Brian Fisher

All around the country, UPS Teamsters are holding practice strike events to show UPS that we are serious about getting a good contract.

Please make every effort to attend and walk the line with us.  And also notify any UPS co-workers who may not be on our email list.

Where and when

UPS 853 Teamsters Practice Strikes This Week

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5TH – San Jose Center 7:30-9:30 AM  

THURSDAY, JULY 6TH – Sunnyvale Center 7:30-9:30 AM

THURSDAY, JULY 6TH – Gateway – San Jose 3:30-4:30 PM  

FRIDAY, JULY 7TH – Santa Cruz Center 7:30-9:30 AM  

Let’s make a super strong showing and let UPS know that Teamsters 853 are united and ready to strike!!

In Union,

David Crawford, Business Agent – UPS

Big shout out to Gena Tatupu, PFG Supervisor from Livermore, who was wrongfully terminated during this union drive. Gena continues to fight for all the PFG workers in Livermore because she knows it’s the right thing to do. She was accompanied by Masiel Garcia (Local 630), Jr Navarro (Local 630), from Teamsters Local 630 representing the PFG Members in SoCal, and Adam Padilla (IBT Organizer).

Gena and this group were the glue that really spoke to the PFG Livermore workers on the benefits of unionizing and how it will improve their lives.

Hold strong, PFG Livermore; if you stay united, you will all benefit from having a collective voice in the Union. Everyone on the company side is there to convince you to keep PFG making higher profits on your hard work. Don’t listen to a single thing they say!

Let’s vote Union Yes and get that contract and pay Gena back for risking everything to make a better life for her and her coworkers.

Shop Steward Alex Woolner, out of Sunnyvale, is hustling hard for all his UPS Sisters and Brothers. “A big shout out and thank you to Alex and UPS’ers like him who are putting in the time to make a better life for all of the UPS 853 Teamsters.” Said UPS Business Agent, David Crawford

Last Sunday, Second Harvest Food Bank members met to review current issues and potential strategies prior to starting up negotiations next year.

“Preparation is the key to building our unity, and how we get a solid agreement.” Said James Long, Teamsters 853 Business Agent. “Second Harvest members are going to be ready to maximize their opportunities.”

Liquor Committee Chairmen Steve Beck and Mike Pharris kicked off the opening meeting of the Statewide Liquor Committee to begin negotiations to secure a good contract for over 1000 Teamster members who work in the liquor division. Over 20 Teamster locals participate on behalf of these members in California. They continue to lead the industry for many Teamster companies, including RNDC and Southern Glazers. Please stay tuned as these negotiations progress.

ABF Freight Teamsters 853 members voted unanimously to ratify their contract, which included significant wage increases over the term of the agreement, two additional sick days, and two additional floating holidays. They also removed the cap to any cost of living increases based on the Bay Area CPI.

The ABF contract is a national contract, so all ABF members’ votes around the country will be counted and the results will be announced on June 30th. Stay Tuned!!

S. Martinelli and Company Teamsters started early on their negotiation preparation. Their contract expires in February. The members of this Committee represent every department in the company. And the seniority is from 3 to 34 years. 

More time to prepare means better negotiations and a better contract. And this team is going to the mat to fight hard for their future.

The NorCal committee’s last bargaining session with the Company was on June 6th. The company remains unwilling to bargain over individual proposals and has maintained their position that the only way to get a potential tentative agreement is if the Union will accept the company’s current package deal. There are very few items currently on the table to bargain over, and most of the proposals could be agreed to by both parties if they were not attached to a package deal. (Take it or leave it mentality of UPS!) 

Members of the NorCal committee that are on the National Negotiating committee have not attended National Negotiations since May 5th. The instructions from General President Sean O’Brien and General Secretary Treasurer Fred Zuckerman have been for the NorCal committee to remain at home to finish the NorCal Supplement negotiations. While the NorCal Committee is looking forward to participating in the National Negotiations, we will remain steadfast while we attempt to finish the NorCal agreement. 

The NorCal committee will not be held hostage by UPS and its tactics to try to make NorCal agree to a package deal. The NorCal committee made it extremely clear to the Company on June 6th that we are willing to continue bargaining the contract when the Company agrees to bargain over individual proposals. As of today, the Company has not changed their position. As soon as UPS decides to take these negotiations seriously and bargain in good faith over individual proposals, the NorCal Committee will continue meeting with the Company to negotiate.