Will you be coming to the picnic this Sunday? Great, we’re looking forward to seeing you. Show your Teamster Pride!, wear your Teamster gear; shirts hats, whatever you have!

Our photographer will be roaming the park taking pictures of you, your family, your kids, and your friends. He’ll be wearing a Teamsters Local 776 shirt. If you see him but he doesn’t see you just shout to him “Yo Erik!” and he’ll be glad to include you in his photo collection.

Everyone has a camera, I’m sure you will be taking your own photos of the day. How about sharing your photos with others? Just email your photos to: info@teamsterslocal776.org and we’ll upload your photos to a “Members Photos” section in the Photo Gallery on the Local Union Website, the Mobile App, and as space permits, we’ll print them in the upcoming newsletter!

See you Sunday at Knoebels!

Please see below for important information pertaining to the ABF Freight Contract.

Please see below for important information pertaining to the TForce Freight Strike Authorization Vote. A Schedule for in-person voting has been established to give everyone the opportunity to vote.

Local unions representing UPS Teamsters will begin conducting in-person voting this week for strike authorization. Voting YES will enable the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee to call a nationwide strike at UPS should the company fail to reach an agreement on a strong new contract for more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters. See below for FAQs pertaining to the strike authorization vote.

Please see below for important information from the Teamsters TForce Freight National Negotiating Committee pertaining to a strike authorization vote. Following the IBT Memo are frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning the voting process.

Please see below for important information from IBT General President Sean O'Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman concerning the UPS Teamsters negotiating committee's unanimous decision to conduct a Strike Authorization Vote regarding the UPS National Agreement. Local 776 representatives will be at UPS facilities From June 12 thru June 15 for the purpose of conducting in-person strike authorization voting.

Local unions representing UPS Teamsters will begin conducting in-person voting this week for strike authorization.

Voting YES will enable the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee to call a nationwide strike at UPS should the company fail to reach an agreement on a strong new contract for more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters.

Strike authorization votes will be recorded in person at local union halls and at the gates of UPS facilities. Results will be announced Friday, June 16.

“The time has come to use our strongest leverage and officially remind UPS that hundreds of thousands of Teamsters are ready to withhold our labor to ensure UPS acts accordingly,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “The National Committee strongly urges all UPS Teamsters to vote YES to authorize a strike. This is how we win.”

“All Teamsters at UPS must be ready to show these corporate executives how serious we are about our new contract. We’ve been organizing, training, and rallying in the lots. Now it’s time to vote,” said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. “UPS is going to give us what we’ve earned. But we have to fight like hell for it. We must be prepared to hit the streets August 1 if UPS screws this up.”

More details will be available soon here on the UPS Teamsters app and directly from local unions.

Subcommittees to the UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee, including Safety and Health and Premium Services, got back to the table in full force on Monday June 5, 2023 as national negotiations with United Parcel Service resumed in Alexandria, VA.

The teams, working across the table from UPS negotiators, adjusted and improved contract language to help reach a tentative agreement on nearly 10 articles before the end of the day. Simultaneously, the Teamsters’ national committee announced that strike authorization votes among UPS members will start being conducted by local unions in-person and nationwide this week.

“It was a big day for UPS negotiations. Our subcommittees are putting in the work to make our contract stronger. We are a united front, wholly focused on the membership,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “As that unity strengthens at the table, we need to make sure it’s growing out in the field, too. The next two weeks are going to be critical to come together in person, authorize the committee to call a strike, if need be, and make sure UPS doesn’t lose sight of the formidable force it’s up against.”

The national committee urges 350,000 UPS Teamsters to vote YES for strike authorization. Doing so will not commence a strike immediately. But it will give the Teamsters even more leverage at the bargaining table. The committee will not call a strike unless UPS fails to negotiate the strongest agreement possible by July 31.

“Sean and I have said it many times and the fact remains-if Teamsters are on the picket line August 1, it’s because UPS chose to strike itself,” said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. “Let’s all make sure UPS sees that reality in black and white. Let’s deliver UPS a unanimous authorization from the Teamsters to strike if we have to.”

UPS Teamsters will reconvene with management at the bargaining table on Tuesday morning. Both sides are expected to cover a handful of articles and provisions that have now reached a tentative agreement. Among them is Article 20, ensuring UPS supervisors are identified and remain identifiable inside facilities; Article 43, providing sleeper team drivers with reimbursement for out-of-pocket lodging costs, as well as adequate repair and maintenance of their vehicles; and guidelines protecting Premium Services, including clarified language that ensures UPS drivers are made whole for time spent waiting around for late loads or other unexpected work delays.

Please see below for important information concerning a Zoom call pertaining to Yellow Freight. To pre-register for the call follow the link below the IBT memo.

To register for the call follow the link below:

Yellow Zoom Call

Join General President Sean M. O’Brien, General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, and other UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee members for a webinar on national negotiations and the contract campaign. The webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 7 at 8 pm ET, 7 pm CT, 6 pm MT, and 5 pm PT. Rank-and-filers will receive updates on the status of negotiations, the current campaign timeline, a summary of all tentative agreements reached so far, and other important news directly from Sean, Fred, and committee members...All UPS Teamsters are strongly encouraged to join this important webinar. Registration is required. Follow the link below to register your spot as soon as possible!

UPS Webinar 06/07/2023