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Watch The Irishman at Local 804

The day after Thanksgiving is a contractual holiday in Local 804. No one can make you work, with the exception of 22.3s and others covered under Article 40 (air language).Come on down to Local 804 from and watch The Irishman, a story of organized crime in our union and the murder of Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa, starring Robert Deniro, Al Pacino and an all-star cast. Event starts at 12:30pm and goes till 4:30. 

Local 804 Golf Classic Raises Over $13k for Scholarship Fund

We teed off for the 19th annual Local 804 Golf Classic on September 8 with 116 golfers, 14 volunteers, and another 30 guests for dinner. It was a beautiful day, a successful event, and, best of all, we raised $13,465 for the Doc Dougherty Scholarship Fund. 

 

Beating Trumped Up Falsification

In a win against trumped up falsification charges, 22-year driver Morley Purvis won his job through the grievance panel—with three months full back-pay.

 

Beating Discipline and Enforcing Our Contract

Protecting members from unfair discipline and enforcing workers’ rights are what our union is all about.

Back to Work

UPS fired Prescott Solomon after accusing him of stealing time.

Don't Let the Company Short Your Pay

Rafael Ruiz, a Brush Ave. package driver, completed his progression. But his pay did not match his seniority. Management 
ignored the problem. So did his former BA.

Local 804 Protects Double Time Pay for Sunday Work

Pushed by Amazon and the explosion of e-Commerce, UPS will begin Sunday pick-up and delivery in January of next year.

Unity Pays Off at Elmsford

Steward Tony Norberto flashes grievance checks that were distributed among members at Elmsford for supervisors working violations.

Full-Time Jobs Returned to Melville

When management violated the contract by moving full-time 22.3 jobs from Melville to Nassau, Local 804 took action.

Uniting for Safety at UPS

Local 804 safety committee members met for a training to share strategies on standing up for members’ safety at work.