issouriTeamsTerOfficial publication of Teamsters Joint Council 13 Official publication of Teamsters Joint Council 13

Volume 17, No. 5 • April, 2012

THE PRESIDENT’S COMMENTARY

Teamsters On The Front Lines

by Marvin Kropp,President, Joint Council 13 As always the Teamsters Union is atthefrontlinestocontinueit’sfightfortheAmerican worker. Just as it did last yearwhentheanti-unionextremistssettheirsiteon themiddle class once again theTeam-stersareleadingthefight. Overthepast twoyears,collectivebar-gainingwasunder attack.Formanyofusitwasinourownhomestate.Attackshavebeen waged in Missouri, Ohio, Indiana,Wisconsin,Michiganandothers.Thestartof these attacks on the middle class wasfoughtnoharderthanitwasinthestateofWisconsin.TheWisconsinGovernormadeit his personal agenda to go after the col-lectivebargainingrightsofworkersacrosstheirstate.Teamstersandotherlaborunionsfought back and fought back hard. Morethan onemillion signatureswere gatheredby opponents to force a vote to recall theWisconsin Governor. Walker has been inofficeonlyayearbutheangeredDemocratsandunionmembersbypushingthroughthestatelegislaturealawstrippingpublicsec-torunionsofmanyoftheirpowers.ThisisTeamsterpower. Therewas also a failed attempt by theOhio state Republican Governor to limitcollectivebargainingrightsinOhioforpub-licunionslastyear.Onceagain,theTeam-sters prevailed andwent on the offensive.

OhioTeamsters’leadershipfoughttodefeatSenate Bill 5 and that showed that Ohiovoters support collective bargaining. SB5would have stripped more than 350,000publicworkersofnearlyalltheircollectivebargainingrights. Ofcourse,righthereinMissouriwealsohad a decisive victory over the Right-To-Work(RTW)agendabytheextremeright.OurownGeneralPresidentHoffacametoMissouritofightthisattackwithusatourstatecapitolinJeffersonCity.Inmyopin-ion,hisappearanceatthestatecapitolalongwithhundredsofTeamstersandotherlaborunionswastheturningpointinourfightinwhichweprevailedlastyear. Thesewerejustafewofthefightsthat

werewagedwithmorebeingwagedeverydaybeingledbytheTeamstersUnion.Thebattleground currently is Michigan, lastweek;Teamstersbegantocollectsignaturesto change the state constitution to protectcollective bargaining rights. The amend-ment would guarantee the right to form,join,orhelplabororganizationstobargaincollectively with a public or private em-ployer. Ofcourse,ourfightisalongwayfrombeingoverhereinMissouributjustasbe-fore,wewillrisetoeachoccasionwhenourprincipals are attacked.Over thenext fewweeks,youwillseeTeamstersfromacrossthestategatheringsignaturestopetitiontoincreasetheminimumwageandlowerthe

paydayloaninterestrates.Thecurrentpay-dayloanrateis44%.Thatistotallyinsaneandit’sjustanotherwaytotakeadvantageofabadsituationwhensomanymaybeinneedoffinancialhelp.Ifyoushouldhappentocomeacrossoneofthepetitioncircula-torsbe sure to signbothpetitionsand tellyourfellowco-workerstodothesame. Alsocomingupis theGeneralMunici-palElectionDayonApril3,2012,hereinMissouri.Besuretoexerciseyourrighttovote!Ifyoudonotknowyourpollingplacetovoteyoucanfindoutbygoingtothefol-lowing website https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/PollingPlaceLookup/. As al-ways, Remember UnitedWe Bargain andDividedWeBeg!

Teamsters Joint Council 13 Ballot Initiative Training

On Wednesday, March 14, 2012,TeamstersJointCouncil13heldaballotinitiative training session at Local618.AaronBurnetfromJobsForJusticepre-sented the trainingsession.Themeetingwas very informative and helpful to allwhoattended.“Teamsterfromacrossthestate ofMissouri will be gathering sig-

natures for two very important issues tothemiddleclass,”statedTeamstersJointCouncil13PresidentMarvinKropp.Thefirst initiative being a $1.00 increase totheminimumwage,andthesecondinitia-tive is lowering the interest rates of thepaydayloanbusinesses. Payday loan businesses charge an

amazing 44% for a loan. “Tome that iscriminal, and puts struggling familieswhoareindesperateneedofhelpatgreat-er riskof fallingeven farther intodebt,”statedKropp. AnyTeamsterwhowouldliketohelpobtain signatures, please contact theJointCouncilat314-428-2212.

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COUNCIL 13MArViN KroPP, President

MArK BrUEMMEr, Secretary-TreasurerMiKE GoEBEL, Vice President

MiKE UTTEr, Recording SecretaryGAry CossAriNi, Trustee

LArry TiNKEr, TrusteeMiKE LiEsEr, Trustee

KATE McKAy, Coordinator MISSOURI TEAMSTERS (ISSN 0026-6728) (USPS 355-800) is published bi-monthly (6 times a year) by Joint Council of Teamsters No. 13, 9040 Lackland Road, Overland, MO 63114. Periodicals Postage Paid at Hazelwood, MO. and additional offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to MISSOURI TEAMSTER, 9040 Lackland Road, Overland, MO 63114, phone number (314) 428-2212. National news correspondence by Teamsters News Service (RNS). Member: Missouri State Labor Press Association and International Labor Communications Association AFL-CIO, Inc. The deadline for the next issue is May 21, 2012.

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Teamsters Joint Council 13 Steward Seminar

TeamstersJointCouncil13willbehostingaShopStewardTrainingSemi-narforSaturday,April21,2012.TheseminarwillbeheldatTeamstersLocal688.The IBTEducationDepartmentwill be conducting theprogram.ThismeetingwillbeopentoallshopstewardsinthejurisdictionofTeamstersJointCouncil13. IncludingallofthefollowingTeamsterLocals:6,600,604,610,618,682,688,833,GCIU38N. Anystewardwishingtoattendthiseducationalseminarmust R.S.V. P.ToKateatJointCouncil13no later than Tuesday, April 17, 2012.Call314-428-2212oremailkate@teamstersjc13.org Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. Registration Program at 9:00 a.m. CoffeeandRolls Place: Teamsters Local 688 4349WoodsonRoad St.Louis,MO63134 *Lunchwillbeprovided.

Teamsters Joint Council 13 Proudly Supports Bob Burns On April 3rd ElectionTeamsters Joint Council 13 is proud

to support Bob Burns in his campaign for St. Louis Community College

Board Trustee, Sub-District 3, April 3rd Election.

BobisaretiredTeamsterfromLocal600with34yearsasaTeamstermemberwhoisstillveryactiveasaretiree. HerearejustafewofBob’saccomplish-ments: Appointed to St. Louis CommunityBoardofTrusteesDecember2011. AppointedTrusteetodis-incorporatedCity of St. George by St. Louis CountyCouncilDecember2011.

Inducted in toAfftonSchoolDistrictHallofFame2011. Elected to Affton School DistrictBoardofEducation4timesserved12years(1984-1996twotimeBoardPresident). ServedonStaffofU.S.SenatorClaireMcCaskill2007-2010. ServedonStaffofU.S.CongressmanRichardGephardt1995-1998. Alderman City of St. George 1982-1984. PresidentAffton School District Fa-thersClub1982-1984. Appointed as Chair of Sixth CountyCouncil District Community Area Study

by County Executive Buzz Westfall andCounty Councilman JeffWagener (out ofwhich came the recommendation that Le-mayshouldhaveacasino-that casinoem-ploys1300workersandhired1000UnionConstructionWorkerstobuildandmaintainit). HisimmediategoalsfortheCommunityCollegeare: Moreopennessandbettercommunica-tionwith thestaffand teachers. Ihaveal-readyaskedandithasbeengrantedthattheBoardtableatTrusteemeetingsbeopenedso the people can see our faces and hearwhatwearesaying.

InviteteacherstohaveaplaceontheLeadershipTeamand tohaveasay in thedecision-makingprocess. To create a better andmore positivelearning and work environment whereteachersandstaffdonothavetobeafraidtospeakandsharewithBoardmembers. Tobemoreuser-friendlyforstudentsand tomake surewe are serving studentstheverybestwaywepossiblycan. Tomakesurewearegoodstewardsofourresourcesandthatallstaffandteachersparticipatefairlyinthoseresources.

— VOTE BOB BURnS APRIL 3, 2012 —

by Marvin KroppJoint Council 13 President Over the past several months I havebeen approached by Teamster membersfrom several Locals who inquired aboutforming a Teamster Horsemen Motor-cycle Association Chapter in TeamstersJoint Council 13. I have done some in-quiriesonformingachapterandbelieveit would be a good idea. The TeamsterHorsemen Motorcycle Association is a501cnonprofitorganizationanditisopento all Teamsters, who ride any brand ofbike.Theobjectiveoftheorganizationistoraisefundstohelpourbrotherandsis-termemberswithin theTeamstersUnionandtodonate tocharitableorganizationsespeciallychildren’sorganizations. I knowwithin our own JointCouncilwe havemanyTeamster brothers& sis-terswhoridemotorcycles.WhatIwould

like to do before getting to far ahead ofourselvesistotryandgetacountofpos-siblememberswhowouldliketoformaChapter here in St. Louis. So what I’masking is if you are interested in joiningpleasecontacttheJointCouncil13busi-nessofficetohaveyournameplacedonalist so thatwecancallameeting todis-cussthepossibilityofformingachapter.

Teamsters Horsemen Motorcycle Association

Gov.Nixon vetoes twobills, onedeal-ing with employment discrimination andtheotherwithworkers’compensation. JEFFERSONCITY-StatingthatMis-souri should notmove backward on pro-tectingworkersandcivil rights,Gov.JayNixon vetoed House Bill 1219, dealingwithemploymentdiscrimination;andSen-ate Bill 572, dealingwithworkers’ com-pensation.Acopyof theGovernor’svetoletter on House Bill 1219 can be foundhere;thevetoletteronSenateBill572canbefoundhere. “HouseBill1219isnearlyidenticaltoabill I vetoed last yearbecause itwouldunderminetheMissouriHumanRightsActand decades of progress on civil rights,”Gov. Nixon said in a separate statement.“Thisbillcontainsthosesamefundamen-tal flaws.Rather thanmaking it easier todiscriminate against peoplewith disabili-ties or cancer, or against women, olderworkers andminorities,we need to keepourfocusontheeconomicpoliciesthataremovingus forward, such as theMissouriWorksinitiative.

Governor Nixon Vetoes Two Bills “Our economy is growing, our un-employment rate is at its best level since2008,wehadarecordnumberofexportslastyear,andwe’veseenagrowthinman-ufacturingjobs,”theGovernorsaid.“Withtheclearprogresswe’remaking, let’snotgetsidetrackedbybillsthatregressondis-criminationanddon’thelpoureconomy.”

Gov. Nixon also spoke about his vetoofSenateBill572,theworkers’compensa-tionbill. “Wealsoshouldnottakeastepbackinprotectingworkerswhoareafflictedwithserious or deadly diseases, as a result oftheirworkplaces,”Gov.Nixonsaid.“Un-fortunately,thisbillweakenstheimportant

workplaceprotectionsthatarepartofourlaws and regulations.As is the casewiththe employment discrimination bill, wehavetostayfocusedontheprioritiesthatare trulyaidingourmoving forwardwithoureconomy.ThisbillmovesusbackwardonprotectingMissouri’sproductivework-ers.”

Send To: Teamsters Joint Council 13

9040 Lackland Rd., Overland ,Mo. 63114

Name_____________________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________________

Phone_____________________________LocalUnion____________________

YoucanreachtheJoint Council 13businessofficeat314-428-2212 oryou can also fillout the form be-lowandreturntothe JointCounciloffice.

Here’soneforthegoodguys.DavidWarrick,executivedirectorofAFSCMECouncil62,reportsthataNationalLaborRelationsBoard(NLRB)administrativelawjudgejustruledthatLouisville,Ky’sOurLadyofPeacepsychiatrichospitalmustreinstateformeremployeeAman-daDoyle,whowasfired,saysWarrick,fortryingtoformaunionatthehospital. DoylewasfiredinOctoberwhilesheandotherworkerswereinthemidstofanorganizingcampaignwithAFSCME.SaysWarrick:“Itwasclear tous fromthebeginningthatthiswasacaseofem-ployer retaliation against an employeewhowasexercisingherprotectedrightsundertheNationalLaborRelationsAct. Along with reinstatement and backpay for Doyle, the judge ordered OurLadyofPeacetopostandreadoutloudatameetingwithworkersthattheyhavetherighttojoinaunionandthatthehos-pitalwillnotfire,harassordiscriminateagainstworkersforsupportingaunion.

Judge Orders Hospital To Reinstate

Union Supporter

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GCC-IBT Local 38N NewsIt’s Not A Good Time To Be In The Newspaper Business (Part Two)

by Mike Utter, President, GCC-IBT Local 38n, Web Pressman, MachinistCommercial Print Shops

Ifyouhaveachangeofaddressorneed to stopmailing for adeceasedmember, please send themailinglabel from theMissouri TeamsternewspapertotheJointCouncilorcall 314-428-2212 with the member’s name, social security number and local number.

Teamsters Joint Council #139040 Lackland RoadOverland, MO 63114

(314) 428-2212

Change Of Address

— Local 600 News —

by Larry G. Tinker, Jr., President, Local 600

— Local 6 News —Who Do We Represent

by Ron Shy,Secretary/Treasurer, Local 6 ThisarticlewillfinishupmyreportonwhoisrepresentedbyMaltstersandBrew-ersLocal6. Inlastmonth’snewsletterIupdatedyouon the three contractswe have outside ofAnheuser-Busch(MetalContainer,Boeingand Hostess) which may have come as asurprisetosomeyou. ThisissueI’dliketospeakaboutwhowerepresentat theSt.LouisAnheuser-BuschBrewery.Let’s startwith twovery impor-tant groupswhich are our FiremanOilers&Engineers.There are eight licensed en-

gineers and numerous process operators.They oversee the refrigeration, electricaldistribution and the boiler system for theentireplant.Oneofthebigtasksfor themisourplant’shotwaterusage.Onaverage,300gallonsperminuteareused,butatpeaktimescanbeover1,000gallonsperminute.NeedlesstosaytheyserveakeyroleinalloftheBrewery’sprocesses. NextaretheBrewers,theoriginalLocal6BrewersandMaltsters.Theyhavealwaysbeenbrewingsomeofthebestproductsthebeer industry has to offer. Some of theirmanydutiesincludegrainsunloading,BrewHouse operations, Chips and FermentingandtheFinishingCellars.Simplyput,theseworkers have set the standard for brew-ingbeerallover theworld.Once thebeeris finished brewing, it’s transferred to ournext groupwhich are theBottlers.This isthelargestgroupthatwerepresent.ItstartswithourQualityAssurancepeoplewhoarecheckingthebeerfromthestartalltheway

tothetimeit’sshipped.Ourpackagingde-partmentwhichoperatesallofthecanandbottlelinesareconstantlymakingchangesforallthedifferentpackagesandcodesthatyouseeoutinthestores...closeto1500atlastcount. Once packaged, the beer goes to thewarehouse where it is palletized andshipped. The warehouse sometimes ships350 to 400 trucks per day. Those are thepeopledirectlyrelated tomaking,packag-ing and shipping A-B’s many products.WealsohaveacontractforPlantHauling.Now down to one personwho hauls beeron-premise.HealsomakesalldeliveriestoGrant’sFarm.Sadtosaybutthisgrouphasbeenphasedoutthroughattritionandwhenthislastpersongoes,theSt.LouisBrewerywillnolongerhaveaPlantHaulingdriver. WealsorepresentPlantSecurity.Thisgroupisinchargeofsecurityfortheen-tirecomplexandtheydoanexcellentjob.Theyalsohavethetaskofcheckingevery

Ashorttimeago,welosttwopressmenduetoupdatinginthepressesattheWallStreetJournal(DowJonesPlant)atHigh-land, Illinois. Now the Post-Dispatch(Lee Enterprise) have plans to reducethepressroomworkforcebytwenty-twopressmen.ThereductionatthePost-Dis-patchisduetoalossincirculation,inthe

dailypaperandotherprintjobs. AsmostofyouknowI’maworkingoffi-cer,asisthesecretaryandexecutiveofficers.I have worked in the craft since 1965 andhaveknownmostofthemembers,andsomeoftheirfamilies.ByworkingonthepressesweeklyIhavebecomeclosetomanyofthepressmen. I have always said I have spent

more time with coworkers than I have myownfamily. Asyouallknowit ispainful toseeyourmembersandfriendslosetheirjobespeciallynowwhenjobsaresoscarce,andespeciallyinthenewspaperbusiness.Let’shopeandpraythiseconomyturnsaroundtostopthisattackonunionmembersandtheirfamilies.

truckcomingintoandleavingtheplant. The lastgroupwehave isprobably themost visible but yet unknown to most asbeing in theBrewers andMaltsters.TheyaretheShowHorsemen.Theyareinchargeof the Clydesdales. While A-B has otherClydesdale hitch teams on the East andWest coast we are proud to say that St.LouisandLocal6hastheonlyteamthatisUnion. Hopefullyafter these last twoarticlesyouwillhaveamuchbettersenseofwhoLocal6isandwhowerepresent.Inclos-ingI’dliketoletallofourmembersknowthatwe now have a Local 6 PAC Fund.Fifty percent of all DRIVE money col-lected will come back to our local PACfund tohelpfight thesehorrendous lawsandpoliticians in JeffersonCity.We areplanning to have aDRIVECampaign inlateMayforallcurrentDRIVEmembersandwehopetosignupmanymoreatthattime.

InthelastissueoftheMissouriTeamster,Iwroteaboutthe100thAnniversaryofourproud Local Union. The entire ExecutiveBoardofTeamstersLocal600wouldliketocordially inviteallpast,present,activeandretiredTeamstersLocal600memberstoat-tend a picnic celebration commemoratingthishistoricmilestone.Thepicnicwillbeon

Saturday,June2,2012atWapelhorstPark,1874MuggeRd.,St.Charles,MO(seeouradbelow).Wearelookingforwardtoagreatget togetherso thatwemayseeoldfriend,makenewfriendsandre-livesomememo-rieswithourproud,retiredmembers. Over the last couple of months, manycontracts have been negotiated and/or arein the process of negotiations; alongwiththe general handling of grievance proce-

duresandhearings,ofwhichmyself,VicePresidentTimMeadowsandYRCFreightAlternate Steward and Local 600 TrusteeScott Zahm, just returned from themulti-regionChangeofOperationshearingfiledbyYRCFreight.Weareveryhopefulthatthiscompanycanfinallyturnitselfaroundso that thededicatedmembersworking atYRCFreightcanbegintolookforwardtoregainingallthattheyhavesogreatlysacri-

ficedtokeepthiscompanyafloat. I would like to congratulate Secretary/TreasurerScottGilchristforbeingnamedtotheC.S.I.(adivisionofUPS)NationalNe-gotiatingCommittee. Toallmemberswhohaveworkedsohardin assisting your Business Representativesduringthemanycontractnegotiations,yourhardworkisappreciatedandyourassistanceinvaluable.Fromallofus,wethankyou!

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Teamsters Local 688 Newsby Michael Goebel,Secretary-Treasurer, Local 688

— Local 682 News —by Gary Cossarini, President, Local 682

HappySpringtoall! Itseemslikealongwinteratthispointeventhoughitwasthemildestinalotofyears. I’mcallingonallourShopStewardstocometotheJointCouncil13ShopStew-ardSeminaronApril21stat8:30a.m.at

Local688UnionHall.OurLocalandourmembersneedyounowmorethanever. WehaveHaz-MatclassesonApril28,2012atLocal682UnionHallstartingat8:00a.m. Asfarasthedaytodayoperations,theemployersarestillbringingtheir$300.00plus an hour attorneys for negotiationsandcryingpoormouth.Currentlyanewpersonwho isn’t evenhired isunder at-

tack.Theyaretryingtohaveanewpersonstartataridiculoussalaryandverylittleinprogressiveearnings.Myfirstquestiontothemis,businessissobadandyou’renotmakinganymoney,whyworryaboutthenewguy?Theylookattheirshoelacesatthatpoint. As ever brothers and sisters, stay to-getherandstayunited.WearetheTeam-sters!

Teamsters Camp

MembershipsNowAvailabletoAllActiveandRetired

TeamsterMembersintheJointCouncil#13Beginning May 1, 2012

St. Louis area active and retired Teamster membersmay now join the beautifulTeamstersHealth&Medi-calCamp inPevely,MO. Members and their familiesmaynowhaveaccesstothechampionship18-holegolfcourse,Waterpark, fishing lake, RV and tent camping,ClubhouseRestaurant,pavilionsandpicnicarea. MembershipincludesyearroundaccesstotheTeam-stersCamp alongwithmembership rates for golf, golfleagues/memberoutings/tournaments, freeadmission totheWaterpark,fishinglake,tentcamping,andmanyotheractivitiesandevents.Inaddition,pavilionandClubhousefacilitiesareavailableforprivatepar-tiesandfamilygatheringsatmembershiprates. MEMBER RATES GUEST RATESGolf (18-holes w/cart) $5.00 - $8.00 $26.00 - $33.00Waterpark FREE $2.00 - $4.00

AnnUAL MEMBERShIP FEES Single Membership $500 Family Membership $800

For enrollment application or details, call the Teamsters Camp

636-475-5375

The private 18-hole Union hills Golf Course

at the Teamsters Camp in Pevely, MO is now open for

outside tournaments. Located15min.southofI-270&I-55alongthebeauti-fulbluffsoftheMississippiRiver. Whetherlookingforadifferentvenueforyourexistingtournamentorwould like tohostyourfirst,our staffwillworkwithyoustepbysteptoorganizeasuccessfulevent.

For details, call: 636-475-5375 orwww.unionhillsgolfcourse.org

TheUnionHillsG.C.attheTeamstersLocal688Health&MedicalCampisaprivatefacilityopenexclusivelytoparticipat-ingmembersandtheirguestsfordailyplay.

Golf Tournaments!

GOLF TOURNAMENTS!

Thisissuesupdateisgoingtobefollow-uptoacoupleofitemsinpreviouscolumns.First,theLocalisverypleasedtobeabletooffermembership(s) into itsPevely facilitytoallactiveandretiredTeamstermembersofJointCouncil13(seebelow). Also,theLocalisopeningthegolfcourse

totournamentevents(seebelow);callsoonasavailableopeningsbookfast. Secondly,theLocalisgoingtodoaMe-morial Golf Tournament/Trivia Contest tohonorTomMerritt onSaturday,April 28th2012.TompassedawaysuddenlyinNovem-beroflastyear,leavingbehindhissonEvan.The proceeds will go towards the “EvanThomas Merritt Trust Fund”, this is our

chancetorememberTom.Anyoneinterestedinplayingeithergolf/triviaor justwantingtoparticipateinthisMemorialcancallRonGamacheat(636)475-5375fordetails. Thanksagain toJointCouncil13Presi-dent Marvin Kropp for promoting ShopSteward training on April 21st and ShopStewardPicniconJuly21st;hopetoseeallstewardsatbothevents.

by Marvin Kropp,Principal Officer, Local 618

— Local 618 Report — Since the last newsletter Local 618 hasratified a new (4) four year agreementwithChryslerPartsDepot.ProposalmeetingswereheldwithCumminsMidSouth.Grievancesmeetingswere heldwithAvis,Dial/Henkel,Go-Jet Airlines, Ampco System Parking,BommaritoInfinityandHertz.Anyonewhois

aparticipantintheLocal618Health&Wel-farePlanandyouhavenotsentinyour2012enrollmentformsyouneedtodoso.Youwillbe receiving a second request in the mailshortly.LookforanenvelopewitharedUR-GENTdecalon it.Uponreceiving itpleaseforwardbackimmediately. AlsoanyLocal618shopstewardwhostillwishestoattendtheTeamstersJointCouncil

13 Steward seminar and has not registeredneeds to contact the JointCouncil businessofficeat314-428-2212todoso. Also congratulations to all of our recentLocal 618 retirees since the last paper.Ourdeepest sympathies go out to the familiesofLisaVonDorstenofAvisandKenChris-tensen of Sieveking Oil Co. who recentlypassedaway.

Teamsters Local 618 And Chrysler LLC St. Louis Depot Ratify New Agreement

Teamsters Local 618 and ChryslerLLCSt.LouisPartsDepothaveratifiedanew4-yearagreementbya7To1marginthis morning. Local 618 Principal Offi-cerMarvinKroppreports,thatLocal618

PresidentMichaelFoster,andVicePresi-dentGeraldKaupauff,whonegotiatedtheagreementhaveratifiedanew4-yearcon-tractwithChrysler, LLCSt.Louis PartsDepot in St. Louis,Mo.This agreement

includes pension and wage increases,along with secured health and welfarebenefitsforactivemembersaswellasre-tirees. In addition, the contract includedseveralotherpositiveworkrulechanges.

Wewould like to thankallourmembersfor their participation in the negotiatingprocess.Their timeandeffort spentwasreflectedinthefinalvotecount!ItpaystobeUnion.

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IRAs: Retirement Savings with Tax Advantages Fenton, MO (January 31, 2012) –Openinganinterest-bearingIRAisaneasymethodforsavingtowardsyourretirement.AnIRAisapersonalsav-ingsplanthattheInternalRevenueService(IRS)allowsyoutomakeyearlycontributions.TherearetwomaintypesofIRAs,TraditionalandRoth.Bothtypeswillhelpyouplanforyourfuture,especiallyifyourcompanydoesnotsponsoraprogramsuchasa401(k)andbothhavedistincttaxadvantages.* ARoth IRAcontributionistaxedwhenyouputin(orcontribute)themon-ey,butitprovidestax-freegrowth.Whatdoesthatmean?Ifyoucontribute$5,000for30years,youwillonlypaytaxonthe$150,000thatyouputintoyourRothIRAandyouwillnotbetaxedwhenyoumakewithdrawals.Youdonothavetostarttakingminimumdistributionswhenyoureach70½sincethatmoneyhasalreadybeentaxed.Thismeansthatyoucancontributeaslongasyoulike.Ifyouwithdrawalbeforefiveyearsofestablishingyouraccountorbeforeyourreach591/2,incometaxesanda10%IRSpenaltytaxmayapply. ATraditional IRAcontributionistaxfree.Youarenottaxedwhenyouputin(orcontribute)themoney,butyouaretaxedwhenyoutakethemoneyout.Thismeans that ifyourannual income is$60,000,andyoucontribute$5,000dollarstoyourIRA(thecurrentmaximum),youwillonlypaytaxeson$55,000andnotyourfullsalary.Youwillhoweverbetaxedwhenyoubeginwithdrawingyourmoney.Requiredminimumdistributionsmustbeginafteryouturn70½,butyoucanstartwithdrawingat59½.Ifyouwithdrawalbe-foreage59½,incometaxesanda10%IRSpenaltytaxmayapply. Eventhough2011hasended,youstillhaveuntilApril 17, 2012,whichisthisyear’sfilingdeadline,tomakeyour2011contributiontoyourIRA.YouevenhavetimetoestablishanIRAifyouhavenotdonesoalready.AllianceoffersbothTraditionalandRothIRAsaswellasCoverdellEducationSavingsAccounts. ServingtheTeamsterssince1999,AllianceCreditUnioniscommittedtosafeguardingyourfinancesbyhelpingyoumakegood,soundfinancialdeci-sions.Formoreassistance,call636-343-7005,tollfreeat(800)541-6131orvisitusatoneofourbranchoffices,fordirectionsgotowww.alliancecu.com. *Pleaseconsultyourtaxadvisor.

Limbaugh’s Advertisers Sponsored These 10 Attacks On Unions

This is a crosspost from Media Mat-ters. Currently under fire for misogynistandsexistcomments,inparticularhisat-tacksonGeorgetownlawstudentSandraFluke,RushLimbaugh’sbroadcastcareerhas also featured an ongoing campaignagainstunionsandunionmembers.Lim-baughregularlydescribesunionmembersas“thugs”andquestionsthepatriotismoftheiractions. Here are some of the worst attacksLimbaughhasmadeagainstunions. OnMay16, 2011,Limbaugh invokedrape while discussing private sectorunionization: LIMBAUGH:Wouldyouprefer tobeunionizedand— CALLER:Nosir. LIMBAUGH:Okay,soyoudon’twanttorapefellowcitizens. OnNovember7,2011,Limbaughsaidvoting to repeal union-busting laws wasa vote inOhiowouldbe a vote to “rapethemselves”: “Public and private pollingindicates that Ohioans, by a substantialmargin, want to overturn the new law.”Whichmeans, if this is true, that peopleinOhiowanttorapethemselves.” OnAugust 11, 2009, Limbaugh theo-rized that a “union person” might go toanObama townhallmeeting“wearingaKlanuniformorcarryingaswastikasign”tosmearopponentsofhealthcarereform:“I justwant tomakeanobservation,be-cause I know the tactics ofACORNandAFL-CIO and other union people. If, inthenexthour,orhoweverlongthistown

meetingtakes,ifsomebodybreaksupthemeeting,interruptsit,wearingaKlanuni-form or carrying a swastika sign, itwillbeanACORNpersonoraunionperson,using political jujitsu to try to make itlook like opponents of Obama’s healthcareplanaretheseradicalsthathavebeendescribedbythestate-controlledmediaatvarious—I’mnotpredicting it. I’mnotsayingit’sgoingtohappen,butifitdoes,knowfullwellthatitisnotagenuineop-ponentofObama’splanthatwilldothis.” On February 23, 2011, Limbaughdescribed public employee unions as“money laundering operations” for theDemocraticparty:“Theunionasamon-ey launderingoperation—public sectorunionsasamoneylaunderingoperationsfor theDemocratparty isnowunder as-sault.” OnMarch2,2011,Limbaughsaidpub-lic sector unions are organized “againstthe children”: “Well okay, who are thepublic sector unions organized against?Isn’titagainstus?Taxpayers?Andactu-allywhen it comes to their fight againstmeritpayandfiringincompetentteacherstheyareorganizedagainstthechildren.” On March 10, 2011, Limbaugh de-scribed protests in Wisconsin againstunion-busting legislation as “mob-ocra-cy” and “thuggery” by “bused-in unionthugs”: “Ithinkit’sprettyironicthatthebused-in union thugs are trying to pre-vent the elected representatives in theWisconsin legislature from doing theirwork by chanting “this is what democ-racy looks like.” Meaning their protest,

meaning their thuggery. Yeah, shoutingdownelected representatives,buyingoffthe Democrat party, subverting and in-timidating the electedmajority, who aredoingtheworkofthepeople,doingwhattheywereelectedtodo.That’swhatthesepeoplecalldemocracy.Well, it’s exactlythekindofdemocracytheywantanyway,but it’snotwhatmostpeoplethinkofasdemocracy.This, infact, ladiesandgen-tlemen,ismob-ocracy.” On April 22, 2010, Limbaugh saidpublic-sectorunionemployeesare“free-loaders”:“Herearethefreeloaders.“Rushhow can you say they’re freeloaders?They’re union people, they have jobs. “They’re freeloaders. They know. Theseare public employee union people, theyknowwhattheyliveoffof.Theyliveofftaxes.Thesearenotprivatesectorunionpeople. These are not for themost part.There’s some teachers— well even theteachers,they’renotprivatesector.Theseare people that live off of your tax pay-ments, and they want more. They wantyou to have to pay more taxes, so thattheycontinueintheirfreeloadergigs.” OnAugust7,2009,Limbaughclaimed

Obama had sent out “union thugs” in-volvedin“Mussolini-typestuff”: Obama sends out his army — folksthis isMussolini-typestuff—this is thepresidentoftheUnitedStateswhocannotdeal with opposition. There will not beany.Heisgoingtosilenceit.Sendinghisunion thugs out to physically assault insomecasesandto,inallcases,intimidateaverageAmericans who just want someanswers. OnFebruary25,2011,Limbaughsug-gestedthatif“unionthugs”foundoutthename of a caller he might be “in moretrouble than an apostate from Islam”:“NowiftheunionthugseverfindouttheIDofthatlastcaller,he’dprobablybeinmoretroublethananapostatefromIslam.That’s why we didn’t mention his realnameoranyofthat.” OnFebruary18,2011,Limbaughsaid“weareeitherontheside”of“unionista”protestersinWisconsin,or“weareonthesideofourcountry”: We are either on the side of theWis-consin protesters or we are on the sideofourcountry,whichcanonlyhaveeco-nomicfutureifwemakethesecuts.

by Mike LieserSecretary-Treasurer Forthoseofyouwhohavenotyetheard,thePresidentofourLocal,GaryBayless,retiredlastmonth.HisknowledgeandexperienceprovedinvaluableandIconsidermyselfveryfortunatetohavehadtheopportunitytoworkalongsideofGarysinceourelectionin2008. As forhereat610’soffice,bothMJandSandieagreethattheywillcertainlymisshav-

— Local 610 News —ingGaryaroundthough,hehasassuredusthathewillstopbytoseeusoccasionally.WeallwishGarytheverybestinhisretirement. TheExecutiveBoardwelcomestheaddi-tionofJohnMillerasBoardTrustee.JohniscurrentlythechiefstewardatU.S.Foodservice,Inc.Inaddition,thefollowingBoardMembershavemovedtonewpositions:NorvAubuchonistheRecordingSecretary,SueStuartistheVice-PresidentandJeffreyHallisthePresident.

Congratulations Gary! We wish you the best

and a great retirement!

Happy 101st Anniversary

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RetiRees News

by Ronald M. Gushleff,President, E.M.T.R.C.

EASTERN MO TEAMSTERS RETIREE COUNCIL Brothers and Sisters, as wewait forthe changing of the seasons from springto summer,wemust be prepared for thepolitical onslaught from the “asstro-

turf instant tea baggers” and their anti-Union, right-wing, radical Republicanzealots. Their attack on the “Americanworkers, senior citizens, retirees andveterans is directed at social security,Medicare,Medicaid, LaborUnions and

thepreservationof theAmericanMiddleClass. These phony prophets and fantasypatriots who are funded, owned andcontrolled by Big Business CorporateBosses, are attempting to brainwash theAmericanworkerandthemiddleclasstosellyoursoultotheircompanystore,andvoteagainstyourbestinterests.Wehaveheardthisanti-unionsirensongbefore. The prominent pompous propagandazealotofthisreactionaryKlan,apparentlycontrolling the public relations dialogueof the Republ ican , rad ica l , r igh t -wing extremists, is “Rash (Boss Hog)Limpballs,”nofriendoforganizedLaboror civil discourse. His access to theinfectedearsoftheanti-Union,right-wing,radical Republican extremists is beingpatronizedbythecorporatebossesofbigbusinessandtheelitistbillionaire“KokeBros.” TheAmericanmiddle class andUnionworkershavenothing in commonwiththesehoardersofgluttonouswealth.Their absolute corporate philosophy isMaximumProfit at all costs.This is theright-wing,radical,anti-Uniondiseaseandmustbeeradicated. This plague of anti-Unionism anddestructionoftheAmericanmiddleclasshas infected the St. LouisMetropolitanarea,JeffersonCity,MO,andWashington,DC. Now is the time for allAmericanworkers,seniorcitizens,retirees,veterans,

and theAmericanmiddle class to cometo the aid of our country. If you believeinAmerican Democracy forAmericanworkers,decentlivablewagesandbenefits,adequate and affordable medical careforyouandyourfamily,safeandsecureworkingconditionswithreasonablerulesand regulations, and a pension to allowretirementwith dignity in the sunset ofyourGoldenAgeofSeniorCitizenstatus,then get off the couch, stand up, speakout,getinvolved,andbecomeactive.Thecountry, family, andUnion you fight topreserveandallofthosewhocomeafterus,willforeverbethankful,andAmericanDemocracy forAmerican workers willbe preserved and live on in perpetuity.Silenceassumesacceptanceforthestatusquo.There is no other choice, there areno alternatives.We are one; we mustsupportandvoteforthosepoliticianswhosupport ourmoral and righteous course.Remember,iftheyarenotforus,wecannotbeforthem.Votewithyourbrain.Donot allow some right-wing, anti-Union,radical “brainless”Neanderthal to baffleyouwithbullshit. Vote Pro-Union. Support and joinyour Local Union Retirees Club. BuyAmerican, Buy Union, Boycott China-Mart. Unionyesterday–Uniontoday–Uniontomorrow–Solidarityforever.Taxtherichandgreedy,nottheneedy.

Teamster’s Local 604 Retiree Club2012 Calendar of Events

The Club would like to welcome new members: Karen Irwim, Kenneth White, William & Darlene McIntyre, and Mike & Sheila Brandenburg. Dues are now due, if you owe them send $15 per person to Alice Boxx, 10829 St. Francis, St. Ann, MO 63074, 314-429-7318. We were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Bob Shaner, Beverly Cava-ness, Truman White, J.R. Cavan, and Wyman Wash. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families.

Meetings on the first Monday of the month at 11:00 a.m. EXCEPT nov. 5th we meet at 12:30 p.m. as Local 682 Retirees will be there before us. For directions to any locations listed below, contact Roger Ranek at 636-227-3985.

April2,201211:00a.m.

May7,201211:00a.m.

June4,201211:00a.m.

July2,2012

August6,2012

September3,2012

October1,2012

November5,2012at12:30p.m.

December3,2012

McGurk’s IrishPub,1200RussellBlvd. (12th&Russell)St.Louis,314-776-8309Everyonebuystheirownlunch

Ballwin Vlasis Park, 14800 Manchester Rd. &SevenTrailsDr.ClubsupplyingroastbeefEveryonebringsacovereddishand/ordessert

Cliff Cave Park, I-255&Telegraph Rd. So. 1.5miles on Telegraph Rd. Then turn left on CliffCaveRd.ClubsupplyingfriedchickenEveryonebringsacovereddishand/ordessert.

NoMeeting–Holiday

RiverCityCasinoMeetinginfrontoftheBeerGardenEveryonebuystheirownlunch.

NoMeeting–Holiday

Dave&MargieSouthards’FarmClubwillSupplymeat,everyonebringsadishand/ordessert

MeetingatLocal682Silent auction, Christmas forms, Next year’sevents.

RoyaleOrleans,ChristmasParty.

New Local 618 Retirees Cecil Keeler And Leon WalterAftermanyyearsofservicebetweenthemwithEnterpriseLeasing,bothunionbrothershavedecidedtoretire.

Pictured from left to right are: Local 618 Recording Secretary Tom Cole, Cecil Kee-ler, Leon Walter, and Local 618 Principal Officer Marvin Kropp. The Local 618 Ex-ecutive Board wishes both retirees the very best on their retirement years to come!

Robert (Tiny) Taylor Retires From Nu-Way Services

After30yearsofserviceasamemberof Teamsters Local 618 Robert (Tiny)TaylorhasdecidedtoretirefromNu-WayServices.BrotherTaylorlooksforwardto

spendingtimeinhisnewhomeinVenice,Florida. The Local 618 Executive BoardandStaffwishTinytheverybestuponhisretirement!

Pictured left to right are: Shop Steward Ed Schnaible, Vice President Gerald Kap-pauff, Robert (Tiny) Taylor and Local 618 Principal Officer Marvin Kropp.

ATeamsterforover40years,GaryBay-less retired on February 29, 2012. Gary’sTeamster career began in 1971 as a dock-handwiththeSt.LouisPost-Dispatchandheretired lastmonth as the President ofLocal610.Throughout his years of dedicated ser-vice,GaryheldeverypositionwithintheLo-

calfromShopStewardtoPresidentandasaBusinessAgent,healwaysdidanoutstandingjobfightingfortheinterestsofourmembers. TheExecutiveBoard,StaffandMembersofLocal610Salutehimandthankhimforallhehasdone.Congratulations,Gary,onaJobWellDone!

At his recent retirement party, Gary Bayless is congratulated by Local 610 Secretary-Treasurer, Mike Lieser.

Local 610 President, Gary Bayless — Retires

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After 40 years as a member of Local618RobRubemeyerhasretired,alongwithDannyHattonwhohas20yearsasamem-

Congratulations To New Retirees, Rob Rubemeyer And Danny Hatton

From Dial/Henkel Corp.

Pictured left to right are: Rob Rubemeyer, Local 618 President Mike Foster and Dan-ny hatton.

ber ofLocal 618.Congratulations to bothnewly retirees from theLocal 618Execu-tiveBoard.

Dennis Vaughn Retires! TeamstersLocal682PresidentGaryCos-sarini andShopStewardToddSuttles con-gratulate41½-yearmemberDennisVaughan

whohasmadethedecisiontoretire.Onbe-halfofthemembership,wewishyouaveryhappyretirementBrotherVaughan!

Pictured left to right are: Local 682 President Cossarini, Dennis Vaughan, and Todd Suttles.

Rod Scheulen Retires From Pepsi Beverage Co. Rod Scheulen retires from Pepsi Beverage Company, where he was a driver after41yearswithPepsi.CongratulationsRod,enjoyyourretirement.

Picture left to right are: Rodney Kalina Chief Steward, Rod Scheulen, and Mike Goe-bel Secretary-Treasurer 688.

Weextendourcongratulationstothefollowingrecentretirees:

Congratulations Retirees!

LOCAL 600DonaldChristopherKennethOwensNeilHammRobertMoore

LOCAL 604DavidUhls

LOCAL 618JerryBlack

MiltonWooldridge

LOCAL 682 GaryGruperJeromeDimarcellisJohnGilliamLawrenceCarusoWilliamChristensenJohnnieJonesJimmySalesLarryBerry

HermanGreenJr.JohnHagenAllenHaynesRobertJacksonJamesMartinIIIEarlVaughn

LOCAL 688 DanielT.RellingChristineMShroutDeanRChavez

DavidLPhillipsClaudiaMTuckerCharlesHAlbertsonDonaldCBatchAngeloBBiondoJrJeffreyLScolesClaudeRWilliamsKennethJGreeninger

Corporationsliketocomplainthattheirfederalincometaxratesaretoohigh.Butlost amid the clamor to cut taxes for cor-porationsisthefactthatU.S.corporationsarepayingafarlowershareofournation’stotaltaxrevenues.Infact,manyofthena-tion’slargestcompaniesarepayinglittleornofederaltaxesatall. The top federal income tax rate forcorporations, as for some individuals, is35percent. Butwhile the top income taxrate is the same for individuals and cor-porations, corporations have been payinga lower share of our nation’s total taxes.Overall, the nation’s federal revenue fromcorporateincometaxreceipts,asapercent-ageof thenation’sgrossnationalproduct,droppeddramaticallytoone-sixthofthatinthe1950s. As the corporate share of our nation’sfederal tax revenue has fallen, individualAmericans have paid a relatively higherpercentage of federal tax revenue. Corpo-ratetaxesfellfrom26.4percentoftotaltaxrevenuein1950tojust7.4percentoftotaltaxrevenuein2010.Duringthissamepe-riod,personalincome,SocialSecurityandMedicaretaxesincreasedfrom51.4percentto83.8percentoftotaltaxrevenue. Thanks to numerous tax breaks andloopholes, corporations rarelypay the fullcorporateincometaxrates. A2011reportbyCitizensforTaxJusticeandtheInstituteon Taxation and Economic Policy foundthat 78 of 280 of the nation’s largest andmostprofitable companiespaidno federalincometaxesinatleastoneofthreeyears.Overall, the study found that the Fortune500companiesincludedinthesurveypaid

18.5percentintaxes,orabouthalfthecor-porateincometaxrateof35percent. Perhapsevenmorestartling,manyofthelargestcompaniesarenowpaying less taxthanbefore theWallStreetfinancialcrisisandeconomicrecession,eventhoughtheirprofitshaverecovered.Cashtaxpaymentsbynon-financialcompaniesintheS&P500index fell 13.2 percent to $222 billion in2010 from 2007, according to Bloombergdata,whilenetincomerose12.5percentto$612billion. Howdo theydo it?One tax avoidancestrategythatmanycompaniesusetoenrichtheirtopexecutivesistopayheftyamountsofstockoptions.Thetaxcodeallowscom-panies to deduct the appreciated value ofstock options when their executives exer-cisethem,insteadofthelowervalueofthestockoptionsatthetimetheyweregranted. Foryears,Sen.CarlLevin(D-Mich.)hasbeenpushingforlegislationthatwouldlim-itthetaxdeductionscompaniescouldclaimonstockoptions.ThebipartisanJointCom-mitteeonTaxationhasestimatedthatiftheLevin billwere enacted itwould add $25billioninrevenuetothefederalgovernmentoverthenextdecade. Another corporate tax avoidance strat-egyistomoveoverseastoanoffshoretaxhaven like Bermuda. By reincorporatingoffshore, companies avoid paying federalincometaxesonprofitsearnedoutside theUnitedStates.[9]This strategyof register-inginanoffshoretaxhavenisparticularlyattractiveforhedgefunds.HedgeFundRe-searchestimatesthatofthe$1.86trillionin-vestedinhedgefunds,$1.25trillioniskeptoffshore.

Avoiding Their Fair Share of Taxes Opponents of Indiana’s new “right towork” law have withdrawn a request for acourt order to block the anti-unionmeasureafterthestatesaiditwillnotenforceitretro-actively. ButopponentsofthelawsaidonMondaytheywillpressonwiththeirlargerlegalchal-lengeandmayseekapreliminaryinjunctionagainstthemeasureonothergroundsinfed-eralcourtinthecomingweeks. Lastmonth,Indianabecamethe23rdstateto pass “right-to-work” legislation and thefirst in the nation’smanufacturingheartlandto do so, drawing a challenge from unionmembers,whoclaimitviolatesanumberofconstitutionalprovisions,includingtheequalprotectionclause. Attorneys for the International Union ofOperating Engineers Local 150 asked U.S.District Judge Philip Simon in Hammond,Indianatoissueanemergencytemporaryre-strainingorder(TRO)toblockthelaw.Simonwasscheduledtoheartherequestrecently. TheunionhadbeenconcernedIndianain-tendedtoenforcetheright-to-worklawretro-activelyoncollectivebargainingagreementsalreadynegotiated. But when the state of Indiana said thatthosefearswereunfounded,theuniondecid-edtodropitsrequestfortheTRO. In a filingwith the court late lastweek,thestateattorneygeneral’sofficesaid,“Theright-to-worklawdoesnotapplytoexistingcontractsand.doesnotretroactivelyapplytoactionsbeforeitbecamelaw.” Marc Poulos, one of the attorneys chal-lenging the law, saidwhile the governmentfilingmadeanemergencyTROunnecessary,itdidnotderailthecaseagainstthemeasure. “The fact that they interpret it that wayeliminatesthosetwoarguments,”Poulossaid.“Butthatdoesn’ttakeawayfromthefactthatwewouldlikelyfollowupwithapreliminary

injunctiononothergrounds.That’sprobablytheroadwe’regoingdown.” Bryan Corbin, a spokesman for IndianaAttorney General Greg Zoeller, who is de-fendingthelawinfederalcourt,agreed“theunderlyingissuesinthislawsuithavenotyetbeenlitigated.” Supporters of Indiana’s “right-to-work”measure, which bars union contracts fromrequiringnon-unionmemberstopayfeesforrepresentation,sayitwasneededtoattractandretainbusinessesinthestate. Opponentsclaimitviolatestheequalpro-tectionclauseoftheU.S.Constitutionbyre-quiringdues-payingmemberstofurnishfreerepresentationtopeoplewhorefusetojointheunionorpaydues. Opponents say the measure is also de-signedtohobbleorganizedlabor,akeyfinan-cialsupporteroftheDemocraticParty,andtolowerthewagesandbenefitsofIndianawork-ers. Sofar,effortstooverturnsimilaranti-unionlaws inother stateshavebeenunsuccessful.Patrick Semmens, a spokesman for theNa-tionalRighttoWorkLegalDefenseFounda-tion,which submittedabrief supporting theIndianameasureandhashelpeddefendotherstates’“right-to-work”laws,predictedtheIn-dianachallengewouldfail. “We’reveryconfidentthatthelawwillbeupheld,”Semmenssaid. The Indiana law, the first adopted sinceOklahoma enacted a similar measure a de-cadeago,allowsworkersinunionizedjobstooptoutofpayingdues.Most“righttowork”statesareintheSouthandWest. Similarbillshavebeenintroducedrecent-ly inMaryland,Missouri,NewHampshire,New Jersey, and West Virginia, accordingtotheNationalConferenceofStateLegisla-tures.

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UNiON NOtiCes / MeetiNG sCHeDULesLoCAL 6

Regular membership meetings of Local 6 are held on the second Thursday of each month at 3:45 p.m. in Gambrinus Hall, 3650 Wisconsin.

LoCAL 600 The regular General Membership meetings of Local 600 are held on the third Sunday of each month, 9:00 a.m. at 161 Weldon Parkway, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Traditionally, meetings are cancelled for June, July, and August. Check Local 600’s web page for any possible changes. www.teamsters600.org.

LoCAL 604 The regular General Membership meetings of Local 604 are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month, except in April and May when they will be on the third Sunday, at 10:00 a.m. held at the Boilermakers Union Local 27 meeting hall, 1547 S. Broadway (parking and entrance in rear facing South 7th Street). Traditionally, meetings are cancelled for June, July, and August.

LoCAL 610FirsT MoNDAy

FUNERAL INDUSTRY, 7:00 p.m. (Local 610 Confer-ence Room) February 6, 2012, May 7, 2012, September 10, 2012 (changed to 2nd Monday), November 5, 2012, February 4, 2013.

FirsT TUEsDAy PARKSIDE MEADOWS, 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. (Parkside Meadows) February 7, 2012, May 1, 2012, September 4, 2012, November 6, 2012, January 8, 2013 (changed to 2nd Tuesday), February 5, 2013.

FirsT THUrsDAy GATEWAY AMBULANCE, 7:30 p.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) May 3, 2012, September 6, 2012, Novem-ber 1, 2012, January 3, 2013, February 7, 2013.

sECoND sATUrDAy US FOODSERVICE – ALLEN DIVISION, 3:00 p.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) February 11, 2012, May 12, 2012, September 8, 2012, December 8, 2012, January 12, 2013, February 9, 2013.

sECoND sUNDAy SUPERVALU, 8:00 a.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) February 12, 2012, May 20, 2012 (changed to 3rd Sun-day) September 9, 2012, December 9, 2012, January 13, 2013, February 10, 2013. SCHNUCKS MARKET, 10:00 a.m (Lower Lev-el Meeting Hall) February 12, 2012, May 20, 2012 (changed to 3rd Sunday) September 9, 2012, December 9, 2012, January 13, 2013, February 10, 2013. SCHNUCKS LONG HAUL, 12:00 noon (Local 610 Conference Room) February 12, 2012, May 20, 2012 (changed to 3rd Sunday) September 9, 2012, December 9, 2012, January 13, 2013, February 10, 2013.

sECoND TUEsDAy AFFTON FIREFIGHTERS, 7:00 p.m. (Firehouse #2) February 14, 2012, May 8, 2012, September 11, 2012, November 13, 2012, January 8, 2013, February 12, 2013.

sECoND THUrsDAy RIVERVIEW GARDENS, 9:30 a.m. (Bellefontaine Recreation Center) To be announced. CEDAR RIDGE MANOR, 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. (VFW Hall, Cedar Ridge) February 9, 2012, May 10, 2012, September 13, 2012, November 8, 2012, January 10, 2013, February 14, 2013.

THirD WEDNEsDAy GENERAL MEMBERSHIP, 6:00 p.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) February 15, 2012, March 21, 2012, April 18, 2012, May 16, 2012, September 19, 2012, October 17, 2012, November 21, 2012, January 16, 2013, Febru-ary 20, 2013.

THirD THUrsDAy FIRST STUDENT – FRANCIS HOWELL, 9:45 a.m. (Elks Lodge) February 16, 2012, May 17, 2012, Septem-ber 20, 2012, November 15, 2012, January 17, 2013, February 21, 2013.

THirD sATUrDAy SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT DRIVERS & AIDES, 9: a.m. (Lower Level Meeting Hall) February 18, 2012, May 19, 2012, September 15, 2012, November 17, 2012, January 19, 2013, February 16, 2013.

FoUrTH TUEsDAy FIRST STUDENT – ROCKWOOD, 9:30 a.m. (Eu-reka Community Center) February 21, 2012 (changed to 3rd Tuesday), May 22, 2012, September 25, 2012, No-vember 27, 2012, January 22, 2013, February 26, 2013. FIRST STUDENT – NORTHWEST R-1, 9:30 a.m. (Lions Hall, House Springs) February 28, 2012, May 22, 2012, September 25, 2012, November 27, 2012, Janu-ary 22, 2013, February 26, 2013. FIRST STUDENT – UNIVERSITY CITY, (Time and Place to be announced) February 2012, May 2012, Sep-tember 2012, November 2012, January 2013, February 2013. RUAN TRANSPORTATION–To be announced

ALL UNioN MEETiNGs ArE HELD AT THE MEET-iNG HALL UNLEss oTHErWisE iNDiCATED. LoCAL UNioN No. 610, 11472 sCHENK DriVE, MAryLAND HEiGHTs, Mo 63043.

LoCAL 618 All union meetings are held at 9040 Lackland Rd., Overland, MO 63114, unless otherwise indicated.

The General Membership meeting of Local 618 are held on the third saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m. The meetings are held in the Local 618 Hall lo-cated at 9040 Lackland road, overland, Mo 63114. Meetings cancelled for June, July and August.

LoCAL 682 The regular meetings of Local 682 are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Local 682 Hall, 5730 Elizabeth Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110.

THirD TUEsDAy FRANKLIN COUNTY Geographical Meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Union City Hall, Union, MO.

THirD THUrsDAy ROLLA, MO meeting at 6:30 p.m.

LoCAL 688 The regular membership meetings of Local 688 are held in the months of January, March, May, september and November. ** Please note: RINGLING BROS. UNITS.- Meetings are scheduled on an as needed basis. UPS outstate meeting schedules posted at Centers. UPS E.C. Part-Time 22.3; Posted at Center; UPS Air (Gate-way) & UPS E.C. Preload – as scheduled; INTERSTATE BAKERIES (Desloge) – as scheduled.

FirsT TUEsDAy AMERICOLD(formerly VersaCold), DYNACRAFT, MADISON WHSE.; 5:00 p.m.; Union Hall;TEVA PHARMA-CEUTICALS; 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.; Elks Lodge, Mexico, Mo. COTT BEVERAGES; 7:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m.; Union Hall; PRAIRIE FARMS CHEESE PLANT, 9:30 a.m., Cheese Plant, Quincy.

FirsT WEDNEsDAy LOY LANGE BOX, GATEWAY COLD STORAGE, KINDER MORGAN, 4:15 p.m., BOILERMAKERS LOCAL 27, 1547 S. Broadway; MISC. MEETING, UNIVERSAL PRINTING, BRAUER SUPPLY; 5:10 p.m., Union Hall; NEW WORLD PASTA, 7:15 a.m., 2nd 1:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m.; PARDELLA CLUB, 753 Pardell Club; LASCO, 12:00 p.m., At Company; STEELWELD, 3:45 p.m., VFW St. Clair; PEPSI BEVERAGE COMPANY WAREHOUSE & PRODUCTION, 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., Union Hall.

FirsT THUrsDAy GRAYBAR ELECTRIC, 11:00 a.m., at Company; PEPSI BEVERAGE COMPANY DRIVERS, 3:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., Union Hall; UPS Earth City Package Car, 7:00 p.m., Union Hall; UPS Jefferson Ave., (Preload,9:30 A.M.)(Twilight Sort, 5:00P.M.)(Package Car, 7:00 P.M.), Marriott Resident Inn; INTERSTATE BRANDS-BUTTERNUT & WONDER, 3:30 p.m., Local 688, Hannibal; FKI LO-GISTEX, 1:00 p.m., 3:45 p.m., Olivette Lanes, 9520 Olive Blvd; INDUSTRIAL SOAP; 1ST shift, 4:30 p.m. and 2nd shift 5:30 p.m., at Humphries.

FirsT sATUrDAy KOLLER CRAFT, 12:00 p.m., Pevely Camp.

FirsT sUNDAy UPS All Feeders, 1:00 p.m., Union Hall.

sECoND MoNDAy ENTENMANNS BAKERY SALES; 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m.; 8243 Lackland; GATE GOURMET, 10:00 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 2:00 p.m., Union Hall; PLUMBING INDUSTRY (AT-LAS, FERGUSON ENTERPRISE, MIRACLE SUPPLY) 5:15 p.m., Union Hall; LOUIS MAULL, 4:15 p.m., Union Hall; MOTOR APPLIANCE, 3:45 p.m., American Legion.

sECoND TUEsDAy PAPER INDUSTRY (SKH, XPEDX, ST.LOUIS PA-PER & BOX, ROYAL), 9:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m. Union Hall; CONAGRA FROZEN FOODS, 1:00 p.m; 3:00 p.m., 5:45 p.m., Elk Lodge/Macon; IBC WONDER/HOST-ESS TRANSPORT, 10:00 a.m., Union Hall; KEEBLER DRIVER/WHSE. (Kellogg), 3:00 p.m., Union Hall; IBC WONDER GARAGE ATTENDANTS, OLD VIENNA SNACKS-SALES/WHSEL, 3:00 p.m., Union Hall.

sECoND WEDNEsDAy INSURANCE & WELFARE OFFICES, 8:00 a.m., Union Hall; JOINT COUNCIL 13 at Local 618, 9:00 a.m.; LOCAL 682, 11:00 a.m., at Local 682; LOCAL 600,12:00 p.m., at Local 600; BROWNING ARMS, 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., VFW Lemay Ferry; COCA-COLA REFRESHMENT COMPANY, WESTPORT, 3:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m., Quality Inn, Dorsett Road.

sECoND THUrsDAy CONAGRA FOODS, 3rd shift 8:00 a.m., 2nd shift 1:30 p.m., 1st shift 4:00 p.m., Union Hall; COCA COLA WHSE/DRIVERS, Cooler Service - Service Techs,10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., Sleep Inn Hotel, St. Charles; A&E/SEARS SERVICE, 7:00 p.m., Union Hall; IBC WONDER-SALES-ST. LOUIS, 11:30 p.m., 1:00 p.m., IBC settlement Room; FERALLOY, 3:00 p.m., Eagles Hall

sECoND FriDAy MIRACLE SUPPLY, 3:00 p.m., Miracle Supply, Pal-myra; TRUCKING INDUSTRY (ABF TRUCKING, LEWIS BROTHER BAKERY, YRCW) 7:00 p.m., Boat Club; KOHL WHOLESALE, 7:45 p.m., Boat Club; PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, 4:00 p.m., Boat Club.

sECoND sATUrDAy LIQUOR INDUSTRY (GLAZER MIDWEST, MAJOR BRANDS, LUXCO), 9:00 a.m., Union Hall; UNITED FRUIT, 10:00 a.m., Union Hall; PERSONNEL STAFFING, 11:00 a.m., Union Hall; MERIDIAN MEDICAL ,10:00 a.m., Union Hall;GEORGE HEIMOS, 10:00 a.m., Union Hall.

sECoND sUNDAy UPS Feeders, 1:00 p.m., Union Hall, Stewards-12:00p.m.

THirD MoNDAy IBC WONDER-ST. CLAIR SALES, 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., St. Clair Thrift. DR. PEPPER- SNAPPLE DRIV-ERS & WAREHOUSE, 12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., Union Hall; SHURE MFG., 3:45 p.m., The Landing; CHECKER BAG, 2ND shift 3:00 p.m., 1st shift 3:45 p.m., Olivette Bowling, 9723 Grandview Dr.; GRINDELL, CHILIMACKS, BLACK & WHITE DELIVERY, JET COURIER, STL DELIVERY,5:00 p.m., Union Hall.

THirD TUEsDAy FRITO LAY, FENTON DC, 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., Stratford Bar, South Outer 44 Rd, Fenton, Mo. 63044; IBC DESLOGE, 3:00 P.M., Cafeteria.

THirD WEDNEsDAy OPTICAL SPECIALIST, 9:00 a.m., at Employer; CAN-TEEN VENDING, 3:00 p.m., Union Hall; FRITO-LAY, INC. EARTH CITY DC, 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.,6:00p.m., Union Hall; OLD VIENNA SNACKS-SALES/WHSE., 3:30 p.m., Union Hall; RYERSON, 3:00 p.m., Union Hall.

THirD THUrsDAy UPS OFFICE & CSI, 5:00 p.m. Union Hall; LEEHAR, 6:00 p.m., Union Hall; UNISOURCE, ALFA-PET, 3:00 p.m. Union Hall.

THirD sATUrDAy AF MECHANICS, 4:00 p.m. Union Hall; AFS WARE-HOUSE 2nd shift, 10:00 a.m., 3rd shift, 3:00 p.m.; Union Hall; AF&AFS WAREHOUSE, 1st shift; 3:30 p.m.; Union Hall; AF&AFS OFFICE; 5:15 p.m.; Union Hall.

FoUrTH MoNDAy SCHNUCKS WAREHOUSE, 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., Union Hall;, IBC WONDER/HOSTESSMANCHESTER, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Manchester; SHELL LUBRICANTS, 3:00 p.m., O’Fallon Bowl.

FoUrTH TUEsDAy BOHN & DAWSON, 1st Shift: 1:30 p.m., 2nd Shift: 2:45 p.m., Barney’s Lounge; SUPERVALU OFFICE/WHSE., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.,5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.,7:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., Union Hall.

FoUrTH WEDNEsDAy FREIGHTLINE OFFICES (ABF, USF HOLLAND, YRC FREIGHT OFFICES), 4:00 p.m., 6:00p.m. Big Daddy’s;COCA COLA NORTH AMERICA (WARREN-TON), 2:00 p.m., 3:45 p.m., American Legion, 28855 Legion Trail, Warrenton Mo.

FoUrTH THUrsDAy SCHNUCKS QUIPCO, 6:00 a.m., Union Hall; SCHNUCKS QUIPCO 2ND & 3RD shifts, 9:00 a.m., Union Hall; SCHNUCKS QUIPCO STORE GROUP, 2:30 p.m., Union Hall; PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY, 7:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., Union Hall; INW/CAMP, 2:00 p.m., Pevely camp; FRITO-LAY-GRANITE CITY DC, 2:30 p.m., Smokey Joe’s, 3998 Lake Pontoon Beach, IL. 62040.

FoUrTH FriDAy NABISCO DRIVERS/WHSE, 1:00 p.m.; at Employer.

LoCAL 833 The regular membership meetings of Local 833 in Jefferson City are held at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month (except June, July and August — meetings suspended) in the Local Union Hall, 230 West Dunklin, Jefferson City, MO.

In MemoriamLOCAL 600EugeneHarrisonFrankCaloniGeraldMcDuffieGordonPhillipsJamesRayburnJamesYoungLarryWoodLowellMcClurgRalphJonesRichardCarrRichardE.WilsonRichardWallaceRobertSmithRobertVonCloedtRoyHowardTimothyNorton

LOCAL 604CarlBethelJr.RonaldCobbWymanNash

ZacharyEWheatEulosEMontgomeryJayEMarikDaisyTrustJamesAFrankeJaneMDunnJeromeABrockmeyerJamesJHusseyEdwardACourtoisWilfredDaumWilliamCKeatonCarlJMeshotoMaryJoMeierDorothyEPatrickRoseJohnsonSwainJustinJLangRichardJUngerJosephDeAngelisKathrynAdkirsonJamesEDuganErnestJWolfEMarieGerber

ErnestTyraTrumanWhite

LOCAL 618 LisaVonDorstenMickeyBolesLarryMcNailKennyChristensen

LOCAL 682MikeCollins

LOCAL 688TerallRKoehlerCharlesFernandezBerniceHayesMaryLHeideburJohnLEvansJrEllisEMidgettLeroyFLuketichRonaldGBrownDorisJGowins

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