http://804membersunited.org Informed and United Members Building a Strong Local 804 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:05:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Watch the Video! Fast Forward to the 6-Minute Mark. In his "Letter from the President" in this month's 804 News, Howie Redmond wrote, "We can proudly say that we are taking care of business in the one area that we are responsible for—the union contract." Taking care of business: that's right. And ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/132 After violating federal law for more than four months, the Local 804 Pension Fund finally responded to members' legal requests for documents from our pension fund. But our fund continues to violate the Pension Protection Act by refusing to turn over the most important documents that members requested. What are our ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/131 Local 804 Members United is holding informational meetings in Queens and Long Island to bring together Local 804 members who want to get informed, get involved and bring the pride and power back to Local 804. Click here to download a leaflet for the Queens meeting, Sat., July 12 at 10 ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/130 While members' eyes have been on our local's pension problems, our Health Fund has lost at least half its assets in just five years. Research by Local 804 Members United reveals that the Local 804 Health Fund has lost nearly $18 million since June 2003. Just five years ago, the Fund ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/125 When members hear that our Health Fund lost nearly $18 million or 55 percent of its assets from 2002 to 2007, the first thing they ask is: What happened to the money? The first answer is Local 804 officials did not make sure there was enough money going into the plan. ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/124 Our Local 804 Executive Board never reported to the membership that our Health Fund had lost nearly $18 million or that millions of dollars had been diverted from the Health Fund to the Pension Fund. Local 804 Members United uncovered this information by reviewing the Fund's own financial data as reported ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/126 Members' Attorney Warns Fund A pension attorney representing Local 804 members has warned our Pension Fund trustees that they are in serious violation of the Disclosure Rules of the Pension Protection Act, a federal law that requires the Fund to turn over financial, actuarial and other fund documents to participants who ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/123 A feeder driver in Farmingdale who reported a safety problem was rewarded by management with a 72-hour notice. Fortunately, Local 804 Teamster Joe Miller stuck to his guns. The result? The company fixed the safety problem and dropped the 72-hour notice. The incident reveals a lot about the company's real attitude toward ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/104 Your Legal Rights —and How to Use Them The Surface Transportation Assistance Act ("STAA") protects drivers' rights to enforce truck safety by making it illegal for a company to discipline, discharge or discriminate against an employee for making a vehicle safety complaint or refusing to operate an unsafe vehicle. With any law, ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/103 By Liam Russertt, Package Car Steward (Maspeth) The Executive Board has canceled the summer general membership meeting. The summer meeting is usually canceled, but not always. Last year, the summer meeting was held because of the contract. This year's summer meeting could have been used to address the pension issues ... http://804membersunited.org/archives/101