Teamster Beat

by | Jun 23, 2016 | News

The Teamsters and Longshoremen always seem to keep things interesting at the ports. Most recently, IBT is heading up a movement to “ban trucking companies from Port property when they illegally misclassify truck drivers” as independent contractors. In Connecticut, 120 members of Teamsters Local 1035 have been locked out by their employer, Hartford Distributors, after failing to reach a contract during the last four months of negotiations. Former Local 20 President, Bill Lichtenwald, is leaving his post after a 10-month investigation into accusations of “financial impropriety.” Why a person who makes $200,000 a year would feel the need to commit any misconduct for financial gains is beyond us. Perhaps it has something to do with the failing Teamsters Central States Pension fund—which he also served as board member of. An interim president will be assigned to complete Lichtenwald’s post as Local 20 president through the end of this year. He is also expected to resign his other posts as Central States Pension Fund board member, vice president of Teamsters Joint Council 41 (which oversees 24 locals), and president of the Ohio Conference of the Teamsters.

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