Vol. 78 – No. 1 ® 9 February 15, 2018 IT’S OFFICIAL: Newly elected executive board members of Teamsters Joint Council 42 take the oath of office at the meeting in January when they were unopposed for office. From left, the officers include, along with the Teamster Local Union they lead: Trustee Patrick Kelly (952), Trustee Rick Middleton (572), President Randy Cammack (63), Secretary-treasurer Mike Bergen (166), Vice President Bob Lennox (495), Trustee Chris Griswold (986) and Recording Secretary Ron Herrera (396). The four year term at the helm of the Union’s biggest joint council began in February. For years, since 2009, the demonstrations, letters, flyers, They happened to be Grego- 2011, was up to secure sever- members. valet parkers at the Hard Rock courtrooms, charges, federal ry Floyd and Patricia Stryker of al hundred millions of dollars “Eight years is a long time to Hotel in Las Vegas pursued gar- courts. Year after year after Local 237. from the NYC fund. Suddenly fight. There is a long, long list of nering a Teamster contract to year. Stryker is the Teamster repre- it was hands-off time at Hard Teamsters who helped put this protect themselves. What finally worked was sim- sentative sitting on one of New Rock and a good first contract puzzle together. Just a few are They finally got it done. A first ple. Just threaten to pull sev- York City’s Retirement System’s was consummated. Ken Hall, IBT President Hoffa, time Union contract under the eral hundred million dollars of five funds. And the funds hap- “After years and years, it all Greg Floyd and Pat Stryker, 986 banner of Teamsters Local 986. investment money away from pen to have a strong Respon- came down to the money,” counsel Debra Goldberg, the The legacy of the effort in- the Hard Rock’s owner, Brook- sible Contractor Policy. That Local 986 Secretary-treasurer amazing Carin Zelenko from cluded Labor Board charges, field Asset Management. meant the companies in which Chris Griswold said. “We used the IBT’s Capital Strategies Following a letter from In- the funds invest in had to fol- the members’ resolve to keep Dept. and Teamsters George ternational Union General low all applicable laws covering fighting, our Union’s tremen- Miranda and Bill Black.” Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall to employees. dous resources coast-to-coast, And the first contract? Wage Brookfield investors decrying It also happened that ear- and cooperation to finally pre- increases, Teamster pension Brookfield’s anti-worker mach- ly this year Brookfield, whose vail.” plan, medical paid in full by the inations, the message drifted Hard Rock management em- Griswold said the new con- employer (valets were paying out to two east coast Teamster ployed every dirty trick to keep tract was especially sweet for up to $500 monthly for cover- officials. its valets non-Union since the Local’s newest Las Vegas age) and more. The leadership of Teamsters Joint 42 has unanimously endorsed the candidacy of Kevin de Leon for a California United States Senate seat. “Teamsters are more than ready for fresh, strong leadership in Washington,” JC 42 President Randy Cammack said. “Kevin de Leon has gone to the mat for working people time and again and produced results.” De Leon is the state senate’s president pro tem, from the 24th dis- trict covering downtown Los Angeles and east Los Angeles. Formerly an assemblyman, he consistently protected good jobs in the Union- ized meat packing industry in Vernon and has been the spear point of boosting Union jobs in Hollywood through the California state tax credit system, Cammack said. ENDORSED: Kevin de Leon acknowledges warm welcome from delegates at a January Teamsters Joint Council 42 meeting. The California state senate president pro tem was unanimously endorsed by JC 42 in his bid to become the state’s next U.S. Senator. 005137 Feb.News 2018.indd 1 2/12/18 9:27 AM Congressional Districts State Senate Districts San Bernardino County The Southern California Teamster (ISSN 0038-3953) 25 Bryan Caforio 24 Maria Elena Durazo Auditor is published the months of February, April, August 39 No Endorsement 34 Geri Schipske Oscar Valdez and October by Teamsters Joint Council 42: 981 45 Dave Min Local Elections Corporate Center Dr., Ste. 200, Pomona, CA 91768. 48 Hans Keirstead Fontana Council Two dollars of membership dues goes towards a 49 Doug Applegate L.A. County Assessor District 4 John Roberts subscription to the Southern California Teamster Jeffrey Prang Assembly Districts for one year. 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The Teamsters and United Par- workers refuse to toil in unsafe con- cel Service have opened talks on ditions and overloaded trucks, an one of the largest private-sector area where the union says the com- contracts in the U.S., a new pact pany has fallen down on the job. “It that would cover at least 260,000 is the company’s responsibility to workers. hire and maintain a sufficient work- Indeed, expansion is one of the force to service its customers with- issues already on the bargaining out unreasonably burdening its table, long before the two sides employees,” the document notes. TRANSFORMING: Some of the group working on transforming the Inland Empire’s economy get around to the basic economic “Management has consistently stands and demands: The union failed to fulfill its obligation.” include, from left, Teamster Laura Shultz, California Assembly member Eloise Reyes, Local wants the firm to add 10,000 full- Other Teamsters contract pro- 1932 researcher Sharon Martinez, Fontana school board candidate Kareem Gongora, Califor- time workers over the life of the posals focus on subcontracting, nia state senator Connie Leyva and Fontana councilman Michael Tahan. contract. The bargaining also cov- excessive hours and other issues. ers UPS Freight, which was Overni- For UPS members, additional pro- Late last year, Teamsters Local published policy brief titled, “The Community organizations wanted te Transportation until 11-1/2 years posals “related to ongoing harass- 1932 gathered over 50 elected of- Need for a Better Deal for Workers Staples Center development agree- ago. ment and increases in the average ficials and academicians from San & Residents in Inland Southern Cal- ments to ensure that local residents The UPS contract is important size and weight of shipments.” For Bernardino and Riverside counties ifornia: A Case Study of QVC Inc.’s were hired and paid a good wage not just for its size, but because the UPS Freight, blackout weeks are a to build a consensus on what must Operating Covenant Agreement during development, and the delivery service pact – and whether top issue. be done to fix the low-wage reality with Ontario, California.” In it, Re- agreement that was finalized due the two sides easily reach agree- “The Teamsters-UPS contract is faced by too many residents in the ese and her co-authors conclude to public pressure held developers ment – can be a bellwether for oth- without question the strongest la- Inland Empire. that because of vague and legally to that promise. er negotiations. Last time around, bor agreement in the country, but Eric Nilsson (economics dept. unenforceable language in a 2015 These were just two examples they did. we have major issues at stake in chair at Cal State San Bernardino) agreement between the city of On- mentioned by Professor Reese, The current contract ends July upcoming negotiations. Pensions, started with a presentation under- tario and QVC, significant amounts but what proved consistent is that 31. UPS’s use of new technology and scoring the startling fact poverty of public funds will be given away community members and organi- The union sent the firm an 83- the challenges posed by com- rates in these counties are now every year for the next 41 years, zations were a part of the process in page document updating it – and petitors like Amazon are going higher, both absolutely and relative while allowing essentially no ac- transforming their communities. As presumably including the union’s to weigh heavily in talks with the to California, than before its new- countability in quality of jobs pro- Reese said, “When policy makers, desired changes. Local union lead- company. We have a strong, experi- logistics-based economy appeared. vided by the home shopping giant. community coalitions and devel- ers hammered it out, starting last enced committee ready to win the Nilsson explained that it’s not just “Ontario’s politicians have over- opers work together, they can help September. best contract possible for our mem- proximity to nearby ports that has looked the community building to ensure that economic develop- And the Teamsters want to let bers,” President Jim Hoffa said. allowed for a flourish in logistics-- potential of economic develop- ment generates good jobs for local development throughout the In- ment projects found in other Cali- residents, meets other community land Empire has been tilted in this fornia cities where politicians have needs, and minimizes community direction because elected officials engaged residents in negotiations harm.” have done so strategically. to incorporate community bene- Teamsters Local 1932 General In 1977, when the city of San Ber- fit agreements (CBAs) or project Manager Randy Korgan told the nardino was named an All-America labor agreements (PLAs) into pub- gathering that the Union envisions City, the region was home to an lic agreements with developers,” a brighter tomorrow through CBAs abundance of good Union jobs writes Reese and her co-authors, and a coordinated effort to insure where families could count on wag- Juliann Allison (public policy/ community members have a voice.