The weather Gods must not have checked their calendar; if they had checked they would have seen that June 10^th was the Local 776 Family picnic at Knoebels Amusement Park and would have given us bright sunny skies. Instead a steady rain developed about 10:00 AM and lasted ALL day long. But Teamster spirits could not be dampened! Despite the bad weather an enthusiastic crowd of over 3,700 Teamster members and their families was on hand to visit with their families and friends, enjoy the picnic, and make the best of it. Once planned an event of this magnitude cannot be postponed until a later date. A large amount of planning by the Local Union and Knoebels went into ensuring the day would be a success and could not be changed at the last minute despite the uncooperative weather.

Commented Local 776 President Ed Thompson;  “The Local Union would like to thank the members and their families who came out in less than ideal conditions to support the Local Union.” Many times we talk about the Teamster “family” how we support the community and each other. Today is an example of that family coming out on a wet, dreary day to support each other and their Local Union”.

Teamster families filled the pavillions and tents

Happy members!

Keep the food coming!

Teamster Proud!!

To view more photos from the picnic please visit the Photo Gallery

Do to the overwhelming response from the membership to attend the retirement seminar scheduled for June 23, 2018 the Local Union has obtained a larger meeting room to accommodate additional participants. If you would like to attend the seminar please contact Joyce at the Union Hall at 717-233-8766 during normal business hours. To download, view, and print details about the seminar please follow the link below:

Retirement Seminar

The Officers, Business Agents, and Staff of Local 776 would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Memorial Day. As you spend the day with family and friends at a picnic, the beach, a backyard cookout, or just relaxing at home please take a moment to remember the service men and women who gave their lives protecting the freedoms, rights, and liberty that we all enjoy in our great country.

...All Gave Some, Some Gave All...

Penn State Football is just around the corner as the Nittany Lions look to build off back to back 10 win seasons. Back by popular demand will be Organized Labor Ticket Promotions. All Teamsters, including their families and friends, will be able to purchase discounted tickets to the home opener against Appalachian State on September 1st and the final home game of the year against Maryland on November 24th (kick off times are still TBD)

Last year, Teamsters and union workers throughout the state purchased over 250 tickets. To purchase your discounted tickets, please visit www.gopsusports.com/teamsters (all lower case). If there are problems with the link, or to order parking please contact Austin Scitti with Penn State Athletics at 814-867-6098 or at azs5496@psu.edu .

Get your friends, family, and co-workers together and we'll see you at the game!

Keeping with our commitment to provide additional services to our members Local 776 is sponsoring a retirement seminar on June 23, 2018. Full details can be found below:

Summer will be here before you know it, and that’s the time for picnics and trips to the amusement park! This year Local 776 is offering our members both! The family picnic will be held at Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg, PA. All the information you need for a fun day at the park is below. Show your Teamster Pride! Wear your Teamster shirt, Teamster hat, anything Teamster while at the park! Our roaming photographers will be looking for you and your family enjoying the day!

For more information about Knoebels Amusement Park follow the link below:

Knoebels Amusement Park

Details below outline the procedure for the UPS, UPSF strike authorization vote. Sample packets for each respective group's forthcoming mailing can be viewed by following the links below:

UPS sample strike authorzation packet

UPSF sample strike authorization packet

The ABF Freight Master Freight Agreement and Central PA Supplemental Agreement ratification vote results are as follows:

Teamster members employed by ABF Freight have ratified the master portion of their agreement. For full details on the vote plus a listing of the vote by supplement follow the link below:

ABF ratification

Local 776 has scheduled two meetings pertaining to the UPS, UPS Freight strike authorization vote. Full details are below: