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StewardsSpotlightBrian DeLucaUPS–WatertownBrian DeLuca is a 19-year veteranwith UPS. He was a package-car driverfor 10 years at the Somervillefacility then moved inside as a preloaderat the Watertown locationnine years ago. DeLuca currently serves as the pre-load stewardfor the third shift in Watertown. He considers himself aworking steward: “I handle about 2,000 packages during myshift each day,” DeLuca said. “The company moves about37,000 pieces during the third shift. We are busy!”DeLuca has served as steward for the past three years. Herepresents about 80 co-workers, and DeLuca said he’s veryhappy with his union representation.“My Business Agent George Slicis has been great towork with and President O’Brien has worked really hard tomake sure that the contract is followed by management,”DeLuca said.DeLuca is always available when called upon to help thelocal union. “I bleed Local 25. I enjoy offering my time onpicket lines, walking in the Autism Walk each year and supportingDRIVE,” DeLuca said.Stanley AnkiewiczGMS Transportation –East BostonStanley Ankiewicz is in his first fullyear as steward at GMS Transportationin East Boston, Massachusetts.The drivers voted to join Local 25 in2010. Ankiewicz was skeptical at first about forming a unionin his workplace.“I was not sure that the union could help us at GMS and Ivoted ‘no’ in the union election,” Ankiewicz said. “Since wesigned our new union contract I now realize how a union canhelp workers in a workplace. We all got $3.50 -$5.00 per hourraises and will continue to get yearly raises, our start timesremain consistent, and we now have a Teamster pension plan.”Ankiewicz is thrilled with his union representation.“Steve South is a smart and persistent business agent. Hereally has gained the respect of both the membership and theownership at GMS,” Ankiewicz said. “I am really enjoyingbeing part of Local 25. I attend all of the meetings and helpout when I can.”Ankiewicz is a 12-year employee at GMS and he is thesteward for 15 Local 25 members.Arthur GluflingEast Boston NeighborhoodHealth CenterArthur Glufling has been workingat the East Boston NeighborhoodHealth Center for the last 17 years.He and his 21 fellow Local 25 coworkersare transportation associates at the health center.“Our job is to transport patients back and forth to theirmedical appointments,” Glufling said. “We drive 10-12 passengervans around Boston.”Glufling is in his second stint as steward at the healthcenter. He served as steward from 1999-2001 when he wasreplaced by Richie Dolan who served until 2011.“Richie is a dear and close friend of mine and when herecently retired, I volunteered to serve as steward once again.It will be very hard to fill Richie’s shoes, but I will give it mybest shot,” Glufling said.Glufling was around during the original organizingdrive in 1997 and is very happy his co-workers voted tojoin Local 25.“I am very happy with Local 25. It was the best decisionwe ever made,” Glufling said.24 | The SPOKESMAN | FALL 2011 | www.teamsterslocal25.com
Bill ButlerBradco Building Supply–WoburnBill Butler has been a Teamster since 1992when he started working with his father,42-year Teamster Tom Butler at ThypinSteel in Cambridge, Massachusetts.In 1999 Butler started working atBradco Building Supply where he has served as steward for 11 ofhis 12 years with the company. Bradco is a supplier of roofingmaterials for commercial and residential roofing contractors.Butler is responsible for the well-being of 10 Local 25 members.“My biggest challenge as steward is making sure the guys areprotected when it comes to seniority rights and contract languagethat protects our work,” Butler said. “In the past the company hastried to shift our work to their nonunion locations and we took itto arbitration and won.”Butler was very happy when Local 25 merged with Local 379in 2008.“It was like night and day when Local 25 took over our contract,”he said. “We finally had the respect and power in the workplacethat the Teamsters are known for.”Butler is proud of his working-class roots growing up in Somerville.Bil GallagherMinuteman Leasing/Raytheon–AndoverBil Gallagher is in the 40-year club inTeamsters Local 25. He has worked forthe same company, Minuteman Leasing,which is a third-party leasing companythat has a transportation contract withthe Raytheon Company.Gallagher has been steward for the last 10 years. He and thenine other Local 25 members working at Raytheon deliver everythingfrom normal freight to high-end radar and missile componentsto inter-office mail.“We serve as the transportation team for the whole companyin this region. We have been asked to move military equipment likeHumvees and Patriot Missile carriers,” Gallagher said. “I have beensent all the way to Greece to train the Greek Army how to move thePatriot Missiles around. It can be a pretty fun job.”Bil Gallagher is all in when it comes to Local 25. He is a memberof the credit union, participates in DRIVE, supports theAutism Gala and Autism Walk and his son Billy received the Local25 scholarship in 1997.“My son Billy went to college with help from Teamsters Local25 and now runs his own graphic design company,” Gallagher said.“He has in fact designed some unique Teamster T-shirts.”Gallagher said he has been lucky as a member of Local 25.“The local has been great to me and my family for the last 40years. I have had a great run. You could say unequivocally that I amproud to be a Teamster.”Timothy HaggertyCapitol Waste –StoughtonTim Haggerty is a six-year member ofTeamsters Local 25, and has served as stewardthe past three years. Haggerty is a residentialdriver for Capitol Waste. He hasseen many things while driving through thegreater Boston suburbs keeping our communities safe and clean.“People leave the craziest things out for the trash. We have comeacross large pieces of furniture that are too heavy to lift, yard wasteand hazardous materials to name only a few,” Haggerty said.Trying to maneuver through the streets can be an unenviabletask, Haggerty said. “We drive up and down residential streetsevery day. We have to be extra careful because kids and pets areconstantly darting in front of us. I have kids so I take extra precautionsas a driver,” Haggerty said.Haggerty enjoys being a member of Teamsters Local 25. Hebelieves the local is doing a great job with the contract that itinherited from Local 379.“We are in the last year of a five-year contract. This will be the firstcontract the leadership of Local 25 will negotiate for us. We as membersneed to stick together if a labor dispute is warranted. I couldn’tbe more happy knowing President Sean O’Brien and Business AgentTom Mari will have our back during negotiations,” Haggerty said.”Haggerty is proud being a member of Local 25 and is involvedwith everything Local 25 asks him to do. Haggerty is also a memberof the Teamster Horseman Motorcycle Club.www.teamsterslocal25.com | FALL 2011 | The SPOKESMAN | 25
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