He got involved in his local union, Teamsters Local 804, and fought, successfully, to get reinstated. The Teamsters on Wednesday demanded UPS finish talks on local and supplemental agreements by Monday before the national bargaining begins. IBT April 28, 2023 Memo Re: Yellow Update, IBT April 28, 2023 Memo Re: ABF Freight Negotiations Update, IBT MEMORANDUM: Update on Yellows Proposed Change of Operations, Yellow Proposed Change of Operations in the Central, East, and Southern Regions, Local 710 April 30, 2023 General Membership Meeting, Local 710 UPS Work Rules Committee Continues Negotiations, Local 710 Kicks Off Negotiations for UPS Work Rules, Message from Secretary-Treasurer Mike Cales, UPS & PVDs: A Message from President Schaefer & Secretary-Treasurer Cales, Local 710 Wins Unprecedented Victory in UPS PVD Arbitration. Sign into MyNLRB to follow cases and receive updates. to the National Master United Parcel Service Agreement. . We believe well continue to find common ground with the Teamsters and reach an agreement thats good for everyone involved., Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. You need to show what you can do for UPS workers, that sort the packages and load the trucks.. UPS' drivers union is threatening to strike over 6 key issues. The Union immediately demanded bargaining, but UPS pushed ahead and unilaterally implemented PVDs, prompting Local 710 UPSers to file hundreds of grievances over the course of four peak seasons. Two general wage increases remain; On August 1, 2021 and 2022 the GWI will be $.90 and $1.00 per hour respectively. UPS made more than $100 billion during this contract, and its obvious that they still havent read it, said Schaefer. Local 710 Agreement Local 769 Latin America Inc. Rider Local 804 Supplemental Agreement Local 901, Puerto Rico: the Local has not provided their agreement to the International. googletag.cmd.push(function() { In an historic and long-awaited decision, an arbitrator has ruled in favor of Teamsters Local 710 in its 2017 protest against UPSs use of PVDs, or Personal Vehicle Drivers, without first bargaining over their wages and other terms and conditions of employment. The Local 710 UPS contract is separate from the national and not bargained yet, so we do not know if there will be pension improvements. Currently, we dont have a plan. The hands-on approach, Paff said, will be in sharp contrast with Hoffas involvement. TDU was also embroiled in frequent skirmishes with James P. Hoffa, who ran the Teamsters for . Well either have a signed agreement that day or be hitting the pavement, the Teamsters International president, Sean OBrien, said in a statement. Will it happen tomorrow? googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot3', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Donny Carpenter, Belleville Package Car Driver, Ricky Hawley, Springfield Package Car Driver, John Maubach, Bloomington Package Car Driver. In addition to the requirement to bargain over PVDs, the arbitrator also ordered UPS to provide Local 710 with comprehensive information on PVD hires. Consider what the world of media would look like without The Intercept. Despite their gulf on the 2018 UPS contract, both Vairma and OBrien have pledged to tackle both Amazon and FedEx, two huge nonunion employers, and both have pledged to get rid of the controversial rule, which allows the leadership of the Teamsters, under certain circumstances, to implement a contract that has been rejected by a majority of the membership, as was the case with UPS. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; Ron did a great job of amplifying our members voices and igniting the process that has ultimately led to this huge, unprecedented win for UPSers here and across the country.. UPS has had this attitude of, We can do what we want and you cant stop us, said President Del Schaefer. But there have been internal conflicts with the union, including over a controversial 2018 contract with UPS that was implemented despite the memberships majority no vote. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); The Local 710 UPS agreement covers more than 7,000 members throughout Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. About five years ago, he was terminated. As the hard-nosed head of Local 25 in Boston, OBrien repeatedly crossed swords with the Atlanta-based transport and logistics giant. UPS did not comment on the firings and claims of retaliation. Myself and other worker activists have become thorns in the side of management. The minimum rate . The writings on the wall, and UPS should see this as a sign of things to come.. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); Everybody at the International is absent and has been for years. Zuckerman says that, as president of a 15,000-member local, he spent years trying to organize Amazon. Teamsters Local 710 represents more that 6,500 UPS members at 46 locations throughout Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. We knew right from the beginning that this was a blatant disregard of our contract, said Schaefer. From 1997 through 2013, Ken Hall, who served as Teamsters secretary-treasurer and head of the package division, was the unions point person for four UPS contract negotiations. Representing More Than 13,500 Workers Across the Midwest If this discussion could lead to my being disciplined and you deny my request for representation, I choose not to answer any questions.. Solomon began his journalistic career in 1982 at Traffic World magazine, ran his own public relations firm (Media Based Solutions) from 1994 to 2008, and has been at DC Velocity since then. Our members took up the challenge and stuck up for their rights, and this decision strongly solidifies that we as Teamsters can and will stop them. Many rank and file believed that Hoffa was too conciliatory in his relationship with the company. Local 710 represents UPS Teamsters in downstate Illinois, Northern Indiana, and Davenport Iowa, along with feeder drivers in Chicago. gptAdSlots.push(gptSlot); It's up to the membership to determine whether this contract deserves to be passed or should be voted down and sent back for further negotiations. Heres who will be representing you on the JC28 Rider and Sort Addendum Bargaining Committee: UPS 2023 CONTRACT DEMANDS SURVEY Make your voice heard! It's one-quarter of the union and . Section 4. In recent years, both UPS and its rival FedEx have shifted their focus towards delivering more profitable packages instead of pursuing volume growth. TDU was also embroiled in frequent skirmishes with James P. Hoffa, who ran the Teamsters for 23 years. (Unions at the highest levels are often called internationals because they represent members in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and very rarely in other countries. The arbitrator agreed that PVDs clearly fit this bill. (C.S.I.) At the time [AFL-CIO President] John Sweeney said that the strike has done more for organizing than any millions of dollars spent by unions seeking to grow their memberships. Yes, said OBrien. The Local has stacks of grievances that will either need to be settled or go to arbitration as well in light of this ruling. So all eyes are upon us, said Sean OBrien, president of Teamsters, in an interview. The Funds strength is borrowed from the hard work Local 710 members accomplish each day. The IBT Freight Division has told Yellow the contract will not be reopened unless the company agrees that all items will be on the table and there will tangible economic benefits for members. Taylor, who left the package directors role following the recent general election, currently runs Local 570 in Baltimore. Supplements and Riders to the UPS National Master Agreement, 2018-2023. The next General Membership Meeting is Sunday, April 30 at the Union Hall or virtually online - Click here to register for Zoom! There are 1,600 Teamsters there, he said. A central campaign issue for Teamsters United is the quality of the UPS master contract, now covering nearly 350, 000 workers since the pandemic hiring boom. Frustration with then-Teamsters leadership boiled over in 2018 when the tentative UPS contract approved by union leaders was imposed on the rank and file although the contract was rejected by the majority of those who voted on it. Paff argued that a contract campaign and potential strike at UPS in the next two years could provide a similar shot in the arm to the Teamsters capacity to organize Amazon. The International hasnt even tried., Vairma cast his opponents critiques of the Hoffa administration as sour grapes. We need to build a campaign to engage the entire labor movement, aggressively elect more pro-labor elected officials, pursue a 50-state legislative strategy in Congress, and build support in the communities where our members live., Critically related, then, to the question of whether or not the Teamsters can organize Amazon, is whether or not the union has strong enough union contracts in existing industries that can showcase what a union would actually build, argued Ken Paff, the national organizer of Teamsters for a Democratic Union and the architect of a successful campaign to win the right to vote for Teamsters members in international elections. Around 55% of UPS workers represented by the Teamsters are part-timers, according to O'Brien. Solomon witnessed and narrated the rise of Amazon and XPO Logistics and the shift of the U.S. Registration is open for the 2023 TDU Convention, November 3-5 in Chicago. The Company should finally see what has been true for years: 710 will never walk away from a fight for our members rights. You need a powerful national union in the logistics industry [to take on Amazon]. Charged Party / Respondent Union Teamsters Local 710: Mokena, IL 60448 : Charging Party Individual : Related Cases. He now runs Local 175 in Charleston, West Virginia. Every contract we negotiate is a template for nonunion industries, doing similar work.. Amazons rapidly growing book of business has the potential to drive down labor standards across America, but particularly in logistics, where the company is rapidly expanding its dominance over the market. 04/26/2021 : Letter Approving Withdrawal Request* NLRB - GC: 02/18/2021 . Teamsters Local 710 (UPS) E-File Follow. Employees are pushing for better overtime protections, improved pay for part-time employees and heat protections. Ballots will be counted on Feb. 21. Photo: Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images, s ability to convince Amazon workers that they need to unionize to improve their position diminishes. While the two candidates vying for the presidency have pledged to remove a rule that allows union leadership to implement contracts in certain circumstances against the will of the membership, only one of the candidates, Boston Teamster leader Sean OBrien, has the track record of opposing the 2018 UPS contract that is the case study for those seeking the rule change. The upcoming talks are a top priority for OBrien and Zuckerman, according to Ken Paff, national organizer and de facto head of the Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU), a dissident group that supported the OBrien-Zuckerman slate in 2021. Local 710 negotiated clear language into the CBA covering new methods of performing bargaining unit work: when UPS implements new types of equipment or operations not classified in the CBA, they must negotiate with the Union. "2023 is right around the corner - we will be well prepared to meet UPS at the bargaining table and bring the voices of all our UPSers with us," said Secretary-Treasurer Mike Cales. MOKENA, IL| The Teamsters Local 710 Bargaining Committee for the UPS Contract met starting Tuesday, April 11 through that Friday to solidify proposals and meet with UPS to kick off negotiations for a new contract. Check your mail at home to get your Access Code and use that to complete the anonymous survey online. (modern). }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { The 250,000-strong UPS contract and prospects for organizing Amazon are intertwined: To be able to organize Amazon, UPS members have to be engaged in the union through a contract that they support (across the labor movement, most union contracts are approved by large majorities), and in the long term, Amazon could use its expanding monopoly power to squeeze UPSs bottom line, threatening the long-term viability of a company with one of the largest union memberships in the country. In the new union contract, Becker and other workers have been pushing for better overtime protections, an elimination of a second tier of delivery drivers who are paid less and provided with less protections for doing the same work, better pay for part-time employees and heat protection. Local 710 is scheduled to resume bargaining with UPS on May 2. We have built UPS into the worlds leading package delivery company together, which has also bolstered Teamsters membership over the years. This brings the increases to a total of $2.25 per hour in the first three years of this contract. The minimum rate for Article 22 part-timers who were not senioron August 1, 2018 increases to $14.50 per hour. Zuckerman garnered enough support from UPS workers to nearly unseat Hoffa during the 2016 general election. During Zuckermans tenure, Local 89 was a burr in UPS saddle. In 2017, UPS informed Local 710 that it intended to use PVDs in the upcoming peak season. That OBrien and Zuckerman are taking direct control of the UPS talks underscores the elevated importance of the upcoming contract cycle, the first since the pandemic struck and occurring against a backdrop of high inflation, supply chain congestion and a perception that organized labor has more bargaining leverage than it has had in years. The UPS-Teamsters contract, which typically runs five years, is the largest collective bargaining agreement in North America. The economics track the national agreement on wages and the concession on a four-year progression. The national negotiations held in Washington, DC will likely bring out an update to the current contract that expires on July 31, mapping out the delivery giants cost structure at a time when customers demand more delivery options, The Wall Street Journal reported. PO Box 10128 | Detroit, MI 48210 | (313) 842-2600 | [emailprotected], Teamsters Rank and File Education and Legal Defense Foundation, PO Box 10303 | Detroit, MI 48210 | (313) 842-2615 | [emailprotected], Copyright 2015 | All Rights Reserved. The arbitrator agreed that PVDs clearly fit this bill. We know our membership will stand with our negotiating team to send a clear message to UPS that we are one team, one voice.. We look forward to hearing from you. By signing up, I agree to receive emails from The Intercept and to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; UPS workers are demanding better pay, job . Its not just about the Teamsters processing packages, loading packages and delivering, he said, adding that the organizing drive cant be old school; instead, it should rely on alliances with unions and partnerships in the community and must utilize existing Teamster members at UPS and courier giant DHL to assist with organizing the megafirm. Business Agent Ron Dillon filed the original protest when UPS first began utilizing PVDs a practice that has since invaded a majority of 710 UPS barns citing the direct violation of the Locals collective bargaining agreement (CBA). As of August 1, 2020, UPS wages increase by 80 cents per hour for employees who had seniority on August 1, 2018. That UPS contract, which 54 percent of UPS Teamsters voted against, will loom large over the election. This has huge ramifications not just for their use of PVDs, but for the overall workplace dynamic moving forward, and moving into next years negotiations.. We wont extend negotiations by a single day. What we do in these upcoming negotiations is going to be the road map for the success of the labor movement, moving forward. We are not going to negotiate a contract that is cost neutral or with concessions. We are constantly harassed and intimidated by our management. As always, if you do not find what you are looking for on this site, don't hesitate to call the fund office at 1-773-254-2500. In regards to the union contract negotiations, a UPS spokesperson said in an email: These, and many others, are important topics that we will discuss as part of our negotiation. (C.S.I.) Delivery drivers and package handlers were designated essential workers during the pandemic, and many worked extra hours to cope with outsized demand. O Briens confrontational style also stands in contrast to Hoffas more collegial approach in dealings with UPS. Last update October 17. We are committed to reaching an agreement that provides wins for our employees, the Teamsters, UPS and our customers, said UPS spokesman Glenn Zaccara. International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Twitter, International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Facebook, International Brotherhood of Teamsters on YouTube, International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Instagram, Justice For Sanitation Workers at Republic/Allied Waste, Virginia is For Lovers and Organized Labor. The economics track the national agreement on wages and the concession on a four-year . This included the 1997 accord that was ratified only after a 15-day strike in August that virtually shut down the vast UPS network. Teamsters Local 174 George Cavano Annual Scholarship Fund, James R. Hoffa Training and Vocational Programs Scholarship, General Teamster Retirees Club Scholarship, International Teamster Womens Caucus (ITWC) Scholarship, If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my Union representative or steward be present at this meeting. Please contact Local 705 for information or with questions. We are ready to strike 100%. All rights reserved. Thanks to all who attended the Demands Meeting on October 2! googletag.enableServices(); FedEx recently unveiled a cost-cutting restructuring plan that merges its networks. For the first five, OLMS requires unions to provide detailed information on any recipient that received more than $5,000 per year. Have you downloaded the UPS Teamsters app? Stay tuned to Teamsters710.com for the latest updates as negotiations progress. ), To organize Amazon, Paff argued, you need a mobilized membership and a union that looks like its going to win. Take, for example, the UPS and Amazon hubs which neighbor one another and are both down the road from where Paff lives in California. Dont miss the hottest freight event of the summer! The Teamsters United Parcel Service National Negotiating Committee and Local Unions involved shall also be advised of the exact nature of the transaction, not including financial details. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, FedEx to merge delivery units in a $4 billion cost-cutting initiative, FedEx cutting 10% of senior jobs as delivery giant faces slowing demand, FedEx, UPS warn mail delivery could be interrupted by storm as driver safety takes priority, UPS driver Yoel Diaz, originally from Cuba, celebrates first American paycheck, and many worked extra hours to cope with outsized demand, unveiled a cost-cutting restructuring plan. They have made their entire campaign about their personal feud with retiring President Hoffa, he said. It is separate from the national UPS agreement but expires at the same time, July 31, 2023. In August, Teamsters International launched the contract fight at UPS, as the union leadership newly elected in 2021 has signaled an end to accepting concessions in union contracts with UPS. They talk about being partners with the Teamsters yet refuse to recognize that our hardworking membership deserves more.. UPS Teamsters United is a pro-union grassroots network of UPS Teamsters. This is not a UPS website. The 2018 negotiations, which resulted in the contract thats currently in force, were overseen by Denis M. Taylor. We are going to push this company and its management harder than theyve ever worked before, and for the 1st time youre going to face a productivity standard, Sean OBrien, President of Teamsters, told UPS across the table. While pushing for changes and collecting signatures in recent months at UPS as the Teamsters prepare for a new union contract fight across at the company in 2023, Becker, an alternate union steward, was again fired from his job. Local 710 represents UPS Teamsters in downstate Illinois, Northern Indiana, and Davenport Iowa, along with feeder drivers in Chicago. Postal Service from a mail-focused service to parcel, as well as the exponential, e-commerce-driven growth of warehouse square footage and omnichannel fulfillment. That provision, known as the two-thirds rule, was eliminated in 2021 and replaced by a majority-rule formula. Check your mail at home to get your Access Code and use that to complete the anonymous survey online. UPS and the Teamsters have worked cooperatively for almost 100 years to meet the needs of UPS employees, customers, and the communities where we live and work. The following links are to PDF files of the printed contract books. In the last contract negotiation in 2018, the Teamsters members voted down the agreement, but it was eventually ratified due to low turnout. The talks surrounding supplemental agreements, which started in January, deal with provisions not covered under the national agreement such as paid time off, discipline, grievance procedures, seniority, overtime and work hours. Ben Douglass, another UPS driver in Queens, New York for two years, was also fired on 24 August, the same day as Becker, while serving as an alternate union steward. The parties are scheduled to resume bargaining next on February 3rd & 4th, and have several more dates scheduled throughout February. He said his termination noted that he was fired for taking a two- to three-minute break in the morning to get a drink of water. Due to the low Consumer Price Index numbersthere is no Article 33 Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) for this year. He said over the past six months, retaliation and harassment has ramped up. Hes also fighting to improve pay and working conditions for part-time workers and heat protections in the wake of drivers requiring medical attention and the heat-related death of 24-year-old driver Esteban Chavez in California earlier this year. MEMORANDUM To: Yellow Local Unions (YRC Freight, Holland, New Penn and Reddaway)From: John A. Murphy, Director, Teamsters Freight DivisionDate: April 28, MEMORANDUM To: Yellow Local Unions (YRC Freight, Holland, New Penn and Reddaway)From: John A. Murphy, Director, Teamsters Freight DivisionDate: April, MOKENA, IL| The Teamsters Local 710 Bargaining Committee for the UPS Contract met starting Tuesday, April 11 through that Friday to solidify, Local 710 UPS Contract Committee Kicks Off Negotiations, Joint Council No. googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot2', [[468, 60], [728, 90], [300, 100], [320, 50]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767472470-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); Wisconsin (Local 344) Register today and get ready to build union power with Teamsters from across the country. The parcel-delivery landscape has evolved since the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and UPS last inked a five-year deal in 2018. Douglass is one of the delivery drivers who is classified as a 22.4 driver, in the second tier of delivery drivers where pay is much lower and they dont receive overtime protections. to the National Master United Parcel Service Agreement, Central Pennsylvania Supplemental Agreement, Central Region of Teamsters Supplemental Agreement, Joint Council 3 Feeder, Package, Mechanics & Combination Employees Rider, Local 177 Drivers & Mechanics and Maintenance Supplements, Local 243 & Metro Detroit Supplemental Agreement, Local 959 Alaska Full-Time & Part-TimeRiders, Metro Philadelphia Supplemental Agreement, North Dakota, Minnesota Districts, Locals 638, 346 and 120 Supplemental Agreement, Northern California Supplemental Agreement and Sort Rider, Southwest Automotiveand Utility Addendum, Trailer Conditioners, Inc. (TCI) Supplemental Agreement, Upstate/West New York Supplemental Agreement, Western Pennsylvania Supplemental Agreement. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) requires unions to report how they spent their money in a number of categories. Johnny Sawyer, who serves as the divisions office coordinator, will likely play a minor role in implementing Teamsters strategy for the UPS (NYSE: UPS) negotiations. Despite a pandemic-induced dip in online sales, e-commerce remains a robust market segment, and delivery companies seek greater workforce flexibility to provide weekend services. The upcoming contract negotiations, which begin in earnest in the first half of next year, will be very much under new Teamsters management. It has done nothing but amplify the challenges our union faces going into the future., Matthew Cunningham-Cook[emailprotected]gmail.com@matthewccook5. Have you completed your IBT National Bargaining Survey yet? We've received your submission. Teamsters Local 710 represents more than 13,500 workers across the Midwest and is an affiliate of Teamsters Joint Council 25. the Local Union, at the time the seller, transferor, or lessor executes a contract or transaction as herein described. Its unfortunate when a company like Amazon cares more about their balance sheets than their workers.. on about your day, ask yourself: How likely is it that the story you just read would have been produced by a different news outlet if The Intercept hadnt done it? First and foremost, Amazon is our most formidable opponent, not just for the Teamsters but for organized labor in general, said OBrien, who, together with his running mate Fred Zuckerman, helped lead the opposition to the 2018 UPS contract that covered 250,000 Teamsters. It is also the first negotiation for UPS CEO Carol Tom, who took over in June 2020. The 710 Committee spent most of the week in marathon sessions to go through more than 5,700 proposals submitted to the Local from the rank and file. If Teamster members at UPS are too angry at the union for implementing an agreement a majority didnt want, theyre less likely to become involved in a new organizing campaign at Amazon. 2016 by Teamsters Local Union No. They also want the increasing surveillance of drivers on the job, a two-tier employee system of drivers, at least a $20 an hour starting pay for part-time employees and heat protections as UPS vehicles are not equipped with air conditioning. Local 705 Agreement: the Local has not made their agreement publicly available. The contract contains numerous regional and local supplemental accords that address more localized union demands. Please contact Local 901 for information or with questions. Monday is the scheduled start of talks between UPS and the Teamsters on the renewal of their five-year contract, which expires July 31. Thats all it takes to support the journalism you rely on. 174. If you had even 100 Teamsters committed to having coffee with Amazon workers next door, youd have a hell of a lot better chance of organizing Amazon.. UPS employs about 380,000 Teamsters members. We have a very strong committee that is ready for the tough task that lies ahead, said Chairman and 710 President Del Schaefer. 25s 2023 Consolidated Municipal Primary Endorsements, Victory for Working Families and Illinois Democrats. February 7, 2014: The proposed contract covering 6,000 UPS Teamsters inTeamsters Local 710 has been mailed out for a vote. UPS is seeking more flexibility to have employees work on weekends in response to changes in demand, as parcel recipients now expect deliveries on any day of the week. It was a decisive victory converting many thousands of low-paid, part-time jobs to union wage full-time jobs. Under the unions constitution at the time, a contract was required to be ratified unless at least two-thirds of voters rejected it. 15 days @UPS #TickTock #FullContactSport # . In the United States, the contract for nearly 350,000 United Parcel Service (UPS) workers organized in the Teamsters expires at the end of July. Two general wage increases remain; On August 1, 2021 and 2022 the GWI will be $.90 and $1.00 per hour respectively. It is separate from the national UPS agreement but expires at the same time, July 31, 2023. UPS said its part-time employees currently receive at least $16.20 an hour and average $20 an hour after 30 days, and these workers receive the same health care benefits as its full-time employees, a pension, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
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