var aMonth = new Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"); var aDay = new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"); var monthdays = new Array(31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31); var the_clock_timeout; var the_display_string; var the_display_length; var marqText = new Array ("'All members shall acquaint themselves with all rules and regulations as provided in these Bylaws, as ignorance of said Bylaws shall constitute no excuse for violation of the same.'", "An object of this Local shall be '...To provide assistance, financial, moral or otherwise to other labor organizations or bodies having purposes and objectives in whole or in part similar or related to those of this organization;...'", "An object of this Local shall be '...to encourage and assist our members in acquisition of additional knowledge and information so they may better understand and pass judgment upon matters and things which influence their lives and the affairs of this Union;...'", "'All officers and employees in the performance of their duties shall adhere to the terms of these Bylaws and the International Constitution.'", "'All members shall adhere to the terms and conditions of the International Constitution and these Bylaws.'","'Every member of this Local Union agrees and affirms to uphold the principles of Trade Unionism,...'"); function fnMarQue() { var MODStr = " " document.write(MODStr); fnChangeMarQue(2); } function fnChangeMarQue(marqNum) { if(!arguments[0]) { var marqTextNum = Math.floor(Math.random()*(marqText.length)); //var marqTextNum = 6; } else { var marqTextNum = marqNum } document.getElementById('marqId').childNodes[0].nodeValue = marqText[marqTextNum]; } function goBack() { history.back(); } function fnFinancials() { var varFinancials = "LM-2
"+ "As part of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, unions are required to provide financial information to the Department of Labor on an annual basis. The form the unions use is called an LM-2 and is public information available from the Labor Management Services Administration.
"+ "    2008 
"+ "    2007 "+ "      2006 
"+ "    2005 "+ "      2004 
"+ "    2003 "+ "      2002 
"+ "    2001 "+ "      2000 

"+ " DOL LM-2s for 065379
"+ "D.R.I.V.E.
"+ "DRIVE is the Teamsters’ political action committee and is non-partisan and independent from any political party. Member contributions to DRIVE are voluntary and used to support a wide range of Teamster activities:Contribution maintenance and expenditures reported to the Texas Ethics Commission are publicly available.
"+ "    09-10/2008 
"+ "    07-09/2008 
"+ "    05-06/2008 
"+ "    04/2008 
"+ "    03/2008 

"+ " Form GPAC for 00043527
"; document.write(varFinancials); } function fnForums() { var varForums =" Teamsters Local 988 
"+ " Teamsters Net 
"+ " Teamsters Online 
"+ //" TexasTeamster 
"+ " The Brown Cafe 
"; document.write(varForums); } function fnContracts() { var varContracts ="  Ratified:
 UPS-National ~ 
 Master Agreement 

" + " UPS-Southern Region ~ 
 Supplemental Agreement 

" + " National Master ~
 Freight Agreement 

" + " NMFA-Southern Region ~ 
 Supplemental Agreement 
" + "
  Previous:
 UPS-National ~ 
 Master Agreement 

" + " UPS-Southern Region ~ 
 Supplemental Agreement 

" + " National Master ~
 Freight Agreement 

" + //" UPS Contract ~ 
 Proposal Ideas 

"+ " UPS Contract Guide 
" ; document.write(varContracts); } function fnRepresents() { var varRepresents = "The Teamsters of:
 Aeriform 
 Arkansas Best Freight 
 Clean Harbors 
 Dairy Farmers of America 
 Interstate Bakeries 
 Jack Cooper 
 McDowell Tire
 Mrs. Baird's 
 Nabisco 
 Pacific Motor Transport 
 Quala Wash (Houston & Freeport) 
 Quality Carriers 		 Roadway Express 
 Texas Hobby Auto Auction
 Texas Linens
 Trade Shows
 UPS 
 UPS - CSI 
 UPS Freight
 Westway Holdings 
 Wilson Warehouse
   (Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange)
 Yellow Freight Systems 
"; document.write(varRepresents); } function fnSurvey() { var varSurvey = "  New Directions 988 Slate 
"+ "
 ONLINE SURVEY 
 E-Mail 
"; document.write(varSurvey); } function fnMeetings() { var varMeetings = "General Membership Meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 10AM.

" + fnCalcFirstDay(0,3,0) + "

"+ //"A Special UPS Contract Meeting will be held after the General Membership Meeting Oct. 21st.
"+ "Subject to change per:
 Art-9,Sec-1 & Art-16,Sec-1o 

"; document.write(varMeetings); } function fnEvents() { var varEvents = "  Latest Election Results:
     Hoffa Site 
     Leedham Site "; //"  Buy Union Week 
" + //"   Nov-26 thru Dec-05 
"; document.write(varEvents); } function fnMsgBrd() { var varEvents = "Got a question, an idea or an opinion? Then use the Message Board to discuss it.

"+ "   Message Board 
"; document.write(varEvents); } function fnExBoard() { var varContacts = " Robert Mele 
  President/Business Manager
 Willie Ellis 
  Vice President
 Robert DeLeon 
  Secretary-Treasurer
 Marielly Ortiz 
  Recording Secretary
 Jose Cantu 
  Trustee
 Claude Horton 
  Trustee
 Dan Morris 
  Trustee
"; document.write(varContacts); } function fnContacts() { var varContacts = "Phone:
 (713) 869-6371
 (281) 560-2000
 (713) 864-2016 Fax
 (281) 560-2001 Fax
 1 (866) 730-9888

Business Representatives:
 Craig Cunningham--ext 2007
  cell (281) 865-5587
 Joaquin Galvan--ext 2013
  cell (281) 865-6598
 Allen Polk--ext 2015
  cell (281) 865-5940
 Chris Solis--ext 2016
  cell (281) 865-5876
 Larry Weddel--ext 2006
  cell (281) 865-5152
 Robert Vasquez--ext 2009
  cell (281) 865-5093

Staff:
 Vacant--ext 2004
  Assistant to the President
 Monica Rivera--ext 2008
  Office Clerical
 Derek Kilimnik--ext 2005
  Bookkeeper/Titan Operator
 Tina Tucker--ext 2011
  Grievances/Secretary
 Marielly Ortiz--ext 2012
  Members Services - Health,
  Welfare & Pension


Offices:
 4303 N Sam Houston Parkway
 Houston, TX 77032

Located between JFK Blvd and Highway 59, on the north side of Beltway 8.
"; document.write(varContacts); } function fnInformation() { var varInformation = " Election Archives 
"+ "    Local 988 Bylaws 
"+ "    Local 988 Bylaws 
"+ "    IBT Constitution 
"+ "    IBT Constitution 
"+ //"    NMFA Library 
"+ //" NMFA Library 
"+ //"  Articles Of Interest 
"+ " What is Union Democracy? 
"+ " Unionized Bill of Rights 
"+ //" ACLU 
"+ " Union Meetings 
"; //" ONLINE SURVEY 
"+ //" 988 Bylaw Proposals 
"; document.write(varInformation); } function fnLaborLinks() { var varLaborLinks = " Teamsters Union Home Page 
"+ " Teamsters for a Democratic Union 
"+ " Harris County AFL-CIO 
"+ " Texas AFL-CIO 
"+ " National AFL-CIO 
"+ " Voices At Work 
"+ " Union Democracy 
"+ " LaborNotes 
"+ " LaborNet 
"+ //" RankAndFile 
"+ " Union Label 
"; document.write(varLaborLinks); } function fnHealth() { var varHealth = " Central States Funds 
"+ " Office:
  9377 West Higgins Road
  Rosemont, IL 60018
  (800) 323-5000
  Mon-Thu: 7:00am-5:30pm
  Fri: 7:00am-4:30pm
  CST Zone

" + " Teamster National 401k 
"+ " Teamster/ups 401k 
"+ "    Teamster Privilege 
"+ "    Teamster Privilege 
"+ "
Pension Info:
"+ " Know Your Pension 
"+ //" Pension Reform 
"+ " ups/Central States~ 
 Reciprocal Agreement 
"+ " Pension Rights Center 
"+ " American Benefits Council 
"+ " ERISA 
"; document.write(varHealth); } function fnForms() { var varForms = "    988 Grievance Form 
"+ //"    ups Reduced OT
"+ "    DRIVE Withdrawal Form 
"+ "    ups Time Off After 8 Hrs
"+ "        (Request)
"+ "    Adobe Acrobat 
"+ "    WinZip 

"+ "

"; document.write(varForms); } function fnHouston() { var varHouston = " City Of Houston 
"+ " City Public Library 
"+ " METRO 
"+ " Harris County 
"+ " County Public Library 
"+ " Harris County Appraisal District 
"+ " Harris County Toll Road Authority 
"+ " Houston Red Cross 
"+ " Blood Center 
"+ " Chronicle 
"+ " Adjacent Counties:
"+ " Brazoria 
"+ " Chambers 
"+ " Fort Bend 
"+ " Galveston 
"+ " Liberty 
"+ " Montgomery 
"+ " Waller 
"; document.write(varHouston); } function fnRules() { var varRules = " Government Oversight:
"+ " Independent Review Board 
"+ "   Consent Decree 
"+ "   2009 IRB Report 4 

"+ " Hours of Service Rules:
 " + " HOS Brochure  
 "+ " HOS Card  

"+ " US DOT 
"+ " US DOL 
"+ " Federal Motor Carrier~ 
 Safety Administration 
"+ " OSHA 
"+ " NLRB 
"+ " US Government 
"+ " TX Government 
"+ " Texas Labor Statutes 
"; document.write(varRules); } function fnPolitics() { // " Early Voting Map 
"+ //" Early Voting Info 
"+ var varPolitics = " Voter Registration 
"+ " Harris County Election~ 
 Archives 
"+ " Congressional Record 
"+ " Political Parties:
 " + " US Democratic Party 
 "+ " TX Democratic Party 
 "+ " US Green Party 
 "+ " TX Green Party 
 "+ " US Republican Party 
 "+ " TX Republican Party 
"; document.write(varPolitics); } function fnNews() { var varNews = "
" + "
"+ " Local Union Officers Unopposed - Re-Elected 
"+ " 2009 Legislative Priorities 
"+ " Building and Property Referendum Vote Results 
"+ " Building and Property Referendum Revisited 
"+ " UPDATE: Building and Property Referendum 
"+ " Building and Property Referendum 
"+ " IMPORTANT NOTICE to Members 
"+ "
Archives  + 
"; document.write(varNews); } function fnExpand() { document.getElementById("chnge").style.height="auto"; document.getElementById("chnge").innerHTML="Archives  - 
 Crawley Appeal Rejected 
 Executive Board Letter to Members 
 Unofficial NMFA Contract Results 
 Unofficial UPS Contract Results 
 Central States Financial Status 
 Robert Mele-New guy in charge 
 2007 Legislative Priorities 
 National Election Results 
 Pension Legislation 
 Crawley  Indicted ,  Arrested ,  Convicted ,
 Sentenced ,  Appeal Rejected 
 Legislative Alert 
 Pension Cuts to Remain 
 Latest 988 NewsLetter 
 MultiEmployer Pension Plans 
 IRB Report 81 
 News of IRB Ruling 
 Past 988 NewsLetter 
 First Trustee Letter 
"; } function fnRetract() { document.getElementById("chnge").style.height="auto"; document.getElementById("chnge").innerHTML="Archives  + "; } function fnFrameData3(textNum) { document.getElementById('newsDiv').innerHTML= varTextData[textNum]; document.getElementById('newsDiv').scrollTop = 0; } function fnDisclaimer() { var varDisclaimer = "  Contact This Site 

Disclaimer:
This website maintained by a member is intended to provide Local 988 members with news, information and links on a variety of labor related topics as well as area services. The selection of available links may not necessarily reflect an advocacy by the IBT or Local 988. Please report broken links.
IE and Mozilla compliant."; document.write(varDisclaimer); } function fnDownloads() { var varDownloads = ""; var dlAddArray = new Array("pdf/2005lm2.pdf","pdf/2004lm2.pdf","pdf/988bylaws.pdf", "http://www.teamster.org/about/constitution/constwebtext.pdf","pdf/risecoc.pdf","http://www.teamster.org/benefits/tpriv/teamsterprivilegebrochure.pdf"); var dlNameArray = new Array("2005 LM-2", "2004 LM-2", "988 Bylaws", "IBT Constitution", "RISE Code of Conduct", "Teamster Privilege"); for (var index=0; index < dlAddArray.length; index++) { varDownloads += "    " + dlNameArray[index] + " 
"; } varDownloads += ""; document.write(varDownloads); } function fnDisplayCounter() { var varUpdated = "
Last updated: " + fnTitleModified(); + ""; document.write(varUpdated); } function fnTitleModified() { var mod_date = new Date(document.lastModified); var mod_month = mod_date.getMonth() + 1; var mod_day = mod_date.getDate(); var mod_year = mod_date.getFullYear(); return mod_month + "-" + mod_day + "-" + mod_year; } var noEvent = new Array(0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0); function fnCalcFirstDay(daytofind,occurz,addonit) { var dDate1 = new Date(); var moy = dDate1.getMonth(); var yod = dDate1.getFullYear(); var dom = dDate1.getDate(); var dDate0 = new Date(yod,moy,dom); var dDate1Val = dDate0.valueOf(); if (((yod % 4 == 0) && (yod % 100 != 0)) || (yod % 400 == 0)) monthdays[1] = "29"; var dayCnt = 0; for (var index=1; index < monthdays[moy] + 1; index++) { var dDate2 = new Date(yod,moy,index); var dDay1 = dDate2.getDay(); if (dDay1 == daytofind) { dayCnt++; if (dayCnt == occurz) { var dDate2Val = dDate2.valueOf(); } } } if (dDate2Val < dDate1Val) { addonit = addonit + 1; } var incrmnt = 0; for (var index=0; index < addonit + 1; index++) { moy = moy + incrmnt; incrmnt = 1; if (moy == 12) { yod = yod + 1; moy = 0; } } if (((yod % 4 == 0) && (yod % 100 != 0)) || (yod % 400 == 0)) monthdays[1] = "29"; var dayCnt = 0; for (var index=1; index < monthdays[moy] + 1; index++) { var dDate3 = new Date(yod,moy,index); var dDay2 = dDate3.getDay(); if (dDay2 == daytofind) { dayCnt++; if (dayCnt == occurz) { var dayString = aMonth[moy] + " " + dDate3.getDate() + ", " + yod; } } } //dayString = "April 30, 2006"; var moy7 = dDate0.getMonth(); var yod7 = dDate0.getFullYear(); var dom7 = dDate0.getDate(); var dayStringCompare = aMonth[moy7] + " " + dom7 + ", " + yod7; var preString = "Next meeting date:
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" + dayString; dayString = preString + dayString; } if (noEvent[moy] == 1) { dayString = "No Meeting in " + aMonth[moy]; } return dayString; } function openNewWindow(goHere) { var aNewWindow = window.open(goHere, 'aNewWindow', 'location, menubar, resizable, scrollbars, status, toolbar'); } function openNewSmallWindow(goHere) { var aNewWindow = window.open(goHere, 'aNewWindow', 'height=400,width=550,scrollbars,resizable,status'); } function openANewSmallWindow(goHere) { var aNewWindow = window.open(goHere, 'aNewWindow', 'height=395,width=450,resizable,status'); } //Start-Calendar var toDay = new Date(); var showDate = new Date(); //slice aMonth array //var thisMonth = new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"); var yrRange = toDay.getFullYear() - 5; function drawCal() { var dayAbbrev = new Array("S","M","T","W","T","F","S"); var calString calString = "
"; for(index=0;index" + dayAbbrev[index] + ""; } calString = calString + ""; for(jIndex=0;jIndex<6;jIndex++) { calString = calString + ""; for(iIndex=0;iIndex<7;iIndex++) { calString = calString + ""; } calString = calString + ""; } calString = calString + "
 
 
"; document.write(calString); fillSelects(); setCalendar(toDay); } function fillSelects() { for(cIndex=0;cIndex<12;cIndex++) { document.getElementById('selMon').options[cIndex].value = cIndex; document.getElementById('selMon').options[cIndex].text = (aMonth[cIndex].slice(0,3)).toUpperCase(); if (toDay.getMonth() == cIndex) { document.getElementById('selMon').options[cIndex].selected = 'true'; } } for(cIndex=0;cIndex<11;cIndex++) { document.getElementById('selYr').options[cIndex].value = yrRange + cIndex; document.getElementById('selYr').options[cIndex].text = yrRange + cIndex; if (toDay.getFullYear() == yrRange + cIndex) { document.getElementById('selYr').options[cIndex].selected = 'true'; } } } function setCalendar(aShowDate) { var beginDay = new Date(aShowDate.getFullYear(),aShowDate.getMonth(),1); var beginDayDate = beginDay.getDay(); var endDay = new Date(aShowDate.getFullYear(),aShowDate.getMonth()+1,1); var countDay = Math.round((endDay - beginDay)/1000/60/60/24); fillCells(beginDayDate,countDay,aShowDate); } function fillCells(begin,count,aDate) { initCells(); var jIndex=0; var iIndex=begin; for(cIndex=1;cIndex= 12) { sPeriod = "PM"; if (sHours > 12) { sHours = sHours - 12; } } else { sPeriod = "AM"; } if (sHours == 0) { sHours = 12; } if (sMinutes < 10) { sMinutes = "0" + sMinutes; } if (sSeconds < 10) { sSeconds = "0" + sSeconds; } the_display_string = sHours + ":" + sMinutes + ":" + sSeconds + " " + sPeriod; document.getElementById("clocktd").childNodes[0].nodeValue = the_display_string; var the_clock_function_string = "fnCalcDisplayTime();"; the_clock_timeout = setTimeout(the_clock_function_string, 1000); } //End-Calendar Clock //16px per line 60px per inch; fnChangeDiv(\"" + aShadArray[0] + "\",\"" + aChangeVis + "\"); //"Fade(duration=0.2);Alpha(style=0,opacity=95);Shadow(color='#777777', Direction=135, Strength=5)" function fnMouseOver(elMent,evType) { switch(evType) { case 1: //document.getElementById(elMent).style.color='#ffb500'; //document.getElementById(elMent).style.font='bold 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif'; document.getElementById(elMent).style.background='#085a8c'; document.getElementById(elMent).style.color='#fff'; var elMentText = document.getElementById(elMent).childNodes[0].nodeValue; window.status = " " + elMentText; break; case 0: //document.getElementById(elMent).style.color='#ffffff'; //document.getElementById(elMent).style.font='normal 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif'; document.getElementById(elMent).style.background='#c5d6fc' document.getElementById(elMent).style.color='#000'; window.status = " "; break; } } function fnTrusteeshipDuration() { var todaysDate = new Date; var startDate = new Date(2003,9,20); var difDate = parseInt((todaysDate - startDate) / 86400000); var difYears = parseInt(difDate / 365); var difDays = parseInt(difDate % 365); var yearRep = " yr-"; var dayRep = " day"; if(difYears > 1) { yearRep = " yrs-"; } if(difDays >1) { dayRep = " days"; } var finalTotal = difYears + yearRep + difDays + dayRep; return finalTotal; //document.write("(" + difYears + yearRep + difDays + dayRep +")"); } image1 = new Image(); image1.src = "mele.jpg"; image2 = new Image(); image2.src = "ortiz.jpg"; image3 = new Image(); image3.src = "horton.jpg"; image4 = new Image(); image4.src = "ellis.jpg"; image5 = new Image(); image5.src = "deleon.jpg"; image6 = new Image(); image6.src = "cantu.jpg"; image7 = new Image(); image7.src = "morris.jpg";