JUSTICE AT UPS CSI
705 Wins Labor Board Charge on Violated Union Activity
This July, 705 members and agents celebrated a victory by bannering outside of UPS Cartage Services Inc. (CSI) in Elk Grove Village, IL. This sent a message and reminder to CSI that no employer get away with violating our rights.
In February, Local 705 members at CSI participated in the Teamsters “Deliver On The Dream” Martin Luther King day of action to call for MLK Day to be added as an additional paid holiday in all Teamster contracts.
Clerical workers at CSI hung “Deliver on the Dream” posters and leaflets featuring Martin Luther King, Jr in their cubicles. Managers tore down the signs and sent an email threatening retaliation against employees who put up MLK signs.
By tearing down the signs, management violated members’ rights to union activity and insulted Martin Luther King Jr, a hero in the fight for workers’ and civil rights.
705 members stood up and fought back! The local filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board against management for management’s discriminatory use of the company’s “No Solicitation” policy, which interfered with 705 members’ protected union activity rights.
On July 5, the NLRB found that CSI did, in fact, violate the law, by violating the workers’ rights when it tore down the MLK flyers. The NLRB ordered CSI to stop interfering with members’ rights to have union information and materials in their work areas.
Congratulations to CSI members who stood their ground and won! These members are fired up and ready to fight for MLK Day as an additional paid holiday in Teamster contracts more than ever!
705’s Juan Campos Inaugurated As IBT Vice President At-Large
On March 22, Local 705’s Secretary Treasurer Juan Campos was sworn in as Vice President At-Large at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, beginning a five-year term on the IBT’s General Executive Board. He took the oath of office alongside Sean O’Brien, who was sworn in as IBT President, and Fred Zuckerman as IBT General Secretary. O’Brien also appointed Campos to head the Tankhaul Division.
“I’m looking to service the members,” said Campos. “I’m looking to deliver on our promises of making some change and seeing our great Union grow.”
O’Brien, Campos, and the rest of the IBT leadership held a General Executive Board meeting and got to work immediately following the inauguration.
This is a new chapter for Local 705 and our International Union that will require the participation of all Teamster members. From improving standards in the tankhaul industry, to winning a great UPS contract, to organizing Amazon, it will take members staying informed and active to win big.
Local 705 Fights Back Against Abusive Management at DHL Express Gateway
Local 705 Member joins National DHLGF Negotiations Committee
National Negotiations for DHL Global Forwarding/AEI began this week in Sarasota, FL. The national committee met with the company to exchange contract proposals. The committee includes Jared Lyons, a 21 year Local 705 rank and file member and steward at DHLGF/AEI. Brother Lyons made history by becoming the first rank and file member to be part of the national DHLGF/AEI committee.
In June, delegates elected to the IBT Convention passed an amendment to the constitution that mandates rank and file members be included on all negotiation committees, national and local. Express Division Director Bill Hamilton requested that a rank and file member from Local 705, the largest DHLGF/AEI local in the country, be represented on the committee.
“Rank and file members should be part of every contract negotiation in our union”, said Local 705 Secretary-Treasurer Juan Campos, “that’s how we do it in Local 705, and going forward that’s how it will be done in every national negotiation. We need the voice of members who work at the employer on all our committees. Our members know the issues, they live them every day they punch in.”
“It was an honor to be the first rank and file member to be able to sit on the DHLGF/AEI National Negotiations Committee”, said Lyons.
Congratulations Kessler Employees on Your First Contract!
Congratulations to our newest members from Kessler Sales and Distribution in University Park, who voted unanimously on their first Teamsters Local 705 contract on July 1st, 2021. Our members stood united and strong to achieve better wages, sick days, a ratification bonus, an additional holiday, a 40-hour guarantee, $150.00 a year safety shoe allowance, time-and-a-half for Saturday and Sunday work, and much more.
Local 705 Welcomes Drivers from Corey Steel!
Teamsters Local 705 would like to welcome our new members from Corey Steel in Cicero IL.
The 7 drivers voted on July 1, 2021, for Union rights and to be a part of Teamsters Local 705. They are excited and ready to start negotiating a Teamsters Contract.
One of the reasons Corey Steel employees decided to step up and fight for their rights is because they have not received a pay raise in almost 7 years.
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