Miami – Page 4 – Teamsters Local 769

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Sep

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769 Helps Student Organize Relief for the Bahamas

Teamsters Local 769 partnered with the IBT Human Rights Commission, UPS and others to help a 15 year old Miami Art Studio High School student organize relief for Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas. On Friday September 13, 2019, Steven Ferreiro, a sophomore student at Miami Art Studio, hosted a hurricane relief collection drive at UPS Air Cargo in Miami. Supplies and necessities needed in Bahamian Communities such as toiletries, non-perishable foods, water, and more were collected and prepared to be sent via UPS Air Cargo. On September 14th, a UPS Airlines Boeing 767 flew from Miami to Nassau carrying…

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Aug

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Multiple Victories – Summer Update #3

H.R. 397 passes in the House and another big win at Sysco in Miami. UPS and UPS Freight contracts published, the results of the TNBC Back-to-School Drive and the first meeting of the Teamsters Local 769 Women’s Committee. 2019 Golf Tournament on Oct. 19, 2019 - find the 2019 registration form at https://teamsterslocal769.org/solidarity A conversation with Teamsters Local 769 Business Agent Dan Vera about the organizing victory for warehouse workers at Sysco in Miami. The Teamsters Local 769 Annual South Picnic on Nov. 2, 2019 https://teamsterslocal769.org/solidarity Teamsters Local 769 Business Agent Andy Madtes gives an update on a resolution for…

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Aug

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Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement with Air Canada

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has reached a tentative agreement with Air Canada, the largest passenger carrier in Canada. The proposed contract covers over 700 customer service representatives, reservation assistants, air cargo workers and other employees at the company's U.S. base of operations. "These workers were engaged and united throughout the process of collective bargaining, and their hard work paid off," said Capt. David Bourne, Director of the Teamsters Airline Division. "They earned every benefit in this contract through their commitment and dedication." "Thanks to diligent efforts of our negotiating committee, we were able to draft a collective bargaining agreement…

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Aug

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Miami Sysco Warehouse Workers Choose Teamster Representation

Continuing Our Organizing Sweep of Florida Sysco Distribution Centers Sysco workers notched another union election victory on Thursday August 8, 2019 after 130 warehouse workers voted for Teamsters Local 769 representation. The workers join 132 drivers at Sysco South Florida who won their election to join our union in February. Travis McCrea, 35, a forklift put-away worker, said increasing insurance costs and the company’s two year anti-union campaign in the warehouse drove him and his co-workers to victory. “Every year Sysco increase the insurance, but they don’t increase the wages. I was tired of the promises to fix things. I…

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Jul

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The Pension CRISIS

If you are not helping...Why? In this Special Episode, Josh Zivalich helps break down the current status of the pension crisis and explains the efforts to rescue Union pensions as well as what every Teamster must do to help. Pension saving legislation H.R. 397 is headed for a debate & vote in front of the full House of Representatives this week and YOU need to contact your representatives and demand their support. Call 888-979-9806 NOW and you will be put in touch with the offices of your elected representatives. Let Congress know you support H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation of Multiemployer…

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Jun

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Workers Across the Globe Stand Up to XPO’s Illegal Abuses

https://youtu.be/OfApeZO6X7M On Thursday, May 30th 2019, workers at a XPO Logistics, Inc. warehouse in North Haven, Connecticut went on strike over the company's unfair labor practices. They are fighting to end the illegal abuses and manipulation from XPO! While the workers formed a picket line outside the warehouse before sunrise on May 30, other XPO truck drivers, warehouse workers and intermodal drivers in Miami Florida and across the country have begun a global day of protests and informational leaflets at hundreds of company facilities. The coordinated actions are showing that workers are united in standing up for fair pay, benefits…

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May

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Are YOU Fighting For Our Pensions?

Teamsters ALL across the country are facing a national crisis as more than a hundred multiemployer pension plans face the threat of collapse within the next 10 years. The Teamsters Union supports a plan which has been introduced with bipartisan support. H.R.397 is the same bill that was introduced in the 115th Congress as H.R.4444. It is also the same as the Senate bill introduced that was referred to as the Butch Lewis Act. THIS IS THE ONLY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FULLY PROTECT YOUR HARD-EARNED PENSION. If you haven't already called your representatives, WHY NOT? Every Teamster needs to stand…

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Apr

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Sysco Teamsters Stand Together

https://youtu.be/xuB0znH0EhA On April 24, 2019 Miami Sysco workers stood strong against bad behavior by Sysco. Workers around the nation sent a clear message to Sysco that Teamsters Stand Together! For the latest news and updates about all things related to Teamsters in South Florida, subscribe to any of our social media pages or add your name to our mailing list using the subscribe tool on the left sidebar. Check out the NEW Teamsters Local 769 Solidarity Podcast as well.

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Feb

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Coca-Cola Negotiations Update

Attention Coca-Cola members, Teamsters Local 769, on July 3, 2018, was certified as the exclusive bargaining representative for Coca-Cola Beverages of Florida, LLC. (case# 12-RC-220821) The parties have met in an effort to negotiate a contract on September 6, September 13, October 10, November 13, December 19, 2018 and January 16, February 6, February 13, 2019 to date. As a result of those negotiations, the parties have reached a tentative agreement on the payday, safety, time off for union business, union bulletin boards, elections, funeral leave, meal period and jury duty. The parties will continue to meet until a full…

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Feb

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Sysco Miami Drivers Vote to Join Teamsters Local 769

All workers want respect, fair pay and affordable health care. These are the reasons that drivers at Sysco South Florida in Medley,FL have voted to join Teamsters Local 769 and the second organizing victory in less than three weeks at Sysco for the Teamsters. The vote count was 100-25 in favor of joining the union and there are 132 drivers in the bargaining unit. Sysco South Florida workers chose Teamster representation because they want a fair transparent pay system and a legally-binding contract that protects their wages, better working conditions and seniority rights. “The company needs to stop messing with…