Posted on March 29th, 2009
A memo has surfaced from UPS’ Chicago district that spells out management attitudes most of us have already seen in action. Still, it’s interesting to see these ideas spelled out.
The memo bears the title “March Cost Cutting Initiatives.” It even talks about laying off Article 22.3 Teamsters. Click here to read more about it.
Click here to download the memo.
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Filed under: 2008 contract, Article 22.3, UPS, exposing anti-union propoganda
Posted on February 15th, 2009
(Click here to find out more about what’s being done to stop the shell game.)
The past couple weeks at the UPS Willow Grove hub have been full of tension and excitement. Of course, these are just the sorts of things that workers can do without in a bad economy.
For now, the rumors have subsided, at least in part, as the company is backing off some of its more egregious propositions regarding the Article 22.3 employees. No doubt the volume of calls to the Local Union from concerned members played a part in that shift — one reason why now is no time to stop with the pressure.
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Filed under: 2008 contract, Article 22.3, I.B.T., Teamsters Local 384, UPS, jobs, rights, solidarity, unionism
Posted on February 8th, 2009
“In Germany, they came first for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist;
and then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist;
and then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew;
and then… they came for me… and by that time
there was no one left to speak up.”
- attributed to Martin Niemoller
This past week in the Willow Grove UPS hub, some disturbing things have been happening. While we’ve known for a while about layoffs, the new developments revolve around the company reportedly trying to redefine some key terms in our contract.
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Filed under: 2008 contract, Article 22.3, I.B.T., Teamsters Local 384, UPS, exposing anti-union propoganda, rights, solidarity, unionism
