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Download National Grievance Decisions from June Panel

ups_calif.jpgThe decisions are in from the June meeting of the National Grievance Committee in Philadelphia and the results aren’t pretty.  If the National Grievance Committee was a UPS employee it would be fired for poor job performance.

In four days of hearings, the highest UPS grievance body under the contract ruled in favor of the union just four times.  The company won 13 cases outright.  Another 42 cases were deadlocked.  An incredible 78 cases were postponed. Read the rest ...

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No Justice on Full-Time Job Elimination

National Grievance Panel Comes Up Empty

pt_america.jpgThe National Grievance Committee meeting in Philadelphia, June 8 to 11 was the International Union’s opportunity to make UPS create all 20,000 full-time combo jobs that are required by Article 22.3 of the contract. 

Hoffa and Hall continued to let management have its way with eliminating the full-time jobs we won in the 1997 strike. Read the rest ...

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Experts Say FedEx Anti-Union Campaign is Misleading

brownbailout_com.jpgFedEx’s has launched a multi-million dollar PR campaign to stop federal legislation that would make it easier for drivers and package handlers to unionize.

But experts say the campaign is misleading and may backfire. Read the rest ...

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AP: FedEx readies campaign against UPS over labor bill

fedexwatch.jpgNEW YORK (AP) — FedEx Corp. is set to launch a multimillion dollar marketing campaign on Tuesday against chief rival UPS Inc., arguing the world's largest shipping carrier is the driving force behind a bill that would make it easier for FedEx workers to unionize. Read the rest ...

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National Grievance Panel, June 8-11, 2009

Download the Cases on the Docket

hoffa_ups_negotiations.jpgThe next National Grievance Panel will be held June 8 to 11 in Philadelphia.  Make UPS Deliver is making the complete list of the cases to be heard at the panel available to concerned Teamster members.

The UPS National Grievance Committee settles national disputes and other grievances that have been deadlocked at both the local and regional levels.  

Click here to download the docket of cases to be heard by the UPS National Grievance Committee.  

Click here to download the docket of cases to be heard by the Joint National Air Committee.

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Membership Action Forces Hearing on F/T Job Cuts

enforce_our_contract2.jpg Grievance action by UPS Teamsters across the country has forced the National Grievance Committee to hear almost a dozen cases on the elimination of full-time combo jobs at the national grievance panel June 8 to 11 in Philadelphia.

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Package Driver Survival Tips

Download the New Bulletin

thumb_package_driver_survival_tips_page_1.jpgFollowing the methods is the best way to protect yourself from unfair discipline and production harassment.   

Click here to download our new bulletin Package Driver Survival Tips.   

You have the legal right to distribute copies of this bulletin at UPS, as long as you do so in nonwork areas (parking lot, locker room, break room) and at nonwork times (before or after work, break times). 

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Download a Sample Printout from UPS’s New Spyware

driver_with_packages_on_cart-thumb.jpgUPS is implementing new technology that allows management to monitor package car drivers like never before. Telematics combines data gathered through GPS, the DIAD board and new sensors that are being mounted on package cars.   

Click here to see an example of a Telematics printout that management uses to monitor drivers.  Read the rest ...

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UPS Production Push: Follow the Methods

driver_scanning_pile_of_packages.jpg In a tough economy, UPS management is getting leaner and meaner. New technology helps management push drivers for more.

Following UPS’s methods is the best way to protect yourself.
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UPS Teamsters Request Meeting With Ken Hall

Thousands Sign Petition; Deserve Answer from IBT

ken_hall.pngUPS stewards have sent a letter to International Union Vice President and Package Division Director Ken Hall to request a meeting before the national grievance panel to deliver thousands of petition signatures and ask the IBT to take action to stop the elimination of full-time combo jobs.

Click here to read the letter to Ken Hall.

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