Sean O'Brien

UPS, Teamsters and the matter of unintended consequences

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Sean O’Brien vowed to bring the belligerence during contract talks with UPS Inc. The Teamsters...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-teamsters-and-the-matter-of-unintended-consequences

Teamsters rally against UPS at Southern California event

The Teamsters union headed into Southern California over the weekend to demand higher wages and better benefits from UPS Inc. The two sides begin negotiations on Monday over a new master contract and spar over how far they’ve gotten in bargaining 40 regional supplemental agreements tied to the master compact.

“There are 12 weeks from Monday until the expiration of the contract. We’ve stated our intentions. Teamsters will not be working beyond the expiration date of that contract unless there is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-rally-against-ups-at-southern-california-event

Fuentes: UPS despide a un número indeterminado de conductores junior 

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UPS Inc. ha despedido a un número indeterminado de conductores del sindicato Teamsters que caen...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fuentes-ups-despide-a-un-numero-indeterminado-de-conductores-junior

Sources: UPS lays off undetermined number of junior drivers

UPS Inc. has laid off an undetermined number of Teamsters union drivers who fall under the so-called 22.4 classification in the UPS-Teamster contract, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Atlanta-based company (NYSE: UPS) said in a statement that it is “reassigning some of our employees to meet the needs of our business.” The changes, which are occurring in certain parts of the country, are in response to what the company called “uneven demand.” UPS said it hoped the affected...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-lays-off-undetermined-number-of-junior-drivers

Low Teamsters election turnout may not be what it seems

In the wake of Sean M. O’Brien’s landslide victory in the Teamsters general election, one takeaway is not what O’Brien does during the next five years as the union’s general president but if many of the rank-and-file members will care. The second is whether those who care will carry the water for those who don’t.

Less than 200,000 out of approximately 1.4 million eligible voters cast ballots, according to the Teamsters Office of Election Supervisor, the official vote counter, and the Teamsters...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/low-teamsters-election-turnout-may-not-be-what-it-seems

Teamster presidential debate makes whipping boy out of autonomous trucks

If reality matches the rhetoric from the two candidates vying to lead the Teamsters union for the next five years, autonomous trucks will operate only over the union’s collective dead body.

In the first presidential debate since the Teamsters began holding full elections in 1991, Steve Vairma and Sean O’Brien voiced opposition to autonomous trucks, calling them dangerous, reckless and a threat to union jobs. O’Brien, president of Local 25 in Boston, said he feared the scenario of a four-deep...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamster-presidential-debate-makes-whipping-boy-out-of-autonomous-trucks

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