Jeff Schenfeld and Garfield Hooper

TEAMSTER POWER REALITY CHECK

ALL THINGS UNION RELATED , CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE, DEALING WITH THE COMPANY, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.* DISCLAIMER- THE INFORMATION WE PROVIDE IS INTENDED TO EDUCATE AND IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR SPEAKING TO YOUR STEWARD OR BUSINESS AGENT.

Author

Jeff Schenfeld and Garfield Hooper

Category

Education

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Latest episode

Jun 28, 2026

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Episodes

EPISODE 13 - ARTICLE 12 VIOLATIONS/TIME CARD EDITS AND ARTICLE 17 NEW LANGUAGE 20.11.2023

Fighting back against the company changing your time card without consent. Also, we discuss the new Article 17 language involving penalty pay

EPISODE 12 - REASONABLE CAUSE AND RANDOM TESTING 13.11.2023

Your rights when it comes to reasonable cause and random testing

EPISODE 11 - HOW TO PROPERLY FILL OUT SUPERVISORS WORKING AND SENIORITY GRIEVANCES 06.11.2023

Important information you need when filing these 2 types of grievances.

EPISODE 10 - ARTICLE 48 SECTION 2 - LOSS OF SENIORITY AND THE NEW LANGUAGE 30.10.2023

We discuss the new loss of seniority language

EPISODE 9 - IMPORTANT PEAK SEASON DATES/ EXCESSIVE RIDES 24.10.2023

We discuss some important upcoming dates regarding peak season along with some new language. We also talk about excessive rides and over supervision

EPISODE 8 - GUARANTEE vs SENIORITY/CAMERAS/ LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING 16.10.2023

We discuss guarantee vs seniority when you come in late. Camera issues and the Letter of Understanding for article 48

EPISODE 7 - INSPECTION PRIVILEGES AND WEINGARTEN RIGHTS 09.10.2023

Article 24 Inspection privileges for authorized agents of the local which includes stewards. We also talk about your Weingarten Rights.

EPISODE 6 - SUPERVISORS WORKING 02.10.2023

Articles 3 and 46. We discuss the issues surrounding supervisors working and filing on them when they do

EPISODE 5 - HOLIDAYS AND VACATIONS 25.09.2023

Some facts about holidays and vacations . Articles 60 and 61

EPISODE 4 - PROTECTION OF RIGHTS/UAW STRIKE 20.09.2023

Discussion of Article 9, that covers your rights as a Teamster to not cross picket lines and some updates on the ongoing UAW strike.

EPISODE 3 - FMLA 13.09.2023

A DISCUSSION OF FMLA RIGHTS / HARTFORD FMLA # 866-825-0186/ WEBSITE- https://account.thehartford.com/customer/login?appid=EE&goto=https:%2F%2Fabilityadvantage.thehartford.com:443%2Fuserdir%2FExternalPortal%2FWebPages%2FMyDashboard.aspx%3FEncryp%3Dabc

EPISODE 2 - SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS 05.09.2023

UNDERSTANDING AND ENFORCING ARTICLE 18 LANGUAGE WITH JEFFREY SCHENFELD, GARFIELD HOOPER, AND BEN DEETS

EPISODE 1 - HEAT DANGERS 31.08.2023

I’M YOUR HOST JEFFREY SCHENFELD AND I SAT DOWN TODAY WITH GARFIELD HOOPER TO TALK ABOUT THE LOSS OF ONE OF OUR TEAMSTER BROTHERS THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.

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