Teamsters Local 671

February 26, 2021

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Officers & Staff
CORONAVIRUS INFO
- COVID-19 Update 12-3-20
- IBT Safety & Health - Covid Info Transit Operators
- IBT Safety & Health - Covid Info
- Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers
- COVID-10 Update 10-29-20
- COVID-10 Update 10-23-20
- COVID-10 Update 10-15-20
- COVID-10 Update 10-9-20
- COVID-10 Update 10-2-20
- COVID-10 Update 9-25-20
- COVID-10 Update 9-18-20
- COVID-10 Update 9-11-20
- COVID-10 Update 9-3-20
- COVID-19 Update 8-7-20
- COVID-19 Update 7-10-20
- COVID-19 Update 7-2-20
- UPS Covid-19 Return to Work MOU
- REGIONAL TRAVEL ADVISORY OF SELF QUARANTINE
- COVID-19 Update 6-24-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-22-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-19-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-18-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-17-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-16-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-15-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-12-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-11-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-10-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-8-20
- EMPLOYER RESPONSES TO CORONAVIRUS
- CT Gov. Lamont Releases Sector Rules for Phase Two Reopening Scheduled for Wednesday June 17
- COVID-19 update 06-08
- COVID-19 Update 6-4-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-3-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-2-20
- COVID-19 Update 6-1-20
- COVID-19 Update 5-29-20
- COVID-19 Update 5-28-20
- COVID-19 Update 5-27-20
- COVID-19 Update 5-26-20
- COVID-19 Update 5-22-20
- COVID-19 Update 5-21-20
- COVID-19 Update 5-20-20
- COVID-19 Update 5-19-20
- COVID-19 Update 5-18-20
- Update on CT Unemployment
- Updated Workplace Rules
  - Updated Workplace Rules Flyer
- Update on Unemployment
- Golf Tournament Postponed
- In Midst of a Pandemic, Trump’s NLRB Makes it Nearly Impossible for Workers to Organize a Union
- CT DOL - Important Update re Unemployment Insurance - 3-31-2020.pdf
- Gov Lamont - Executive Order No 7R - Covid-19
- Employee Rights
Business Agent Reports
Events Calendar
Contracts
Union & Labor Articles
- Teamster Strong!
- Local 671 Supports Rally at Amazon
- Complete your bachelor's degree for free from home!
- Gov. Lamont makes workers’ comp more accessible for essential workers sickened by COVID-19
- Under Trump the NLRB Has Gone Completely Rogue
- In Midst of a Pandemic, Trump’s NLRB Makes it Nearly Impossible for Workers to Organize a Union
- Gov Lamont - Executive Order No 7R - Covid-19
- Watch out, UPS. Morgan Stanley estimates Amazon is already delivering half of its packages
- American Workers Need Unions
- I was skeptical of unions. Then I joined one.
- Ruthless Quotas at Amazon Are Maiming Employees
- Why I’m Voting No on UAW’s Deal With GM: A “Third-Tier” Worker
- Labor Unions Help Employees Take More Paid Maternity Leave
- Non-Union Contractor Caused Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
- Class Consciousness Comes to America
- Right to Work and the Double Standard
- Del-Patrick Hope Right-to-work is wrong for Virginia
- The Special Status of Union Stewards
- How Unions Help Moms Take Maternity Leave
- CEOs rake in 940% more than 40 years ago, while average workers earn 12% more
- RIGHT-TO-WORK IS WRONG FOR AMERICAN WORKERS
- Black Women Built That: Labor and Workers’ Rights
Local 671 Notices
- Official Convention Call
- Local 671 Plan Summary for Election of Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the IBT Convention-Revised
- Nominations Notice - Delegates Election
- Local 671 Plan Summary for Election of Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the IBT Convention
- Credit Cards
- Hours of Service Regulatory Update
Health Services
UPS
- UPS Package Division Articles
- UPS W/C Approved Doctor List
- UPS Package Division Articles
- UPS Covid-19 Return to Work MOU
- Watch out, UPS. Morgan Stanley estimates Amazon is already delivering half of its packages
Freight
School Bus Drivers
- Drive Up Standards Newsletter Fall 2020
- Notice of Referendum - First Student
- First Student National Master Agreement Update
- Gov Lamont - Executive Order No 7R - Covid-19
- In Memory of Verlean Douglas
- Drive Up Standards Newsletter Winter 2018 Edition
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Upcoming Events

Nominations Meeting for Delegates Election
Feb 27, 2021

Regular Monthly Meeting
Feb 28, 2021

Affiliates

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Teamsters Joint Council 10 New England

New England Teamsters Federal Credit Union

New England Teamsters Pension Fund

DUE TO THE THREAT OF THE CORONAVIRUS, TEAMSTERS LOCAL 671 HAS MADE THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE VISITORS TO THE UNION HALL

If you have documents to drop off, please use the mail slot next to the front door and call us at 860-242-3200 to let us know they are there to pick up.

Your Union Representatives can be reached as follows:

Dave Lucas 860-985-7953 dlucas@teamsters671.com

Secretary-Treasurer

Anthony Lepore 860-983-0191 tlepore@teamsters671.com

Business Agent

Eric Downer 860-882-7587 edowner@teamsters671.com

Business Agent

THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR MEMBERS AND STAFF REMAINS OUR TOP PRIORITY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING

MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-TREASURER

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

I want to thank all of you for the support you have shown over the past months.

The Covid-19 issues that we have been facing are ever changing and we are doing our very best to assure the safety of our membership and staff and all precautions have been taken to maintain that safety.

We are continuing with the steps that we have taken including no walk ins at the Union Hall – entry is by appointment only and all inside meetings meet or exceed the CDC guidelines.

We will continue to follow all CDC and state mandates. Hopefully this situation will eventually be under control and we can all get back to some degree of what our lives used to be.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

I ask for your patience and help during this very difficult time.

WE WILL ALL GET THROUGH THIS UNITED TOGETHER - STAY SAFE

Fraternally,

Dave Lucas

Secretary-Treasurer

For those of you who are covered under the Local 671 Health Services, Teamsters 671a Health Services, New England Teamsters Pension Fund or the New England Teamsters Federal Credit Union, these services continue to operate under some alternate processes. Please refer to their websites or ours for more information.

Teamsters Local 671 Health Services

www.teamsters671health.com

860-243-0671

Teamsters Local 671 A Health

(Formerly Local 559 Health Services)

https://www.trifund.com/

860-289-3409

New England Teamsters Pension Fund

www.nettipf.com

1-800-447-7709

New England Teamsters Federal Credit Union

www.netfcu.com

1-800-343-7126

Your Business Agents, Local Union and Health Fund Staff are still available to assist you however due to the reduced staffing and hours there may be a slight delay in getting back to you. The union office and health fund offices all have instructions on how to contact your representatives and leave your message. All calls will be answered as promptly as possible.

We sincerely thank you for your cooperation during this difficult time. The safety and well-being of our members and their families and staff remains our top priority. Above all, please take all recommended precautions to safeguard yourselves and your families.

If you have any questions, please contact us through the options listed below.

Teamsters Local 671 Office: (860) 242-3200

David Lucas

Secretary-Treasurer

dlucas@teamsters671.com (860) 985-7953

Anthony Lepore

Business Agent

tlepore@teamsters671.com (860) 983-0191

Eric Downer

Business Agent

edowner@teamsters671.com (860) 882-7587

As of August 28,2020, Service Centers/Teamster Locals will no longer be conducting Credit Union Business (no deposits, no withdrawals)

Other ways to bank with NETFCU:

Online and Mobile Banking - NETFCU.ORG

Remote deposit via NETFCU.ORG/TOUCH BANKING

Telephone Banking - 1-800-598-8973

Bank by mail

Direct deposit

With free checking - 4 free foreign ATM transactions per month

When in Boston visit their Charlestown Branch located at 548 Main Street, Charlestown MA 02129

New England Teamsters Federal Credit Union would like to thank you for the continued opportunity to service your banking needs

Our members are our number one priority

For service related questions, account information or to discuss or establish a remote banking option, please contact NETFCU at 1-800-43-7126.

Message from the Secretary-Treasurer

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

I am writing on behalf of the Officers and Staff of Teamsters Local 671. The current situation with this coronavirus finds all of us in a very unfamiliar way. While the rules are changing daily, we are trying to keep members informed.

We are receiving many questions that there are no direct answers for. Above all, we all need make sure that we along with our families are safe. Some of the questions regarding what to do if you test positive, have been exposed to the virus or you are not feeling well need to be decided by you. We have been in touch with virtually all the companies that we represent and they have concurred that if you feel you should not go to work, let the employer know you will not be disciplined for absenteeism related to this virus.

During this crisis, the Business Agents and I will be limiting our on-site visits for obvious reasons. Our Business Agent’s reports will be on our website soon. Our office is currently operating daily with the mandatory restrictions in place. We are all available via email, text and phone at the numbers and addresses listed below.

Union Hall 860-242-3200

Dave Lucas 860-985-7953 dlucas@teamsters671.com

Secretary-Treasurer

Anthony Lepore 860-983-0191 tlepore@teamsters671.com

Business Agent

Eric Downer 860-882-7587 edowner@teamters671.com

Business Agent

Please read all the postings on our website at www.teamsters671.com, our Facebook page and the bulletin boards in your workplaces or simply call the Union Hall. We will answer the questions that we know the answers to.

Again, above all, keep your families safe and practice the precautions that have been put into place for this reason. Due the daily changes being imposed, as of the writing of this letter, many things could have already changed.

Fraternally yours,

Dave Lucas

Secretary-Treasurer

Principal Officer

Sebastian "Subby Fiume

1928 - 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce that Teamsters Local 671 has lost one of our oldest members.

Retiree Sebastian “Subby” Fiume passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at the age of 91.

Subby has been a member of this Local Union for 64 years. He was an active member for 34 years before retiring in 1990 as a driver for Consolidated Freight and was an active retiree for 30 years.

Subby volunteered when ever asked and sincerely believed in the union labor movement. If he was needed for any reason to help with organizing, walking a picket line or protesting at a demonstration, there was no hesitation.

His generosity to help others didn’t stop there. Subby was also one of the volunteers that stepped up every Christmas and collected toys for children that were less fortunate than others and was always at the Union Hall to help prepare for events. We cannot recall a time when Subby was asked to help that he did not answer the call.

He was a member of the Local 671 Retiree’s Association Executive Board for many years where he continued to promote unionism and help others.

Subby made it very clear to everyone he spoke to that the Teamsters Union gave him and his family a quality of life that everyone deserves. Without members like Subby the lifestyles, pensions and health benefits that we enjoy today would not have been possible.

Subby was very proud to be a member of Teamsters Local 671 and we are all very lucky to have known him. We cannot begin to express how much he will be missed but he will always be fondly remembered.

Rest easy friend, you earned it.

IN MEMORY OF VERLEAN DOUGLAS

The Officers and Staff of Teamsters Local 671 would like to extend our deepest sypathies to the family, friends, and co-workers of Ms. Verlean Douglas from First Student. Our thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones.