Here's the text of the flyer that organizers were distributing last week. I understand that more details will be available at the Sunday meeting.
Teamster Organizing Meeting:
New USF Reddaway Contract
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Date: Sunday, August 12, 2007
Location: Teamster Local Union #952
140 S. Marks Way, Orange CA 92807
(off Chapman, between 57 and Main)
§ Guaranteed annual raises for life of contract (5 years)
§ Participation under Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund: Immediate vesting, and you are entitled to two years of credit for every year of employment, up to a limit of 10 years. After working 5 years, your pension benefits would add up as if you had been in the plan for 15 years.
§ Representation and grievance process; you are no longer an “at-will” employee. USF Reddaway management can make no unilateral changes to your working conditions. Work rules are subject to negotiation. Protection against loss of bargaining unit work through sub-contracting.
§ Vacation paid at 1/52
§ Improved health insurance benefits
§ Paid jury duty (5 days)
§ Seniority prevails for bids, vacation, etc. No more favoritism.
§ Orderly and fair process for workers to become full-time employees
§ Workers at non-union terminals will not receive superior wages or benefits.
§ Initiation fee is waived for those employed prior to execution of contract. No dues paid until contract executed
§ Workers in approximately 50 other terminals in western U.S. are eligible for representation under contract as soon as it is ratified at recognized terminals. Card check recognition for new terminals.
For more information, please call Teamster organizer Gary Smith at (714) 740-6213 or Andy Budai (240) 286-6182
Be Wise, Organize!
Reunión Organizadora de los Teamsters
Nuevo Contrato con USF Reddaway
Hora: 8:30 a.m.
Fecha: domingo, 12 de agosto del 2007
Location: Teamster Local Union #952
140 S. Marks Way, Orange CA
(cerca de Chapman, entre 57 and Main)
§ Aumentos anuales garantizados durante el contrato (5 años)
§ Participación en el fondo de pensión de la conferencia occidental de los Teamsters: adquisición de derechos de pensión inmediato, y tienes derecho a dos años de crédito por cada año del empleo, hasta un límite de 10 años. Después de trabajar 5 años, sus beneficios de pensión agregarían como si hubiera estado en el plan por 15 años.
§ Representación y proceso de agravio; no sigues siendo empleado “a voluntad.” La gerencia de USF Reddaway no puede hacer ningún cambio unilateral a sus condiciones de trabajo. Las reglas de trabajo están sujetas a la negociación. Protección de la pérdida de trabajo por sub-contratistas.
§ Las vacaciones se pagan a 1/52
§ Beneficios mejores del seguro médico mejores
§ Servir como jurado pagado
§ La señoría prevalece para las ofertas de trabajo, las vacaciones, etc. El favoritismo no más.
§ Proceso ordenado y justo para que los trabajadores se hagan empleados a tiempo completo.
§ Los que trabajan en terminals no-sindicalizados no recibirán sueldos o beneficios superiores.
§ Cuota de iniciación se les precinde a los que están empleados antes de realizarse el contrato. No se pagan cuotas mensuales hasta que se realice el contrato.
§ En aproximadamente 50 otros terminales del E.E.U.U. occidentales, los trabajdores son elegibles para la representación bajo contrato tan pronto como se ratifique en los terminales reconocidos. Reconocimiento según tarjeta de autorización para los nuevos terminales.
Para más información, favor de llamar al organizador Gary Smith al (714) 740-6213.
Ponganse listos, ¡organícense!
Monday, August 6, 2007
Sunday, August 5, 2007
OAKLAND RATIFIES CONTRACT
EARLY REPORTS FROM OAKLAND ARE THAT THEY RATIFIED THE TEAMSTER REDDAWAY CONTRACT 49 to 6 ON SATURDAY 8/4/2007. COMPTON AND POMONA, WILL BOTH TAKE A VOTE ON SUNDAY 8/5/2007. WE ARE CERTAIN TO HEAR GOOD NEWS FROM THEM AS WELL. STAY TUNED AND GET INFORMED. USF REDDAWAY IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK, AND A STRONG TEAMSTER CONTRACT WILL MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Latest Flyer
Here's the text (English and Spanish) of the latest flyer that has been distributed at the Orange terminal gate:
Teamsters Negotiate Tentative Agreement for USF Reddaway Workers
What’s Next for Workers at the Orange Terminal?
On August 1st, at a meeting between Teamster leaders and management in Scottsdale, AZ, the tentative agreement will be finalized. See the attached article for more information about what has been negotiated for newly organized USF Reddaway terminals.
If a majority of Orange workers sign authorization cards before August 1st,
§ your terminal will also be recognized.
§ you have a chance to influence the final contract.
§ you will be able to join with the other recognized terminals and participate in the ratification vote.
Newly organized workers do not pay initiation fees. But if there’s a change of operations, and you transfer to an organized terminal, like Pomona, and you’re not a Teamster member, you’ll have to pay an initiation fee (which can total several hundred dollars $$$).
The choice is yours.
If you haven’t signed a card, here’s your chance to improve your future and the future of your family. You are invited to an organizing meeting at the Local Union hall on Sunday, August 12th at 8:30 a.m., where we’ll discuss the USF Reddaway contract.
For more information, call Teamster organizer Jeff Sweet at 714-740-6230.
July 25, 2007
Los Teamsters Negocian el Acuerdo Tentativo para Trabajadores de
USF Reddaway
¿Que Sigue para los Trabajadores en el Terminal de Orange?
El 1° de agosto, en una reunión entre los líderes de los Teamsters y la gerencia en Scottsdale, AZ, el acuerdo tentativo será concluido. Ver el artículo que está adjunto para más información sobre lo que se ha negociado para los terminales nuevamente organizados de USF Reddaway.
Si una mayoría de trabajadores de Orange firma tarjetas de la autorización antes del 1° de agosto:
§ su terminal también será reconocido.
§ podrán influenciar el contrato final.
§ podrán reunirse con los demás terminales reconocidos y participar en el voto de la ratificación .
Los trabajadores nuevamente organizados no pagan cuotas de iniciación. Pero si hay un cambio de operaciones, y Ud. transfiere a un terminal organizado, como Pomona, y no es miembro de los Teamsters, Ud. tendrá que pagar un cuota de iniciación (que pueda sumar varios cientos de dólares $$$)
Ud. escoge.
Si no ha firmado una tarjeta, aquí tiene su oportunidad de mejorar su futuro y el futuro de su familia. Le invitan a una reunión de organización en el salón de la unión local el domingo, 12 de agosto, a las 8:30 a.m., en donde discutiremos el contrato de USF Reddaway.
Para más información, favor de llamar al organizador Gary Smith de la Unión de los Teamsters al 714-740-6213.
25 de Julio 2007
Teamsters Negotiate Tentative Agreement for USF Reddaway Workers
What’s Next for Workers at the Orange Terminal?
On August 1st, at a meeting between Teamster leaders and management in Scottsdale, AZ, the tentative agreement will be finalized. See the attached article for more information about what has been negotiated for newly organized USF Reddaway terminals.
If a majority of Orange workers sign authorization cards before August 1st,
§ your terminal will also be recognized.
§ you have a chance to influence the final contract.
§ you will be able to join with the other recognized terminals and participate in the ratification vote.
Newly organized workers do not pay initiation fees. But if there’s a change of operations, and you transfer to an organized terminal, like Pomona, and you’re not a Teamster member, you’ll have to pay an initiation fee (which can total several hundred dollars $$$).
The choice is yours.
If you haven’t signed a card, here’s your chance to improve your future and the future of your family. You are invited to an organizing meeting at the Local Union hall on Sunday, August 12th at 8:30 a.m., where we’ll discuss the USF Reddaway contract.
For more information, call Teamster organizer Jeff Sweet at 714-740-6230.
July 25, 2007
Los Teamsters Negocian el Acuerdo Tentativo para Trabajadores de
USF Reddaway
¿Que Sigue para los Trabajadores en el Terminal de Orange?
El 1° de agosto, en una reunión entre los líderes de los Teamsters y la gerencia en Scottsdale, AZ, el acuerdo tentativo será concluido. Ver el artículo que está adjunto para más información sobre lo que se ha negociado para los terminales nuevamente organizados de USF Reddaway.
Si una mayoría de trabajadores de Orange firma tarjetas de la autorización antes del 1° de agosto:
§ su terminal también será reconocido.
§ podrán influenciar el contrato final.
§ podrán reunirse con los demás terminales reconocidos y participar en el voto de la ratificación .
Los trabajadores nuevamente organizados no pagan cuotas de iniciación. Pero si hay un cambio de operaciones, y Ud. transfiere a un terminal organizado, como Pomona, y no es miembro de los Teamsters, Ud. tendrá que pagar un cuota de iniciación (que pueda sumar varios cientos de dólares $$$)
Ud. escoge.
Si no ha firmado una tarjeta, aquí tiene su oportunidad de mejorar su futuro y el futuro de su familia. Le invitan a una reunión de organización en el salón de la unión local el domingo, 12 de agosto, a las 8:30 a.m., en donde discutiremos el contrato de USF Reddaway.
Para más información, favor de llamar al organizador Gary Smith de la Unión de los Teamsters al 714-740-6213.
25 de Julio 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Company and Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement
Today, Teamster staff called USF Reddaway organizing committee members to report that top USF Reddaway management and union leadership have reached a tentative agreement.
At terminals that have been recognized, a ratification vote will take place.
It seems that if enough drivers and dockmen at Orange sign authorization cards, we'll also be able to vote "yes" or "no" to the tentative deal.
In flyers to be distributed at the gate in Orange next week, more details will be available, especially on how we can get recognition, but here are a few items of interest:
At terminals that have been recognized, a ratification vote will take place.
It seems that if enough drivers and dockmen at Orange sign authorization cards, we'll also be able to vote "yes" or "no" to the tentative deal.
In flyers to be distributed at the gate in Orange next week, more details will be available, especially on how we can get recognition, but here are a few items of interest:
- card-check agreement for terminals not yet recognized
- Teamsters Western Conference Pension Trust
- workers at union terminals get higher wages than non-union terminals.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Will Decertifications Make the Teamsters Back Off?
I've heard that some people believe that the union is going to quit because a few workers at a few terminals have filed for a decertification election.
Click on this link for a copy of one of the flyers that I got from the Teamster organizers at the gate in Orange.
Looks to me like the workers at the Modesto terminal don't think that the guy who filed the petition, Anthony Rodriguez, speaks for them. It looks to me like the guys who signed the petition are thinking for themselves.
http://savefile.com/projects/808503781
Click on this link for a copy of one of the flyers that I got from the Teamster organizers at the gate in Orange.
Looks to me like the workers at the Modesto terminal don't think that the guy who filed the petition, Anthony Rodriguez, speaks for them. It looks to me like the guys who signed the petition are thinking for themselves.
http://savefile.com/projects/808503781
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Letter of Support from Roadway Workers
Tonight, one of the organizers emailed me a copy of a letter that more than 50 drivers and dockworkers at the Roadway terminal in Orange signed. You can download both pages by clicking on these links (sorry about the advertising; it's a free service)
http://savefile.com/files/783974
http://savefile.com/files/783975
For those who can't download, here is the text of the letter:
An open letter to USF Reddaway workers from Roadway workers:
We, the undersigned Roadway employees, support your efforts to join the Teamsters Union.
Yellow Roadway Corporation (YRC), the parent company for both of our employers, recruits new employees on their website www.bestdriverswanted.com with the following statement:
“…our better wages attract and retain employees who bring extra quality, productivity and savings...the benefits of a better trained, better retained, safer work force create the highest levels of customer service and flow to our bottom line. Our management and the Teamsters have been partners. The challenge is to make our partnership work for everyone who has a stake in our success - customers, employees, local communities, and shareholders.”
It’s clear that YRC management considers the Teamsters Union critical to the profitability of the corporation. Just like us, you deserve the improved working conditions that are guaranteed under a strong union contract.
http://savefile.com/files/783974
http://savefile.com/files/783975
For those who can't download, here is the text of the letter:
An open letter to USF Reddaway workers from Roadway workers:
We, the undersigned Roadway employees, support your efforts to join the Teamsters Union.
Yellow Roadway Corporation (YRC), the parent company for both of our employers, recruits new employees on their website www.bestdriverswanted.com with the following statement:
“…our better wages attract and retain employees who bring extra quality, productivity and savings...the benefits of a better trained, better retained, safer work force create the highest levels of customer service and flow to our bottom line. Our management and the Teamsters have been partners. The challenge is to make our partnership work for everyone who has a stake in our success - customers, employees, local communities, and shareholders.”
It’s clear that YRC management considers the Teamsters Union critical to the profitability of the corporation. Just like us, you deserve the improved working conditions that are guaranteed under a strong union contract.
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