Labor – Page 6 – Teamsters Local 769

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Mar

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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)

02

Mar

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Update for Fourth Round of UPS and UPS Freight Negotiations

13

Feb

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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.

30

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. …

23

Jan

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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…

09

Jan

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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.

06

Jan

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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…

06

Dec

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Teamsters Local 769 Annual Toy Drive

'Tis the Season once again for our Annual Teamsters Local 769 Toy Drive. Our Union will be collecting toys for children in need and distributing those collected through programs in Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and Monroe Counties. The following flyer can be posted on Local 769 approved job site bulletin boards and distributed to all members. With toys being split to multiple areas, please encourage all of your brothers and sisters to give toys for the less fortunate. Help us make this year’s Toy Drive the biggest ever. All toys should be dropped off at the Miami hall between now and…

04

Dec

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Call To Action – STOP HB 25

Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 5th, state representatives on the Government Accountability Committee will vote on HB 25, the union busting bill that would eliminate Florida public unions in a workplace if an arbitrary number of workers, set by the politicians, do not voluntarily pay dues. This is the same legislation that workers packed committee meetings against last session to voice their strong opposition. Now House leaders are trying to ram through this damaging bill AGAIN, with little to no public input. Too many families across Florida are already living paycheck to paycheck, yet Tallahassee politicians want to try to dismantle their…

05

Nov

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Highlights from our Annual South Picnic

Here are some highlights from our Annual South Picnic which was held on November 4, 2017 at Markham Park in Sunrise Florida. Look for you or your family in the photos and share the video with your friends and coworkers. If you weren't able to join us, see what you missed? Be sure to join us next time for a fun day of Union family fun. Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Feeding South Florida food drive. Remember, our North Holiday Picnic is on Saturday December 2, 2017 and it's FREE to members of Teamsters Local 769 and their immediate…