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Summer 2006 - VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2
2006 Ernie Moyer - Teamsters Local 118
Scholarships Awarded at May Meeting
t
eamsters Local 118 in partnership
with Ernie Moyer’s family awarded
five $1,000 scholarships to children Jacob
Stevens and
of active or retired Teamsters of
his mother
Local 118 at this May’s Membership
and father.
Meeting. Jacob’s father,
President Steve Mazza and Vince Moyer presented Terry works
each of the scholarship winners a certificate of at Wegmans
achievement. Food Markets.
This year’s winners were:
Jessica Castrechino - Daughter of Anthony
Rozetta Smith
Castrechino of Upstate Farms
thanks the
members of
Donielle Peck - Daughter of Donald Peck of Local 118 for her
Wegmans Food Markets scholarship award
as Board Members
Paul Markwitz and
Philip Pietrantoni - Son of Peter Pietrantoni of the
Gene DeLorme
Greece School District look on.
Rozetta Smith - Daughter of Gerald Montanaro of
the Greece School District
Jacob Stevens - Son of Terry Stevens of Wegmans
Food Markets T he International Brotherhood of
Teamsters offers 100 scholarhips
awards each year. Sixty-nine are for
$1,000 and thirty-one are for $10,000.
Information on the 2007-2008 JRH
Memorial Scholarship Fund for high
school seniors graduating in 2007 will
be available in October 2006.
Please visit this site for more info:
http://www.teamster.org/resources/
students/scholarship/scholarship.htm
President Steve Mazza, Philip Pietrantoni, Jessica Castrechino, Jacob
Stevens, Rozetta Smith, Donielle Peck, Vince Moyer
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters
2006 Convention
T
he International Brotherhood of Teamsters closed its 27th
International Convention on June 30th with unprecedented
solidarity
and determination to embark on the ambitious goals set this week to
expand Teamster power. Over 30 Local Owned Trucks Hold Spontaneous
“We are moving forward together,” said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General Parade on Main Street in Las Vegas.
President. “We have accomplished so much because we are united like
never before and we are stronger
than ever before. But there’s more to
do. We are changing to grow and we
will not rest until we have won our
fight.”
More than 7,000 Teamster
delegates, retirees and guests
gathered in Las Vegas this week under
Senator John Edwards delivers
the banner of “Moving Forward rousing speech to IBT Delegates.
Together” to tackle a range of
constitutional and policy issues that set the future course of the 1.4 million-
member Teamsters Union.
The week’s accomplishments were particularly impressive with the major
announcement of a card-check agreement at UPS Freight that will provide
a massive boost to the Teamsters organizing efforts at the former Overnight
Transportation.
Also announced was an agreement by UPS to the Teamsters’ demand
for early negotiations for the 2008 National Master United Parcel Service
Delegates rise in support of Hoffa-Keegel led
intitatives to strengthen the IBT.
Joint Council #18 President John Bulgaro stands
next in line to speak in support of changes to our
Constitution.
Terry O’Sullivan, President of the Laborer’s International Union spoke to the
Delegates and their guests during the Convention. Known for his rousing speeches,
General Secretary-Treasurer C. he had everyone on their feet for the duration. Brother O’Sullivan also co-chairs
Thomas Keegel speaks at Convention.
the Change to Win Coalition and has committed to the Teamsters Union to increase
Union membership and clout throughout the United States.
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Delegates ignore TDU speeches, more intent on
JOINT COUNCIL #46! Convention Newsletters. Fred Carter, of Local 687
Delegates Chris Toole and Kevin McIntosh with
shows his disgust with their words.
Eastern Regional Warehouse Director Dan Kane.
(front) Dan Almekinder, Gene DeLorme, Mike
Jarosinski, Steve Mazza. (back) Mike Maynard,
Paul Markwitz, TIm Barbeto and Jim Miley.
Joint Council 46 President Ron Lucas, bottom left
along with fellow JC#46 Delegates, including our
own President Mazza with Kevin McIntosh and
Paul Markwitz
General President Hoffa at a pre-convention rally.
Can you spot John Emrich and Paul Markwitz?
The guy under the camera is our very own Tim
Barbeto.
Puerto Rican Delegates take to the Convention
Floor in a show of Unity.
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Message from the President Teamsters Local 118
I
have just and more now call themselves Executive Board
returned Teamsters because of President
from the 27th Hoffa’s new organizing vision.
IBT Convention We have added over 150,000 Steven S. Mazza
and I can’t help new Teamsters by merging with President, PEO
Steve Mazza
but feel a renewed the Brotherhood of Locomotive
sense of resolve Engineers and Trainmen, the Eugene A. DeLorme
and purpose. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Vice-President
First, I would like to thank our Way Employees and the Graphic
members for continuing to place Communicators International Christopher P. Toole
their trust in me and my officers by Union. Secretary-Treasurer
sending us to the 27th Convention. President Hoffa has had a clear
It is gratifying to see that you vision for the Teamsters and he has Ronald D. Hill
believe as I do, we are certainly seen to it that this vision has been Recording Secretary
headed in the right direction. fulfilled. His vision for the future
The IBT Conventions are serious is even more bold. Paul A. Markwitz
events. Delegates, elected by rank Trustee, Business Agent
and file members throughout the He has pledged the following:
United States, Canada and Puerto •Increased efforts to organize David W. Weilert
Rico are entrusted to meet, discuss DHL, Waste Management and Trustee
and come up with a five year plan FedEx.
for the Teamsters. •Adoption of sweeping reforms Richard T. Militello
In addition, we had the privilege to prevent any and all types of Trustee
of choosing candidates for discrimination.
the International Election this •A concerted action with the
November. From the number of GCC to organize Quebecor World
delegates President Hoffa and his Workers.
team recieved and from the sea of •Continued fiscal responsibility.
‘red shirts’ that filled the convention •To fight to allow FedEx the right
floor, it was evident that this was to organize.
his week. •To take a hard line stand against
I was proud to cast my vote cross-border trucking.
BTA Federal Credit Union
Tiffany Cooper - President
in support of James P. Hoffa, •To organize all port workers,
1320 Buffalo Rd., Suite 104
C. Thomas Keegel and their to stop spread of low wages and
Rochester, NY 14624
complement of Vice-Presidents. dangerous working conditions.
In 1999, when they took office, •To improved retirement security
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strike fund was nonexistent and •To continue to support UNITE
organizing was an afterthought. HERE and their drive to organize
Today, our Union has over $100 CINTAS. Hours
million in assets and a dedicated 10:00am - 4:00pm
strike fund that pays real wages. All these resolutions were passed Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Friday
Our Organizing Department has unanimously by the delegates.
hit every section of the labor What an agenda! But I know 10:00am-5:00pm
movement. Police, teachers Wednesday
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Avert Disaster
R
ochester road drivers Dan Schrader and Bobby Ruth, Jr. assisted at an accident scene and may have
prevented further serious injury and even death by their actions. The two drivers were westbound on the
NY State Thruway about 4:45 a.m.
Brother Schrader was changing lanes when he noticed a set of doubles ahead of him going all over the road. As
he slowed down, the next thing he saw was a demolished car sitting in the middle of the left lane. He was able to
avoid a collision with the car, which contained an eight month old baby and a young girl. The driver had apparently
fallen asleep at the wheel and struck a parked tractor trailer along the shoulder. Brother Ruth stopped behind the
car and both men immediately rescued the baby who was still in the car seat. Brother Ruth removed his shirt and
wrapped the baby up while Brother Schrader tended to the driver.
“Both drivers should be commended for their quick action.”, said Business Agent Ron Hill, “Despite the
presence of leaking gas, neither hesitated to offer help despite the very real risk of a fire”. “I think this is a perfect
example of the extreme professionalism all our freight drivers share”, Agent Hill adds, “public safety is something
these workers practice every day, and Brothers Schrader and Ruth should be proud of what they did.”
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Teamsters Local
118
D
Business Agents an Almekinder manning
Office Staff the cutter! Dan, along
with Dan Leach and
Lanny Hall, are the Union
Kevin M. McIntosh Stewards at Unisource. Dan
Business Agent Almekinder is also a Conductor
for Local 118.
Michael C. Jarosinski
Business Agent
John C. Emrich
Business Agent
Sharon A. Johnson
Bookkeeper
Sylvia Bona
Secretary
Patti Morales
TITAN Operator
Debbie Baroody
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Jim Hughes and Ken Kress
Unisource Driver Jeff Kane
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Our knowledgeable field sales professionals work with customers to identify
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specialty packaging line, or compliance with health and safety requirements.
Supporting our sales professionals is a team of skilled customer service
representatives, product performance guarantees, technical training, consolidated
billing and customized reporting… all to add value to our customer relationships
and improving operating efficiency.
We offer the widest product selection in our industry, allowing customers to reduce
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through savings in working capital, excess handling costs and inventory loss.
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Wegmans Food Markets and Teamsters Local 118
Reach Seven Year Deal
Christopher Toole -
Secretary Treasurer
decide to do so. belongs to President Steve Mazza
a
Your Union Stewards worked , Business Agent Kevin McIntosh
fter nearly five months of and the Negotiaiton Committee for
weekends and evenings ensuring
intense negotiations, their years of service at Wegmans
every issue was addressed and
Teamsters Local 118 and and their dedication to the
the finished contract showed this
Wegmans Food Markets have members.
attention to detail.
ratified a seven year deal. The following members made up
Your negotiation committee saw
The Company offered no the Negotiation Committee. Their
to it that every member received a
proposals but entrusted the team hard work and diligence paid off in
survey prior to negotiations, and
of 20+ Union Stewards, Assistant the finest contract ever to come out
four proposal meetings were held to
Stewards, Business Agents and of Wegmans. They fought for every
obtain any additions or deletions to
Officers to rebuild their contract word and every nickel and they
the new contract.
from the ground up. always had the best interests of the
Once the contract was finished,
Seniority rules were simplified, members in mind.
your committee mailed a finished
the driving language was rewritten
copy of the new contract with all
under two articles to cover either For Transportation
David Moran
David Ferris
Richard Militello
Michael Figliotti
Gary Muoio
Jermaine Owen
Christopher Camelio
Stephen Hart
For Warehousing
Alfred Honan
Robert Knapp
Jeffery Breedlove
David Weilert
mileage drivers or performance Anthony Wells
the changes, additions and deletions
drivers. Policies and verbal Terry Ashford
for review. Four meetings were
agreements were reduced to writing David Putnam
held to discuss these changes and
and placed in the contract to avoid Daniel Farley
a secret vote was held a few days
future confusion. These and much Andrew Legno
later.
more were added to the contract. Richard Gallo
This vote was in overwhelming
In addition, for the first time
support of the contract.
in the history of a Wegmans - For Skilled Trades
The Wegmans contract is one
Teamsters contract, we have Timothy Barbeto
of the most important in the
yearly increases to the pension
Teamster’s Warehouse Division
contributions. Not only that, but Congratulations to all!
where it is used as a template for
after a vote, our members will be
other contracts.
entitled to move money from their
The credit for this contract
wages into the pension should they
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Teamsters and UPS Reach Historic
Agreement were that the members demanded
UPS open the contract early and
begin negotiations immediately.
Overnight!
Those fifteen minutes were the
biggest of my career as a Teamster.
A s your
Chair
Co-
With the precarious state of
some of the
I couldn’t wait to get back and share
pension funds
on the UPS across the
Negotiation country, the
Committee and unresolved
a proud Delegate issues
Gene DeLorme to the 2006 IBT concerning
Vice-President
Convention, I looked excessive
forward to IBT Vice- overtime
President/Parcel & Small Package and the real
Division Director Ken Hall’s speech threat of lost
on UPS. Never in my wildest business
dreams could I have imagined what to rival
he was about to say. competitors
During the 1997 strike I had during
the good fortune of being the negotiations,
Chief Steward at the building on the members
Nausau Street. As in all the centers clearly
under Local 118’s jurisdiction, understood the need to negotiate the news with everyone.
our solidarity was strong, and our now. We recently held a meeting with
resolve to win this strike never During the Convention, VP Hall the members of UPS Freight, where
wavered. announced that UPS has agreed we discussed the IBT’s strategy for
Well our perserverance paid off, to come to the table early. This the future.
and we received one of the finest was perhaps the biggest event in There were many questions about
contracts to date. Teamster history concerning their our pension, their job status and
The thought then was that the relationship with UPS and I was other issues.
Teamsters would never improve on there to share it! Our Local has committed to these
the ‘97 contract in 2002. The truth It wasn’t done yet. workers, that we will continue to
of the matter was, your Officers, Vice-President Tyson Johnson, follow the IBT’s direction and will
Business Agents, Union Stewards Director of the Freight Division work together to obtain recognition
and rank and file members obtained got up to give his speech. Because by UPS that UPS Freight workers
a $10 billion dollar contract from I was still in shock over Ken Hall’s are Teamsters.
UPS in 2002 versus the $4.7 billion announcement, I almost missed Once that is done we win a strong
deal in 1997! Tyson’s knockout punch. contract that will ensure these
In addition to that, we received Together he and Ken Hall workers earn the wages and receive
a guarantee of 10,000 new jobs, announced that UPS has agreed the benefits all UPS Teamsters have
a revision of the cost of living to card check neutrality with long been proud of.
language, overtime protection and Overnight, now called UPS
new technology language. Freight.
During the past six months the Years of hard work have paid
IBT did a scientific poll of all off. The Teamsters were finally
UPSers. The results of this poll going to get the chance to organize
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Clear Channel & TV-13 Settle Contract
T
V-13 ratified a three year programing. In addition, cellular
agreement last month. phones are becoming more popular
One of the main sticking as a tool to recieve constant news
points during negotia- coverage, sports updates, etc.
tions was the threat of lost work to Currently this work is not part of
their contract and Union Stewards
Terry Hancock and Matt Robinson
fought tirelessly to include it. Due
tV-13 Union Stewards
Matt robinson & terry
Hancock
to their work, significant inroads
Josh Saunders on the tape decks.
were made to protect their jobs in
the future should new work materi-
webcasting, podcasting and cellular alize in these new fields.
streaming. In addition to those protections,
cameramen (l to r) Steve Barnes they were also able to obtain signifi-
Many mass media outlets are and Mike Barnes ... or is it Mike
using the internet more and more and Steve? cant increases in wages and bring
to supplement their TV network two new members into the Union
from other departments.
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Message From the President
that the Teamsters are up for it and I know that Local 118 is too! Our merger with Local 791, our recent organizing
victories; the Village of Pittsford, Palmer Foods and NES to name but a few, our continued fight with DHL, FedEx
and Waste Management for membership recognition reflect this.
Our first time contracts and the benefits we offer our members are a clear indication that we support President
Hoffa’s agenda. In fact, not only do we support it, but in many cases our Local, it’s Officers and it’s Business
Agents surpass his vision.
But all this wouldn’t be possible without your help. The contract proposal and ratification meetings that you
attend, prove your interest in your workplace. The rallys you attend in support of other Unions and the organizing
efforts you participate in only make our jobs that much easier.
The simple things like talking to new members, standing behind fellow workers and voting in elections go a long
way to building Local 118 solidarity and support.
All this wouldn’t have been possible without
your trust. Because of this trust, so many goals Faraci & Lange
for Local 118 have been met. Because you have Premium Legal Services at
Special Union Rates
continued to support myself and my team through
the years, our Local has become a force to be Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans for Teamsters
reckoned with.
Discounted rates for legal
And that force has helped President Hoffa forge services
one of the strongest, fastest growing International Outside the prepaid plan
Unions in the world.
Firm contact:
Vincent M. Moyer
With Thanks and In Solidarity, 585-458-2800 ext. 314
888-697-8527
Steven S. Mazza vmoyer@faraci.com
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Get a Withdrawal Upcoming Events
Card When You Labor Day Parade
Leave Your Job September 4, 2006
Be Sure you request a withdrawal card All marchers and drivers please meet at the corner of East Ave. and
when being laid-off, going on leave of absence,
or terminating your employment. there is no Alexander St. by 10:00 a.m.
charge for a withdrawal card, but all initiation fees and
back dues must be paid before the withdrawal card is
issued.
General Membership Meeting
Stop by or call the office to obtain your
withdrawal card. ,It is your responsibility to obtain a September 6, 2006
withdrawal card so please take care of it as soon as
possible after leaving the company, so that you will
All members of Teamsters Local 118 are welcome
not be obligated to pay extra dues. Failure to request Wishing Well Party House
a withdrawal card may cause you to pay back dues
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In accordance with article XVIII, Section 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
6(i) of the IBt constitution, “it shall be compulsory EvEry First WEdnEsday oF thE month through may
for any active member on withdrawal card to deposit
his withdrawal card immediately upon return to
employment at the craft”
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October 1, 2006
Minet Hall - Dome Arena
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Member Tickets - $25
Guest Tickets - $50
Workers with the Town of
Gates paving on a State job in
O ne of the fastest growing divisions in the
Teamsters are the workers in the Highway
Departments for the various Towns and Villages in
the area.
Many of these Townships are too small for the
CSEA to go after, but find the Teamsters fit their
needs when it comes to representation. Local 118
currently represents workers in Brighton, Gates,
Niles, Rose, Sennett, Skaneateles, Lyons, Pittsford,
Sodus Point and Wolcott.
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We’re Moving!
Teamsters Local 118 will be moving into a new office building in October 2006. This will allow us to consolidate our
office personnel from South Avenue and Buffalo Road into one location, to better serve our membership.
Our office in Auburn, NY will remain open at this time. Ron Hill and Sylvia Bona will remain at this location.
Our phone and fax numbers will remain the same, our new address will be:
Teamsters Local #118
130 Metro Park
Rochester, NY 14623
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