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The 2012 NM Truck Roadeo held on May 5th was another success story for our Union Brothers that competed in the event taking home a combined total of 15 awards including first place in half of the categories, the Team Trophy (won by ABF) and also Driver of the Year won by Ronald Greenstreet of YRC (pictured). The Teamsters were represented by 4 companies this year; ABF, Sandia National Labs, TDI/UPS (Sara Lee), and YRC.  Teamsters Local 492 would like to thank all 21 Teamster members who competed this year.  

YRC’s other participants: Gilbert Gonzales, Andre Lobato and Matt Beaudet.

Click here to read last years Truck Roadeo Article

We are pleased to announce that the Santa Fe City Council voted on February 29^th, 2012, to approve the proposed Community Workforce Agreement. The vote was 7 to 0, in favor of the agreement, with one councilor abstaining.

This agreement means that all public works projects of $500,000 or more will be constructed by workers represented by our various NM Building and Construction Trades Council affiliates. This is the culmination of an ongoing process that was begun 20 months ago.

The City of Santa Fe's “Business and Quality of Life” committee first issued unanimous support for the Community Workforce Agreement proposal. This paved the way for the vote on February 29^th. It was the third and final committee that has vetted the proposal. This will be virtually the first time a city of this size anywhere in the U.S. has approved a CWA of this type, (the ones before have all been large cities) and will mark the first step in the NM Building Trades overall strategic plan to do more of these around the state with various entities, including, cities, counties, tribes, etc.

Along with all of the people within the BTC who have worked to make this possible, we would like to thank Executive Director of the NMBCTC Ray Baca for all that he did to see this through.

This is the first piece of a strategic path toward making more of these agreements possible around the state with various municipalities, school districts, universities, and tribal entities.

To learn more about PLA's and CWA's, Click Here.

ABF Change Of Operation Will Add More Utility Employees

The IBT Approved the ABF COO that had been previously deadlocked in August of 2011. The Change will add 86 Utility positions in terminals mainly east of us.

This will not affect the New Mexico Teamsters in any way as we are not a part of the change and have never had Utility drivers in this state.

To read the entire COO you can Click Here.

Are You Signed Up For the 2012 NM Truck Roadeo Championships?

Talk to your employer today to find out what you need to do to participate.

The New Mexico Truck Roadeo competition will take place on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 at the FedEx facility located on Los Volcanos, in Albuquerque and the Awards Banquet will take place that evening at the Sheraton Uptown on the corner of Louisiana and Menaul. Look forward to seeing you at both events.

For those of you who will be participating in the New Mexico Truck Driving Championships competition this year, the 2012 State and National Rules and Procedures book and the 2012 Facts for Drivers (used to help study for the Championships Written Exam) will be available in February.

Several rules in the rulebook have been changed and others clarified (for example, some of the time limits for the Pre-trip Inspection have changed); and a number of sections and statistics have been updated or added in the Facts for Drivers.

Get  involved, this is a great competition and it is fierce. Think  you are one of the best drivers? Show your Union Pride and show those non-union drivers what you can do! Talk to your employer today!

More Rest Time Required for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

1. Restarts are now limited to one per week;
2. Restarts must include 2-night periods between 1:00-5:00 a.m.; and
3. Drivers must take a 30-or-more minute break after 8 consecutive hours of driving.

Click Here to read more.