Tallahassee – Teamsters Local 769

08

Mar

General Membership, Motion Picture, Public Sector, Small Package, The Solidarity PodcastContract Update, IBT, Labor, legislative, local769, Miami, Strike, Tallahassee, Teamsters, Teamsters Local 769, Union, update, UPS

STRIKE Prep And The Fights Ahead

News: Highlights from our February General Membership Meeting include news of the battles we face in Tallahassee, a special note of thanks to Brother Renshaw, and a list of our 2022 Teamsters Local 769 scholarship recipients. Promo: Fidelity Mortgage https://teamsterslocal769.org/power/member-discounts/ Main Story:.Business Agent Chuck Thome joins a roundtable of UPS stewards to discuss how to be prepared for UPS contract negotiations and any potential action. Recorded following a recent UPS Coordinator meeting, this segment features Dan Allen, Sean Bryson, and Persio Diaz. Download our smartphone app to stay connected. Promo: Wise-Traveler https://teamsterslocal769.org/power/member-discounts/ Feature Story: Andy Madtes, Business Agent, gives us a…

UPS Roundtable – Today & Planning for 2023

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Apr

General Membership, Small Package, The Solidarity Podcast22.3, 22.4, contract, grievance, IBT, Labor, legislation, local769, Miami, Ryder, Scholarship, Tallahassee, Teamsters, Teamsters Local 769, Ukraine, Union, UPS

UPS Roundtable – Today & Planning for 2023

News: Workers at Ryder Supply Chain Solutions join the Teamsters. Details from our March 2022 General Membership Meeting including a 2022 Legislative debrief by Andy Madtes. Teamsters Local 769 E-board passes a resolution on Ukraine - see the entire resolution here - https://teamsterslocal769.org/forms/Ukraine-Resolution-TeamstersLocal769.pdf . The local receives a Thank You letter from a 2021 Teamsters Local 769 Scholarship recipient. Promo: Teamster Privilege Benefits Package - https://teamster.org/benefits/ Main Story: Teamsters Local 769 Business Agents and UPS Stewards discuss common issues at our UPS facilities and give solid advice to help combat issues in the workplace. A plan leading into 2023 contract…

The 2022 FL Legislative Session Begins & A Look Back at 2021

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Feb

General Membership, Northern Air Cargo, Public Sector, The Solidarity Podcast, UnitedIBT, legislation, local769, podcast, Public Sector, Tallahassee, Teamsters, Teamsters Local 769, The Solidarity Podcast, Toy Drive, Union

The 2022 FL Legislative Session Begins & A Look Back at 2021

News: Special Guest at our 2021 Holiday Meeting, Airline Training during August of 2021, 2021 Teamsters Local 769 Toy Drive wrap-up, a tribute to the Great Don Marr, and the 2022 Legislative Update Story 1: Segments from our 2021 Holiday General Membership Meeting featuring Josh Zivalich and a very special guest, James P. Hoffa. Promo: Teamsters Local 769 Scholarship Fund Story 2: Andy Madtes joins us to discuss the beginning of the 2022 Florida legislative session and details a few of the bad bills that we need to keep an eye on. SB 1124 and HB 943, would have a…

01

May

General Membershipessential service, Florida, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, legislation, legislative, Public Sector, Tallahassee, Teamsters, Teamsters Local 769, Union, Workers

Florida Union’s Dodge a Bullet

It’s finally over, the 2021 Florida Legislative Session has come to a close on Friday April 30, 2021. Union's had been under a relentless attack during one of the worst legislative sessions in recent memory, but we were successful in our fight to stand up for our brothers and sisters, and working people throughout the state.There were many pieces of disgusting legislation, but few that were worse than the union-busting SB 1014/HB 835. These packages changed dramatically over time, with bills moving and stalling beginning before the session during the Interim Committee process in January. In the end, anti-worker forces…

The Tallahassee Breakdown & Some Good News

05

Apr

General Membership, The Solidarity PodcastAmerican Rescue Plan, Cummins, Florida, legislation, Legislature, pension, podcast, Public Sector, T-Force, Tallahassee, TForce, UPS Freight

The Tallahassee Breakdown & Some Good News

News: The cancellation of our March General Membership Meeting, Pension Legislation is signed by the President, Teamsters at Cummins ratify a NEW 3 year contract and an update on the UPS Freight transition to T-Force Freight. Promo: Teamster Privilege Benefits Packagehttps://teamsterslocal769.org/solidarity Segment 1: A detailed breakdown of the attacks on working families that are underway in Tallahassee with Josh Zivalich and Andy Madtes. Why these bills are a threat to our members and all Union workers in Florida. Could your pension be at risk? Promo 2: NEW 2021 Smartphone app promohttps://teamsterslocal769.org/app Segment 2: It’s NOT All Bad News. Pension Plans…

01

Mar

General Membership, Law Enforcement, Public SectorFlorida, law enforcement, legislation, Legislature, Politics, Public Sector, Tallahassee, teachers, Teamsters Local 769, Union

Stand Up For Our Public Sector Workers

HB 1 is to be heard on the House Floor on Tuesday, March 2, 2020. This legislation is a clear and calculated attack on Florida’s workers. Click here NOW to find your Representative and tell them to Vote No on HB1 An out-of-state billionaire funded think tank has devised a new scheme to attack Teamsters and other Florida Unions representing our teachers, state and municipal workers, law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public sector workers. The bill is similar to ones that have been enacted in Alaska to change the ways in which union members can keep their Union membership. HB…

Representing Your Interests and Bakery Update

27

Feb

Bakery & Laundry, General Membership, Public Sector, The Solidarity PodcastApp, bakery, Bimbo Bakeries, David Renshaw, General Membership Meeting, Josh Zivalich, Politics, Public Sector, Tallahassee, weingarten

Representing Your Interests and Bakery Update

News: H.R.2474, Weingarten and our new app. Promo 1: The 2020 South Picnic https://teamsterslocal769.org/solidarity Segment 1: At our most recent General Membership Meeting, Josh Zivalich addressed the membership regarding attacks on unions in Tallahassee including H.B.1 Promo 2: Teamster Privilege Benefits Package https://teamsterslocal769.org/solidarity Segment 2: David Renshaw sits down with us to provide a negotiations update from the Bakery Division Special Thanks: David Renshaw Show produced by the Officers and Staff of Teamsters Local 769 including Josh Zivalich, Roly Pina and Steve Myers with contributions by Local 769 Business Agents. Episode written and produced by Bryan Bezpiaty.