Local 311 News Update
List of Recent Contract Agreements Posted
Jan. 11, 2012 - Check the link Member Info for an update on Local 311 collective bargaining agreements ratified recently.
New Cell Phone Restrictions Start Today
Jan. 3, 2012 - The rule restricting hand-held cell phone use issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in November becomes effective today.The rule was issued to improve safety by reducing the frequency of distracted driving-related crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Motor carriers are prohibited from requiring or allowing drivers of CMVs to use mobile, hand-held telephones while operating CMVs. A Teamsters Union Q & A on the new rule can be found here.
CMV Drivers: Review the 7 BASICs of the CSA 2010 Guidelines
Dec. 8, 2011 - A year after the new guidelines went into effect, some Teamster locals are seeing an uptick in discipline imposed by employers for minor violations they now consider very serious. We've posted a short video here that shows how an individual driver's CSA2010 scores are computed under CSA2010 for each of the seven BASICs, and key differences among them. Useful CSA2010 regulation information and fact sheets are also available at Local News Items.
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Jan. 27, 2012 | The fate of unionism is all about class power in American society and the ideologies that motivate those who either defend or defame these institutions. The Occupy Wall Street protests have moved issues of economic inequality closer to the top of the contemporary political agenda, but it's the unions that have long ameliorated the stark disparities of wealth and income that an unfettered capitalism so naturally produces. Tax fairness is a big political issue this campaign season, but of far greater impact on the distribution of American wealth and power is the existence of a union movement and the prospect that it might one day grow again. Full story at CNN Opinion
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 Jan. 24, 2012 | Tonight at 9 p.m. President Obama will deliver his third State of the Union address to Congress and the nation. No doubt he will again challenge Congress to take action on issues critical to rebuilding America. The Center for American Progress wrote last week that Congress would be well served by looking back on their predecessors' record when considering how to strengthen the Middle Class going forward. The legislation that resulted from decisions made at other critical junctures in our nation's history "increased access to health care and education, expanded home ownership, protected the savings of average Americans, and ensured the rights of Americans in the workplace and beyond" and "As Congress debates how to build our economy back up these laws serve as a reminder that helping the middle class helps everyone…" Take a look at the 10 laws (including the National Labor Relations Act) enacted in previous difficult times that helped our nation prosper.
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