President, Teamsters Local 89
Avral first became a member in 1984, when he started at the Bardstown plant for American Greetings. After being hired on as a Business Agent in 1996, Avral was elected as Local 89’s Recording Secretary in 2010, as Vice President in 2016, Secretary-Treasurer in 2020, and President in 2022.
Secretary-Treasurer, Teamsters Local 89
Jeff, known as "Coupe" to his friends, has a long history with Teamsters Local 89. A third generation Teamster, after his grandfather’s career in freight and his father’s career in both freight and Carhaul, Jeff was raised from birth knowing what it meant to be a union member.
Vice President, Teamsters Local 89
Brian, a third-generation Teamster after his father and grandfather, became a member of Local 89 in 1986 when he began working at the newly created UPS Louisville Air Hub. In 2003, Brian was hired as a Business Agent for the UPS Air District, and he has represented Local 89 members at UPS Worldport since then.
Recording Secretary, Teamsters Local 89
Craig Burns first joined the Teamsters union when he started work at the newly formed Louisville UPS Air Hub in 1986. In 2005 Craig was hired on as a full-time Business Agent and was assigned to the UPS Air District.
Trustee, Teamsters Local 89
James DeWeese has spent his entire life in and around the American Labor Movement. Both of his parents and his grandmother were all union stewards – his father in the IBEW, his mother in SEIU, and his grandmother in CWA.
Trustee and Benefits Coordinator
Trustee and Business Agent
Secretary to the President
Secretary to the Secretary-Treasurer
Dues Department
Benefits Coordinator
General Counsel, Teamsters Local 89
Communications Director
Business Agent
Organizer
Organizer
Political Director
Business Agent
Business Agent
Recording Secretary
Business Agent
Business Agent
Secretary-Treasurer
Business Agent
Business Agent
Trustee
Business Agent
Vice President
Business Agent
Business Agent
Business Agent
Business Agent
Business Agent
Business Agent
General Secretary-Treasurer, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Fred has been a member of the Teamsters since 1979. In 1993, he was hired as a Business Agent for Teamsters Local 89 where he primarily represented members in Carhaul.
Robert M. Colone is well known as one of the most accomplished and skilled labor attorneys in Local 89’s jurisdiction and beyond. In November of 2011 Robert was hired as Local 89’s General Counsel. In his capacity as Local 89’s General Counsel, Robert has represented Local 89 in over 100 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), State, and Federal Court matters.