Teamsters Local 107
2845 Southampton Rd.
Philadelphia, PA 19154
215-552-0070 [Main Phone]
215-552-0071 [Fax]
1-866-870-7107 [Toll Free]
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William Hamilton
President-Business Agent
Tony Frasco
Vice-President
Business Agent
Shawn Dougherty
Secretary-Treasurer
Business Agent
Dan Bosak
Recording-Secretary
Business Agent
Ed Slater
Trustee
Ted Mastrogiovanni
Trustee
Mike Mitchell
Trustee
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IBT General President James P. Hoffa appoints Local 107 President Bill Hamilton to serve as International Vice-President.
Jim Hoffa, General President of the IBT announced on Thursday, April 17th that Local 107 President Bill Hamilton has been appointed to the General Executive Board as an International Vice-President for the Eastern Region.
“Bill Hamilton has been a key agent in our Union’s growth and instrumental in our recent national contract with DHL”. Hoffa also said “ Not only has Bill been an important fixture in Pennsylvania’s labor movement for decades, but his work has helped grow the Teamsters Union and can be felt by workers around the country.
“It’s an honor to be selected for the General Executive Board” said Bill, a second generation Teamster. “In addition to my experience, I bring a lot of enthusiasm for working with a group of such talented people, both on the Board, in the Teamsters Union and of course, our Union’s hardworking rank and file.”
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ORGANIZING - LOCAL 107 HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWO ORGANZING DRIVES.
UPS FREIGHT - AFTER A LONG, HARD FOUGHT BATTLE, THE TEAMSTERS HAVE FINALLY NEGOTIATED THE FIRST COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR THESE EMPLOYEES. THE LOCAL WAS SUCCESSFUL IN SIGNING UP THE LARGE MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES AND THEY ARE NOW TEAMSTERS. SHAWN MET WITH THE MEMBERS AND VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY ON THE NEW AGREEMENT. WE WELCOME 85 NEW MEMBERS.
SHAWN IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAMMERING OUT A FIRST AGREEMENT WITH NEWLY ORGANIZE MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP. NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING AND THE MEMBERS WILL BE KEPT UPDATED AS THEY PROGRESS.
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Teamsters' UPS Freight Campaign Reaches 4,000-Worker Milestone
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Winners of the 2007-08 Teamsters Local 107 Scholarship have been announced. They are;
Erin Keane
Daughter of Anthony Keane (movies, theaters, casual)
Erin hopes to study for the Physical Therapy field in the fall.
Charles O’Neill
Son of Charles O’Neill (Penn Jersey Paper Co.)
Charles hopes to study International Relations in the fall
On behalf of the Executive Board and members of Local 107, we wish them both congratulations and continued success in their education.
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LOCAL 107 ORGANIZING
The Local has been successful on the organizing front recently.
Shawn Dougherty has organized FLT Technology which brings 34 new members to the Local. Shawn has successfully completed negotiations with the employer on a first contract.
Tony Frasco is presently in negotiations for a first contract for 18 Northampton Township employees.
Shawn is in negotiations for a first contract with Beckett Apothacary. There are 13 new members.
The National Labor Relations Board has recently certified the election for 8 employees of ABCO Rrefrigeration which is located just around the corner from the Local. Shawn has requested dates to begin negotiations from the Company.
The Local won an election for 7 employees of Frank Winnie Rope and Cord. The election was held on Thursday, March 29 and was 5-2 in favor of Local 107.
A special thanks to Chris Buschmeier and Mike Nugent for their help in these organizing drives.
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HIGHWAY TRUCK DRIVERS AND HELPERS, LOCAL 107 SCHOLARSHIP FORM
Download the scholarship form - Click Here
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NEW ADDRESS FOR HEALTH & WELFARE AND PENSION FUNDS
The Teamsters Health & Welfare and Pension Funds will be moving to Pennsauken, NJ effective as of April 10, 2006. The new address and phone numbers are;
Teamsters Health & Welfare and Pension Fund
6981 N. Park Dr.
Suite 400
Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Toll free # 1-800-523-2846
New local # 1-856-382-2400
REMEMBER THESE CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE AS OF APRIL 10, 2006
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LEGAL NEWS
As part of the Executive Board’s effort to service the members, we have continued our relationship with our attorneys to provide legal representation to you on an individual basis. While Markowitz & Richman represents the Union in its labor matters, members can call our principle attorney, Tom Kohn, at 215-875-3129 for referrals or Mulvey and Flanagan at 215-731-0100 to discuss their legal problems. Both Mike Mulvey and Mike Flanagan have represented Local 107 members in the past.
Initial consultations are free of charge and representation is provided at a reduced rate for Local 107 members.
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