WestVirginiaRebel Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 The Blaze The Teamsters Local 25 in Boston is being investigated by the National Labor Relations Board for unfair labor practices after scrapping its policy of allowing dues to be paid incrementally. The union's unannounced decision was made public by seasonal UPS workers who were stunned to find that their $500 dues were deducted from their first paychecks all at once — which, for many, effectively wiped out the earnings they were counting on. What are the details? WBZ-TV uncovered the controversy, telling the story of UPS employee Sheila O'Malley. "I was shocked," O'Malley said, describing the moment she opened up her paycheck after working a 41-hour week and finding it was made out for a mere $14.52. O'Malley believed it was a mistake, at first, remembering that she had signed an agreement to pay her $500 Teamsters union initiation fee in increments of $32.00 a week. But her employer told her it was no accident — and a UPS spokesperson confirmed to WBZ that "Local 25 reversed this long standing practice by rescinding this policy." "I cried and tried to plead my case with them. But there was no wiggle room," O'Malley said. She recalled a union representative explaining to her, "You're a part of the union now and you won't have to worry about that coming out of your check." The seasonal employee was devastated. "Financially it was crippling," she told WBZ. "It seemed like a few hundred dollars but that money was already spent and then we didn't have it." ________ Nice paycheck ya got there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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