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<blockquote data-quote="nospinzone" data-source="post: 203853" data-attributes="member: 1335"><p><strong>Rival union aims to replace Teamsters at UPS</strong></p><p></p><p>Rival union aims to replace Teamsters at UPS</p><p>By Bill Wolfe</p><p>The Courier-Journal</p><p> </p><p>A new labor group trying to replace the Teamsters representing UPS drivers and package handlers was in Louisville today petitioning workers at the Worldport sorting hub.</p><p></p><p>Claiming part-time workers were being paid low wages under Teamsters contracts and that retirement benefits for full-time workers had been slashed because of union mismanagement, representatives of the Association of Parcel Workers of America visited the main gate of the air-package hub seeking authorization for a nationwide union-selection vote.</p><p></p><p>“The Teamsters have turned the UPS people into their personal ATM machine, and they are milking us dry,” said Danny Eason of Raleigh, N.C., senior vice president of the association.</p><p></p><p>Teamsters officials claim the APWA lacks the knowledge and experience needed to run a large labor organization.</p><p></p><p>The association hopes to get 80,000 signatures — representing about 30 percent of the eligible UPS workers nationwide — which would prompt an election to choose between the labor organizations.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nospinzone, post: 203853, member: 1335"] [B]Rival union aims to replace Teamsters at UPS[/B] Rival union aims to replace Teamsters at UPS By Bill Wolfe The Courier-Journal A new labor group trying to replace the Teamsters representing UPS drivers and package handlers was in Louisville today petitioning workers at the Worldport sorting hub. Claiming part-time workers were being paid low wages under Teamsters contracts and that retirement benefits for full-time workers had been slashed because of union mismanagement, representatives of the Association of Parcel Workers of America visited the main gate of the air-package hub seeking authorization for a nationwide union-selection vote. “The Teamsters have turned the UPS people into their personal ATM machine, and they are milking us dry,” said Danny Eason of Raleigh, N.C., senior vice president of the association. Teamsters officials claim the APWA lacks the knowledge and experience needed to run a large labor organization. The association hopes to get 80,000 signatures — representing about 30 percent of the eligible UPS workers nationwide — which would prompt an election to choose between the labor organizations....... [/QUOTE]
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