File #: 23-3615    Version: 1 Name: SOLIDARITY WITH THE WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 6/21/2023 In control: Labor Committee
On agenda: 6/29/2023 Final action: 7/20/2023
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS AS THEY NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT WITH UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) WHEREAS, 12,000 members of Teamsters Local 705 work for United Parcel Service (UPS) in Cook County; and WHEREAS, the collective bargaining agreement between Local 705 and UPS expires at midnight, August 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, Local 705's contract with UPS expires at the same time as the rest of the Teamsters' contracts with UPS, which covers 340,000 workers across the country; and WHEREAS, the Teamsters nationally elected new leadership recently, the Teamsters United Slate, on a platform of building a fighting union that can not only win stronger contracts but also a stronger working class, including electing Local 705's principal officer Juan Campos as International Vice President; and WHEREAS, the Teamsters' militant and rank and file leadership have spent the last year debating, delib...
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS AS THEY NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT WITH UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS)

WHEREAS, 12,000 members of Teamsters Local 705 work for United Parcel Service (UPS) in Cook County; and

WHEREAS, the collective bargaining agreement between Local 705 and UPS expires at midnight, August 1, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Local 705's contract with UPS expires at the same time as the rest of the Teamsters' contracts with UPS, which covers 340,000 workers across the country; and

WHEREAS, the Teamsters nationally elected new leadership recently, the Teamsters United Slate, on a platform of building a fighting union that can not only win stronger contracts but also a stronger working class, including electing Local 705's principal officer Juan Campos as International Vice President; and

WHEREAS, the Teamsters' militant and rank and file leadership have spent the last year debating, deliberating, and organizing in anticipation of this contract fight; and

WHEREAS, UPS Teamsters are fighting to eliminate the second tier of package car drivers, known as "22.4 drivers," who make less money and have less stability in their jobs and schedules than regular package car drivers, to ensure that all package car drivers are treated the same; and

WHEREAS, UPS Teamsters are fighting to end part-time poverty, ensuring that the thousands of UPS employees who work part-time are paid dignified wages, so they do not have to struggle to make ends meet for themselves and their families; and

WHEREAS, UPS Teamsters are fighting UPS's efforts to outsource deliveries to non-union, precarious "gig" workers who deliver out of the back of their own personal vehicles, forcing them to take on the cost and risk of the work while being paid even less than the value of their labor; and

WHEREAS, UPS Teamsters are fighting to ensure that all UPS workplaces are healthy and safe by guaranteein...

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