April 30, 2008

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4/29/2008                                        
FedEx wins reprieve in Senate bill
  

4/22/2008
New DHL National Agreement Contains COLA Language

4/10/2008
DHL forwarding division expands in China

4/8/2008
Local 769 Members Roundly Support DHL Agreement

3/27/2008
Purolator Courier and the Teamsters union reach tentative agreement

3/25/2008
Coast-to-Coast Support for DHL National Contract

3/21/2008
High oil prices blow to FedEx profit outlook

FedEx scales back capital investments, holds the line on staffing

3/19/2008
DHL National Contract Supported by Members in Delaware, Missouri, Connecticut

FedEx Files Brief Defending Illegal Contractor Model in U.S. Appeals Court

3/17/2008
Members in Mass., Penn., Overwhelmingly Endorse DHL National Contract

WWTI 50- Settlement in Redwood Man's Lawsuit Against UPS

3/7/2008
DHL Workers in Ohio Vote to Join Teamsters

2/27/2008
Teamsters Reach Tentative DHL National Agreement

2/26/2008
UPS Freight Workers in North Carolina Sign Cards to Become Teamsters

2/21/2008
UPS Freight Workers in New York, California Sign Cards to Become Teamsters

2/14/2008
UPS Freight Workers in St. Louis Sign Cards to Become Teamsters

2/12/2008
Workers in West Virginia and Indiana Seek Teamster Membership at UPS Freight

2/05/2005
Workers in Houston and Beaumont Seek Union Membership at UPS Freight

FedEx Ground's appeal of class certification of delivery drivers ...

2/01/2008
Workers in Florida and Vermont Seek Union Membership at UPS Freight

1/30/2008
Teamsters hope to organize Towne Air drivers
 

UPS Sees 'Difficult' First Quarter

1/29/2008
Teamsters’ Worcester local withdraws FedEx vote

1/28/2008
UPS Freight Workers in New York Sign Cards to Become Teamsters

1/24/2008
Workers in Minneapolis and Milwaukee Sign Cards to Join Teamsters at UPS Freight
 
Teamsters- Court Ruling on Hours of Service Off Base

1/23/2008
Majority of 750 UPS Freight Workers Sign Cards to Join Union in Southern California

1/22/2008
DHL National Negotiations News- Update 3

UPS Freight Workers in Oakland and Seattle Sign Cards to Become Teamsters

1/16/2008
UPS Freight Workers in New England Sign Cards Seeking to be Teamsters

1/10/2008
 UPS to borrow $10bn to fund growth plans
 

UPS goes forward with changes in capital structure

12/3/2007
Second union vote set at UPS Freight

11/20/2007
UPS Teamsters Approve National Agreement

11/18/2007
UPS Teamsters Supporting National Agreement

11/6/2007
Worcester Telegram & Gazette News- FedEx Pays $253K to Settle Dispute

11/1/2007
Sample UPS Contract Ballots Are Available for Download

10/28/2007
Misuse of independent contractors is new civil rights issue ...

10/26/2007
View the UPS National Master Agreement, Supplements and Riders

10/24/2007
UPS Ballots Being Mailed October 25-26

Deutsche Post's DHL faces higher labour costs in wake of UPS wage deal

10/23/2007
UPS profit hits $1 billion for the quarter

10/16/2007
UPS to start paperless delivery
 

UPS Freight Indianapolis Agreement Highlights

FedEx Ground Drivers' Class-Action Suit Certified

10/15/2007
DHL National Negotiations News- Update 1

FedEx drivers say judge grants class action status

10/12/2007
View the Tentative National Master UPS Agreement

10/7/2007
UPS Freight Workers in Indianapolis Ratify Historic, First Ever Contract

10/2/2007
AP- UPS Shares Rise on News of Labor Deal

9/30/2007
Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement Covering More Than 230,000 Workers at UPS

9/28/2007
Teamsters Make 'Significant Progress' at UPS Talks
       

9/22/2007
Work Continues on UPS Contract Supplements

9/21/2007
Senate expected to strip amendment to labor law
  

AFX News- FedEx to Drop Contractor Model in Calif, Possible Costs Up to 33 Million

9/20/200
UPS scores big on HRC corporate index despite earlier troubles

9/15/2007
New Hours-of-Service Ruling Delayed

9/14/2007
 Shift in Congress Favors Labor, UPS Over FedEx

Talks Between Union, UPS Will Resume September 24

9/12/2007
UPS Negotiating Committee Digs In

9/11/2007
Hoffa Outlines Union’s Demands at UPS Talks

Union urging contract with UPS

9/5/2007
UPS Contract Talks Resume

Teamsters Launch UPS Contract Campaign Hotline

8/31/2007
Teamsters to Resume UPS Contract Talks September 5

8/28/2007
UPS marks 100th birthday

8/22/2007
FedEx, UPS, General Dynamics Increase Donations to Democrats

8/20/2007
Union files objection after losing an organizing vote at UPS ...

8/19/2007
Case to decide whether FedEx drivers are employees

8/13/2007
Bloomberg- FedEx Drivers Who Want Full-Time Status File Federal Lawsuit

8/9/2007
Kansas City Workers at UPS Freight Reject APWA By 3-1

8/4/2007
UPS talking pension issues

UPS expects the future to deliver big challenges

8/3/2007
At age 100, UPS looks to future

8/2/2007
UPS Negotiations Update- Company and Central States Reach Tentative Agreement
 

Teamster Negotiators Visit UPS Freight Workers on the Dock

8/1/2007
UPS, political amnesia, and the inside story of New Jersey's ...

7/31/2007
United Parcel Service Agrees to Benefits in Civil Unions

7/27/2007
Teamsters Set Sights On Representing UPS Freight Employees

7/22/2007
UPS Freight Talks Move On To Economics
 

7/13/2007
UPS Negotiations Update- Talks Temporarily Suspended

Teamsters- The Union for DHL Workers

7/11/2007
The Hill- UPS Works to Hobble Its Rival, FedEx
 

6/29/2007
Hoffa Says It's Time for Congress to Ground FedEx's Labor Act Charade

6/27/2007
Commercial Appeal- NLRB Delivers Labor Jab to FedEx

6/26/2007
Connecticut Rules FedEx Misclassified Home Delivery Driver as Contractor

Teamsters Making Strides at UPS Freight Talks

6/21/2007
Teamster Victory at FedEx Home Delivery Wins Government Certification

6/15/2007
Local 25 Member, Massachusetts Deal FedEx Another Blow

6/6/2007
UPS Freight Talks Resume the Week of June 18

6/5/2007
Dow Jones MarketWatch- Teamsters President Notes Progress on UPS Freight Talks

6/4/2007
FedEx Home Delivery Drivers Vote Yes for Teamsters in Connecticut

5/10/2007
UPS Contract Negotiations Update

5/8/2007
FedEx denies claims

4/30/2007
Ken Hall Provides UPS, UPS Freight and FedEx Update at Unity

4/25/2007
UPS Freight Talks Maintain Strong Momentum

4/12/2007
FedEx to pay $54 million

4/5/2007
NLRB Levels Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Against FedEx Home Delivery

4/2/2007
UPS- Attention to detail

3/30/2007
National UPS Committee Begins Tackling Economic Issues

3/22/2007
UPS Freight Talks ‘Going Well’

2/24/2007
UPS Freight Negotiating Committee Makes Progress

2/13/2007
Teamsters, UPS Freight Will Continue Talks February 20

01/24/2007
UPS Strike Rumors False

01/12/2007
2006- An Exciting Year For UPS Freight Workers

12/18/2006
UPS' retiring chief operating officer had key role in growth

10/30/2006
Delivering Compensation- FedEx Drivers, Teamsters Fight to Unionize

10/05/2006
Local Leaders Unanimously Accept Non-Economic Contract Proposals

9/29/2006
Drivers from UPS, FedEx Discuss Differences

9/12/2006
UPS Clerks Overwhelmingly Vote to Rejoin Teamsters

9/6/2006
Teamsters Begin Contract Talks With UPS Freight

9/5/2006
Union to Begin UPS Freight Negotiations

9/5/2006
Reuters- FedEx Completes Watkins Acquisition
                      

9/5/2006
Reuters- UPS Pilots Ratify New Labor Agreement

8/31/2006
UPS Members Provide Valuable Guidance

8/10/2006
UPS Freight Campaign Off to Victorious Start

8/1/2006
UPS Freight President Leo Suggs To Retire

7/26/2006
UPS Freight Campaign Kicks Off in Indianapolis

7/12/2006
UPS Teamsters to Receive 12-Cent COLA Increase

6/29/2006
Delegates Pledge to Continue Building Teamster Power in DHL Delivery System

6/27/2006
Teamsters Win Major Agreement at UPS/Freight

6/6/2006
Teamsters to confront UPS, Allied

5/25/2006
CEO of UPS Responds to Hoffa Rebuke

5/23/2006
Hoffa Rebukes UPS for Mailing Anti-Union DVDs to UPS Freight Workers

5/20/2006
Hoffa, Teamster Leaders Rally With DHL and ABX Air Workers

3/21/2006
UPS seeks break from Congress on pension plans  Adobe Reader Required

03/01/2006
UPS Rebrands Overnite as UPS Freight     

02/09/2006
Winston-Salem Journal- FedEx Hub to Stir Rivalry for Tax Giveaways

02/02/2006
FedEx Drivers Wrongly Classified as Independent Contractors, NLRB Rules

Boston Globe- FedEx Drivers Win Right to Hold Union Ballot

01/18/2006
Buffalo News- FedEx Gets $623,000 Tax Break for 16 Part-Time Jobs

12/29/2005

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review- FedEx Drivers Win

Mobile Register- FedEx Ground Opens in Pritchard, Alabama

12/22/2005
Cleveland Honors UPS Worker for Saving Officer’s Life

12/16/2005
UPS Teamsters Support FedEx Workers Through Leafleting

12/13/2005
Shipping contractor Teamsters strike

12/5/2005
Miami DHL Gateway Teamsters Approve First Contract

11/1/2005
Teamsters Host International Summit of Unions in Package Delivery Industry

10/25/2005
LAX DHL Gateway Teamsters Approve First Contract

9/13/2005
DHL Victory in Youngstown

8/26/2005
Congress Modifies Diabetes Exemption for Drivers

8/19/2005
Teamsters Oppose New Drive Rule as Threat to Highway Safety

8/13/2005
Burmese Python Gives UPS Teamster a Big Scare

8/5/2005
Overnite Shareholders OK Acquisition by UPS

 

 

8/4/2005                                            
DHL Workers in Sacramento Win First Contract

8/1/2005
Double Victory for DHL Workers in Oklahoma

7/27/2005
DHL Workers Score Victory in West Virginia

 

 

7/23/2005
FedEx Ground truck drivers sue

7/12/2005
DHL MY-TYPE Workers Choose Local 705

7/8/2005
Kentucky DHL Drivers Choose Local 89

7/1/2005
UPS Leaders Gather in Chicago to Integrate Efforts

6/30/2005
Local 705’s Shut Down of DHL Results in Victories

6/28/2005
After 14 Weeks on the Picket Line, DHL Teamsters Back At Work

6/22/2005
California DHL Workers Join Local 439

6/17/2005
Parcel Local Union Leaders to Meet June 29

6/15/2005
Tallahassee DHL Workers Stand Together

6/8/2005
Missouri DHL Workers Prevail Despite Anti-Union Tactics

6/4/2005
Workers at Michigan DHL Contractor Join Local 486

6/2/2005
UPS Teamster Saves Couple

5/25/2005
DHL Workers in Iowa Join Locals 421, 238

5/17/2005
DHL Workers in Illinois Join Local 26

5/16/2005
UPS to Purchase Overnite        

5/11/2005
DHL Workers in Kansas City Join Local 41

5/06/2005
Building Teamster UPS Power

4/28/2005
DHL Workers at Three Miami Locations Join Local 769

4/26/2005
Workers at Three DHL Contractors Join Local 639

4/19/2005
DHL Workers Go To Capitol Hill

4/13/2005
DHL Workers in Illinois Join Local 26

4/11/05
Teamsters Organizing Campaign at DHL Rolls on With Victories in Ohio, Texas

4/10/05
Local 705 Wins Back Job for UPS Driver

4/9/05
Batting 1,000- DHL Workers at Three Locations Choose Local 745

4/6/05
Local 657 Wins Third DHL Election

4/5/05
DHL Campaign in Ohio is Victorious

3/24/05
DHL Workers in California Join Local 150

3/21/05
DHL Workers in Dallas Join Local 745

03/19/05
 New Full-Time Jobs at UPS

03/18/05
Minnesota DHL Workers Join Local 120

03/15/05
Local 486 Wins Fight for Safety

03/11/05
DHL Workers Join Local 371

02/27/05
DHL Workers in California Join Local 150

02/21/05
DHL Workers Unanimously Vote to Join Local 299

02/17/05
Victory in The ‘Heart of Dixie’

02/8/05
DHL Workers in Kentucky Join Local 651

02/05
Local 886 Wins Job Back for UPS Member

02/02/05
Local 631 Wins Three-Year Battle to Save Jobs at UPS

01/12/05
Ohio Turnpike Workers Reject Agreement Recommendations

01/08/05
New Hampshire Workers Join Local 633

01/07/05
WSJ: Drivers Deliver Trouble to FedEx By Seeking Employee Benefits

01/02/05
Fridley Family Acknowledges Condolences

12/16/04
UPS Teamsters in Canada Ratify Contract

12/07/04
Last UPS Vote in Canada Scheduled December 14

 

 

 

 

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