Contract Ratified at Zenith Logistics Jan 20, 2019 Today members at Zenith Logistics, commonly referred to as Kroger Warehouse, met at Teamsters Local 89 for contract explanation meetings and afterwards voted to ratify a new six-year agreement by an overwhelming 94%. “It’s one of the best contracts we’ve ever won,” said Trey McCutcheon, a member of the union negotiating committee. Read More... UPS Freight Contract Update Last evening Teamsters Local 89 received notification from the IBT that UPS Freight had submitted a “Last, Best, and Final Offer” to the Teamsters National UPS Freight Negotiating Committee. Read More... 2018 Political Endorsements Teamsters across Kentucky and Southern Indiana have an important decision to make when they go to the polls on November 6th. Your Union has endorsed the following candidates. Read More... Teamsters Local 89 – Official Statement on UPS Contract Oct 08, 2018 - PREAMBLE – Teamsters Local 89 completely opposes the IBT’s decision to ratify and implement the UPS Contract. It is a vile, reprehensible, and abhorrent act that will damage the very foundation of our Union for decades to come. This action by the IBT will haunt the Teamsters and the Labor Movement and is a betrayal of everything we stand for. Read More... ATTENTION UPS TEAMSTERS Denis Taylor, chief-negotiator for the IBT under General President Hoffa, announced yesterday in a meeting with UPS Local Unions across the country that he intends to implement the UPS National Master Agreement (and presumably all supplements and riders) if the contract is rejected by less than a 2/3rds majority. Read More... Download: zuckermanlettertohoffa100418.pdf Last Chance to Vote on UPS Contracts Local 89 UPS and UPS Freight members: In an email sent to Teamsters Local 89 the IBT informed us that the deadline to request a REPLACEMENT BALLOT is Thursday, October 4th at 5PM EST. The deadline to VOTE on the contract is Friday, October 5th at 1PM EST. The vote count for the UPS and UPS Freight contracts will take place on Friday, October 5th at 8PM EST. Read More... Allied Ready Mix On September 9, 2018 the Local 89 membership employed at Allied Ready Mix voted decisively to reject the Company’s Last, Best, & Final offer. This was not the first time the membership had expressed its collective disapproval with the Company’s proposed contract terms. Read More... Download: alliedreadymix.pdf Teamster News Headlines   Teamsters Weekly Update, Week Ending February 15, 2019 Teamsters, Gov. Laura Kelly Push for School Bus Driver Unemployment Benefits YRC Negotiations Continue on National Items Veterans To Be Honored In Tucson By Local 104 NY Times: XPO Logistics Will Close Warehouse Where Some Pregnant Workers Miscarried Teamsters Stand With Immigrants Because Immigrant Rights are Worker Rights Teamsters JC 16 Statement on Amazon Cancelling HQ2 Plans Teamsters Local 916 Celebrates Black History Month Teamsters Remember James R. Hoffa XPO, Verizon to Close Facility in Memphis, Workers Claim Retaliation