How to Make UPS Do Something About Filthy Fans
Our contract campaign at UPS forced the company to install 18,000 new fans inside of buildings. Many of those fans are filthy and just spew dust and dirt around. By taking union action, we can make UPS address the problem. Here’s how.
How to Use Your Heat Safety Breaks at UPS
Our Teamster contract protects the right of every Local 804 member at UPS to take a break in a cool zone to rest and recover. It’s up to us to enforce it and protect ourselves and our fellow Teamsters.
Your Right to Water and Ice at UPS
Our Teamster contract requires UPS to provide water and ice for every Teamster, including part-timers and inside workers. Management may pay lip service, but they don’t care about us or our safety.
It’s up to us as union members to enforce our contract. Here are some steps to take to make management honor the contract.
Teamsters Local 804 Honors Juneteenth
Today, our Local Union recognizes Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and serves as a reminder of the continuing struggle for racial and economic justice.
Vincent Perrone Re-elected as International Union Trustee
Sean M O'Brien and Fred Zuckerman have been re-elected to lead the Teamsters for five more years along with the entire O'Brien Zuckerman Teamsters United slate. Local 804's president Vincent Perrone has been re-elected as an IBT Trustee and was the leading vote-getter with 96% of the vote.
Wage Increases and a COLA Raise for UPS Teamsters
UPS Teamsters who have completed progression will get a raise of $1.22 on August 1, including a 22 cent-cost of living increase (COLA).
BLET Teamsters and Union Coalition Strike Delivers Fair Wages
After three days on strike, 3,500 commuter rail workers from the Teamsters and four other unions have won a new contract with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in New York. Workers won all the wage increases they demanded.
BLET Teamsters Strike Nation’s Largest Commuter Rail Network for Fair Contract
After working without raises for more than four years amid an affordability crisis, 500 Rail Teamsters in New York are striking with a coalition of four other unions for a fair contract.
Taking Action on International Workers Day
To celebrate May Day, Local 804 is joining a rally organized by the Central Labor Council. Local 804 members also marched on Amazon offices with labor and community allies to protest the harm the company causes workers and our communities.
Local 804 Strikes Back at Amazon
Local 804 members joined picket lines in Maspeth to strike back against union-busting at Amazon.