Don’t Let a Trucking Industry Lobbyist Take the Driver’s Seat

Posted on November 6th, 2009

Anne Ferro has been nominated to head the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which should send a chill down the spine of anyone making a living on the road. If she’s allowed to take over the FMCSA, it will be the equivalent of a fox guarding the henhouse.

Why? Because for years, she’s been a trucking industry lobbyist, and part of the reason trucking safety regulations were headed steadily downhill under the Bush Administration. If you care about the safety of those who make a living on the road (or those who share the road with them), you should take a moment to let your senators know you want them to oppose Ms. Ferro’s nomination.

If you care, please click here to send them a message.

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National UPS Grievance Panel Decisions Available Online

Posted on November 1st, 2009

Make UPS Deliver has once again come through with a downloadable copy of the decisions from last month’s National UPS Grievance Panel.

For far too long, panel decisions have been treated like state secrets, but disclosure of these decisions are vital to our understanding of how effectively our union is being represented overall.

Make UPS Deliver has been providing this information for the past couple National Grievance Panel meetings, and I applaud their actions in the interests of rank-and-file UPS Teamsters. Click here to download the decisions in PDF format.

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Filed under: I.B.T., UPS