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Hoffa-Hall Impose UPS Concessions, 


Steal Members Right to Vote




April 23, 2014: Hoffa and Hall have implemented the UPS contract, including concessionary supplements and riders that were overwhelmingly rejected by Teamster members.







According to an International Union memorandum, the UPS contract, including all supplements and riders, will go into effect on April 25 and the new Teamcare health coverage will take effect on June 1.




In the memorandum, the National Negotiating Committee repeats Ken Hall’s cover story: that the only issue holding up the rejected supplements is TeamCare. This is just a lie.




The Louisville Air Rider was rejected by a 94% No Vote because UPS’s second offer was even worse than its first offer and left unaddressed a whole series of pressing local issues: from members being forced to work off the clock to full-time jobs. 




The International Union could easily have settled the supplements by telling UPS to bargain over the outstanding local issues. Instead, Hoffa and Hall have sided with the company and forced through concessions as political payback against the leadership of Louisville Local 89 and Vote No Teamsters.  




Led by TDU, Teamster members fought for and won the Right to Vote on supplements and riders at the 1991 IBT Constitutional Convention to stop employers from imposing concessions in supplements and riders by pushing through a contract nationally.




Now Hoffa and Hall have overridden members’ Right to Vote. They claim that Article 12 of the IBT Constitution gives them the right to do it. That is a another lie. Article 12 has no such language.




Click here for complete TDU coverage.




Download: IBT’s Memorandum of LiesThe IBT Letter to Members; the IBT “Talking Points” for officialsThe IBT Posting.




Conference Call Saturday, April 26


11 am East / 10 am Central / 9 am Mtn / 8 am Pacific 




Teamster members have used the Right to Vote to fight concessions at UPS, YRC and UPS Freight. Now that right is under attack.


 


Every Teamster who cares about concessions and our rights as Teamsters is invited to join this important Conference Call. 




Click here to register for the Conference Call this Saturday, April 26 and the call-in number and code will be sent to you. The call is being administered by the TDU office.




If you are using the Firefox browser and having trouble registering, email info@tdu.org with your name, local, email and phone number and we will send you the conference call number and code.






Speakers include:


  


Mark Timlin, Founder, Vote No on UPS Contract Facebook Page


 


Tim Sylvester, Local 804 President on how Teamster members and the community stopped UPS from firing 250 Teamsters in New York City.


 


Fred Zuckerman, Local 89 President on the fight against concessions at UPS Worldport in Louisville.


 



Sandy Pope, Local 805 President, on concessions and protecting our Right to Vote on Contract Supplements




WHAT:  Conference Call on New Concessions Threat


 


WHEN: Saturday, April 26.  11 am East / 10 am Central / 9 am Mtn / 8 am Pacific


 


WHO: Concerned Teamster activists, leaders of the No Concessions movement and you.


 



Click here to register for the conference call and the call-in number and code will be sent to you.




If you are using the Firefox browser and having trouble registering, email info@tdu.org with your name, local, email and phone number and we will send you the conference call number and code.