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issouri TeamsTer Official publication of Teamsters Joint Council 13 Official publication of Teamsters Joint Council 13 Volume 18, No. 4 • February, 2013 THE PRESIDENT’S COMMENTARY Celebrating The 100th Birthday Of James R. Hoffa by Marvin Kropp, President, Joint Council 13 Hoffa SCHolarSHiP fund James R. Hoffa became a Teamster member in 1934 and served as General President for 14 years, and, in recognition of his tireless service to the Union and its members, was honored as General President Emeritus for life. At the November 1999 General Executive Board meeting former General Secretary-Treasurer C. Thomas Keegel presented a resolution to establish the new scholarship fund. Since that time hundreds of scholarships have been given to children of Teamsters. Something I can say is that I’m very proud that such a fund was set up to assist our Teamster children’s future in the ever increasing costs of educa- tion. Hands down this opportunity has been a winner since it’s inception. Each year applicants are received from each one of the five Teamster regions. One hundred fifty (150) scholarships will be awarded this year alone with thirty one (31) awards at $10,000 each. These four-year scholarships are disbursed at the rate of $2,500 per year and are renewable annually. One hundred and nineteen of the awards are onetime $1,000 grants. These scholarships are disbursed to the college or university at the beginning of the recipient’s freshman year. Applications are available at all Team- ster Locals and also at the Joint Council 13 office. For an applicant to be eligible they must be the son or daughter or grandchild of a Teamster parent or grandparent. There are other requirements for eligibility so be sure to get the proper requirement list from your local union. Over the past years since the funds inception many of our own Joint Council 13 Teamster children have benefit- ed from this great opportunity. Each year the fund grows larger, and it is a testament to all of those who have supported this program since 1999. Help- ing our children to prepare for the future is one of the greatest gifts our union can provide. As the next generation of leaders it will be our children that will continue to grow the Teamsters, and further the causes of trade unionism. So if you should have any questions at all don’t hesitate to call your local union. If you would like to have your child or grandchild apply as an applicant do so quickly, the final cut off date is March 31, 2013. In closing, I would like to quote Gen- eral President James R. Hoffa from 1966 “Teamster sons and daughters deserve the best education possible.” That still holds true today in 2013. Teamsters Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., Honor His Struggle For Equality And Workers’ Rights Martin Luther King changed the Ameri- can landscape for minority groups, work- ers, and the poor in his quest to end the scourge of racial injustice and segrega- tion in our society. He was an unwavering supporter of the labor movement and ulti- mately gave his life fighting for the rights of working people. “On this holiday, and every day, the Teamsters honor the prin- ciples that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood for as we march humbly in his footsteps,” said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General Presi- dent. “Dr. King knew that civil rights and workers’ rights are fundamentally bound together. We can’t fight for the rights and dignity of workers without combating rac- ism and all forms of discrimination.” The Teamsters proudly stood with King in 1961, donating more than $25,000 to King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference and sending supplies to civil rights activists marching in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama. The struggle for King did not end with the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964. He launched the “Poor People’s Campaign” as the second phase of the civil rights movement in 1966, demanding living wages for people of all races. Two years later, King was assassi- nated in Memphis where he was marching in solidarity with 1,300 union sanitation workers on strike. Last year, Teamster sanitation workers at Republic Services/Allied Waste fought in the very best tradition of King, demand- ing a share of the company’s success and invoking the spirit of King with the iconic statement, “I am a man.” “Dr. King was an American hero and a champion for workers everywhere,” said Al Mixon, International Vice President and President of the Team- sters National Black Caucus. “As workers face an onslaught of attacks by politicians and groups pushing right-to-work-for-less laws, we have to remember King’s own words about these kinds of attacks. He called right to work a fraud that provides no rights and no work, a law designed to destroy collective bargaining rights.” “King would be by our side fighting against the war on workers if he were alive today,” said Hoffa. “We work every day to preserve and advance the rights of all American workers – I can think of no better way to keep King’s dream alive to- day.”
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issouriTeamsTerOfficial publication of Teamsters Joint Council 13 Official publication of Teamsters Joint Council 13
Volume 18, No. 4 • February, 2013
THE PRESIDENT’S COMMENTARY
Celebrating The 100th Birthday Of James R. Hoffa
by Marvin Kropp,President, Joint Council 13
Hoffa SCHolarSHiP fund James R. Hoffa became a Teamstermember in 1934 and served as GeneralPresident for14years,and, in recognitionofhis tirelessservice to theUnionand its
members,washonoredasGeneralPresidentEmeritus for life.At the November 1999General Executive Board meeting formerGeneral Secretary-Treasurer C. ThomasKeegel presented a resolution to establishthe new scholarship fund. Since that timehundreds of scholarships have been giventochildrenofTeamsters.Something I cansayisthatI’mveryproudthatsuchafundwassetuptoassistourTeamsterchildren’sfutureintheeverincreasingcostsofeduca-tion.Handsdownthisopportunityhasbeenawinnersinceit’sinception. Eachyear applicants are received fromeachoneofthefiveTeamsterregions.Onehundred fifty (150) scholarships will beawardedthisyearalonewiththirtyone(31)awards at $10,000 each. These four-year
scholarships are disbursed at the rate of$2,500peryearandarerenewableannually.Onehundredandnineteenoftheawardsareonetime$1,000grants.Thesescholarshipsaredisbursedtothecollegeoruniversityatthe beginning of the recipient’s freshmanyear.ApplicationsareavailableatallTeam-sterLocalsandalsoattheJointCouncil13office.Foranapplicant tobeeligible theymustbe thesonordaughterorgrandchildofaTeamsterparentorgrandparent.Thereareotherrequirementsforeligibilitysobesuretogettheproperrequirementlistfromyourlocalunion.OverthepastyearssincethefundsinceptionmanyofourownJointCouncil13Teamsterchildrenhavebenefit-edfromthisgreatopportunity. Each year the fund grows larger, and
itisatestamenttoallofthosewhohavesupportedthisprogramsince1999.Help-ingourchildrentoprepareforthefutureisoneofthegreatestgiftsourunioncanprovide.Asthenextgenerationofleadersitwillbeourchildren thatwill continueto grow the Teamsters, and further thecausesoftradeunionism.Soifyoushouldhaveanyquestionsatalldon’thesitatetocallyourlocalunion.Ifyouwouldliketohaveyourchildorgrandchildapplyasanapplicant do soquickly, thefinal cut offdateisMarch 31, 2013. Inclosing,IwouldliketoquoteGen-eralPresidentJamesR.Hoffafrom1966“Teamstersonsanddaughtersdeservethebesteducationpossible.”Thatstillholdstruetodayin2013.
Teamsters Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., Honor His Struggle For Equality And Workers’ Rights
MartinLutherKingchangedtheAmeri-can landscapeforminoritygroups,work-ers, and the poor in his quest to end thescourge of racial injustice and segrega-tioninoursociety.Hewasanunwaveringsupporterofthelabormovementandulti-matelygavehislifefightingfortherightsofworkingpeople. “On this holiday, andevery day, the Teamsters honor the prin-ciplesthatDr.MartinLutherKingJr.stoodforaswemarchhumblyinhisfootsteps,”said JimHoffa,TeamstersGeneral Presi-dent.“Dr.Kingknewthatcivilrightsandworkers’ rights are fundamentally boundtogether.Wecan’tfightfor therightsanddignityofworkerswithoutcombatingrac-ismandallformsofdiscrimination.” TheTeamstersproudlystoodwithKingin 1961, donating more than $25,000 toKing’s Southern Christian LeadershipConference and sending supplies to civilrights activists marching in Selma andMontgomery, Alabama. The struggle forKingdidnot endwith thepassageof theCivilRightsActin1964.Helaunchedthe“Poor People’sCampaign” as the secondphaseofthecivilrightsmovementin1966,demanding livingwages forpeopleofallraces.Twoyears later,Kingwas assassi-natedinMemphiswherehewasmarchingin solidarity with 1,300 union sanitationworkersonstrike. Lastyear,Teamster sanitationworkersatRepublic Services/AlliedWaste foughtintheverybesttraditionofKing,demand-ingashareof thecompany’ssuccessandinvokingthespiritofKingwiththeiconicstatement,“Iamaman.”“Dr.KingwasanAmericanheroandachampionforworkerseverywhere,”saidAlMixon,InternationalVicePresidentandPresidentoftheTeam-stersNationalBlackCaucus.“Asworkersfaceanonslaughtofattacksbypoliticiansandgroupspushingright-to-work-for-lesslaws, we have to remember King’s ownwords about these kinds of attacks. Hecalledright toworka fraud thatprovidesno rightsandnowork,a lawdesigned to
destroycollectivebargainingrights.” “King would be by our side fightingagainst the war on workers if he werealivetoday,”saidHoffa.“Weworkevery
daytopreserveandadvancetherightsofallAmericanworkers–IcanthinkofnobetterwaytokeepKing’sdreamaliveto-day.”
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(St.Louis,MO)–Thursday, January17,2013,more than 300 people from theMis-souriCoalitionfortheEnvironment,MissouriJobswith Justice, and theTeamstersUnionattendedapublicmeetingheldbytheEnvi-ronmental ProtectionAgency (EPA). There,communityleadersspokeoutagainstthein-
creasinglydangerousandvolatilesituationatWestLakeLandfillSuperfundSiteinBridge-ton,Mo.ThelandfillisoperatedbyRepublic
Services(NYSE:RSG),thenation’ssecond-largesttrashcompany. The site, located in the Missouri Riverfloodplain, is home to radioactive wastesdumpedtherein1973followingsecreturani-umprocessingindowntownSt.Louis.InlateOctober 2012, residents around the landfill
begancomplainingoffoulodorsandburningeyes—andthePattonvilleFireDepartmentexpressed alarm at rising underground tem-
peraturesandthedangerthatthedevelopingunderground landfill fire could migrate to-wardtheburiednuclearwastesites. Atlastnight’smeeting,attendeesdemand-edthattheradioactivewastesbeimmediatelyisolated from theundergroundfire and thenproperly and completely removed from thefloodplain. “The site is becomingmore radioactiveovertime,”saidDr.BobCriss,professorofGeo-Chemistry at Washington UniversityandaMissouriRiverexpert. “Afloodplaininanurbanarea isoneof themost absurdplacestostoreradioactivewastesthatIcanthinkof.” TheWestLakeLandfillSuperfundSiteistheonlyradioactivesiteintheSt.Louisareaunder the jurisdiction of the EnvironmentalProtectionAgency (EPA).TheArmyCorpsofEngineershas removedmore than1mil-lion cubic yards of radioactivewastes fromfoursites ingreaterSt.Louis.However, theEPAhasyettoremoveasinglecubicyardofradioactivewastesfromtheWestLakeLand-fillsite.
COMMUNITY, ENvIRONMENTALISTS, TEAMSTERS TELL EPA:
Stop Nuclear Fires At Republic Landfill In Missouri “According to the Missouri DepartmentofNaturalResources,itwasillegaltodumptheradioactivewastesintheMissouriRiverfloodplainin1973.ItshouldbeillegalfortheEPAtoknowinglyleavethemthere,”saidEdSmith,SafeEnergyDirectorattheMissouri
CoalitionfortheEnvironment.“It’stechnical-ly feasible to remove the radioactivewastesanditshouldbedoneassoonaspossible.” WhiletheEPAhasrefusedtotakeactiontoremovetheradioactivewastesfordecades,
the recent fire at the landfill has caught theattentionoflocalofficialsandthegreaterSt.Louiscommunity. “We have members who live near andaround the landfill.We also have memberswho work on the site, and we believe thatthe nonunionworkerswhowork underRe-public’s thumb deserve protection as well.Thefireonitsownisabigproblem.Whatifthelandfillfireweretoreachtheradioactivewaste?”saidMarvKropp,PresidentofTeam-stersJointCouncil13. “Landfillfirescanburnonforyearsandexpand—justlookatwhathappenedtoRe-public’slandfillinCenterville,Ohio—afirethat ragedforyearsuntilstateofficialsand
theEPAfinally stepped up and forced realactionon thepart of the company,”Kroppadded. “Our community can no longer toleratedelays—we’resittingonatickingtoxictimebomb,” saidLaraGranich,DirectorofMis-
souriJobswithJustice“NowisthetimethattheEPAandRepublicServicesmustact.” TheMissouri Coalition for the Environ-ment is Missouri’s independent, citizens’environmental organization for clean water,
cleanair,cleanenergy,andahealthyenviron-ment.Foundedin1969,thecoalitionworkstoprotect and restore theenvironment througheducation,publicengagement, and legal ac-tion. Missouri Jobswith Justice is a coalitionof community, labor, student, and religiousgroupscommittedtofightingtogetherforeco-nomicjusticeinMissouri.JobswithJustice’sgoalsaretoorganizecommunitysupportforworkerstreatedunjustlyand/orillegallyintheworkplaceand toaddress therootcausesofpovertywhileworkingforaneconomicbasethatbenefitstheentirecommunity–aneco-nomicbasethatbenefitsmorethanjustcorpo-rations.
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— Local 600 News —
by larry G. Tinker, Jr., President, local 600 Itappearsthattheradicalanti-unionforcesjustcontinue topush theiragenda todrivegoodpayingunionjobsoutofexistence. The2013sessionfortheMissouriHouseofRepresentativeswereonlya fewdaysoldwhenRepresentativeDonna Lichte-negger (R) CapeGirardeau, alongwithher cohorts (co-sponsors)Tim Jones (R)EurekaandEricBurlison(R)Springfield,introducedHB91(Right-to-Work).Nottobeoutdone,RepresentativesBurlisonandJonesintroducedHB64-PaycheckProtec-tion (deception). Both pieces of legisla-tionaredirectlyintendedtodivideunionmembership, weaken union bargainingstrengthandopenthedoortolessenwagesfornearlyallMissouriworkers. Wewillneedtostandunitedonceagainto protect the wages, benefits and jobprotections of our collective bargainingagreements. Aswasdone lastyear,Local600willbeparticipatingin“TeamsterLobbyDays”withtheotherLocalUnionsinMissouri.WewillbelookingforalargenumberofthememberstovolunteertobepartofoureffortsinJeffersonCity. for those members who believe that strong union contracts are important, i ask that you call local 600 to volunteer a
day of your time to be part of this cause. Local 600will be going to JeffersonCityonFebruary12th,March12th,April16thandMay14th,2013.
For thosememberswho are unable tovolunteeradayononeofthesedates,youcanhelpwithoureffortsbycontactingtheLocal600officeforinformationtobecomeamember
oftheD.R.I.V.E.politicalactionfund. We must all do our part before all that we and our forefathers have struggled to achieve is taken from us!
It bringsaheavyheart to letTeamstermembers inTeam-sters JointCouncil 13 know of the passing of attorneyCaryHammondonJanuary21,2013.CaryrepresentedlaborunionsacrossSt.Louis,Mo.andformanyyears,hewastheattorneyforTeamstersJointCouncil13alongwithmanyotherTeamsterLocalsinthecouncil.AlongwiththeTeamsters,herepresentedthe St. LouisArea Labor Council andmanymulti-employerbenefitplansforoverthirtyyears.Mr.Hammondwasamem-ber of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, St.LouisBarAssociation, theLawyersAssociationofSt.Louis,GatewayChapterLabor,EmploymentRelations,andservesasamemberoftheProductiveLivingBoardofSt.LouisCounty.He was listed in the Best Lawyers inAmerica continuouslysince1993.“Carywillbemissedbyallwhohadtheprivilegetoworkwithhim,”statedTeamstersJointCouncil13PresidentMarvinKropp.“Ihadthepleasuretohaveknownhimforovertwentyfiveyearsandcansayhealwayshadthelabormove-mentfirstinhisheart,notonlydidweloseagreatadvocateforlaborbutalsoagreatfriend.”
NO ORDINARY HORSES
The Story Of Thunder And Lightningwritten by renee Call Ahorseisahorseofcourse... Butwhatisahorsewithoutagoodnameandaplacetobelong?Raggedandweakandallalone... Whatgoodcanbedonewiththatkindofsteed? Well,herearetwohorseswhoarenotthatkind! MeetThunderandLightning!Theyareateam! Theywere partnerswithTeamsterswho drovewagonsanddeliveredallmannerofpeopleandthings. Notjustanyhorsesyousee,theyhaddignityandstrengthandabigjobtodo.Togethertheywerepowerfulandmadeeveryjobasuccess!And,theyearnedrespectfromallwhoknewthemtoo! TheTeamsterstookgreatcareofthisrarebreed.They
werelovedandwellkept. TheTeamsterscomeinearlytopreparethemfortheday. They fought real hard to make sure that Thunder andLightningwereprotectedandsafe,readytodoallthatwasasked–AND,gotanhonestday’spayforanhonestday’swork. Whatismoneytohorsesyousay?Well,itwaswaterandoatsandabreakfromtheheat. Andblanketsforwarmthwhentherainturnedtosleet! NowThunderandLightningareveryold–theystartedtheirworkmorethan100yearsago. But,theyarestillwiththeTeamsterstoday. Therearenomorewagons.NowTeamstersdrivetrucksanddomany,manyotherjobs.
ButThunderandLightningaretheirmascots.AndTeam-sterswear theirpicturesproudlyeveryday.WhenyouseeThunderandLightningyouknowtheworkersareallonthesameteam. Theymightbebusdriversornurses,policemenorpilots.Somemakeyoursnacks, somefixyour roads, somebringyoupackages,andotherskeepyourcityclean. AllcarrythetraditionsoftheTeamstersrightontheirhatsandshirts– the traditionsofaunionwhereworkerscometogethertobesafeandstrong. Notjustanyunion,butagreatunionwithworkerswhoaccomplishedgreatdeeds, just like theirmascots.Mascotswhoaretheunion’sspiritandpride. ThunderandLightning-Noordinaryhorses!
— Local 6 News —Looking Ahead At 2013
I’d like to start the New Year off bythankingallthepeoplewhoturnedoutforouropenhouse/ChristmaspartyinlateDe-cember.We estimated that throughout thedaywehadover500peoplestopby.Weex-ceededourfoodandtoydrivegoalbyfar...182toys,715fooditemsand$745cashdonations were all given to the Salvation
Army. They were very surprised and ex-tremelythankfulforthesupportshownbyLocal6membersandretirees. Speaking of retirees, if you are not amemberof theRetireeClubI justwant toremind everyone that theymeet atGamb-rinusHallon the3rdWednesdayofeverymonth.Stopbyandbecomeamember. Nowlet’slooktowhat2013willbring.Aseveryoneisaware,wewillsoonbeintothe final year of all the Anheuser-Busch(A-B)contracts.As is thenorm, theInter-national Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)andA-Bhaveexpressed interest inbegin-ningtalksearly.Wearebeingtoldthatwewillprobablybeginnegotiationssometimearound September. At our January 10thGeneral Membership meetings we had a
Brewery and Soft Drink RepresentativepresentwhometwithalltheShopStewardsafter each meeting. These meetings werevery informative to all that attended. Wehadnothingbutpositive feedbackandev-eryonelikedthattheIBTRepwasherethisearlytostartpreparing.Soaswestartget-tingready,Iwanttoencourageanyonewithquestionsorconcerns to letyourstewardsknow.YoucanalsocallorstopbytheHall.We anticipate having contract proposalssubmittedatourJuly11thGeneralMeeting. The final year of any contract usuallybringsalargeamountofretirementswhichinturnmeansalargeamountofnewhires.Iwould ask that all our stewards and ourmoreseniorBrothersandSistersreachouttowelcomethosenewhiresandanswerany
questionstheymighthave.Rememberthatthiswill be the first vote for anyonewithless thanfiveyearsand this isaconsider-ablylargegroupofmembers. Inclosing,I’dliketoleaveeveryonewithsomethingtothinkabout.Nothingisgiventousinanyofthesecontracts.Everythingwehavewasbargainedfororboughtbythemorethan3,000retirees thatwehave.Allofwhomstillrelyonthatnextcontract.Sokeep that inmind as you think about anddiscusstheupcomingcontract.OnedayI’dhopethatitwouldbeyouthatwillbeinat-tendanceatthoseWednesdayRetireeClubmeetings. Ihopeeveryoneenjoyed2012andlet’scometogetherandunitein2013toprepareforthefuture.
by ron Shy,Secretary/Treasurer, local 6
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by Marvin Kropp,Principal officer, local 618
— Local 618 Report —
Since the last issue of the Missouri TeamsterLocal618hasratifiednewagree-ments with Weise Planning, St. LouisForklifts,American Radiator,AuffenbergChevrolet, and Brentwood Volvo. Nego-tiations have begun with the followingcompanies,AvisandAshlandChemical. The end of the year Local 618 SantaDayonceagainwasattendedwellbythe
Local618membershipandtheirfamiliesandeveryonehadagreattime.Itwasgreattoseeeveryoneandallthesmilingfacesofourmembers’ childrenandgrandchil-dren.AspecialthankstooursecretSanta,MikeHam fromBommaritoAutomotiveGroup. Also, don’t forget the Hoffa Scholar-ship Fund is accepting applications forHighSchoolSeniorswho are childrenorgrandchildrenofTeamstermembers.MustRankintop15percentoftheirhighschoolclass, have excellent SAT orACT scoresand show financial need.You can obtainmoreinformationbycontactingtheLocal618businessofficeat314-426-4618. On amilestone note, Teamsters Local618 will proudly be celebrating its 75thAnniversary this year! Local 618 was
founded by the late Local 618 PrincipalOfficer Ed Dorsey and PresidentMelroyHorn. Before becoming members of theTeamstersUnion,Local618wasknownasFederalUnion#18362andin1938merged
Reaching A Milestone withtheTeamsters.Local618islookingatavarietyofwaystocelebratethishistoricyear.Moredetailswillcomeinlaterissuesof theMissouri TeamsteroronourLocal618websiteandFacebookpage.
Local 618 Launches New Health & Welfare Website TeamstersLocal 618Health&Welfare Fund andZe-nithAmericanSolutionshavelaunchedanewwebsiteforallLocal 618memberswho are participants of the fund.ParticipantswillnowbeabletoviewandtrackimportantPlanbenefitinformation24hoursaday.ThiswebsitewillprovideyouaccesstothewebsitesforCoventry(medicalclaims)andLDI(pharmacy).Youcanalsolinkthroughtheteamsterslocal618.orgwebsite. Uponaccessingthenew618Health&Welfaresite,you
willbeabletoquicklyandsecurelyviewplaninformation.Including,ParticipantHealtheligibilitystatus,HealthPlaneligibility of your family members, status of processedclaims for participants and any covered family member,linkstootherrelevantwebsites,suchasCoventryandLDI,plandocuments,downloadableformsanddocuments. ItwillalsoallowemailaccesstoPlanCustomerServiceRepresentatives.Eachparticipantwillhaveauniqueusername and password. Local 618 PrincipalOfficerMarvin
KroppwhoisalsoaUnionTrusteeofthefundstated,“thiswasalongtimeinthemakingandlooksforittobeanothergreattooltohaveourLocal618memberswhoarepartici-pantsofthefundabletoaccesstheirownpersonalinforma-tionofclaimsfordental,medicalandvisioncoveredbythefund.Ibelieveallofourlocal618participantswillreallyenjoythisnewformofinformationprovidedbythefund”statedKropp.Youcanaccessthenewsitebygoingto www.zenith-american.com.
TeamstersLocal618isinaveryactiveorganizing campaignwithAmericanAir-lineMechanics.Local618PresidentMikeFoster reports that there is a verystronginterestfromthemechanicstobecomeTeamsters,andpartofLocal618hereinSt.Louis,Mo.Local618isworkingverydili-gentlywiththeInternationalonthiscampaign. The IBT has assignedInternational organizer DonWooten to assist in this cam-paign.Local618PresidentFosterandBrotherWootenhavebeendoingpersonaldoorknocksweeklytoobtainauthorizationcards forunion representation.Local618hashadtwosuccessfulmeetingsatthehallwithgroupsofthemechanicsthusfar.Onalargernote,thisimpactwouldbe12,000newmemberstotheTeamstersUnionwith
an approximately 175 new members toLocal 618.We also have the opportunityto grow our TeamstersAviationMechan-
ics Coalition to 30,000 members,greatly increasing our bargainingpower in the industry and onCapitolHill. “I’mveryexcited
onhowthecampaignisgo-ing thus far,” stated Local618 Principal Officer Mar-
vin Kropp. “These mechanicsneed representation and we aregoingtodoeverythingwecanto
assistthiscampaign.” The campaign has the full support oftheTeamsterAirlineDivision,andGeneralPresidentHoffa. If anyTeamstermemberin JointCouncil13knowsof anyAmeri-canAirlinemechanicsintheSt.Louisareapleasecontact theLocal618Businessof-ficeat314-426-4618.
Local 618 To Organize American Airline Mechanics
ThisyearTeamstersLocal618celebrates75Yearsofrepresentingmanymem-bersfromavarietyofTeamsterindustries.Let’snotforgetallofourfellowbroth-ers and sisters before us!As you can see over the past seventy-five years, theLocalhaschangeddramaticallysincestartingoutinabroomclosettowherewearetoday.Thatiswhywemustcontinuetoorganizetheun-organizedandfightthegoodfightfortheworkingpeople. OurLocalUnion618hasaveryrichsignificanceintheTeamsters’historyhereinSt.Louisandwelookforwardtocontinuetodosointhefuture!
Local 618 Celebrates 75 Years!1938 — 2013
Fouryearsago,whenshewasconsider-ing becoming President Barack Obama’ssecretary of labor, Hilda Solis said manyfriendsaskedwhyshewouldpossiblywantthe job.Afterall, thesecretary’smostvis-ibleresponsibilityisdeliveringthemonthlyjobs report, and thenationwas then shed-dingmorethan700,000jobspermonth. “My reaction was, I’m here to solveproblems,andthat’swhythepresidenthasaskedmetodothis,”SolistoldHuffPost. Solisannouncedrecentlythatshewouldbesteppingdownfromherpostandreturn-inghometoLosAngeles,wheremanypo-liticalobserverssaidtheyexpectshe’llrunforpublicofficeagain.InaninterviewattheLaborDepartment,Solis,thefirstLatinatoheada federalagency, said shewasproudofwhatheragencydidduringObama’sfirstterm,particularlyenforcingwageandhour
laws and administering job training pro-grams.Shesaidshe’shappytobewalkingoutwhentheU.S.economyisaddingjobs,ratherthanwatchingthemvanish. “We’veputback5.8millionprivatesec-tor jobs,”saidSolis,55.“IfeelverygoodaboutwhatI’veseen.” Asitturnedout,beingthebearerofbadnewsonthefirstFridayofthemonthwasn’tthemost challenging part of the job. TheLaborDepartmentissuesandenforcesrulesandregulationsonemployers.ThisprocessmayescapethenoticeofmostAmericans,butbusinessgroupsandlawmakersonCap-itolHillpaycloseattention.Aswithoutgo-ingEnvironmentalProtectionAgencychiefLisaJackson,someof therules thatSolis’department championed— commonsenserequirementstoprotectworkers,herback-erssay—wereassailedbyRepublicansas
job-killing red tape that would hurt busi-nessesinadowneconomy. SolissaidshewassurprisedatthelevelofGOPattacksonregulationsafterDemo-crats lost theHouse in2010,even thoughshehadbeenacongresswomanfromCali-forniabefore. “Manyoftheseregulationsandenforce-mentproceduresarecommonsense,”Solissaid. “They save lives, they save money.It’snotlikewecameinandusedahammeron(employers).Whatwedidwasenforceourlaws.” Solissaidshewasparticularlyproudofthe department’s recovery of back wagesfor workers who’d been shorted by theiremployers. Under Solis, the agency hired300newinspectors.Lastyear,thewageandhourdivisionmanagedtoreturn$280mil-lioninowedwagesto300,000workers,themostinasingleyear.Givensuchimprove-ments, Solis has earned high marks fromadvocatesforlow-wageworkersaswellasfrom labor unions. (Solis, the daugher ofunionmembers,hasbeenpraisedbyunionsandcriticizedbyconservativesasafriendoflabor.) Enactingworkplace reformswasmuchthornier. Several House hearings delvedinto the alleged costs of the department’sproposals to tighten protections for vul-nerableworkers.Onesuchmeasurewouldhave further restricted the job duties chil-drencouldperformonfarms.Agriculturalworkeradvocatescalled the reformsover-dueandmuch-needed.Opponents, includ-ingRepublicansrunningforoffice,blastedthemasaWashingtonintrusionontotheru-ralwayoflife,andtheaglobbyvehementlyopposedthem. WiththeWhiteHouseunderfireduringacampaignyear,thedepartmentannouncedthewithdrawalofproposalsthatSolishadpreviously championed. She said she stillbelievestheshelvedrulesareimportant. “Iwish thatwewouldhavebeenmoresuccessful,” she conceded. “But I’ll tellyou, every effortwasmade by our oppo-
nentstoputoutoutlandishexaggerationsofwhat[therules]woulddo.Andclearlytheywerewayoff . . . I think it’sunfortunate.Therearestillgoingtobedeathsandinju-ries.” Askedifshefeltshe’dhadthefullsup-portoftheWhiteHouseontheissue,Solissaid,“Wedidtobeginwith.” Itwasn’tjustnewregulationsthatdrewfirefromtheright.Oneofthemorebizarreturns of the 2012 presidential campaigncame in early October, when the LaborDepartmentannouncedthattheunemploy-mentratehaddroppedfrom8.1to7.8per-cent. Some backers of GOP presidentialhopeful Mitt Romney, including formerGeneralElectricCEOJackWelch,insinu-atedthattheLaborDepartmenthadcookedthe jobs numbers to spin them favorablyforObama.(Thejobsreportisproducedbycareer analysts in the agency’sBureau ofLaborStatistics.) Solissaidshefoundtheso-calledBLStrutherismdeeplyannoying. “Itwasobnoxious,” she said. “The in-formation given to us by [BLS] has beengiven to laborsecretariesfordecades.Wedidn’tjustcomeupwithanewformulajustbecauseHildaSolisorBarackObamacamein.Wedidnothingtoinanywaycompro-misethedata,themethodology...Ithinkitwasveryludicrousforthosefolksonthe
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Teamsters Local 688 News
by Michael Goebel,Secretary-Treasurer, local 688
Asthenewyearbegins,Local688willbeinvolvedinorpreparingfornegotiationswithseveralofitslargeEmployers.UPSnegotiationshavereconvenedaftertheholidaybreakofThanksgivingthroughNewYears.Someprogressisbeingmadeonlanguageproposals,butthepartiesstillremainapartontheUnion’smajorissuesof“harassmentanddiscipline”.Negotiationsarescheduledfor11ofthefirst12weeksof2013forbothNationalandCentralRegion.MeridianMedical(Pfizer)negotiationshave just startedwithagentScottWeiss,
President Dave Lalumondier and theelected negotiating committee meetingwiththeEmployer;andSuperValunegotia-tionswillstartlatespringwithagentPatRafterychairing.
TheLocalwelcomesnewmembersatFergusonPlumbingandSedanSt.Charles(see related article), aswell as our newmembersatUPSFreightOffice.Congratulationsto“Chili-manPete”.
Teamsters Local 688 Welcomes New Ferguson Enterprise Members PleasejoinusinwelcomingFergusonEn-terpriseofO’FallonMissouri to theTeam-stersLocal688family!Thecampaignorigi-natedfromourunionizedFergusonmembersin Berkley, and led by Steve Crawford aseventeenyearTeamster.Steveremainedac-tivelyinvolvedwiththiscampaignfromtheverystart,andwassuccessfulatrallyingtheBerkley members in solidarity throughouttheentireorganizingeffort.
Ferguson is a wholesale distributor ofplumbingsuppliesandpipe,valvesandfit-tings(PVF).Itisalsoadistributorofheat-
ingandcoolingequipment(HVAC/R)andthesecondlargestcompanywithinthewa-terworksindustry.
FergusonEnterpriseranafaircampaignwithout violating any labor laws, and al-lowedtheworkerstomakeawell-informeddecision to organize. The unorganizedworkersstayedunitedduringtheentirepro-cess, andwere victorious in the end!Thefinalvotecountwas4 to1.Thankyou toeveryonewhowasinvolvedintheprocessandFergusonO’Fallonwewelcomeyoutothefamily.
SedanSt.CharleslocatedinWentzvilleMOisaproudnewmemberofTeamstersLocal 688. Started as a dream by ownerMattMaroney, Sedan St. Charles is a carservicewhichactsasataxicabservice.Themajority of the workers are former Local688members,andwearegladtowelcomethembacktotheBrotherhood. Thecompanyvoluntarilyrecognizedtheneed for them to become unionized.MattMaroney,whohasbeendrivingprofession-allyforover21years,wantshiscompanytobeknownforbeinghonest,reliable,profes-sional,andmostimportantly,Teamster.Bychoosing tobepartofLocal688,wewillmakesurethosevaluesholdtrue. TeamstersLocal688iscurrentlyinne-gotiations with Sedan St. Charles and isworking to raise the bar in taxi industrycollective bargaining agreements. We arein hopes that this will open the door andencourageothertaxicompaniestobecomeTeamsters.Iwouldliketothankthosethathavebeenactivelyinvolvedwiththisorga-nizingprocess.
Sedan St. Charles Joins Local 688
outsidetosaythat.” Assecretary,Solisheard the jobsnum-bersonlyshortlybeforetherestofthena-tiondid.Onthosedays,sheoftenspentupto12hoursdoingmediainterviewsinbothEnglish and Spanish, trying to make thenumbersaccessibletolaypeople. Muchofa laborsecretary’s job isbe-ing an ambassador.Although shewasn’tasvisible as, say, aFrancesPerkins, thelabor secretary under President FranklinD.Rooseveltandthefirstwomancabinetmember, Solis spent a good deal of hertenure on the road discussing the chal-lengesfacingworkersonthelowerrungsof the economy. She made a series ofemotional trips toWestVirginia tomeetwith families of the victims of UpperBigBranchmine,where29minerswerekilled in an explosion in 2010.A seriesof investigations have placed blame forthe tragedy— theworst of its kind in a
quarter century— on former coal giantMasseyEnergy. “We went the day after,” Solis said.“We didn’t know how many were killedyet.Theywerestilltryingtocommunicate.I went down because I wanted to see formyself. Iwanted toalsoprovidewhatevercomfortIcould.Itdoesn’tmatterifyou’refromacoalminingfamilyoraLatinawho’scomingfromLAwho’sneverbeeninacoalmine.” Shortlyafter the tragedy,Solissaidshemetwithcoaloperatorsinaclosed-doorin-dustryconference,whichtheLaborDepart-mentdidnotpreviouslypublicize.Shesaidhermessagewasthat“weweren’tgoingtotoleratethefatalitiesthatwe’dseenoccur,andthatweweregoingtodoeverythinginourtoolboxtochangethis.” The Labor Department oversees theagency responsible for protecting miners,theMineSafetyandHealthAdministration.Theagencyhaslongbeencriticized,includ-
ingunderSolis’tenure,foroversightprob-lemsandinadequateinspections.AlthoughminesafetyreformhasstalledinCongress,Solis said the department has worked tomake improvements, includinganew ruleissuedthisweekthatwouldmakeiteasierforthegovernmenttoshutdownmineswithahistoryofsafetyviolations.Thecoallob-bystronglyopposedthenewrule. “I’mnotleavingbecauseIfeltIcouldn’tdoanything,”Solissaid.“IknowIdidev-erything I could. I’m walking out proudof the things that Iaccomplished.Andwe
talkedaboutallworkers—notjustwhite-collarorfolksatthetopendwhocanaffordlawyers.I’mtalkingaboutpeoplewithoutavoice.” Solis wouldn’t confirm rumors thatshe’llbeseekingaseatontheLosAngelesCountyBoardofSupervisors.But shedidpointout,rathersuggestively,thatifshedidrun,herelectoratewouldoverlapwithherprevious stints as both a congresswomanandastatesenator. “It’sthere,”shesaidoftheoptiontorun.“I’mherefornow,butI’mgoinghome.”
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Local 688 Welcomes Sedan St. Charles and Ferguson Enterprise of O’Fallon
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RetiRees News
by ronald M. Gushleff,President, E.M.T.r.C.
EASTERN MO TEAMSTERS RETIREE COUNCIL ThepoliticalNewYearhasdescendedonuswithgoodandbadresults.Theacceptabledecisionofwellinformedcitizenswhovotedtore-electPresidentBarackObamaandincreasethepro-unionlaborrepresentativesanddefendersof social security,Medicare andMedicaid legislators inWashington,DCwasverycommendable.ThesuccessfulgoalforAmericanDemocracyforAmericanworkers,seniorcitizens,retirees,andveteransistocontinueourhonorablejourneyforthepreservationoftheAmericanmiddleclass.We have a better chance now to combat the right-wingdemagoguesandtheircorporatebosseswhoattemptedtobuythe2012electioninWashington,DC. The financial robber barons and economicwheeler-dealerswho tried to pimp control ofWashington,DC,failedmiserably.Theirquestforthe“legitimaterape”oftheAmericanworkers’ right to organize and enjoy thecherishedstatusoftheAmericanmiddleclasswasdrasti-callycurtailed.Wemustbeevervigilantandneverbecomecomplacent.Therearemanymoreanti-union,maximumprofits,vulturecapitalist,bigcorporationbosses,andtheirzombielobbyistswhoneedtoberemovedfrompowerandthehallsofCongress.BecauseweareontherightsideoftheAmericanworkerandhisrighttoadecentwage,adequatemedicalcoverageforhisfamily,therighttoapensionwithdignity,wehavewonsomeimportantbattles,butthewaronworkerscontinues. Ifyoubelievethisisyourland,yourgovernment,yourfamily,yourrighttoliberty,equality,freedom,andtruth,thenjointhestruggleandsaveoursocietyandsolidarity.Weneedyouandyourideas.“Keepyoureyesontheprize.”
Nowitsaddensmetomentionthebadnewsofthe2012politicalyear.AlthoughweelectedthemajorityofourfriendsforstatewideofficesintheStateofMisery(MO)andmanyofourconcernedlegislatorswhoarefriendsoforganizedlabor,thedictatorialcontrolofGovernmentinJeffersonCity
isintheclutchesoftheGangofPanderers(G.O.P.)profiteersandpredators.Inotherwords,themajorityofthisgangofprovocateurswillbelegislatingthelawsthatthegoodciti-zensofMOwillbesubjectedto.Electionsandvoteshaveconsequencesand,unfortunately,someofourlowinforma-tion;misguided,goodcitizensweredupedintomakingsomebadchoices.Theanti-union,astro-turfinstanttea-baggers,right-wingradicalreactionaryRepublicansarenotfriendsoforganizedlabor.Donotbelievetheirhallucinogenicfantasypropagandaattemptingtohoodwinkyouinbelievingthey
careforyouandyourfamily’swelfare.Bullshit!!!Ifyoubelievetheirbigbusinesscorporatedreams(nightmares),getreadytoacceptpermanentminimumwages,thepoorgettingpoorer,themiddleclassgettingpoor,therichgettingricher,privatizationofsocialsecurity,Medicare,Medicaidandthetotal dictatorialmanagement control on the job (right-to-work-for-less). Ask yourselfwhy these political puppets spend ob-sceneamountsofmoneyforapart-timepoliticaljobthatdoesn’tofficiallypayalotofmoney?Dotheseanti-unionbig corporation lackeys really relate to you, or are theylookingforaseatonsomecorporation’sboard?Betteryet,maybeavulturecapitalistpersonallobbyist?Howmanyofuscanreallyhaveanythingincommonwiththeelitistupper crust? Idon’t thinkour fellowgoodcitizenswhohaveyearlyincomesofover$250,000.00needmyhelp.IadvocatethattheGovernmentshould“taxtherichandgreedy,nottheneedy.”Theelectionisovertheelectoratehasspoken.Iagreewithsomeandcertainlydisagreewithothers.Democracycanbeamessyandconfusingpoliticalsystem;however,wehaveaprecariouspoliticaldilemmaintheStateofMisery(MO)thatwecan’tignore.Therightsof theAmericanworker and organized labor are undercontinuousattack.Prepareyourself,standup,speakout,donotretreat;“silenceassumesacceptance.”Youretiredfromyourjob,notfromyourUnion.Honorallthosewhocamebeforeyouandthosewhocomeafteryouwillhonoryou.SupportallouralliesinWashington,DC,JeffersonCity,MO,andSpringfield,IL.SupportandjoinyourLocalUnionRetirees’Club.Unionyesterday,today,andtomor-row.Solidarityisourstrength.BuyAmerican,BuyUnion,BoycottChina-Mart.Fraternally.
I.B.T. Local 600 Golden Age Retirees Club
Retirees Executive BoardThree-year term — 2013-2015
PrESidEnT –RonaldM.GushleffViCE PrESidEnT–Jim(Smitty)Smith
TrEaSurEr–MikeMendenhallfinanCial SECrETary–GeorgePaich
rECordinG SECrETary–SteveSanFilippoTruSTEES
AubreyWarren•ThomasW.Bill•CliffMacBride
i.B.T. local 600 Golden age retirees ClubwelcomesanyandallRetiredTeam-stersingoodstandingandinvitesthemtojoinI.B.T.Local600GoldenAgeRetireesClub.AllretiredTeamstersarewelcome.
Eastern Missouri Teamsters Retiree Council I.B.T. Joint Council #13 Retirees 2013
DearBrothersandSisters, ThemeetingschedulefortheE.M.T.R.C.for2013isasfollows.AllmeetingsareheldattheI.B.T.Local682UnionHall,5730Elizabeth,St.Louis,Missouri,314-647-8350.
E.M.T.r.C. MEETinG SCHEdulETuesday,January15,2013,10:00a.m.Tuesday,April16,2013,10:00a.m.Tuesday,July16,2013,10:00a.m.
Tuesday,October15,2013,10:00a.m.
rETirEES day of SolidariTy BBQFriday,August9,2013
We need a member of your Executive Board or a designated delegate fromyourRetireesClub toattend theE.M.T.R.C.meetings to representyourRetireesClub. TheE.M.T.R.C. needs the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mailinformationofyourRetireesClubExecutiveBoardOfficers,inordertoupdatetheE.M.T.R.C.records. TheE.M.T.R.C.wouldappreciatetheyearlyaffiliationfeecontributionof$25.00fromyourI.B.T.RetireesClub.Thankyou. PleasemakeeveryattempttosupportandattendyourE.M.T.R.C.meetings.Weneedyouandyourideas.ALLRETIREESAREINVITEDANDURGEDTOAT-TEND. Fraternally
RonaldM.Gushleff,President,E.M.T.R.C. (314)-962-4128,Email:[email protected]
Brother Wilson Has Retired From ABF In Sikeston, MO
Brother arron Wilson from aBf of local 600 in Sikeston, Mo has retired. Brother Wilson has been a Teamster for 37 years. Congratulations arron, enjoy your retire-ment! We wish you the best.
Permanent memorial flag display to honor all branches of the military and Teamster Veterans who honorably served the u.S.a. Presented with gratitude and appreciation by i.B.T. local 600 retirees (left to right) ron Gushleff and Bob robinson (local 600 retirees Veterans affairs Coordinator). flag stand and display built and donated by Tim robinson.
I.B.T. Local 600 Retirees Honors All Branches Of The Military
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Floyd Farr Retires From Dial/Henkel After44yearsemployedatDialCorp.andasaproudmemberofTeamstersLocal618withmanyofthoseyearsasashopsteward,Brother Farr has retired from Dial/Henkel.
Pictured left to right: local 618 Principal officer Marvin Kropp, newly retired floyd farr, and local 618 President Mike foster.
BrotherFarrlooksforwardtospendingtimewith his wife and enjoying retirement. TheentireLocal618ExecutiveBoardandStaffwishFloydtheverybestuponhisretirement!
La Nita Miller Recording Secretary/Business Representative at Teamsters Lo-cal682isretiringafter35yearsofservice.HercareerwithTeamstersstartedatTeam-stersLocal618in1977,asarankandfilemember.ShethenbecameanofficeworkerandtrusteewithLocal618in1987;shewasshop steward for 28 years.As of January2007,shewaselectedasanofficerandbusi-nessrepresentativeofTeamstersLocal682fortwo,three-yearterms.LaNitaisinthe-ologyschoolandisgoingintotheministry.ShewisheseveryonewellandhopestoseeMANYalongtheway.
Local 682’s Recording Secretary Miller Retires
Steve came into Local 682 in 1978 asa ready-mix driver working for KienstraReady–Mix.StevealsoworkedforBreck-enridge Materials as a ready-mix driver.Stevehasservedthelocalasashopstew-ard, business agent, andwas electedVicePresident of Local 682 in 2010. Steve’sretirement plans are to spend more timewith family,becomemore involved inhischurchandcommunityaffairsandtravelinthisgreatlandofours. StevewillcontinuetosupporttheTeam-stersashehasdoneoverthepast34years.CongratulationsSteve!
vice President/Business Representative Steve Stephens Retires After 34 Years
Mike Heady Retires From Coca-Cola Refreshment Production
John Becker local 688 Business representative congratulates Mike Heady on his retirement after 42 years with Coca-Cola. Congratulations Mike, enjoy your retire-ment.
Sherman Pierce Retires From USF Holland
Brian Lepping Retires From ABF Freight
Pictured left to right: larry Tinker, local 600 President and Scott lowe (road stew-ard) congratulate Sherman Pierce on his retirement from uSf Holland. Sherman retires with 31+ years of Teamster service. Enjoy yourself Sherman!!!
Pictured left to right: dave Eagan, local 600 recording Secretary and doug Stone (city steward) congratulate Brian lepping on his retirement from aBf freight. We wish you the best Brian enjoy your retirement!
Picture above left to right: Ed Kimbrell, President of Teamsters local 682 congratulat-ing newly retired Claude K. Knipp. Brother Claude retires with 30 years of service at Kienstra redi Mix. Enjoy your retirement Claude!
Claude Knipp Retires From Kienstra Redi Mix
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UNiON NOtiCes / MeetiNG sCHeDULesLoCaL 6
Regular membership meetings of Local 6 are held on the second Thursday of each month at 3:45 p.m. in Gambrinus Hall, 3650 Wisconsin.
LoCaL 600 The regular General Membership meetings of Local 600 are held on the third Sunday of each month, 9:00 a.m. at 161 Weldon Parkway, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Traditionally, meetings are cancelled for June, July, and August. Check Local 600’s web page for any possible changes. www.teamsters600.org.
LoCaL 604 The regular General Membership meetings of Local 604 are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month, except in May when it will be on the third Sunday, at 10:00 a.m. held at the Boilermakers Union Local 27 meeting hall, 1547 S. Broadway (parking and entrance in rear facing South 7th Street). Traditionally, meetings are cancelled for June, July, and August.
LoCaL 610FirST TUESDaY
PARSIDE MEADOWS, 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. (Park-side Meadows) February 5, 2013, May 7, 2013, Septem-ber 3, 2013, January 7, 2014, February 4, 2014.
FirST ThUrSDaY FIRST STUDENT – UNIVERSITY CITY, 10:00 a.m. (Local 610 Conference Room) May 2, 2013, September 5, 2013, January 2, 2014, February 6, 2014.
GATEWAY AMBULANCE, 7:30 p.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) February 7, 2013, May 2, 2013, Septem-ber 5, 2013, January 2, 2014, February 6, 2014.
SECoND SaTUrDaY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT DRIVERS & AIDES, 10:30 a.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) February 9, 2013, May 11, 2013, September 14, 2013, November 9, 2013, January 11, 2014, February 8, 2014. US FOODSERVICE – ALLEN DIVISION, 3:00 p.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) February 9, 2013, May 11, 2013, September 14, 2013, January 11, 2014, February 8, 2014.
SECoND SUNDaY SUPERVALU, 8:00 a.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) February 10, 2013, May 19, 2013 (changed to 3rd Sun-day), September 8, 2013, January 12, 2014, February 9, 2014. SCHNUCKS MARKET, 10:00 a.m. (Lower Lev-el Meeting Hall) February 10, 2013, May 19, 2013 (changed to 3rd Sunday), September 8, 2013, January 12, 2014, February 9, 2014. SCHNUCKS LONG HAUL, 12:00 noon ( Local 610 Conference Room) February 10, 2013, May 19, 2013 (changed to 3rd Sunday), September 8, 2013, January 12, 2014, February 9, 2014.
SECoND TUESDaY AFFTON FIREFIGHTERS, 6:00 p.m. (Firehouse #2) February 12, 2013, May 14, 2013, September 10, 2013, November 12, 2013, January 14, 2014, February 11, 2014.
SECoND ThUrSDaY BIG RIVER NURSING & REHAB, 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. (Cedar Ridge VFW Hall) February 14, 2013, May 9, 2013, September 12, 2013, January 9, 2014, February 13, 2014.
ThirD TUESDaY FIRST STUDENT – NORTHWEST R-1, 9:15 a.m. (Lions Hall, House Springs) February 19, 2013, May 14, 2013 (changed to 2nd Tuesday), August 27, 2013 (changed to 4th Tuesday), January 21, 2014, February 18, 2014. FIRST STUDENT – WASHINGTON, 6:00 p.m. (Union City Hall, Room 3) February 19, 2013, May 17, 2013 (changed to 3rd Friday), September 17, 2013, January 21, 2014, February 18, 2014.
ThirD WEDNESDaY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP, 6:00 p.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) February 20, 2013, March 20, 2013, April 17, 2013, May 15, 2013, September 18, 2013, October 16, 2013, November 20, 2013, January 15, 2014, Febru-ary 19, 2014.
ThirD ThUrSDaY FIRST STUDENT – FRANCIS HOWELL, 9:45 a.m. (Elks Lodge) February 21, 2013, May 16, 2013, Septem-ber 19, 2013, January 16, 2014, February 20, 2014.
FoUrTh TUESDaY FIRST STUDENT – ROCKWOOD, 9:30 a.m. (Eu-reka Community Center) February 26, 2013, May 28, 2013, September 24, 2013, November 26, 2013, Janu-ary 28, 2014, February 25, 2014.
RUAN TRANSPORTATION – to be announced
REPUBLIC SERVICES – to be announced ALL UNION MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE MEET-ING HALL UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. TEAM-STERS LOCAL UNION NO. 610, 11472 SCHENK DRIVE, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043, 314-209-0018
LoCaL 618 Regular general membership meetings for Local 618 are held on the third Saturday of the month unless indicated; at 9:00 a.m., Meetings are held at the Local 618 Union Hall on 9040 Lackland Rd. in Overland, MO 63114. Traditionally meetings are canceled for the summer months of June, July, and August.
LoCaL 682 The regular meetings of Local 682 are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Local 682 Hall, 5730 Elizabeth Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110.
LoCaL 688 The regular membership meetings of Local 688 are held in the months of January, March, May, September and November. ** Please note: RINGLING BROS. UNITS.- Meetings are scheduled on an as needed basis. UPS Shop meetings posted at Centers; INTERSTATE BAKERIES (Desloge) – as scheduled.
FirST TUESDaY AMERICOLD (formerly VersaCold), DYNACRAFT, MADISON WHSE.; 5:00 p.m.; Union Hall; GATE GOUR-MET, 5:00 p.m., Union Hall; TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS; 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.; Elks Lodge, Mexico, Mo. COTT BEVERAGES; 7:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m.; Union Hall; PRAIRIE FARMS CHEESE PLANT, 9:30 a.m., Cheese Plant, Quincy.
FirST WEDNESDaY LOY LANGE BOX, GATEWAY COLD STORAGE, KINDER MORGAN, 4:15 p.m., BOILERMAKERS LOCAL 27, 1547 S. Broadway; MISC. MEETING, UNIVERSAL PRINTING, BRAUER SUPPLY; 5:10 p.m., Union Hall; NEW WORLD PASTA, 7:15 a.m., 2nd 1:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m.; PARDELLA CLUB, 753 Pardell Club; LASCO, 12:00 p.m., At Company; STEELWELD, 3:45 p.m., VFW St. Clair; PEPSI BEVERAGE COMPANY WAREHOUSE & PRODUCTION, 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., Union Hall.
FirST ThUrSDaY GRAYBAR ELECTRIC, 11:00 a.m., at Company; PEPSI BEVERAGE COMPANY DRIVERS, 3:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., Union Hall; Marriott Resident Inn; INTERSTATE BRANDS-BUTTERNUT & WONDER, 3:30 p.m., Local 688, Hannibal; FKI LOGISTEX, 1:00 p.m., 3:45 p.m., Olivette Lanes, 9520 Olive Blvd; INDUSTRIAL SOAP; 1ST shift, 4:30 p.m. and 2nd shift 5:30 p.m., at Humphries.
FirST SaTUrDaY KOLLER CRAFT, 12:00 p.m., Pevely Camp.
SECoND MoNDaY ENTENMANNS BAKERY SALES; 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m.; 8243 Lackland; PLUMBING INDUSTRY (ATLAS, FERGUSON ENTERPRISE, MIRACLE SUPPLY) 5:15 p.m., Union Hall; LOUIS MAULL, 4:15 p.m., Union Hall; MOTOR APPLIANCE, 3:45 p.m., American Legion.
SECoND TUESDaY PAPER INDUSTRY (SKH, XPEDX, ST.LOUIS PA-PER & BOX, ROYAL), 9:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m. Union Hall; CONAGRA FROZEN FOODS, 1:00 p.m; 3:00 p.m., 5:45 p.m., Elk Lodge/Macon; IBC WONDER/HOST-ESS TRANSPORT, 10:00 a.m., Union Hall; KEEBLER DRIVER/WHSE. (Kellogg), 3:00 p.m., Union Hall; IBC WONDER GARAGE ATTENDANTS, OLD VIENNA SNACKS-SALES/WHSEL, 3:00 p.m., Union Hall.
SECoND WEDNESDaY INSURANCE & WELFARE OFFICES, 8:00 a.m., Union Hall; JOINT COUNCIL 13 at Local 618, 9:00 a.m.; LOCAL 682, 11:00 a.m., at Local 682; LOCAL 600,12:00 p.m., at Local 600; BROWNING ARMS, 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., VFW Lemay Ferry; COCA-COLA REFRESHMENT COMPANY, WESTPORT, 3:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m., Quality Inn, Dorsett Road.
SECoND ThUrSDaY CONAGRA FOODS, 3rd shift 8:00 a.m., 2nd shift 1:30 p.m., 1st shift 4:00 p.m., Union Hall; COCA COLA WHSE/DRIVERS, Cooler Service - Service Techs,10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., Sleep Inn Hotel, St. Charles; A&E/SEARS SERVICE, 7:00 p.m., Union Hall; IBC WONDER-SALES-ST. LOUIS, 11:30 p.m., 1:00 p.m., IBC settlement Room; FERALLOY, 3:00 p.m., Eagles Hall.
SECoND FriDaY MIRACLE SUPPLY, 3:00 p.m., Miracle Supply, Palmyra; TRUCKING INDUSTRY (ABF TRUCKING, LEWIS BROTHER BAKERY, YRCW) 7:00 p.m., Boat Club; KOHL WHOLESALE, 7:45 p.m., Boat Club;
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, 4:00 p.m., Boat Club.
SECoND SaTUrDaY LIQUOR INDUSTRY (GLAZER MIDWEST, MAJOR BRANDS, LUXCO), 9:00 a.m., Union Hall; UNITED FRUIT, 10:00 a.m., Union Hall; PERSONNEL STAFFING, 11:00 a.m., Union Hall; MERIDIAN MEDICAL ,10:00 a.m., Union Hall;GEORGE HEIMOS, 10:00 a.m., Union Hall.
ThirD MoNDaY IBC WONDER-ST. CLAIR SALES, 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., St. Clair Thrift. DR. PEPPER- SNAPPLE DRIV-ERS & WAREHOUSE, 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., Union Hall; SHURE MFG., 3:45 p.m., The Landing; CHECKER BAG, 2ND shift 3:00 p.m., 1st shift 3:45 p.m., Olivette Bowling, 9723 Grandview Dr.; GRINDELL, CHILIMACKS, BLACK & WHITE DELIVERY, JET COURIER, STL DELIVERY,5:00 p.m., Union Hall.
ThirD TUESDaY FRITO LAY, FENTON DC, 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., Strat-ford Bar, South Outer 44 Rd., Fenton, Mo. 63044; IBC DESLOGE, 3:00 P.M., Cafeteria.
ThirD WEDNESDaY OPTICAL SPECIALIST, 9:00 a.m., at Employer; CAN-TEEN VENDING, 3:00 p.m., Union Hall; FRITO-LAY, INC. EARTH CITY DC, 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.,6:00 p.m., Union Hall; OLD VIENNA SNACKS-SALES/WHSE., 3:30 p.m., Union Hall; RYERSON, 3:00 p.m., Union Hall.
ThirD ThUrSDaY UPS OFFICE & CSI, 5:00 p.m. Union Hall; LEEHAR, 6:00 p.m., Union Hall; UNISOURCE, ALFA-PET, 3:00 p.m. Union Hall.
ThirD SaTUrDaY AF MECHANICS, 4:00 p.m. Union Hall; AFS WARE-HOUSE 2nd shift, 10:00 a.m., 3rd shift, 3:00 p.m.; Union Hall; AF&AFS WAREHOUSE, 1st shift; 3:30 p.m.; Union Hall; AF&AFS OFFICE; 5:15 p.m.; Union Hall.
FoUrTh MoNDaY SCHNUCKS WAREHOUSE, 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., Union Hall;, IBC WON-DER/HOSTESSMANCHESTER, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Manchester; SHELL LUBRICANTS, 3:00 p.m., O’Fallon Bowl.
FoUrTh TUESDaY BOHN & DAWSON, 1st Shift: 1:30 p.m., 2nd Shift: 2:45 p.m., Barney’s Lounge; SUPERVALU OFFICE/WHSE., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.,5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.,7:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., Union Hall.
FoUrTh WEDNESDaY FREIGHTLINE OFFICES (ABF, USF HOLLAND, YRC FREIGHT OFFICES), 4:00 p.m., 6:00p.m. Big Daddy’s;COCA COLA NORTH AMERICA (WARREN-TON), 2:00 p.m., 3:45 p.m., American Legion, 28855 Legion Trail, Warrenton Mo.
FoUrTh ThUrSDaY SCHNUCKS QUIPCO, 6:00 a.m., Union Hall; SCHNUCKS QUIPCO 2ND & 3RD shifts, 9:00 a.m., Union Hall; SCHNUCKS QUIPCO STORE GROUP, 2:30 p.m., Union Hall; PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, 7:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., Union Hall; INW/CAMP, 2:00 p.m., Pevely camp; FRITO-LAY-GRANITE CITY DC, 2:30 p.m., Smokey Joe’s, 3998 Lake Pontoon Beach, IL. 62040.
FoUrTh FriDaY NABISCO DRIVERS/WHSE, 1:00 p.m.; at Employer.
LoCaL 833 The regular membership meetings of Local 833 in Jefferson City are held at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month (except June, July and August — meetings suspended) in the Local Union Hall, 230 West Dunklin, Jefferson City, MO.
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Weextendourcongratulationstothefollowingrecentretirees:
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EdwinRobertsonWilliamThorntonDanielWallerJoelPerlineTonyScofinoTerrySlankard
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