Teamsters Local 623

Join us in the labor day parade.
Bring the family.

https://act.aflcio.org/events/philadelphia-labor-day-parade-family-festival?source=direct_link&

WE BELIEVE in collective bargaining
WE BELIEVE in a pro labor board
WE BELIEVE in striking the employer
WE BELIEVE in having a pension
WE BELIEVE in fighting against right-to-work laws
WE BELIEVE in democracy

WE BELIEVE IN KAMALA HARRIS & TIM WALZ!!!

If you are a UPS part timer & have questions about the deductions coming out of your check for the 401k, please check the link below

Teamsters 623 | Announcements Teamsters 623 | Announcements

The Teamsters local 623 summer newsletter is out.
Make sure to Check your mail.

Sleeper drivers & Mileage drivers, there will be a zoom call to discuss Sleeper/mileage work rules.

The October bids are coming up & we want your input on the work rules.

You must register for this call. August 25th 11am & 7pm.

https://www.teamsterslocal623.org/news-details/news/announcements/32323/91932

Thank you President Joe Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris for protecting & saving Teamster pensions.
Having retirement security is important to our members. Thank you

Statement from President Joe Biden on Protecting 600,000 Teamster Pensions | The White House As of today, over 600,000 Teamster workers and retirees have pensions protected from devastating cuts. They earned those pensions after working for

Philadelphia Transportation workers, meet us at 4pm at the union hall.

https://www.teamsterslocal623.org/news-details/news/announcements/32323/91522

The Teamsters local 623 union hall will be closed on July 4th & 5th.
The business agents will still be working & in the buildings.
If there are any questions or concerns please reach out to your business agent directly.

Everyone please be safe & enjoy your holiday.

https://www.teamsterslocal623.org/news-details/news/announcements/32323/90811

We are still signing up admins & specialist.
If you have any questions please reach out to us.
We will be at the gates talking to admins & specialist over the next couple of weeks.

It is very important to sign up & join our union

🌡️ Attention UPS Teamsters! With a major heat wave putting more than 75 million Americans under extreme heat alerts this week, it is urgent that all members understand and enforce the historic heat protections that we fought so hard to win last summer.

Under Article 18 of our new UPS Teamsters contract, you have the right to take a rest in a cool zone when you are experiencing symptoms of heat illness. This is in addition to your regular meal and ten-minute breaks (Article 18, Section 27.13). If you are feeling symptoms of heat illness, notify management and inform them you need to take an Article 18 cool-down break. If management directs you to use a cool zone, take your rest in that location. If management tells you to clock out or use a regular break to rest from heat, follow their instructions. Document the violation by taking pictures of the DIAD messages. Then, file a grievance under Article 18, Section 27 (13).

Article 18 also requires that management provide clean drinking water and an adequate number of clean, working ice machines (or have ice delivered and available).

By now, UPS should have installed a second working fan in every package car. If you are in a package car without a second fan, talk to your steward about filing a grievance. Any new package cars that come on the line must be equipped with air conditioning. For inside UPSers, additional fans throughout the buildings must be installed to improve air circulation (a total of 18,000 new building fans during the life of the contract).

Don't put packages ahead of your personal health in this dangerous heat! It's up to all of us to stick together and enforce our rights under Article 18.
☀️💧✊

Over the weekend, Teamsters local 623 held our inaugural William J Cooke Memorial scholarship softball tournament.
This was a fantastic time for a great cause.

https://www.teamsterslocal623.org/news-details/news/announcements/32323/90122

These flyers will be out in all of our crafts, at all of our employers locations.

All employers are the same.

"Dues make you a member, actions make you a Teamster"

At our next general membership meeting we are conducting the US presidential straw poll.
We are starting at 10am.
It is imperative that all attend this meeting

https://www.teamsterslocal623.org/news-details/news/announcements/32323/88822

The UPS contracts have finally arrived. Our staff will be at the Oregon Ave & PHL gates to hand them out.
We will also be handing out more information on how to fight back & win.

"When you see multiple supervisors working... it's eeny, meeny, miny, moe, I am going to get my dough"
-Keshawn Rufino- 623 member

623 members be on the look out for the 2024 spring edition of the Teamsters local 623 newsletter.

Our stewards are our first line of defense. Giving our stewards the necessary tools they need is paramount to fighting against the employer.

IBT UPS Stewards Training Teamsters Local 623 representing, organizing and defending the rights of workers in Philadelphia, PA

Teamsters local 623
will be giving away groceries to our members in the next few weeks.
We will have the dates & times this Tuesday.
With all of these Layoffs & our members losing time, we want to help out in every way possible. Just because the company has laid you off, that doesn't mean you're a laid off Teamster. One union, one family. Always!
The grocery give away will be at the union hall. Again, we'll have the time & date on Tuesday.

Workers from Philadelphia Transportation joined Teamsters local 623 today.
These workers sent a very strong & powerful message to the company.

Welcome Philadelphia Transportation workers! Teamsters Local 623 representing, organizing and defending the rights of workers in Philadelphia, PA

Mark your calendars for Martin Luther King Jr weekend. We are going to have a rally.
We all know what January brings after peak season. We need to show the company we aren't backing down.

JAN 12: CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT RALLY Teamsters Local 623 representing, organizing and defending the rights of workers in Philadelphia, PA

Brother Atkinson is a true Teamster. We commend him for his strength & perseverance. He is the embodiment of what it means to stand up to the company

Justice for Rob Atkinson Teamsters Local 623 representing, organizing and defending the rights of workers in Philadelphia, PA

Our next general membership meeting will be November 19th at 11am. Make plans to attend

November Union Meetings Teamsters Local 623 representing, organizing and defending the rights of workers in Philadelphia, PA

The Christmas party comes home. Everyone make plans to attend. Let's end the year together in celebration.

2023 Christmas Party Teamsters Local 623 representing, organizing and defending the rights of workers in Philadelphia, PA

As a reminder:

Tomorrow is our general membership meeting. Shop stewards will meet at 930am.

October Union Meetings Teamsters Local 623 representing, organizing and defending the rights of workers in Philadelphia, PA

Due to the weather, our golf outing is canceled.
We will still have a corn hole & college football watch party at the hall.

Come on down.

https://www.teamsterslocal623.org/golf_tournament_canceled

The fall newsletter will be done soon & hitting your homes.
Be sure to be on the lookout for it.
Stay informed with what your union is doing.

"Dues make you a member,actions make you a Teamster"

Thank you to the president of our 623 women's caucus, Kim Mack Thomas & her team for representing our local at the women's conference in Nashville.

Make sure to register for our 2nd contract Zoom Meeting.
Also our general membership meeting will be August 20th.
We will also go over the contract again at this meeting

https://www.teamsterslocal623.org/202308gmm

The national agreement & 623 supplemental agreement can be found on our 623 website & the Teamsters website.

New UPS Tentative Agreement and FAQs Teamsters Local 623 representing, organizing and defending the rights of workers in Philadelphia, PA