How We Made UPS Create RPCD Jobs in Our Local
UPS CEO Carole Tomé’s Better, Not Bigger strategy is about cutting volume and Teamster jobs. South Carolina Local 509 has fought back and won new driver positions. Shop Stewards John Gacsey and Russell Sires share how the fight played out in their building in Palmetto.
How to Make UPS Do Something About Filthy Fans
Our contract campaign at UPS forced the company to install 18,000 new fans inside of buildings. Many of those fans are filthy and just spew dust and dirt around. We can make UPS address the problem by taking union action. Here’s how.
How to Use Your Heat Safety Breaks
Our Teamster contract protects our right to take a break in a cool area to rest and recover. It’s up to us to enforce it and protect ourselves and our fellow Teamsters.
How to Use 9.5 Rights to Fight Extreme Heat
UPS Teamsters are using their 9.5 rights to make management pay for unsafe staffing levels and to add routes and create jobs. Local 639 steward Chris Paiva in Washington, DC explains how.
Inside Workers Can Make Management Create Cool Zones and Provide Fans
Part-timers and inside workers are showing how to make UPS create cool zones and provide fans whether management wants to or not.