Driving - Teamsters Local 25

Organize the UNorganized!A Message fromSteven R. SullivanDirector of Organizing& Government AffairsThere was a National LaborRelations Board (NLRB) electionat the two FedEx HomeDelivery locations, resulting ina 24-8 YES vote for Local 25.A special thank you to SteveSouth from UPS Watertownand Jerry Wright fromDHL South Boston, for theirhardwork and dedicationduring the Fedex campaign.There was also an NLRBelection for the drivers at Praxair in Waltham, Massachusetts onNovember 21, 2006. The 21 Praxair drivers deliver oxygen tanks topatients around greater Boston. These workers voted yes by anoverwhelming margin of 6-1.On December 19, 2006, theOrganizing Department counted theballots of the Town of Acton 911worker election which yielded a 6-0vote in favor of Local 25. There areeight full-time workers and threepart-timers in the unit.“We’re tired of everyonetaking from usand not giving at all...We’re tired of beinginvisible. We want tobe visible and haveour voices heard.”–RICK SIGMONPraxair Driver,Waltham, MassachusettsThe Town of Cohasset decided tovoluntarily recognize Local 25 as the bargaining agent for the five911 communications specialists in the town. We look forward tonegotiations with the Town of Cohasset.We have come to a stipulation agreement for the departmentheads in the City of Woburn where 13 department heads andtheir assistants would be part of a Labor Relations Commissionelection totaling 23 new members. The election date has yetto be announced.Special gratitude to the drivers and dockworkers at UPS Freight(formerly Overnite Transportation) for their patience during theInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters national negotiationsin Indiana.18 | The SPOKESMAN | WINTER 2007 | www.teamsterslocal25.com