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<blockquote data-quote="agitator" data-source="post: 256757" data-attributes="member: 11604"><p><u><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Who is Ron Carey?</span></strong></u></p><p>Since Hoffa and his cohorts (804 officers included) are back to attacking Ron Carey (repeating the same lies about his leadership and continuing to ignore the fact that he was acquitted of ALL of the charges thrown at him), it might be a good time to explain to some of our newer members who Ron Carey was and why the split between him and Local 804 Executive Board.</p><p>Ron Carey was born March 22, 1936 in New York City, the son of a UPS driver. After leaving the <strong>Marines</strong> in 1955, he started working for UPS as <strong>a package car driver</strong> in NYC and 3 years later became shop steward. Carey became dissatisfied with the union bureaucracy and in 1962 ran and won the race for Local Trustee. He was elected <strong>President of 804</strong> in 1967 and won landslide elections to nine straight 3-year terms.</p><p>Carey fought management to improve member's wages and working conditions. In the mid-seventies he led a<strong> groundbreaking strike</strong> which allowed drivers to <strong>retire after 25 years instead of 30</strong>. In addition, Carey negotiated strong contracts that doubled the salaries of those drivers. Then he took on the "old guard" of the International.</p><p>The Teamsters Union was a mess. Its major pension was used as a piggy bank for organized crime and many of its locals were dominated by mobsters. The Federal Government filed a RICO suit against the Teamsters in 1988 and the Union was forced to choose its leaders democratically.</p><p>In a three-way race for General President in what was the first secret ballot rank and file election in Teamster history, 804's Ron <strong>Carey was swept into office in 1991</strong> by the force of his reform agenda and the organizing efforts of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) rank and filers.</p><p>Upon becoming President, Carey <strong>cut his own salary</strong> from $225,000 to $175,000 as well as selling off Teamster limos, jets and a Caribbean condominium owned by the Union. The <strong>Reformers were finally in charge.</strong> The Carey Administration ended backroom deals with employers and <strong>opened up the negotiating process to rank and file involvement</strong>. He led national campaigns for strong contracts that gave members higher increases in pension contributions from employers as well as higher wages and better benefits.</p><p>Moreover, Carey placed numerous corrupt Local unions into trusteeship and passed a <strong>Code of Ethics for Union trustees</strong>. He also eliminated the overwhelming majority of multiple salaries to union officers.</p><p>In organizing, the International worked with local unions to recruit and train Teamster members to be volunteer organizers who talk to non-union employees, which helped reverse the steady decline in Teamster membership. The Carey Administration also mounted the first successful organizing drive in history at Overnite, then the largest less-than-truckload freight company.</p><p>Then came the strike at <strong>UPS in 1997</strong>. The Teamsters were <strong>successful</strong> in the strike against UPS because the company underestimated the determination of the union and its leadership. Carey <strong>mobilized the rank and file</strong> months before the contract expired on July 31 by holding rallies all over the country to prepare the members for a possible strike.</p><p>Furthermore, the public was on the Teamsters' side. After years of downsizing good jobs, when Ron Carey spoke about <strong>"Corporate Greed</strong>", millions of Americans agreed with his characterization.</p><p>The UPS strike ended what is known as the "PATCO Syndrome": the effect of defeat and demoralization by ALL union when Reagan fired the 11,300 striking air traffic controllers in 1981. It in effect sent a strong message to the labor movement that Reagan and his Big Business backers were in charge. In 1980, 25% of all workers were unionized; by 2006 it is down to about 12%.</p><p>But the election of Ron Carey and the UPS strike brought a bright<strong> new day</strong> to the labor movement. Corrupt and complacent union officers were put on notice that their members wanted a new direction for their union, while company bosses who were used to big concessions from the unions had to face a revived Teamster union.</p><p>This radical action sparked a rejuvenation of the labor movement. However, Carey became <strong>a threat to Big Business</strong>. Accordingly, Corporate America and their Republican puppets in Congress went after him and took him down.</p><p>The newly controlled Republican Congress led by right winger Rep. Hoekstra of Michigan led the <strong>witch hunt against Ron Carey </strong>. He pressured the IRB and Justice Department to void Carey's 1996 reelection win over Hoffa . This was the same <strong>Hoffa who opposed the Teamsters' strike against UPS</strong> -undermining the striking workers- as well as took money from UPS for his campaign; his father must have been spinning in his grave beneath Giants Stadium.</p><p>In the end, Carey was not allowed to run in the 1998 special election. Even though Michael Cherkasky, the Federally appointed examiner of Hoffa"s election campaign, found numerous fraud, misrepresentation of money, deception and cover-up, he ruled Hoffa eligible to run. Hoffa beat Carey slate member Tom L and became General President.</p><p>Why the <strong>double standard</strong>? Was it because Republicans were actually concerned about corrupt unions? No. In fact the Republicans have always welcomed corrupt union money in their coffers as well as signing sweetheart deals with companies who also were large donors to the same Republican Party. Sounds good: put in a "leader" they can control (Hoffa), who opposed the UPS strike and Carey's militancy, with a lot of union money to possibly give to Republicans (Ron Carey changed the Teamsters from supporting the anti-union Republicans to the pro-union Democrats .</p><p>In early 2001, Ron Carey was <strong>indicted </strong>on charges of lying to a Grand Jury. On <strong>October 12, 2001, was acquitted of all the charges. </strong></p><p></p><p>Ron Carey was an <strong>honest</strong> union reformer who fought against Teamster corruption, led a successful strike against UPS and revived the labor movement. For the "sin" of actually <strong>"putting members first",</strong> Carey was taken down by the powerful in this country. Some of the officers in our Local have forgotten this; the rank and file have not.</p><p></p><p>(Courtesy of Localagitator)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agitator, post: 256757, member: 11604"] [U][B][SIZE=5]Who is Ron Carey?[/SIZE][/B][/U] Since Hoffa and his cohorts (804 officers included) are back to attacking Ron Carey (repeating the same lies about his leadership and continuing to ignore the fact that he was acquitted of ALL of the charges thrown at him), it might be a good time to explain to some of our newer members who Ron Carey was and why the split between him and Local 804 Executive Board. Ron Carey was born March 22, 1936 in New York City, the son of a UPS driver. After leaving the [B]Marines[/B] in 1955, he started working for UPS as [B]a package car driver[/B] in NYC and 3 years later became shop steward. Carey became dissatisfied with the union bureaucracy and in 1962 ran and won the race for Local Trustee. He was elected [B]President of 804[/B] in 1967 and won landslide elections to nine straight 3-year terms. Carey fought management to improve member's wages and working conditions. In the mid-seventies he led a[B] groundbreaking strike[/B] which allowed drivers to [B]retire after 25 years instead of 30[/B]. In addition, Carey negotiated strong contracts that doubled the salaries of those drivers. Then he took on the "old guard" of the International. The Teamsters Union was a mess. Its major pension was used as a piggy bank for organized crime and many of its locals were dominated by mobsters. The Federal Government filed a RICO suit against the Teamsters in 1988 and the Union was forced to choose its leaders democratically. In a three-way race for General President in what was the first secret ballot rank and file election in Teamster history, 804's Ron [B]Carey was swept into office in 1991[/B] by the force of his reform agenda and the organizing efforts of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) rank and filers. Upon becoming President, Carey [B]cut his own salary[/B] from $225,000 to $175,000 as well as selling off Teamster limos, jets and a Caribbean condominium owned by the Union. The [B]Reformers were finally in charge.[/B] The Carey Administration ended backroom deals with employers and [B]opened up the negotiating process to rank and file involvement[/B]. He led national campaigns for strong contracts that gave members higher increases in pension contributions from employers as well as higher wages and better benefits. Moreover, Carey placed numerous corrupt Local unions into trusteeship and passed a [B]Code of Ethics for Union trustees[/B]. He also eliminated the overwhelming majority of multiple salaries to union officers. In organizing, the International worked with local unions to recruit and train Teamster members to be volunteer organizers who talk to non-union employees, which helped reverse the steady decline in Teamster membership. The Carey Administration also mounted the first successful organizing drive in history at Overnite, then the largest less-than-truckload freight company. Then came the strike at [B]UPS in 1997[/B]. The Teamsters were [B]successful[/B] in the strike against UPS because the company underestimated the determination of the union and its leadership. Carey [B]mobilized the rank and file[/B] months before the contract expired on July 31 by holding rallies all over the country to prepare the members for a possible strike. Furthermore, the public was on the Teamsters' side. After years of downsizing good jobs, when Ron Carey spoke about [B]"Corporate Greed[/B]", millions of Americans agreed with his characterization. The UPS strike ended what is known as the "PATCO Syndrome": the effect of defeat and demoralization by ALL union when Reagan fired the 11,300 striking air traffic controllers in 1981. It in effect sent a strong message to the labor movement that Reagan and his Big Business backers were in charge. In 1980, 25% of all workers were unionized; by 2006 it is down to about 12%. But the election of Ron Carey and the UPS strike brought a bright[B] new day[/B] to the labor movement. Corrupt and complacent union officers were put on notice that their members wanted a new direction for their union, while company bosses who were used to big concessions from the unions had to face a revived Teamster union. This radical action sparked a rejuvenation of the labor movement. However, Carey became [B]a threat to Big Business[/B]. Accordingly, Corporate America and their Republican puppets in Congress went after him and took him down. The newly controlled Republican Congress led by right winger Rep. Hoekstra of Michigan led the [B]witch hunt against Ron Carey [/B]. He pressured the IRB and Justice Department to void Carey's 1996 reelection win over Hoffa . This was the same [B]Hoffa who opposed the Teamsters' strike against UPS[/B] -undermining the striking workers- as well as took money from UPS for his campaign; his father must have been spinning in his grave beneath Giants Stadium. In the end, Carey was not allowed to run in the 1998 special election. Even though Michael Cherkasky, the Federally appointed examiner of Hoffa"s election campaign, found numerous fraud, misrepresentation of money, deception and cover-up, he ruled Hoffa eligible to run. Hoffa beat Carey slate member Tom L and became General President. Why the [B]double standard[/B]? Was it because Republicans were actually concerned about corrupt unions? No. In fact the Republicans have always welcomed corrupt union money in their coffers as well as signing sweetheart deals with companies who also were large donors to the same Republican Party. Sounds good: put in a "leader" they can control (Hoffa), who opposed the UPS strike and Carey's militancy, with a lot of union money to possibly give to Republicans (Ron Carey changed the Teamsters from supporting the anti-union Republicans to the pro-union Democrats . In early 2001, Ron Carey was [B]indicted [/B]on charges of lying to a Grand Jury. On [B]October 12, 2001, was acquitted of all the charges. [/B] Ron Carey was an [B]honest[/B] union reformer who fought against Teamster corruption, led a successful strike against UPS and revived the labor movement. For the "sin" of actually [B]"putting members first",[/B] Carey was taken down by the powerful in this country. Some of the officers in our Local have forgotten this; the rank and file have not. (Courtesy of Localagitator) [/QUOTE]
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