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Teamsters Local 25 Endorses Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate - FALL 2012
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Teamsters Local 25 Endorses
Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate
Teamsters Local 25 Endorses Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate - FALL 2012
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In This Issue | Fall 2012
                                                                                      14                           The “Left Lane” is the name of
                                                                                                                   the new Teamsters Local 25 Store,
                                                                                                                   which is housed in the Day Room at
                                                                                                                   the headquarters at 544 Main Street,
FEATURES                                        DEPARTMENTS                                                        Charlestown, Massachusetts.

5    A Strong Voice for Workers:                  2       Business Agent Reports                                   The store features a select number of
                                                                                                                   different items offered on a seasonal
     Governor Appoints O’Brien                  16        TeamstersCare                                            basis: shirts, hats, jackets and sweat-
     to Massport Board                                                                                             shirts. There will also be specialty
                                                18        Secretary-Treasurer’s Report                             items available throughout the year.
6    Fighting Back at the Ballot                20        Blood Bank                                               The store will be open from 8 a.m.
     Box: Obama, Warren are                                                                                        to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday,
     Friends of Working Families                22        Calendar
                                                                                                                   and one hour before and one
                                                26        Pensioners                                               hour after the monthly meetings.
12   Solidarity In Action: Teamsters
     Partner with Carpenters at                 27        In Memoriam                                              The store accepts cash,
                                                                                                                   credit card or debit card.
     Transfer Station in Braintree              28        Retiree Chapter News                                     For more information call
                                                                                                                   (617) 241-9687
14   Members Choose Steady,
     Strong Course for Local 25

             The
                   Spokesman
                        Mark A. Harrington      Andrew P. Walsh
                                                                           Sean M. O'Brien, President/Principal Officer
                                                                          John Jay Manley        Tom Mari                David A. Pietroforte
                        Secretary-Treasurer     Recording-Secretary       Trustee                Business Agent          Field Representative
                        John A. Murphy          Jackie Addison            Mark D. Lessard        Robert Fabrizio         Steven R. Sullivan
                        Vice President/         Trustee                   Business Agent         Business Agent          Organizer
                        Business Agent          Joan C. Corey             George Slicis          Steven J. South
                                                Trustee                   Business Agent         Business Agent

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Teamsters Local 25 Endorses Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate - FALL 2012
Message from the
                                                       President
                    Dear Brothers and Sisters:
                    On September 8 our stewards gathered at Montvale Plaza in Stoneham to attend our annual Stewards Conference.
                    Special guests included Elizabeth Warren, our candidate for U.S. Senate. She made it clear to all of us why she would
                    be our advocate in the United States Senate. “I will have your back in Washington,” she said. “Scott Brown does not
                    have your back, he doesn’t vote in favor of working families.” We need to work hard for Elizabeth Warren.

                    September 12 marked a special day for Local 25 members and the rest of the labor community when I was sworn
                    in to serve on the Massport Board of Directors. My role as the labor representative on the board is to make sure
                    that labor has a strong voice when decisions are being made that affect workers at Massport. Local 25 has a long
“Thank you to our   history of leaders serving on the Massport Board dating back to 1956.
 membership for
                    I am proud to say that on September 16, I and my leadership team were re-elected to serve our local union for
 your continued     another three-year term. I believe that this group of dedicated individuals has what it takes to move our 112-year-
  trust in me.”     old local union into the future. We have limitless work to do and with the membership’s vote of confidence, there is
                    nothing that can get in our way. Thank you to our membership for your continued trust in me.
 –SEAN M. O'BRIEN
    PRESIDENT/      September was a busy month for our chosen charitable cause of autism. On September 22, we held our annual golf
PRINCIPAL OFFICER   tournament and raised more than $40,000 from our dedicated membership and corporate sponsors. On September
                    30, we participated in the Boston Walk for Autism at Suffolk Downs where we had a huge presence of support from
                    our members and their families. Thank you to the membership for all you continue to do for autism.

                    The labor movement is at a crossroads with this year’s federal election. The choice has never been clearer for pres-
                    ident of the United States. Barack Obama has worked tirelessly to try to move a philosophical roadblock in Wash-
                    ington, D.C. The Republicans have stalled many worker friendly pieces of legislation, stifled jobs bills and tried to
                    stop unemployment benefits for hard working Americans. Mitt Romney is not our friend and never will be our
                    friend. He has made his fortune off the backs of working people. We cannot be fooled by the Romney-Ryan
                    ticket. If they are elected, our fundamental right to bargain for wages, hours and working conditions will no
                    doubt be in jeopardy.

                    We have an opportunity to re-shape the landscape of the United States Senate with the election of Elizabeth Warren.
                    She has proven to us that she is on our side on all of the important issues. Scott Brown, although a seemingly nice
                    guy, does not vote with us on significant bills like unemployment extensions and jobs bills. Nice guys don’t vote
                    against unemployment extensions in the middle of the worst economy since the Great Depression. Elizabeth War-
                    ren is our candidate and I urge you and your family to vote for her on November 6.

                    Thank you for your continued support of my administration. I will not let you down!

                    Enjoy the upcoming holiday season with your families.

                    Fraternally,

                    Sean M. O'Brien
                    President/Principal Officer
Teamsters Local 25 Endorses Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate - FALL 2012
Business Agent
                               Dedicated to Our Local Union Members

                             Vice-President and Business Agent            difficult negotiation. The Red Cross has been battling unions
                             John Murphy                                  across the country, trying to pass along the rising health care costs
                                                                          to their employees.
                              We have upcoming contract negotiations          I was honored to be re-elected as part of the President O'Brien
                              at UPS/UPS Freight, DHL, Gate Gourmet,      team for another three years. We’ve made great strides but there is
                              Signature Flight and Boston Tow. General    much work to be done these next three years. I look forward to
                              President Jim Hoffa has appointed me to     working with my colleagues and all of you as we move forward.
                              serve as a member of the National Negoti-       Best wishes to you and your family for a healthy fall and
                              ating Subcommittee, as well as the New      upcoming holiday season.
England Supplement Committee, to negotiate a new contract with
ABF Freight System, Inc.
     The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has                                       Business Agent
changed the definition of a tank vehicle which will now require all
                                                                                                       Tom Mari
CDL drivers to obtain the tank endorsement on their CDL license.
The new definition now includes drivers who may transport totes of                                       Negotiations continue at a slow pace with
more than 119 gallons, with a total aggregate capacity of 1,000 gal-                                     the three groups at the city of Everett. We
lons or more in a single vehicle. Any employee who operates a tow                                        have met numerous times since July and
motor will now need a Hoisting License under MGL 146 Section 53.                                         it has gone very slow. Cities and towns all
     The United/Continental Mechanics Integration Committee has                                          over this country have taken advantage of
its proposals, and is working with the company to put the contracts                                      the current economic conditions to avoid
together. These negotiations are ongoing and will take some time. As      doing the right thing by their employees and the city of Everett is no
they move forward we will keep our United/Continental mechanics           exception. Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria has decided to take a back
informed on the integration.                                              seat in these negotiations. Instead of meeting with us, rolling up his
     In closing, don’t forget to utilize the credit union, run by Team-   sleeves and getting a deal done, he has hired attorneys to do his dirty
sters for Teamsters.                                                      work. I call on all members in Everett to come together and tell the
                                                                          mayor that not only does he have an obligation to you as employees,
                                                                          but the majority of our members are taxpayers in the city. We must
                             Business Agent                               demand a fair contract that improves our members’ lives, and if he
                             George Slicis                                continues to hide behind his office door we will make our message
                                                                          heard next election at the ballot box.
                            I am no longer handling UPS. I’d like to           The construction industry has picked up over the past few
                            thank all of the stewards for their hard      months which will keep our concrete members busy. We have added
                            work and commitment to this local. I’ve       about a dozen new seniority members at Boston Sand and Gravel. I
                            enjoyed working with you over the             have been attending many building trades meetings where we are
                            years. The upcoming negotiations will         working on five to six different project labor agreements (PLAs) that
                            be challenging but remember that you          should be signed off on shortly. PLAs are imperative to our mem-
have the best union behind you.                                           bers’ getting work on construction projects throughout the state and
    As Dave Pietroforte prepares to step down, I will be assuming         is a clear reason why we need to continue to elect politicians who
the paper and liquor divisions. I look forward to working with the        support PLAs.
stewards and members of these companies and carrying through                   As we all know, this fall is probably the most important election
on the good work that Dave did.                                           any of us have seen in our adult lives and we all must make sure we
    I will start negotiations with MS Walker shortly and the              get out and vote in November. Mitt Romney and Scott Brown are
American Red Cross in November. The Red Cross will be a                   both against project labor agreements and, if elected, will make sure

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Reports
that all construction projects are open shop. Obama and Warren are           improvements must take place soon.
friends of working people.                                                       Finally, we are coming to that time of year again where we ask
    In closing, thank you to President O’Brien, and the entire O’Brien       and urge you all to think about our members’ children whose par-
Slate, for its decision to nominate me as Vice President and Business        ents are dealing with hard times, and to all of those children that we
Agent of the greatest local union in the country. Thank you also to          can help this coming Christmas! Our Toys for Tots campaign will be
the membership for allowing me the privilege to represent you. I             kicking off in late November, and our goal is to surpass last year’s
look forward to working hard for all of you in the future.                   donations. With your continued generous support, we will.
                                                                                 I look forward to seeing all of you soon.

                            Business Agent
                            Robert Fabrizio                                                             Field Representative
                                                                                                        Dave Pietroforte
                            I am happy to announce that over the
                            summer I successfully ratified three con-                                      Since my last report, I have been success-
                            tracts. The first one is a first-time contract                                 ful in reaching agreements with North
                            with the security guards at St. Elizabeth                                      American Industries in Woburn and
                            Hospital in Brighton. This is a three-year                                     G.D. Matthews in Charlestown. We rati-
                            contract. I would like to welcome these 16                                     fied a new five-year agreement with
new members to Teamsters Local 25. I look forward to representing                                          North American Ind. and a three-year
you and working with your steward, Eugene Rinaldi!                           agreement with G.D. Matthews with health and pension and wages.
    The second group is Kuehne & Nagel, a logistics company,                      I am still in talks with Chelsea 911 and DPW, and am awaiting
located in Franklin. I was successful in negotiating a new three-year        dates from Arrow Paper in Wilmington. Additional negotiations
agreement, which includes yearly hourly wage increases of 2.5 per-           have started with M.S. Walker in Norwood.
cent for the top tier and 3.5 percent for the newer members, which               This report is bittersweet for me because it is the last I write
helped bridge the gap. I was also successful in increasing the number        as your field representative. These last six years have been a
of sick days and vacation days for those newer members. I would              learning experience filled with successes and challenges. It has
like to thank my steward, Steve Brockway, and also Deb Evans, for            been an honor and privilege to work with the leadership, stew-
helping me in these negotiations.                                            ards and membership.
     The third successful contract is a new three-year deal with the             President O’Brien, you are a true leader and friend. I continue
town of Norwell, for the school custodians. The agreement includes           to be amazed by your drive and commitment to all of us. You lead
yearly wage increases along with monetary incentives tied into their         by example and never ask us to do anything you wouldn’t do. The
sick day program. I would like to thank my steward, Joe Healy, and           local continues to grow and I look forward to seeing where you
also Bob Thayer, who helped me in these negotiations.                        take the union in the future. Local 25, and the IBT, are lucky to
    I now will be preparing for the upcoming negotiations with Peter         have you.
Pan Bus Lines, a contract which expires this coming December.                    To the officers and agents, it’s been a great six years! I’m proud
    Joint Venture (The Ride), a para-transit company located in              of what we’ve accomplished together. To the stewards I’ve worked
Readville, whose only contract is with the MBTA, was sold last               with, you are some of the best in the business. You take your role in
spring to National Express, a global company based in Great                  this union seriously and always advocate for the workers you repre-
Britain. Local 25 represents 340 members. When they took over,               sent. To the membership of Local 25, never underestimate the
National Express assured our members that they were going to                 strength of your union, President O’Brien and his team. They work
enhance working conditions and also make improvements in                     tirelessly to provide a better life for you and your family.
how our members were treated. In our opinion, nothing has                        In closing, I’d like to wish everyone a safe and healthy Thanks-
yet changed. National Express has been put on notice that                    giving and holiday season.

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Business Agent Reports
                             Business Agent                              and especially President O’Brien for allowing me to represent the
                             Steve South                                 members of Teamsters Local 25 for another three-year term! Have
                                                                         a great fall season and make sure to ship all of your holiday pack-
                           We settled the contract at Independent        ages via UPS.
                           Pipe and Supply covering 28 drivers and
                           warehousemen. The negotiations came
                           down to the wire when President                                          Business Agent
                           O’Brien came in and closed the deal. We                                  Mark Lessard
                           negotiated yearly wage increases, a bet-
ter health care plan, all men in progression brought right up to                                      Since my previous report, I have com-
top rate and many other improvements with NO concessions.                                             pleted negotiations and ratified new
The contract was ratified unanimously. We also settled the con-                                       agreements with the town of Concord
tract at Northeast Electrical/Sonepar and ratified the contract                                       (911 Dispatchers), UMass-Boston
unanimously. This contract also contained yearly wage increases                                       (patrolmen and sergeants), UMass-
(with significant wage increases for the lowest paid members and                                      Lowell (police and security), Ameri-
new members joining the union), a better health care split (saving       cold Logistics, Jet-a-Way, city of Melrose (school administra-
members up to $400 dollars per month), pension maintenance of            tors), Sodexo at Mt. Ida College, Admiral Metals and DSM Neo-
benefits and other improvements with no givebacks.                       Resins in Wilmington. I have completed negotiations with the
    We settled the contract with the city of Cambridge on behalf         town of Winthrop on behalf of the clerical members and will be
of the DPW supervisors. We negotiated 20 improvements in the             holding a ratification meeting soon.
contract with no givebacks. The contract was ratified 7-2. We also           I am in the process of beginning negotiations with the towns of
negotiated an agreement with Muldoon Trucking for the 11 dri-            Sudbury, Brookline and Saugus on behalf of the 911 dispatchers in
vers and warehousemen.                                                   those towns. I continue to negotiate with the town of Tewksbury
    We continue negotiations at the South Shore Regional Emer-           for the school nurses and school administrators.
gency Communications Center (SSRECC) covering the dispatch-                  I have two cases filed for arbitration at Hertz/Logan and I am
ers, call takers and supervisors. Negotiations have been slow and        in the process of scheduling dates for both of these cases, which
quite frustrating for the new and existing members from Cohas-           involve terminated members. I will follow up in my next report.
set, Hingham, Hull and Norwell due to the administration of this             At UPS in Chelmsford, the problem of supervisors working and
new entity. They have tried to break the will of our members             9.5 violations (excessive overtime) continue to be issues. The stew-
through frivolous discipline, forced overtime, unsafe staffing lev-      ards do a great job monitoring both issues and file the appropriate
els and harassment. We have countered with labor charges, a              grievances as needed. I would like to thank the stewards for all that
request for state mediation, and a commitment to our members             they do for Local 25 and its members. The company has begun to
that we will not stop fighting until they have a strong first contract   hire seasonal workers for their peak season.
including safety and respect in the workplace.                               I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the follow-
    UPS and UPS Freight National Negotiations began on Sep-              ing stewards who have recently been elected or appointed to
tember 27 in Washington, D.C., when the union presented pro-             represent their fellow brothers and sisters: Tom Mahoney of
posal packages to the company. President O’Brien has appointed           DSM Neoresins, Zoila Perez of Emerald Green Building Ser-
me to serve on the Negotiating Committees. I look forward to             vices, Robert Pugsley of Sodexo, Robert Brugman of Hertz,
the learning experience and thank President O’Brien for the              Roger Wallace of the Acton 911 dispatchers, George Taylor of
opportunity.                                                             the Sudbury 911 dispatchers, Jorge Ortiz of UMass-Boston
    In the moving and storage industry, we have been working             patrolmen, Fred Rheault of UMass-Lowell patrolmen, Joe Hey-
hard to organize the nonunion competition to “even the playing           wood of Jet-a-Way and John O’Connor of Admiral Metals. I
field.” We have also been educating the nonunion workers regard-         want to thank them and wish them the best with their new lead-
ing prevailing wages on state jobs as several of the companies are       ership positions.
violating the laws.                                                          In closing, I hope everyone had a great fall and I wish you all
    Thank you to all of my stewards, brother and sister members,         good health! Be safe!

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Michela Finnegan

                    Gov. Patrick (right) swears in President O'Brien as his sons, Sean, Jr. and Joseph, look on.

                      STRONG    A
                   VOICE for WORKERS
                             Governor Appoints O’Brien to Massport Board
                   Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has appointed             updated charter reiterated the importance of a
                   Local 25 President Sean O’Brien to the board of            labor representative. Board members are
                   the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport).               appointed to staggered seven-year terms, usually
                   O’Brien was sworn in on September 12 in the                one new member per year. The governor
                   governor’s chamber. The Massport Board of                  appoints all members except for the secretary of
                   Directors confirmed the governor’s appoint-                transportation who is an ex-officio member.
                   ment at the September 20 meeting and O’Brien                    “Sean O'Brien brings valuable experience to
                   will serve a seven-year term.                              the Massport Board and will help guide the
                       “I am excited to continue the tradition of a           authority into the future,” said Massport
                   Teamsters Local 25 representative serving on the           Interim CEO David S. Mackey.
                   Board of Directors of Massport,” O’Brien said.                  Massport owns and operates Boston Logan
                   “There are almost 20,000 workers that work on              International Airport, public terminals in the
                   the Massport footprint and my job is to repre-             Port of Boston, Hanscom Field and Worcester
                   sent the interests of all workers at Massport as           Regional Airport. Massport is a financially self-
                   the labor appointment on the board.”                       sustaining public authority whose premier
                       O’Brien is the official organized labor repre-         transportation facilities generate more than $8
                   sentative, required by Massport’s enabling act.            billion annually, and enhance and enable eco-
                   The original legislation in 1956 stipulated that the       nomic growth and vitality in New England. No
                   board include a representative from a national or          state tax dollars are used to fund operations or
                   international labor organization, and the 2002             capital improvements at Massport facilities.

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L to R: Serge Bertrand,
Gerry Curtin, Edward
Walsh, Tomasz Cieplik
(back), Elizabeth Warren,
Candidate for US
Senate, Jim Donovan,
and Zach Peterson.

STEWARDS LEARN THE

                                                 L to R: Michelle Joshua
                                                 and Elizabeth Warren

Teamsters Horsemen listen to the presentation.   Joan Corey                Elizabeth Warren speaks with Kevin
Teamsters Local 25 Endorses Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate - FALL 2012
Seminar Focuses on Fall Elections,
           ––– Role Teamsters Will Play –––

           M
                     ore than 150 Local 25 stewards attended the annual Stewards’ Seminar on
                     Saturday, September 8, at Montvale Plaza in Stoneham. The program fea-
                     tured a full day of presentations that focused on member services and why
           the November elections are crucial to our future.
               President Sean O’Brien opened the program by welcoming two of his col-
           leagues on the Teamsters General Executive Board, William Hamilton, President of
           Local 107 in Pennsylvania, and John Murphy, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 122 in
           Boston, who stressed the importance of stewards being a direct link to members.
               Attendees gave a rousing welcome to Elizabeth Warren, candidate for U.S. Sen-
           ate. Warren spoke passionately about her goals for the middle class. Warren’s com-
           ments made it clear that this election is critical for the working class and for our
           members across the country and here at home. A victory in this Senate race could
           potentially switch the dynamics of the Senate in our favor and that could mean
           more opportunity for working families everywhere. Following her remarks,
           Warren met individually with stewards.
               Christy Bailey, Director of the Teamsters Department of Field and Political
           Action, spoke about the 2012 elections. She reviewed key states that the Teamsters
           Union is focusing on this election and the “get out the vote” strategy.
               Leslie Miller, Communications Coordinator in the Teamsters Communications
           Department, spoke about social media. She discussed how the Teamsters Union
           uses Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest to get its message out by posting photos and
           information with a labor focus. Local 25 has recently started utilizing social media
           to highlight our legislative victories, charities and information on rallies, strikes
           and other events.
               TeamstersCare’s Larry Libby, Mark Staniul and Leslie Russell updated attendees

   ROPES
           on the Employee Assistance Program. This program is specifically for members
           and their families who are battling substance abuse. All inquiries are always kept
           confidential. The main office is located in Charlestown across from the union hall.
           Visit teamsterscare.com to learn more.
               The program concluded with President O’Brien providing closing remarks and
           a few lucky stewards winning raffle items. Thank you to the vendors who were on
           hand to offer information to our members!
               Stewards in attendance said the event was a great learning experience.
               “The seminar was informative, interactive and an opportunity for me to learn
           from my peers,” said Michelle Joshua, a steward at UPS in Chelmsford. “I left with
           valuable information to bring back to my members.”
               “I always look forward to the Stewards’ Seminar,” said Kevin McNiff, a steward
           at Freeman. “It’s an opportunity to learn from labor leaders about the important
           issues facing our union and how we can work together to stay strong and be suc-
           cessful. This year’s program did not disappoint.”

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Teamsters Local 25 Endorses Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate - FALL 2012
Local 25 Members on Strike
                                                   at xpedx in Wilmington
                                              Local 25 members who work at International Paper/xpedx in Wilming-
                                              ton, Massachusetts remain strong and united on the strike line, fighting
                                              for long-term job security for themselves and for their families.
                                                             “Calling this particular strike in these hard economic times
                                                         was not an easy decision on my part, but the organized labor
                                                         movement must rise to counter-punch these corporate bullies
                                                          when they try to take away good paying jobs and benefits,” said
                                                          Sean M. O’Brien, Local 25 President & Principal Officer.
                                                          “These workers at xpedx are tough and they will fight one day
                                                           longer than the company to protect what they have.”
                                                                At press time, the strike was in its 16th day (it began on
                                                            October 1). The drivers and warehouse workers were distrib-
                                                            uting fliers to customers at the company’s plant at 613 Main
                                                             St. in Wilmington and conducting rolling picket lines at cus-
                                                             tomer locations.
                                                                   “We are educating customers and sending the com-
                                                              pany a message that we will not tolerate its attacks on
                                                              middle-class workers,” said Michael Woolf, chief steward.
                                                               “The company is not treating us fairly. We are getting
                                                               empty promises.”
                                                                     “During negotiations last year, the company promised
                                                                 to negotiate a longer, four- or five-year contract if work-
                                                                 ers ratified a one-year deal,” said Dave Pietroforte, Local
                                                                  25 Field Representative. “However, the company reneged
                                                                  and is offering another one-year contract.”
                                                                      “The workers ratified the one-year contract with the
                                                                   promise of a longer contract this time around, but the
               er                                                   company went back on its word,” said Pietroforte. “Our
     James Turn
                                                                    members want a contract that provides long-term
                                              security. The workers are strong and united and we will not stop until
                                              we win this fight.”

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   FIGHTING
   BACK
   ★ AT THE ★
   BALLOT BOX
   PRESIDENT OBAMA, ELIZABETH WARREN
   ARE FRIENDS OF WORKING FAMILIES                                                                  President O’Brien endorses Elizabeth Warren.

       ★★★★★★★★★★★
   AS THE NOVEMBER 6 ELECTION NEARS, LOCAL 25 MEMBERS ARE URGED TO STAND TOGETHER
   AT THE BALLOT BOX TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE ATTACKS ON WORKING FAMILIES BEING
   WAGED BY CORPORATE AMERICA’S ENDLESS PURSUIT OF PROFITS OVER PEOPLE.

   “President Barack Obama has stood up for Teamsters and          millionaires so that they can make more and more money.”
   working families here in Massachusetts and around the              In the U.S. Senate race, Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth
   country during the worst recession since the Great Depres-      Warren has also stood side-by-side with workers and supports
   sion,” said Sean M. O’Brien, Local 25 President. “Former Gov.   laws that help them have a fair shot at the American dream, while
   Mitt Romney, on the other hand, has not been a friend to        Sen. Scott Brown has too often sided with groups that attack
   working families. He would rather protect the interests of      workers and labor.

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President Hoffa with President Obama.

   “Elizabeth Warren understands our members’ challenges and               Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have taken a sharply differ-
what workers are going through right now in Massachusetts,”            ent path. They have proposed more tax cuts for the rich and
O’Brien said. “Scott Brown has ignored our challenges and sides        corporations, while raising taxes on middle class and Team-
with corporate America and its profits-over-people mentality.”         ster families. They have voted for a plan to turn Medicare
   Under Obama’s leadership, we have seen a steady recovery,           into a voucher program, which would cost Teamster retirees
with more than 29 months of growth in jobs in the private sec-         more than $6,400 more a year, sending most retired Ameri-
tor, and the first increase in employment in manufacturing             cans into poverty.
since the 1990s. In addition, the auto industry is stronger then           Warren will fight for project labor agreements and work
ever due to the efforts of the current administration.                 to bring back manufacturing jobs. She will invest in educa-
   President Obama has defended Medicare and Social Secu-              tion and infrastructure and will not support tax breaks for
rity, refusing to make cuts to benefits, or to raise the retire-       millionaires. She will also support Davis-Bacon, the federal
ment age, ensuring our safe and secure retirement. He did              law which established the requirement for paying prevailing
this while cutting taxes for middle class and Teamster families        wages on public works projects.
while fighting to make sure that the rich and corporations                 Obama and Warren have proven they are friends of work-
pay their fair share.                                                  ing families, including Local 25 members and their families.

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Local 25 members unite
with the Carpenters Union

            SOLIDARITY IN ACTION
        TEAMSTERS PARTNER WITH CARPENTERS AT TRANSFER STATION IN BRAINTREE

                                                                On August 23, more than 50 Local 25 members stood in solidarity
                                                                with the Carpenters Union to call attention to a rogue anti-worker
                                                                construction company named Callahan Inc. of Bridgewater, Mass.
                                                                Callahan was awarded the contract to expand the Braintree Transfer
                                                                Station, a $4 million renovation project that is being done by
                                                                nonunion workers.
                                                                     “It is a shame that this Ivory Street transfer facility has decided to
                                                                use nonunion, out-of-state workers for its expansion,” said Local 25
                                                                President Sean O’Brien. “This behavior is the reason the middle class
                                                                is shrinking.”
                                                                     The crowd of protesters was evenly split among Teamsters Local
                                                                25 members and Carpenters, although the crowd got louder and more
                                                                rowdy when the two Teamsters Local 25 tractor-trailer trucks rode by.
                                                                There were no arrests or incidents.
                                                                     “I would like to thank President Sean O’Brien for his olive branch
                                                                of solidarity,” said Joseph Shanley of Hingham-based Carpenters
                                                                Local 424. “We need to stick together more often when good middle-
Local 25 member Tom McGarty.                                    class jobs are being denied from well-trained workers and members of
                                                                the local community.”

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ANSWERING
                                                                             the CALL

 300 Teamsters and Family Participate in Annual Greater Boston Autism Speaks Walk
                                                                      The wind and rain didn’t keep Teamsters Local 25 members
                                                                      from participating in the 12th Annual Greater Boston Walk Now
                                                                      for Autism Speaks event on Sunday, September 30. This is the
                                                                      sixth year that Local 25 has participated and we are proud to
                                                                      continue to be the number-one fundraiser in New England.
                                                                      More than 300 members, their family and friends walked and
                                                                      raised more than $15,000.
                                                                          “The Autism Speaks Walk was our first introduction to autism,
                                                                      and since then we have never looked backed, raising more than $1.5
                                                                      million in just six years for this developmental disorder,” said Local
                                                                      25 President Sean O’Brien. “It’s important for our members to par-
                                                                      ticipate and see that this effort is much larger than just them, their
                                                                      family and friends. We’re all in this fight together until the day when
                                                                      autism is no longer an epidemic.”
                                                                          As several thousand walkers from across the state descended
                                                                      on the track at Suffolk Downs, O’Brien addressed the crowd
                                                                      before honorary Local 25 member Christopher Duffley again
                                                                      wowed the crowd with his rendition of “Lean on Me.” Local 25
                                                                      friends Randy Price (WCVB, The Boston Channel) and Hank
                                                                      Morse (105.7 WROR) emceed the event.
                                                                          Following the walk, Teamsters Local 25 sponsored a cookout at
                                                                      the driving school for family and friends. It was a fun-filled family
                                                                      day for an important cause.

                                                                      Teamsters Local 25 Sponsors Team in Half Marathon
                                                                      Two weeks prior to the walk, Leslie Russell, case manager for the
                                                                      TeamstersCare Employee Assistance Program, ran in the Allstate
                                                                      Life Insurance Boston 13.1 Marathon to benefit Autism Speaks.
                                                                      Teamsters Local 25 was proud to sponsor Russell’s team, Leslie’s
                                                                      Dash for the Half, for the September 16 race.
                                                                          Also on Russell’s team was Deana Bailey, from UPS. This was
                                                                      her first half marathon ever. Russell and Bailey forged a bond dur-
                                                                      ing training, often emailing each other to provide moral support.
                                                                      “Running the half marathon was a huge challenge for me one
                                                                      morning this year,” said Bailey. “Children and adults on the autism
                                                                      spectrum face marathon-like challenges every day.”
                                                                          “The high point of the race was when I saw Rachel Falino’s son
                                                                      Nick holding the Teamsters Local 25 sign,” Russell said. “It was a
                                                                      great reminder of why I did the race, and helped me to finish
                                                                      strong.” Russell finished in a very respectful 2:17:04, just three
                                                                      minutes from her goal.
Top to Bottom: Trish O’Brien, President Sean O’Brien and Joe Conti.
President Sean O’Brien addresses the crowd with emcee Hank Morse.                     www.teamsterslocal25.com | FALL 2012 | The SPOKESMAN | 13
Christopher Duffley sings “Lean on Me.”
Members Choose Steady, Strong Course
                        Local 25 Elects New Team for 2013-2016 Term

                                                            The Local 25 union hall was packed on September 16 when members
              The Sean M. O’Brien                           re-elected President Sean M. O’Brien and his team for another three-
               Team 2013-2016:                              year term running from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016.
                                                               “I am very excited that the Local 25 membership has entrusted me
                 Sean M. O’Brien
           President / Principal Officer                    with the leadership of this great local union for another three years. I
                                                            will not take this task lightly,” O’Brien said. “The members and their
                Mark A. Harrington                          families have our full commitment. We will work harder, faster and
                Secretary-Treasurer
                                                            stronger than ever to uphold the current wages and benefits that we
                Thomas G. Mari                              currently enjoy. We will not sit idly and watch as these anti-worker,
         Vice President / Business Agent                    multinational companies try to set us back 100 years with their sys-
                  Andrew P. Walsh                           temic destruction of the middle class.”
                 Recording Secretary
                 John “Jay” Manley
                      Trustee
                    Joan C. Corey
                       Trustee
                Kenneth M. Ciccone
                      Trustee
                   John A. Murphy
                    Business Agent
                   George B. Slicis
                                                              O’Brien team supporters before the meeting.
                   Business Agent
                  Robert E. Fabrizio
                   Business Agent                              The fact that the O’Brien Slate was elected unopposed for the third
                                                            straight term is “unprecedented,” according to Joe Conti, President of
                    Steven J. South
                    Business Agent                          the Teamsters Local 25 Retiree Chapter.
                                                               “I have been around this local union for years and I have never
                   Mark D. Lessard                          seen a leadership team go unopposed three terms in a row,” Conti
                   Business Agent
                                                            said. “President O’Brien and his team must be doing a great job

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President O’Brien addresses the membership to nominate his leadership team.

    servicing the membership and negotiating stronger and                        “I am honored to have been nominated by President
    stronger contracts. I am more proud than ever to be part of               O'Brien to serve on his leadership team,” Corey said. “I am
    this powerful union.”                                                     looking forward to serving in this capacity and grateful for the
        The two new additions to the 2013-2016 O’Brien team are               opportunity to help make a difference within the organiza-
    Trustees Joan Corey and Ken Ciccone.                                      tion and to shape Local 25’s future.”
        Corey is the appraiser/assistant assessor for the city of                Ciccone is a 25-year UPS Teamster with Local 25, with 19
    Woburn, and played a pivotal role in her union’s organizing               of those years serving as steward.
    drive to join Local 25 in 2007.                                              “Kenny has fought for the members of this local union for
        “Joan Corey pushed hard to have Teamsters Local 25                    a quarter century. He has earned the utmost respect and con-
    represent her fellow workers in the city of Woburn,” O’Brien              fidence from his peers at UPS in Chelmsford,” O’Brien said. “I
    said. “She stood strong against a mayor who refused to recog-             have learned a great deal from Kenny over the years and I am
    nize that 100 percent of the department heads and assistant               extremely excited to have him as a Trustee of Local 25.”
    department heads had voted to join our union. Joan has been                  “With President O’Brien, it is all about the members and
    a tremendous asset since joining Local 25. Whether it is on the           what is best for them. He truly is a trusted leader,” Ciccone
    strike line or as a member of both our Women’s and Autism                 said. “I’m looking forward to hitting the ground running
    Committee, Joan is always there for us. I am proud to have her            and working with the entire team to continue to move this
    on my leadership team.”                                                   union forward.”

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A Message from Mark Harrington
                                                    Local 25 Secretary-Treasurer

                                                    I want to start my report by thanking the membership for reelecting me to
                                                    the office of Secretary-Treasurer. In 2013, I will start my eighth term as an
                                                    elected union official in this great local, my fourth as your Secretary-Trea-
                                                    surer. It is such an honor to serve you and be able to work alongside Presi-
                                                    dent Sean O’Brien. His dedication to this union drives me every day.
                                                        We recently held our annual scholarship golf outing. Once again it was a
                                                    great success, raising more than $40,000. I want to thank co-chair John
                                                    Murphy and our events coordinator, Trisha DiSilva, and all the volunteers
                                                    who worked so hard to make this such a great event. I’d also like to take a
                                                    moment to thank all the sponsors and players who fund the event.
                                                        In the area of contracts, I settled two contracts on newly organized com-
                                                    panies in the oil division, Global Dispatchers and Sun Logistics. In both
                                                    cases members received solid wage increases and many other contractual
                                                    benefits. Both contracts were ratified unanimously. We still continue to have
                                                    success in the motion picture industry with two productions here this fall.
                                                        I will be scheduling proposal meetings over the next couple of months
                                                    with Manfi Leasing, the Rigging Industry and the Oil Division, as well as
                                                    Aggregate Industry in the concrete division. These contracts will impact our
                                                    members at more than 20 companies. I believe that without a doubt we will
                                                    be on strike somewhere along the line with these companies. So my message
                                                    for members working at these companies is to set some money aside.
                                                        Since my last report the local continues to operate in the black. We look
                                                    forward to having another year where we make money.
                                                        In closing, I urge you to VOTE. This is the most important election of
                                                    our lifetime.

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Name                    Company                   Times/Gallons   Name                Company                  Times/Gallons

             Pat Alessi               General Public             2     0.25     Frederick Manuel   General Public              1     0.125

             Paul Amoroso             Retired                    49    6.125    Paul M. McGrath    Trade Show Division         17    2.125

             Bill Asaro, Jr.          Catalano Brothers, Inc.    21    2.625    Brian McIntyre     United Parcel Service       4     0.5

             Alice Bavaro             Retired                    44    5.5      Richard McMurtry   United Parcel Service       32    4

             Mary Bewig               General Public             6     0.75     Ronnie Moran       Retired                     159   19.875

             Jerry Bolton             Retired                    70    8.75     Mary Moreira       General Public              1     0.125

             Dennis Caufield          DHL                        11    1.375    Tom Moskaluk       Arlington Coal & Lumber     18    2.25

             Katie Christianson       General Public             8     1        John J. Murphy     Retired                     186   23.25

             Margaret Clark           Retired                    6     0.75     Maureen O'Brien    General Public              4     0.5

             Milton Jose Dasilva      General Public             1     0.125    John O'Connor      Admiral Metals              24    3

             Stephen S. Drago         Local 25                   61    7.625    Peter Pappas       Retired                     11    1.375

             Jessica Drago            General Public             4     0.5      Eddie Petit, Jr.   Local 25                    34    4.25

             Dick Frank               City of Cambridge DPW      52    6.5      Ed Porter          Manfi Leasing / Stop & Shop 12    1.5

             David Gartland           Manfi Leasing / Stop & Shop 54   6.75     David Radochia     Retired                     49    6.125

             Greg Gigg                New Penn Motor Express     41    5.125    Jamie Sasalia      General Public              2     0.25

             Natalie Griffith         General Public             3     0.375    Paul Sharpe        Retired                     104   13

             Jessica Griffith-Theis   General Public             1     0.125    T. Eddie Sheehan   Retired                     14    1.75

             Jason Hall               General Public             3     0.375    Rose Mary Siho     General Public              1     0.125
Blood Bank

             John W. Hannon           Retired                    79    9.875    Drew Smith         General Public              9     1.125

             Don Haska                General Public             8     1        Daniel Splaine     Retired                     144   18

             Doug Henry               Retired                    66    8.25     Charlie Vaughn     Retired                     53    6.625

             Kathy Hickey             In Memory of Ed Johnson    17    2.125    Michael A. Winn    J Cal Pro                   3     0.375

             Kristen Humber           Dearborn Academy           12    1.5      Lauren Witt        General Public              2     0.25

             Charles Johnson          Retired                    37    4.625

             Dan Kakleas              New Penn Motor Express     50    6.25

             William Kelley           United Liquors (653)       41    5.125

             Kevin Kelly              United Parcel Service      3     0.375

             Bill Kuttner             General Public             20    2.5

             Paul Lacey               YRC, Inc.                  6     0.75

             Joseph Laplante          GD Matthews                25    3.125

             Ron Mahoney              Retired                    74    9.25

             Paul Mannix              Joint Venture              6     0.75

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Calendar of
                                                            Events
                                                   November 4      Daylight Savings Time Ends – Set Clocks Back One Hour

                                                   November 6      Election Day
                                                                   (Local 25 endorses Elizabeth Warren and Barack Obama)

         November 2012                            November 11      Veterans Day

                                                  November 18      General Membership Meeting 10:00 a.m., Union Hall,
                                                                   544 Main Street Charlestown, MA 02129

                                                  November 22      Thanksgiving

                                                  November 24      Blood Bank

                                                   December 7      National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

                                                   December 9      Start of Hanukkah Begins
          December 2012
                                                  December 22      First Day of Winter

                                                  December 25      Christmas

                                                  December 31      New Year’s Eve

                                                       January 1   New Year’s Day

              January 2013                           January 20    General Membership Meeting 10:00 a.m., Union Hall,
                                                                   544 Main Street Charlestown, MA 02129

                                                     January 21    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

                                                     January 26    Blood Bank

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L to R: Tom Mari, Gerry Wright, Paul Bohling        L to R: Ron Banner, Steve Montrum,               L to R: Keith Andersen, Mark Andersen,
and Derek Pace                                      Pat McCormick and Ronnie Raymond                 Joe Foti, and Don Andersen

L to R: Jimmy Williams, Steve Lema, Ken Zwicker,
John Cooper and Paul "P Wacker" Weidenbach

                                                    President Sean O’Brien, Fran McCarthy and Mike O’Brien with Joseph O’Brien, Nicholas O’Brien
                                                    and Sean O’Brien, Jr.

                                                    L to R: Robert Fabrizio, Chris Murphy,           L to R: Paul Regan, George Belanger,
                                                    Ken Murray, and Chris Lambert                    Steve Sullivan and Kevin Regan

                                                    L to R: George Kelly, Secretary-Treasurer Mark   L to R: Jocko Yandle, Ken McNeil,
                                                    Harrington, Dennis Murray and Wayne Musgrove     John Murphy and John Murphy, Jr.

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GOLD SPONSORS: ABS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT •

GOLFERS
                                                                       BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS • DBR
                                                                       GROUP, INC. • FEINBERG, CAMPBELL & ZACK • FREEMAN

      R SE
                                                                       DECORATING COMPANY • CHAS. GILMAN • M.S. WALKER,
                                                                       INC. • NEW ENGLAND TEAMSTERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
                                                                       • REGAN ASSOCIATES, CHARTERED TEAMSTERS • LOCAL

                       TO THE                                          25 GROUP LEGAL PLAN • SIERRE INVESTMENT PARTNERS,
                                                                       INC. • THE STOP & SHOP SUPERMARKET COMPANY, LLC
                                                                       • TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 25 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL
                                                                       UNION NO. 769

                                                                       SILVER SPONSORS: ATLAS GLEN-MOR • CRESCENT CAPITAL
                                                                       GROUP • DAVIS VISION INC. • GLOBAL COMPANIES LLC

OCCASION
                                                                       • JPD MANAGEMENT TRUST, INC. • PAUL REVERE
                                                                       TRANSPORTATION LLC • ROTHSCHILD ASSET MANAGEMENT
                                                                       • TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 42 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL
                                                                       UNION NO. 170 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 251
                                                                       TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 299 • UFCW 8
    Local 25 Scholarship/Charity Golf
  Tournament Raises More Than $40,000                                  BRONZE SPONSORS: ADMIRAL METALS • ALLIED WASTE

Members and supporters of Teamsters Local 25 came together on          SERVICES-BOSTON • ALL BRIGHT TRAVEL & SANDALS •
Saturday, September 22, for our annual Scholarship/Charity Golf        ARROW PAPER CORPORATION • BONNIE KATZ DESIGN •
Outing. The tournament and dinner was held at the Windham              BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION INC. • BOSTON
Country Club in southern New Hampshire. More than $40,000              SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY • BRADY REALTY GROUP •
was raised, which will support college scholarships for children of    CATALANO BROS., INC. • CHARLES P. BLOUIN, INC. • DAVE
members and our autism awareness efforts.
                                                                       DOES WINDOWS PLUS • DELTA DENTAL / DENTA QUEST •
    “Time and time again our members rise to the occasion and
                                                                       DISILVA TRANSPORTATION, INC. • DRY ICE CORPORATION
support our charitable programs with their hard-earned money,”
said Sean M. O’Brien, President and Principal Officer of Teamsters     • P. GIOIOSO & SONS, INC. • GLOBAL EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST
Local 25. “Also, many of our contracted companies were very gen-       • GREATER BOSTON LABOR COUNCIL • GOVERNMENT
erous this year with their sponsorships. Thanks to all who made the    RELATIONS GROUP, LLC • IBEW LOCAL 103 • JACK COOPER
annual golf tournament such a success.”                                TRANSPORT COMPANY, INC. • JIM STOVER • JOHN CERASUOLO
    The tournament was a shotgun start with a scramble/best ball       CO., INC. • KECHES LAW GROUP, P.C. • LOOMIS-SAYLES &
style. Golfers had the chance to win a 2012 Lincoln MKZ in the
                                                                       COMPANY, LP • MC COMPLIANCE SERVICES, INC. • M.S.
hole-in-one contest, as well as trying their swing for longest drive
                                                                       WALKER, INC. • MAIL HANDLERS UNION LOCAL 301 • MANFI
and closest to the pin.
    Congratulations are in order to Secretary-Treasurer Mark Har-      LEASING CORP. • MARTIGNETTI COMPANIES • MASS MUTUAL
rington and his team for once again winning the tournament. Sec-       FINANCIAL GROUP • MJH COMMUNICATIONS • MOMENTUM
ond place went to Vice President and Business Agent John Mur-          MANAGEMENT • N.E. FREIGHT COMMITTEE • NEW PENN
phy’s team. Following the tournament, players enjoyed dinner and       MOTOR EXPRESS, INC. • OMNI AD SPECIALTIES • RASO'S
raffles in the club house.                                             GRILLE • S. STROCK & CO., INC. • SEGAL ROITMAN, LLP
    Thank you to our sponsors and all those who came out to play.
                                                                       • SEGREVE & HALL INSURANCE ASSOCIATES, INC. • SONET
It was a great way to usher in fall.
                                                                       ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, LLC • SPRY & COMPANY, INC. •
                                                                       SUNRISE SCAVENGER • CAROL BLANCHARD, DDS & WILLIAM
                                                                       SYLVIA, DMD • TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL 10 NEW ENGLAND
                                                                       • TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 25 "SERGEANT AT ARMS"
                                                                       • TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 127 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL
                                                                       UNION NO. 135 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 210 •
                                                                       TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 404 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL
                                                                       UNION NO. 443 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 493 •
  Secretary-Treasurer Mark Harrington, and VP and Business Agent       TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 633 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL
  John Murphy, second and fourth from left respectively, celebrate
                                                                       UNION NO. 641 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 677 •
  with their teams.
                                                                       TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 701 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL
                                                                       UNION NO. 707 • TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 804 •
                                                                       TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 1150
Name                                  Company                           Type                       Effective Date

                        Stephen E. Burke                      Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.       Disability Pension         06/2012
                        Alan J. Butts                         New Penn Motor Express Inc.       Disability Pension         06/2012
                        Wilbur A. Carrington                  United Parcel Serv. Inc.          Statutory Pension          05/2012
                        Peter G. Cataloni                     Bird Inc/Northeast Roofing Div.   Regular Pension            06/2012
                        Brian P. Cleary                       New Penn Motor Express Inc.       Disability Pension         06/2012
                        Anthony J. Curcio                     J P Foodservice Inc.              Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Maureen J.Darling                     Central Artery Tunnel Project     Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Richard C. Desantis                   Lechmere Inc.                     Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        John N. Ducimo                        Teamsters Local 25 H & W          Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Kendall L. Edwards                    Nations Way Transport             Statutory Pension          05/2012
                        William J. Galvin                     Dannon Co. Inc.                   Statutory Pension          04/2012
                        Lawrence W. Hill                      Independent Pipe & Supply Corp.   Regular Pension            04/2012
                        Thomas M. Kilcoyne                    New Penn Motor Express Inc.       Disability Pension         05/2012
                        Alan L. McAlpine                      Manfi Leasing Corp.               Disability Pension         06/2012
                        William F. McDaid Jr.                 U S Foodservice Inc.              Disability Pension         06/2012
                        Colleen I. Piccolo                    Heating Oil Partners, L.P.        Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Jose Rivera                           Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.       Statutory Pension          04/2012
                        Randall O. Rucker                     BFI/Allied Waste Ind. Inc.        Disability Pension         06/2012
                        Charles A. Smith                      A.G. Silk Inc.                    Regular Pension            04/2012
                        Robert G. South                       Metrobus                          Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Douglas F. Stoll                      Bird Inc/Northeast Roofing Div.   Disability Pension         06/2012
                        Jose O. Torres                        Stop & Shop Supermarket Inc.      Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Francis R. Atkinson                   United Parcel Serv. Inc.          Early Retirement Pension   05/2012
                        Ray E. Boyce                          Signal Delivery Service Inc.      Statutory Pension          07/2012
                        George W. Braid                       Costa Fruit & Produce Co.         Early Retirement Pension   06/2012
                        John M. Breen                         Leaseways Deliveries Inc.         Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Andrew Cabrera                        Signal Delivery Service Inc.      Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Wayne B. Carlson                      A-P-A Transport Corp.             Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        James M. Coghlan                      Manfi Leasing Corp.               Early Retirement Pension   06/2012
                        Charles Currie                        Unilever Ice Cream                Statutory Pension          04/2012
                        Gerald Jarek                          Central Artery Tunnel Project     Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Arnold K. Kaplan                      Teamsters Local 25 H&W            Regular Pension            07/2012
                        Daniel T. MacInniss                   Xpedx                             Regular Pension            06/2012
                        Michael L. Mazzarini                  DHL Express (USA Inc.)            Disability Pension         07/2012
                        Alfred C. Miller                      Lowell Brothers & Bailey Co.      Early Retirement Pension   07/2012
Pensioners

                        George E. Nuttall                     James Ferrera & Sons Inc.         Statutory Pension          07/2012
                        Wayne P. Opie                         United Parcel Serv. Inc.          Thirty Year Full Pension   05/2012
                        Ronald Porter                         United Parcel Serv. Inc.          Early Retirement Pension   05/2012
                        Jeffrey P. Quigley                    U S Foodservice Inc.              Special Service Plan D     07/2012
                        Robert J. Seaman                      Manfi Leasing Corp.               Disability Pension         06/2012
                        John H. Spring                        New England Millwork Dist. Inc.   Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Paul J. Trebotich                     Purity Supreme Inc.               Statutory Pension          05/2012
                        Philip J. Vokey                       St. Johnsbury Trkg. Co. Inc.      Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        Joseph G. Werra                       Banfield & Asoc. Inc.             Statutory Pension          05/2012
                        George W. Wilson, Jr.                 DHL Express (USA Inc.)            Disability Pension         07/2012
                        Manuel A. Barros                      Lechmere Inc.                     Statutory Pension          06/2012
                        John C. Barry                         YRC, Inc.                         Statutory Pension          08/2012
                        Emile G. Belisle Jr.                  Bird Inc/Northeast Roofing Div.   Disability Pension         07/2012
                        Paul Bertone                          Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.       Special Service Plan D     08/2012
                        Bruce A. Curtis                       Kuehne & Nagel Inc.               Regular Pension            08/2012
                        John J. DiRienzo                      DHL Express (USA Inc.)            Disability Pension         07/2012
                        Liberatore Federico                   A.G. Silk Inc.                    Statutory Pension          08/2012
                        William J. Follis                     Teamsters Local 25                Thirty Year Full Service   07/2012
                        James M. Gasbarro                     Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.       Statutory Pension          08/2012
                        Robert W. Johnson                     Purity Supreme Inc.               Statutory Pension          08/2012
                        Patricia A. Lapointe                  Teamsters Local 25 H & W          Early Retirement Pension   07/2012
                        Richard P. Lapointe                   Brewer Petroleum Service          Early Retirement Pension   07/2012

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Name                         Company                               Type                                Effective Date
               Michael J. McCarthy          United Parcel Serv. Inc.               Early Retirement Pension            07/2012
               Richard J. Meuse             NE Teamsters Federal Credit Union      Regular Pension                     08/2012
               Wayne A. Murray              G A F Materials Corp.                  Regular Pension                     08/2012
               John J. O’Brien Jr.          O.B. Hill Trucking & Rigging           Statutory Pension                   06/2012
               Daniel T. O’Connor           Brockway-Smith Co.                     Statutory Pension                   08/2012
               Richard T. Pendleton         Minuteman Leasing Co. Inc.             Regular Pension                     06/2012
               Charles L. Publicover        BFI/Allied Waste Ind. Inc.             Disability Pension                  08/2012
               George T. Ramsey             U S Foodservice Inc.                   Early Retirement Pension            08/2012
               Joseph H. Rogers             Special Movie Shows                    Statutory Pension                   08/2012
               Frank L. Sullivan            Purity Supreme Inc.                    Regular Pension                     07/2012
               Anthony D. Sullo             DHL Express (USA Inc.)                 Disability Pension                  08/2012
               Glenn C. Voag                Purity Supreme Inc.                    Statutory Pension                   07/2012
               John Z. Weishaar             Aggregate Industries                   Disability Pension                  08/2012

                              Memoriam
                         In

Name                      Company                                  Name                           Company
Helen P. Ahern            First National Stores                     Francis J. Flynn              Marr Scaffolding Company
David Babineau            Johnson Motor Lines, Inc.                 Leslie S. Fortier, Sr.        Bird & Son
Michael J. Beatty         Ultramar Petroleum, Inc.                  John H. Francis               Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Edwin N. Bixby            Cliquot Club                              Brendan G. Hanrahan           The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company
Carol D. Bryant           Brinks, Inc.                              Merton James                  Benson-Goss Fuels, Inc.
Robert J. Butler          M.S. Walker, Inc.                         Paul V. Johnson               Bird, Inc.
John T. Cappellucci       Petroleum Heat & Power                    James Lumenello               Brockway-Smith
William J. Cassidy        City of Cambridge                         Richard J. Maher              Pennsylvania Truck Lines, Inc.
Dana W. Cook              Massachusetts Port Authority              Charles O. McCarron           Metropolitan Moving & Storage
Thomas J. Cook            The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company       Michael W. McPhail            Town of Watertown
Roy E. Curry              C. Pappas Co., Inc.                       Lawrence J. Murphy            Berman’s Motor Express, Inc.
Frances T. Delaney        Jordan Marsh                              Francis J. Nuzzio             DHL
Charles H. Eaton          Arthur G. Silk, Inc.                      Priscilla E. O'Neil           Everett Industries, Inc.
Charles A. Farley         General Automatic Oil Heat, Inc.          Arthur E. Perkins             SCA Disp. Service of New England
                                                                    Robert W. Pilling             St. Johnsbury Trucking Co., Inc.
                                                                    Alexander Saro                Berman's Motor Express, Inc.
                                                                    Wilfred Simoneau              Cliquot Club
                                                                    Joseph W. Sullivan            Fox & Ginn, Inc.
                                                                    Stephen R. Summa              Peter Condakes Company
                                                                    Bertrand L. Taylor            Kraft, Inc.
                                                                    Dominic D. Ursino             Boston Tomato Co., Inc.
                                                                    Bruce Waite                   357 Corp.
                                                                    Thomas C. Walsh               Xpedx
                                                                    Albert “Ron” Wollinger, Sr.   Independent Tallow Company, Inc.

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Retiree                               Chapter News

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                                              Retiree News                                  retirees have attended rallies, debates and cam-
                                                                                            paign visibilities. In fact, if you see the Local 25
  Teamsters
                                  On October 11, the Local 25 Retiree Chapter held          van on the road, chances are pretty good Presi-
   Local 25                       its quarterly meeting. Larry Giuseppe spoke about         dent Conti is at the helm driving to a Warren
Retiree Chapter                   the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the           campaign event.
                                  benefits that are available, including hearing aids.          Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are
                                  Veterans Affairs offers many resources for veterans.      issues driving voters in this election. The two
                                  If you have questions about any of these benefits         candidates offer stark differences in their
                                  you can visit the VA web site, www.va.gov or call         approach and we believe that Elizabeth Warren
                                  toll-free, 1 (877) 222-8387.                              is the best candidate for retirees, future retirees
                                      We’ve had 18 members pass away since April.           and working families.
                                  Our next Chapter breakfast meeting will be held in            This holiday season the Retiree Chapter will
                                  the new year on January 10. Meetings are held on          once again help with the Teamsters Local 25 Toys
                                  the second Thursday of the month in January,              for Tots program. This is a great way to bring a
     Joe Conti                    April and October.                                        smile to a child’s face by donating a new or
     President
                                      The Retiree Chapter has been working hard             unused toy.
                                  to elect Elizabeth Warren to the U.S. Senate. Led             Happy Thanksgiving and a Happy Holiday
                                  by Chapter President Joe Conti and Bill Grubbs,           season to all of our retirees and their families!

  Chuck Durfee
 Secretary-Treasurer

 John "Johnny B"
   Buonaugurio
                                    The Retiree Chapter and members standout for Elizabeth Warren.
   Vice President

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