IBT – Page 7 – Teamsters Local 769

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Mar

General MembershipClub Med, contract, IBT, Labor, local769, Miami, Teamsters, tentative agreement, Union, update

Union Reaches Tentative Deal with Florida Resort

Teamsters Local 769 late last week reached a tentative agreement with the Club Med Sandpiper Bay resort that sets a new standard for use of contract employees for the French company that a European union representing company workers overseas is likely to follow going forward. The one-year agreement for 110 Club Med employees at the Port St. Lucie, Fla.-facility will require the company to give the union a nine-month advanced notice if it plans to subcontract out any of its positions. It also retroactively raised wages 40 cents an hour back to Nov. 1, 2017, increases pension contributions, sets workweek…

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Mar

Small Packagecontract, IBT, Labor, local769, Miami, Teamsters, tentative agreement, Union, update, UPS, UPS Freight

UPS Contract Update – Fifth Week of Negotiations

The Teamsters UPS National Negotiating Committee has concluded its fifth week of negotiations and the next round of negotiations are scheduled for the week of April 8. The following is a full report of the progress that has been made. Sign up for the UPS Rising mobile app where you can find the current UPS contract, along with all the UPS contract updates and other news. Visit the UPS Rising Facebook page where members can see the latest updates. Text “UPS” to 86466 to receive text message alerts (message and data rates may apply).

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Mar

UnitedAirline Division, healthcare, IBT, Labor, local769, Miami, Teamsters, Union, United, United Airlines

UAL Health Reimbursement & Retiree Health Accounts

Attention UAL Members. Due to the frequently asked questions and confusion with the Health Reimbursement & Retiree Health Accounts, the following Q&A's have been put together to help with the understanding of these negotiated benefits so you can get the most out of them.

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Mar

General Membership, UncategorizedIBT, Labor, local769, Miami, pension, Politics, Teamsters, Union

Joint Select Committee On Solvency Of Multiemployer Pension Plans Live Stream

On Wednesday March 14, 2018 at 10 o'clock am is the first hearing of the Joint Select Committee On Solvency Of Multiemployer Pension Plans. There will be a streaming video of the hearing available for anyone who is interested in watching. Click HERE to watch. Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans Open Executive Session to Organize the Joint Select Committee Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Add to my Calendar Time: 10:00 AM Member Statements from Orrin G. Hatch (R - UT) Sherrod Brown (D)

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Mar

Freight, Small Packagecontract, IBT, Labor, local769, Miami, negotiations, Teamsters, Union, update, UPS, UPS Freight

Update for Fourth Round of UPS and UPS Freight Negotiations

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Feb

Public SectorCity of Fort Lauderdale, contract, Ft. Lauderdale, IBT, Labor, local769, Miami, Teamsters, tentative agreement, Union, update

City of Fort Lauderdale Tentative Agreement

The following document is a tentative agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Teamsters Local 769. If you are unable to view the document below or would like to download a copy, click here.

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Jan

General MembershipIBT, Labor, local769, Miami, pension, Teamsters, Union

Tell Congress to Urge Action on Critical Pension Legislation

Our nation’s retirees are facing an impending pension crisis. Through no fault of their own, their pensions are being threatened with massive cuts if Congress fails to act. Legislation, entitled the Butch Lewis Act of 2017 (S. 2147/ H.R. 4444), has been introduced to help shore up pension plans that are currently facing insolvency. Take Action! These bills would establish a new agency within the U.S. Treasury Department called the Pension Rehabilitation Administration (PRA). The PRA would sell Treasury-issued bonds in the open market to large investors and then loan the money from these sales to pension plans in financial distress. …

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Jan

Freight, Small Package, Uncategorizedcontract, IBT, Labor, local769, Miami, Teamsters, Union, UPS, UPS Freight

Teamsters Present Initial UPS & UPS Freight Contract Proposals to Company

The Teamsters National Negotiating Committee presented the union’s initial UPS and UPS Freight contract proposals to the company today, marking the start of negotiations. These are the initial contract proposals and are subject to change during negotiations. UPS members may view the UPS proposal here. UPS Freight members may view the UPS Freight proposal here. UPS and UPS Freight members may also view the proposals by downloading the UPS Rising app. If you have not downloaded the app, we encourage you to do so to receive the most up-to-date information.Download the app here. Negotiations are scheduled to continue through Thursday…

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Jan

Freight, General Membership, Small Packagecontract, IBT, Labor, local769, Miami, Teamsters, Union, update, UPS, UPS Freight

UPS & UPS Freight Contract Negotiations Update Call

To all UPS and UPS Freight members of Teamsters Local 769. UPS and UPS Freight contract negotiations will kick off in late January. For an update on the process of negotiations and what you can do to be involved, please join Denis Taylor, Director, IBT Package Division, for a conference call on January 28. Register for the call, here. View the flier for more information.

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Jan

General MembershipIBT, Labor, local769, Miami, Scholarship Fund, Teamsters, Union

James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund

Award Amounts of $1,000 to $10,000 Available Applications for 2018 are now being accepted by the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund. The application process must be completed through the on-line portal found on the Fund's website: www.jrhmsf.org (the "Key" for the JRHMSF applications is JRHMSF) There are two types of scholarship applications available: Academic and Training/Vocational. The details and eligibility requirements for each scholarship are available on the Fund's website, www.jrhmsf.org In 2017, the Fund awarded $1.4 million in scholarship awards to students in the U.S. and Canada. Assisting the sons, daughters and financial dependents of Teamster members with…