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Billionaires' Coordinated Scheme to Cut Your Pay (By James P. Hoffa)
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James P. Hoffa General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The vast, corporate-funded campaign to weaken unions and lower wages of middle-class workers has reached into statehouses all over the country.
Last week in Maine, Rep. Tom Winsor requested that so-called "right-to-work" bills be drafted. So did Sen. Lois Snowe-Mello. In New Hampshire, Rep. Will Smith proposed a "right-to-work" law. Similar bills were also proposed in Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana, West Virginia, and Missouri. I expect at least half a dozen more.
Working families need to fight like hell against these dangerous attacks on their wages, their benefits and their job security.
Research shows that most people don't know what these anti-union laws really do. That's intentional. You can be absolutely sure that a great deal of time and money was spent coming up with the misleading "right to work" name. It sounds like it prevents workers from being denied a job. That isn't what it does at all.
A so-called "right to work" law prohibits security clauses in union contracts. Security clauses require all workers who receive the benefit of a union contract and union representation to share the administrative costs for those services.
These "right to freeload" laws are on the books in low-wage states like Mississippi and South Carolina. That's not a coincidence. When union wages go down, workers' wages fall throughout the state.
A coordinated network of think tanks, business groups and phony grass-roots organizations has for years been working toward passing these right-to-work (for LESS) laws. Leading the charge is National Right to Work. The only right it defends is billionaires' right to their wealth. The anti-worker group attracts funding from the Mellon heirs, the Wal-Mart heirs and the Coors heirs.
•The poverty rate rises; it's 19.1 percent in right-to-work states, compared with 16.6 percent in other states. |
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| UPS Article 17 Penalty Pay Update |
1/6/2026 - UPS Article 17 Penalty Pay Update
Attention All UPS Teamsters:
(Article 17) New Payroll Penalty Language Now in Effect
Per Article 17, of the National Master Agreement, the updated payroll penalty provisions have officially taken effect.
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| Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Appointments Available |
Teamster Local 492 will have a representative from the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan from Northwest Administrators in our office this month. This is your opportunity to meet face-to-face and review your pension value and where you stand on any PEER requirements, if applicable.
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| 2026 Teamsters Scholarship |
The Teamsters Scholarship Fund applications are now available at Teamster.org/scholarships. In order to expedite the awarding of scholarships, applications will be accepted through April 1, 2026.
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| ABF Pension Increase 2025 |
ABF Pension Increase 2025
9/24/2025 - This notice is to inform you of the contractual pension contribution increase that takes effect August l, 2025, through July 31, 2026, under the ABF NMFA agreement.
The contribution rate will increase by $0.80 per hour, with the entire amount applied to your pension.
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| Creamland Teamsters at Local 492 Unanimously Ratify Contract! |
9/11/2025 - The strike against Creamland Dairy has ended after 1 week. Teamsters Local 492 would like to thank all the dedicated Teamsters who took time out of their busy lives to support their Brothers and Sisters at Creamland. We are so proud of our Creamland Teamsters for their sacrifice through the strike in order to get a fair contract.
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