Going through what the IBT Convention is, what we’re voting on, why it matters, and a little history of the Teamsters.
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IBT Delegate Election: Vote REBUILD 695
It’s happening: we’re running a slate for the IBT Convention to represent Teamsters Local 695. Every five years, the Teamsters union has a Convention where every local sends representatives to vote on priorities and changes to the union. WHY DOES THIS MATTER? Delegates nominate candidates for International Union office and they vote on changes toContinue reading “IBT Delegate Election: Vote REBUILD 695”
What’s going on in the union – December
Hello fellow teamsters, Hell of a time living through coronavirus, kind of upending the year we expected. All the same, here’s some news on what’s going on in 695 and with the IBT: Membership meetings – Teamsters 695 has not held any membership meetings since the beginning of the pandemic. Usually these are held theContinue reading “What’s going on in the union – December”
COVID-19 Coronavirus
Sister and brother Teamsters, By now everyone knows that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a serious pandemic that threatens serious illness and death. Governor Tony Evers has declared a state of emergency following more confirmed cases of the virus in Wisconsin, and is ordering public schools to close starting Wednesday, March 18th. It can’t be overstatedContinue reading “COVID-19 Coronavirus”
Metro Teamsters: We Want Our Contract Meeting
“Whenever a collective bargaining agreement is about to be negotiated, modified or extended at the request of the employer or by this Local Union, the principle executive officer or business representative shall call a meeting at which the membership shall determine and authorize the bargaining demands to be made.” Bylaws of Teamsters Local 695, SectionContinue reading “Metro Teamsters: We Want Our Contract Meeting”
What We Got From Running
Its been a week since the vote count and the smoke has cleared some, so we can start to look at what we got from running in this election. As we’ve said over and over, this was the first officer election in 20 years. The last election was in 1998 when a 695 business agent,Continue reading “What We Got From Running”
Detailed Election Results
Votes were counted Friday, October 25th at Teamsters 695, 1314 N Stoughton Rd in Madison. Rebuild 695 brought observers: Andy Sernatinger, Sonci Stone, Nikki Sampson and Matt Sarenich; rank and file member Eric Johnson also came to observe. Wayne Schultz Slate had staff members Brian and Sandy as their primary observers; Rick Roeth and BillContinue reading “Detailed Election Results”
Election Results (short)
Hey folks, we’ll have a longer post soon but we wanna make sure to get the word out for people eager to hear. 1097 ballots cast, with 73 challenged ballots (flagged by the system for dues payment). The result is 540 for Schultz Slate, 454 for Rebuild 695. The margin of victory was 85 votes,Continue reading “Election Results (short)”
Votes Counted Friday
This being the first local election we’ve had since 1998, most of us aren’t familiar with the process. Here’s what’s going on: Friday, October 25th the ballots will be counted. According to Merriman-River Group, there’s no limit on the number of observers to the ballot count but they reserve the right to cap if thereContinue reading “Votes Counted Friday”
Rebuild Works For You
For this campaign, we’ve driven around the state to talk with Teamsters in Local 695 about our workplaces, our contracts and how our union is working. Everywhere we go we hear similar things: “We thought it was just us that were having problems”, “Things gotta change”, “The guys at the union think we work forContinue reading “Rebuild Works For You”
