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Mar 27, 2019

The money that you donate to the DRIVE fund helps The Teamsters fight bad legislation locally and nationally that will hurt the average worker and the labor movement in general. Below is an update of what we are working on right now:

Political Update June 12th, 2015

Federal Legislative & Field Updates June 9, 2015                                       

Fast Track (NEW UPDATE): The House Committee on Rules has scheduled a meeting on June 10 at 3:00 PM on H.R. 1314, the bill containing Fast Track language. A floor vote has not yet been scheduled, but could be coming soon.

Since our last call, Fast Track passed the Senate 62-37 and has moved on to the House. A vote is not currently scheduled, but it appears that one may happen on Friday, or be pushed to next week. There are still Representatives who remain undecided or have not made firm commitments that they will oppose Fast Track. We will be in touch with Joint Councils and Local Unions about a fly-in day when we have confirmation that the vote is scheduled for the floor. We also encourage Joint Councils and Local Unions to call your Representatives and ask that they oppose Fast Track when it is brought up for a final vote.

The Senate’s version of the bill includes Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), which we would ordinarily support. However, this version of TAA is underfunded, provides no support to displaced public employees, and is paid for by cuts to Medicare. For these reasons, we oppose TAA as presented in the Senate Fast Track bill, and do not see the presence of TAA in Fast Track as a justification to vote for the bill.

Transportation Appropriations (NEW UPDATE): The Transportation Appropriations bill passed the House 216-210 on June 9th, with the 33-foot double trailer increase and the continued suspension of hours-of-service regulations. We are shifting our focus to the Senate to keep these dangerous anti-safety provisions out of the base bill, and defeat the amendments in committee markup, which is scheduled for the week of June 15.

State Legislative Updates

Missouri: Governor Nixon vetoed Right to Work on June 4th.

Michigan: A petition to repeal Prevailing Wage is circulating in Michigan. The initiative process refers the question to the legislature and allows initiatives to become law without Governor’s signature.

New Mexico: Convened a special session on June 8th to vote on a capital outlay bill that labor supported. A compromise version passed, and the Senate Leadership was able to keep anti-labor bills from becoming part of the negotiation.

DRIVE Phone Program

DRIVE is currently testing a phone program for members to opt-in for contributions. In the Joint Council 7 pilot, the program had a 15% success rate and averaged contributions of over $2.50 per week. We hope to have more Joint Councils take part in the next round of calls before the end of the month.

If you have questions about the program, contact Ed Baptiste at (202) 624-8955.

Building Teamster Political Power Program

The Department is continuing to schedule “Building Teamster Political Power” Officer Briefings with Joint Councils. The goal for this program is ongoing education and engagement of members in the political process to help build momentum for the 2016 elections and beyond. The Officer Briefings will continue through September 2015, and the goal is then for every Joint Council to hold a membership training before the 2016 Teamster Convention next June.


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2/3/2025 - On Friday, ABF announced that it achieved a 91.2% operating ratio for 2024. As a result, the profit-sharing provisions of the 2023-28 ABF NMFA have been triggered. Specifically, qualified members (generally those employees who were on the seniority list from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024) will receive a bonus of 1% of their 2024 earnings.

UPS 2023-2028 Contract Book - Full Edition

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General Membership Union Meeting March 15th, 2025

here is a General Membership Meeting scheduled for Saturday, March 15th at 11 am, which will be held at Homewood Suites (to the right of the Buffalo Thunder resort),10 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Santa Fe NM, 87506. Your Business Agents and Teamsters Local 492 Executive Board will be present to answer any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you there!

Rocky Mountain Teamster

This month's Rocky Mountain Teamster is available to read online along with all Rocky Mountain Teamsters going back to 2008.

Teamsters Scholarship Fund 2025 (Deadline May 1st, 2025)

The Teamsters Scholarship Fund applications for the 2025 scholarship will be available starting Friday, November 1, 2024, at Teamster.org/scholarships.

Yellow Bankruptcy Update

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Teamsters Organize 50,000 New Members in Less Than Three Years

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Teamsters: No Endorsement For U.S. President

Teamsters: No Endorsement For U.S. President International Union Cites Strong Political Divides, Few Commitments from Candidates The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday elected not to endorse any candidate for U.S. President.


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Teamsters Local 492
4269 Balloon Park Road NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
  505-344-1925

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