http://cybersteward.net rank-and-file union news & views Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:39:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 2010 Local 384 Representation Survey is an independent rank-and-file survey created by this website solely for members of Teamsters Local 384. It is intended to give members of our local the opportunity to provide feedback on how they feel about their union representation. The entire survey takes less than 5 ... http://cybersteward.net/2010/02/12/the-2010-local-384-representation-survey/ This year members of our local union will have the rare opportunity to decide who leads us at both the local and international levels. And rest assured, there will be many choices in both elections. But the most important element in both local and international union elections is going to ... http://cybersteward.net/2010/02/07/is-2010-the-year-for-change-in-our-union/ As Haiti reels from the devastation of Tuesday's earthquake, the rest of the world continues to respond. As union members, we have so many blessings that are easy to take for granted. One thing we should never take for granted, though, is how much we've all benefited from the concept ... http://cybersteward.net/2010/01/14/earthquake-relief-for-haiti-how-to-help/ I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays this year, and that those of us with good union jobs understand and appreciate how fortunate we are to benefit from collective bargaining and all that it affords us. http://cybersteward.net/2009/12/24/merry-christmas/ I am not the me, not the me you thought I’d be, not the one to set you free and not the one you once believed would stem the tides of seas. I am more than me, not the one you had foreseen, but just like you I had a dream – a delicate contingency – depending on a ... http://cybersteward.net/2009/12/08/a-delicate-contingency-the-power-of-we/ 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? ... http://cybersteward.net/2009/11/06/dont-let-a-trucking-industry-lobbyist-take-the-drivers-seat/ 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 ... http://cybersteward.net/2009/11/01/national-ups-grievance-panel-decisions-available-online/ Anyone who turns on a news program these days has probably heard about the furor over health care reform. And if you only pay attention to the headlines, you might actually believe some of the talk about "death panels," "rationing" or "socialized healthcare" slurs that have been circulating, especially from ... http://cybersteward.net/2009/08/17/why-do-we-need-health-insurance-reform/ Those of us with union jobs know what those jobs can mean to a person, or family, trying to make ends meet in today's economy. We also know that our ranks have been decreasing in recent decades. While there are laws that could make the benefits of union membership available ... http://cybersteward.net/2009/07/19/shopping-union/ I've been inundated with questions over the past couple weeks from workers who've been asked to write letters to their Senators regarding a bill that's working its way through Congress. Some people wonder whether they have to write the letters, while others wonder why they should. I want to take ... http://cybersteward.net/2009/07/14/answers-on-fedex-and-writing-letters-to-senators/