The new contract books were finally received at the Union Hall this past week. Members seeking copies of the contract should contact their Steward, Business Agent or the Local Union Hall.
As a UPS steward, I have some extra copies to distribute, so members who see me in person on a regular basis can feel [...]
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Filed under: 2008 contract, I.B.T., UPS, rights, unionism
You may be thinking, “Of course you’re supporting Barack Obama for President - the Teamsters endorsed him!” And while I do consider myself a good Teamster, I have my own reasons for volunteering, donating and voting for the Obama campaign. As I wrote in a testimonial on the Teamsters for Obama website:
As American workers, we [...]
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Filed under: 2008 Presidential election, I.B.T., politics, solidarity, unionism
(This is an announcement for Teamsters Local 384 members. The most recent updates to this site continue below this post)
As usually occurs at Local 384, the summer membership meetings were suspended via a motion at our May membership meeting. The Local sent out notices that are posted on the workplace Union boards, and if you [...]
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Filed under: Teamsters Local 384, events and meetings, unionism
Our brothers over in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are waging an organizing campaign at Wackenhut Security, the firm that furnishes security services at National Parks and monuments like the Liberty Bell.
Incidentally, the Liberty Bell is where two Philadelphia area congressmen, Chaka Fattah and Patrick Murphy (my congressman), rallied with Wackenhut workers and [...]
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Filed under: NLRB, Philly, exposing anti-union propoganda, politics, rights, solidarity, unionism
American Rights at Work has the scoop on one of the latest wolves in sheeps’ clothing. Ironically, it’s called the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace. In reality, it’s just a coalition against the rights of American workers to organize or associate freely.
And they’re running ads trying to convince unsuspecting Americans that collective bargaining should be [...]
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Filed under: 2008 Presidential election, exposing anti-union propoganda, rights, unionism