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<blockquote data-quote="twnjrspc" data-source="post: 220653" data-attributes="member: 6850"><p><img src="http://e2ma.net/userdata/7848/assets/ups.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://e2ma.net/userdata/7848/images/e1184349978.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> [FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>UPS Bargaining Suspended</strong></span></span>[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Management's Pension Grab Still Dominates Talks</span></strong></span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">National negotiations with UPS again went nowhere this week, and are now temporarily suspended. Bargaining in some supplemental areas is scheduled for the week of July 16.</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">Management's move to split the Central States Pension Plan continues to dominate the talks.</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">This week, management quibbled over the exact withdrawal liability amount that UPS would legally be required to pay Central States to force 42,000 full-time UPSers out of it. Management stated they wanted to negotiate directly with Central States, and this has led to a suspension of bargaining. The International Union says bargaining will resume when the company is ready to present a comprehensive economic package.</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">Meanwhile, the union "brown out" continues, with no information provided to members on bargaining goals. The union's pension and healthcare demands remain under wraps. Just look at the Teamster website--nothing but stale press releases that say everything is going swell.</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>It's Management's Show</strong></span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">These talks are already the longest-running national negotiations in Teamster history. It's been 13 months since James Hoffa and hall announced in Las Vegas that they "forced" UPS into early negotiations, to "to face head-on our members' healthcare and pension security issues."</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">Now we know the truth: it was UPS management that sought early negotiations. And, management dominates the talks, while union proposals on pensions and healthcare are gathering dust.</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">In January, hall told UPS Teamsters, "We expect the company to be prepared to negotiate so we can reach agreement on the issues by the end of March." Hall added, "We have no intention at this point of scheduling talks past the end of March." Management knew that was just talk.</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">It's time for a change of course. The union is holding plenty of cards here. It's time to say No to the management pension grab, and No to any and all concession demands. Dust off our union proposals. Why give the company an early deal unless we get real improvements?</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>What Do You Think?</strong></span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">Early bargaining keeps dragging on. We aren't going to win a strong contract if we let UPS run the show.</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">What do you think? What can our union do to break the logjam at the bargaining table?</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=times new roman,times]<span style="font-size: 12px">And what can working Teamsters do to make UPS deliver the strong contract and good benefits we deserve? Let us know what you're doing at your building to push for a strong contract. </span>[/FONT]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="twnjrspc, post: 220653, member: 6850"] [IMG]http://e2ma.net/userdata/7848/assets/ups.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://e2ma.net/userdata/7848/images/e1184349978.jpg[/IMG] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3][SIZE=5][B]UPS Bargaining Suspended[/B][/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3][B][SIZE=4]Management's Pension Grab Still Dominates Talks[/SIZE][/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]National negotiations with UPS again went nowhere this week, and are now temporarily suspended. Bargaining in some supplemental areas is scheduled for the week of July 16.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]Management's move to split the Central States Pension Plan continues to dominate the talks.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]This week, management quibbled over the exact withdrawal liability amount that UPS would legally be required to pay Central States to force 42,000 full-time UPSers out of it. Management stated they wanted to negotiate directly with Central States, and this has led to a suspension of bargaining. The International Union says bargaining will resume when the company is ready to present a comprehensive economic package.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]Meanwhile, the union "brown out" continues, with no information provided to members on bargaining goals. The union's pension and healthcare demands remain under wraps. Just look at the Teamster website--nothing but stale press releases that say everything is going swell.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3][B]It's Management's Show[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]These talks are already the longest-running national negotiations in Teamster history. It's been 13 months since James Hoffa and hall announced in Las Vegas that they "forced" UPS into early negotiations, to "to face head-on our members' healthcare and pension security issues."[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]Now we know the truth: it was UPS management that sought early negotiations. And, management dominates the talks, while union proposals on pensions and healthcare are gathering dust.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]In January, hall told UPS Teamsters, "We expect the company to be prepared to negotiate so we can reach agreement on the issues by the end of March." Hall added, "We have no intention at this point of scheduling talks past the end of March." Management knew that was just talk.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]It's time for a change of course. The union is holding plenty of cards here. It's time to say No to the management pension grab, and No to any and all concession demands. Dust off our union proposals. Why give the company an early deal unless we get real improvements?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3][B]What Do You Think?[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]Early bargaining keeps dragging on. We aren't going to win a strong contract if we let UPS run the show.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]What do you think? What can our union do to break the logjam at the bargaining table?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=times new roman,times][SIZE=3]And what can working Teamsters do to make UPS deliver the strong contract and good benefits we deserve? Let us know what you're doing at your building to push for a strong contract. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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