May 31st, 2013-Please be advised some of the UPS ballot return envelopes may have “UPS Freight” on them. There is no need to ask for a replacement ballot as the IBT is aware of the issue and has assured us all votes will be counted in the appropriate supplements and riders. You can view the letter from the IBT Here.
May 28th -Please be advised that the highlighted section of Article 34, Section 1 Paragraph (k) on page 23-25 of the UPS Tentative Agreement is for Central States ONLY. It does not apply to New Mexico, which is in the Western Conference of Teamsters (WCT) Pension Trust. WCT has its own accrual rates and the PEER 80. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of any portion of the Tentative Agreement, please contact the Local Union
UPS Tentative Agreement 2013-2018 (edit on 5-28-2013 to explain WCT vs. Central States Article 34)
May 7, 2013
Leaders of Teamster Local Unions that represent UPS and UPS Freight workers across the United States voted unanimously today to endorse the tentative agreements, paving the way for ballots to be prepared and sent to members.
You can download all Tentative Agreement info here:
UPS:
UPS Tentative Agreement Highlights
UPS Tentative Agreement 2013-2018 (edit on 5-28-13 to explain WCT vs Central States Article 34)
UPS Western Region Supp Agreement 2013-2018
UPS Southwest Package Rider 2013-2018
UPS Southwest Sort Rider 2013-2018
View the side-by-side comparison of the current UPS insurance plan and Team Plan Here
UPS Freight:
UPSF Pension Memo 5-23-2013
Current Teamcare Plan Option A With Copay
Teamcare UPS Freight MM200 to Option B No Cost Plan
Teamcare Plan B UPS Freight Linehaul Hired From Street
A Memo to All UPSF Locals Regarding Health & Welfare
A Memo to All UPSF Locals Regarding Line Haul Drivers vs Road Drivers
UPS Freight Tentative Agreement Highlights
UPS Freight Tentative Agreement 2013-2018
Please download, print and review these documents. If you have any questions after reading these documents, Local 492 UPS Members will be able to ask them at any of the 4 meetings being held downstairs at the Local 492 Union Hall on May 25th (Saturday) 10 am and 2 pm and also on May 26th (Sunday) 10 am and 2 pm. Please bring your own printed copies of this agreement with you to the meetings for reference. The UPS Freight Members meeting will be Sunday May 26th at 12 noon. .
Ballot packages will be mailed to all members at the end of May for ratification of the master agreement, and any supplements and riders if applicable. Complete voting instructions will be included in the ballot package. Tentatively, ballots will start being counted on or about June 20.
General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall, who also serves as Package Division Director and Co-Chairman of the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee with General President Jim Hoffa, presented the changes contained in the tentative agreement to more than 300 Local Union leaders.
UPS: “Our members made clear they wanted us to protect their health care benefits and address harassment while increasing wages and retirement contributions,” Hall said. “This is a strong tentative agreement that achieves all those things and more.”
UPS Freight: “This is a strong tentative agreement that does exactly what our members asked for, which is to take on subcontracting while increasing wages and pension contributions,” Hall said. “The committee stayed focused and united, and they got the job done.”
Details of the tentative agreements with UPS & UPS Freight were outlined at the “two-person” meeting, attended by two representatives from each Local Union. The UPS national master contract is the largest collective bargaining agreement in North America. This is the second national agreement for UPS Freight Teamsters.
“I commend the negotiating committee for staying focused and united,” Hoffa said. “Backed by the determination and engagement of our members, the committee kept its mission in sight and remained a force at the bargaining table. These are agreements we can all be proud of.” “Both negotiating committees were at the table at the same time representing 250,000 workers at UPS and UPS Freight,” Hoffa said. “That’s a lot of bargaining power. We were able to show a united Teamster front and it paid off.”
View the Local 492 UPS Page Here.
