ABF | 710 Trustee

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Can anyone believe the ARROGANCE of Vice-President Coli or the willingness of General-President Hoffa to let it continue?
Since day one, Coli has said whatever he has had to say to get us to buy into his "agenda". Now he's not even afraid to put his lie in writing. Local 710's website trusteeship page says:
PLEASE NOTE: On December 10, 2014, General President James P. Hoffa issued an additional notice confirming Local 710’s full trusteeship for a period no less than 18 months....
On the same page there is a link to the Dec. 10, 2014 letter. NO WHERE in the letter does it say anything about a period of no less then 18 months. He tells us whatever he needs to to further his "agenda". And thinks we're to dumb to question the all powerful and knowing Coli.
Mr. Coli, we may not have gone to law school, like you, but most of us stupid drivers, dock workers, office workers, etc. can read. We also know when someone is screwing us.
It's time we start holding General President Hoffa accountable for the actions of his appointed Trustee. He has an election next year and he needs to protect the rights of 710 members and not Coli's political agenda. (even if they are on the same political team)
Concerned 710 members should contact Mr. Hoffa @ (202) 624-6800 and tell him to remove Mr. Coli as Trustee immediately and do whatever he needs to do to return OUR local to us, the members.
 
if what's going on at our local wasn't clear before maybe this will help. Mr. Coli has not had a union meeting in 10 months. At the last meeting all he could talk above t was the terrible financial condition of the local. Since then he has sold off the entire fleet of cars which we owed nothing on, for almost nothing. He has purchased 4 new trucks for the agents that he appointed and spent over $180000 that we cant afford. Mr. Coli now sends out misleading newsletters instead... of having Union meetings. All so that no one can question the information that he puts out. He's spending thousands of dollars of our money instead of having meetings just to control his message and so that he doesn't have to answer to the members. Mr. Coli is making sure that we are broke so that he can continue to control Local 710 until he can get his funkiest elected or until he can show why we have to break up our local.
 
The IBT Constitution requires meetings, and a quorum AT the meetings to approve all spending,........unless Mr. Hoffa has had a recent Constitutional change, like what they did with the third UPS vote, ( eliminated the need for members to vote on a contract, and accept what the companies offered.......for the "good of the membership".).

I'd contact the Independent Counsel, Charles Carberry, phone number in the back of the Teamster magazine, and see if he could look into your lack of accountability,....... and meetings.

Our Local is one of the most solvent Locals in the country, and we are having an open dialogue on how to compensate our officers for travel expenses. Everything in the open. Maybe that's why we're solvent, and sitting on a huge war chest. Maybe that's why Local #30 members are proud of our Local. Nothing hidden, no secret agendas,....... RUN FOR THE MEMBER'S BENEFIT! IBT take note....
 
These are the stories that make it hard to organize new members and Hoffa doesn't give a ::shit::, except that if he dislikes those who engage in this behavior he has the ability to remove them. And of course our, "Great Union", as Jimmy the Great likes to call it, decries the messenger of these wrongdoings as being the ones who bring the Union down as if those who perpetrate the crimes have nothing to do with it.:shrug:
The IBT Constitution requires meetings
Actually I think this is a DOL requirement, nice that the IBT includes it out our Constitution which, if you've ever tried it, they ignore in their kangaroo courts.
 
The IBT Constitution requires meetings, and a quorum AT the meetings to approve all spending,........unless Mr. Hoffa has had a recent Constitutional change, like what they did with the third UPS vote, ( eliminated the need for members to vote on a contract, and accept what the companies offered.......for the "good of the membership".).

I'd contact the Independent Counsel, Charles Carberry, phone number in the back of the Teamster magazine, and see if he could look into your lack of accountability,....... and meetings.

Our Local is one of the most solvent Locals in the country, and we are having an open dialogue on how to compensate our officers for travel expenses. Everything in the open. Maybe that's why we're solvent, and sitting on a huge war chest. Maybe that's why Local #30 members are proud of our Local. Nothing hidden, no secret agendas,....... RUN FOR THE MEMBER'S BENEFIT! IBT take note....
Sound like your Local officers is trying to do right by their paycheck (i.e. the members). Sounds like your group of Local 30 officers might be a pain in the side of Hoffa's minions or don't hesitate to question something that might be wrong @ the International. ???
 
Yes, they are. Good group of guys, continuing the work of our previous President, Ernie Gigliotti, who, if Labor had a process to canonize exemplary Union officers,.....we'd be calling him Saint Ernie. Low key, no flash, no dash, painfully honest, bluntly truthful ,funny and humble,...........why can't there be more Union leaders like him? Our current guys are continuing his policies, and his methods, much to the dismay of the companies, and the IBT. One of our B.A.'s ......Randy Shepler,.......is running for Eastern Regional V. P. on the Teamsters United slate. Can't say enough good about him.......He ain't real tall but if he sinks his teeth into you, break out the crow bar cause you'll need it.

Him and our President made a point to stop at our terminal at 2:00 in the morning, because they wanted to understand how the HVXP works for ABF. When's the last time you ever heard of an officer showing up after midnight on an active dock,........just to learn how it works as pertains to the contract? Good guys.........
 
Hoffa has done nothing for the Teamsters except manipulate it and run it to his advantage and advantage of his buddies to benefit big business and I am sure kick backs to him or something.. all a matter of uncovering.. So much deception and destroying Americas most powerful union. For what? No one has been benefiting except Hoffa, his officers, local leaders and business with Teamster relation.. A huge uncovering and investigation needs to happen. Its becoming criminal.
 
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