pension. I do not want to see that number increase!”

Consider the source.

OMG

 

[mikejonesjr]

It is blackmail

 

[BigUnionGuy]

I like to read and consider all ideologies myself?

OK.... comrade

 

[Inthegame]

Teamsters union blackmails UPS workers: Approve contract or your wages will be cut


The union sent ballots to all 34,000 workers covered under the fund, asking whether they supported cuts to pensions. More than 9,700 workers voted against the cuts, with only 4,081 voting in favor. The Teamsters then utilized the fact that the more than 20,000 eligible Teamsters members who did not vote could be counted as a “yes” under federal law to ram the cuts through. A typical retiree’s monthly pension benefit fell from approximately $5,000 to $3,000 the following month.

The UPS worker explained, “It was a complete sham. They sent a vote out to anyone, including those who worked there for three days. They got a ballot and it was counted as a ‘yes.’”

A few corrections seem in order...The union Pension Fund sent ballots to all 34,000 workers covered under the fund...The Teamsters Pension Fund then utilized the fact followed the law that the more than 20,000 eligible Teamsters members who did not vote could should be counted as a “yes” under federal law. to ram the cuts through. ( biased opinion)
The UPS worker explained, “It was a complete sham. They sent a vote ballot out to anyone (required by law), including those who worked there for three days.(unlikely and not required by law as not yet eligible)
They got a ballot and it was counted as a ‘yes.’”

Anyone else notice the authors use of the terms "labour and manoeuvres"? Solid red blooded American bolshevik.

 

[Brownslave688]

Well the pension had to be cut....

 

[DirtySouth]

OK.... comrade

From: Red-baiting - Wikipedia

Red-baiting, also reductio ad Stalinum, is an informal logical fallacy that intends to discredit the validity of an opponent's logical argument by accusing, denouncing, attacking, or persecuting an individual or group as communist,[1] socialist, Marxist, Stalinist or anarchist, or sympathetic towards these ideologies.[2] In the United States, the term "red-baiting" dates from at least 1927.[3] In 1928, black-listing by the Daughters of the American Revolution was characterized as a "red-baiting relic".[4] It is a term commonly used in the United States, and in United States history, red-baiting is most often associated with McCarthyism, which originated in the two historic Red Scare periods of the 1920s (First Red Scare) and 1950s (Second Red Scare).[5] In the 21st century, red-baiting does not have quite the same effect it previously did due to the fall of Soviet-style Communism,[6] but some pundits have argued that notable events in current American politics indicate a resurgence of red-baiting consistent with the 1950s.[7][8]

The letter is the letter, red-baiting a shop steward doesn't change anything.

 

[Bolshevik]

Consider the source.

OMG

Nice red herring.

Corruption at teamsters? Uhhhhh, Errrrrrrrr- look over there a communist!

Not working buddy.

 

[The Range]

You can't make it up.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

OK.... comrade

I bet you felt pretty stupid when he posted the actual letter lol.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

Consider the source.

OMG

You mean the Communist comrade who posted the article from the World Socialist web site?

 

[Old Man Jingles]

It is blackmail

Try taking that to court.

They'll laugh you out of the courtroom ... blackmail! LOL

 

[mikejonesjr]

Try taking that to court.

They'll laugh you out of the courtroom ... blackmail! LOL

Are they not threatening the members to vote yes?

 

[Old Man Jingles]

A few corrections seem in order...The union Pension Fund sent ballots to all 34,000 workers covered under the fund...The Teamsters Pension Fund then utilized the fact followed the law that the more than 20,000 eligible Teamsters members who did not vote could should be counted as a “yes” under federal law. to ram the cuts through. ( biased opinion)
The UPS worker explained, “It was a complete sham. They sent a vote ballot out to anyone (required by law), including those who worked there for three days.(unlikely and not required by law as not yet eligible)
They got a ballot and it was counted as a ‘yes.’”

Anyone else notice the authors use of the terms "labour and manoeuvres"? Solid red blooded American bolshevik.

I agree.

In regards to the article, when an entity or person obfuscate the facts by distortion and outright lying, it only hurts their cause.

Don't blame Comrade Bolshevik ... he was duped.