Many members have questions about the unfair new absenteeism policy imposed by management at Rhode Island Hospital.
Local 251 and UNAP are taking united action against the new policy. We will be holding a joint membership meeting soon.
While we fight the policy, we also want to inform members so you can protect yourself and enforce your rights.
Teamsters Local 251 completed our Local Election of Officers & Agents with the counting of the mail ballots on October 29, overseen by an independent election service.
Congratulations to the officers and agents elected, and thanks to all the members who participated by voting in the election.
The following candidates were elected for a term from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019:
Secretary Treasurer: Matthew Taibi
President: Paul Santos
Vice President: Antonio Suazo
Recording Secretary: Brooke Reeves
Trustee: Dennis Lavallee
Trustee: Carl Chicoine
Trustee: Decio Goulart
Business Agent: Paul Santos
Business Agent: Matthew Maini
Business Agent: Alan Torigian
Business Agent: Bob Sayer
Business Agent: Nick Williams
Click here to view the full results from the Official Certification.
Decision issued October 17, 2016.
Click here to read the Oct. 17, 2016 Notice from the Office of the Election Supervisor.
Click here to read the entire decision from the Office of the Election Supervisor.
The ballot count in the election for IBT officers will begin at 10:00 am Eastern on November 14, 2016.
Click here to read the full notice (Spanish version) from the Office of the Election Supervisor.
General President Candidates Fred Zuckerman and General Secretary-Treasurer Candidate Ken Hall answered questions at the IBT Officer Candidates Forum on August 25, 2016. Members viewed the forum live on C-SPAN, and on the Teamsters web page and Facebook page, and the forum was recorded.
Now, the entire forum may be viewed in the Candidate Videos section of http://www.ibtvote.org, or on the Election Supervisor’s Vimeo page, http://www.vimeo.com/oesibt.
Click here to read the full notice (Spanish version) on videos of the Candidates Forum from the Office of the Election Supervisor.
8 workers employed at Horizon Beverage in West Greenwich RI voted to join Teamsters Local 251 on January 6, 2016, demanding dignity and respect, fair wages and good benefits. Teamsters represent workers in the beer, liquor and wine distribution industry, and seek to raise the standards of Horizon Beverage workers to Teamster standards.
What: Informational Picket & Rally
When: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 starting at 6am
Where: Horizon Beverage
119 Hopkins Hill Rd, West Greenwich, RI 02817
Please stand with Horizon Beverage workers and Teamsters Local 251 members in calling for a fair contract. Nothing in this statement should be construed to express any intention to engage in a strike or other concerted refusal to work.
More than 600 Nabisco workers in Chicago are fighting to save their community from being destroyed.
Come out to hear their story and share your solidarity Thursday, Sept. 8.
Mondolez (the food conglomerate based in Illinois that has Nabisco in its portfolio) announced that rather than invest $130 million in modernizing its plant in Chicago, they will instead move the jobs to a new factory in Mexico. The result: a loss of 600 well-paying and community-sustaining jobs on Chicago’s Southwest Side.
Corporate Greed is threatening to sell these jobs over the border.
Are you a Rhode Island Hospital member interested in CNA training?
When: August 25, 2016 6:30 pm (EDT)
Where: National Press Club
529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20045
Who: Fred Zuckerman, candidate for IBT General President on the Teamsters United Slate
Ken Hall, candidate for IBT General Secretary-Treasurer on the Hoffa-Hall 2016 Slate
(Jim Hoffa, candidate for IBT General President on the Hoffa-Hall 2016 Slate has designated Mr. Hall to appear as his representative at the Candidates Forum. 2016 Election Rules, Article VII, Section 6(d))
Watch: Watch LIVE at https://facebook.com/teamsters or https://teamster.org. The internet audience will be able to submit questions that may be posed to the candidates during the Forum.
Watch the Forum later, or read the transcript, at http://www.ibtvote.org.
Check http://www.ibtvote.org for updates about the General President Candidates Forum.
Download the official notice on the Candidates Forum from the Office of the Election Supervisor here.
The Rhode Island AFL-CIO has been invited to participate in the Young Worker Leadership Institute- August 5-9 in Ohio. The RI AFL-CIO has 2 spots at this exciting conference to train and connect young union leaders from across the country. The AFL-CIO will be taking care of flights, hotels, and 2 meals a day and the Rhode Island AFL-CIO will be providing a $200 stipend for meals, taxis, and incidental expenses.
Young leaders in our union who may be interested in attending can apply here.
The YWLI is an advanced training that builds the labor movement by investing in young labor activists. The curriculum prepares young union members to build and help lead policy, organizing and political campaigns in their communities and through our Young Worker Advisory Council.
