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Thursday, January 9, 2020
tdu fails teamster local 707 pension members
by failing to see that the SEC examines the books & revords of the Teamsters Local 707 pension fund
unlike aloise, kevin mccaffrey is a local public elected official, pension trustee and local president
aloise is a minnow
THE RETURN OF ROME ALOISE: A DARK DAY
POSTED ON DECEMBER 18, 2019
After serving a two-year suspension from his union offices and salaries for corruption, Rome Aloise will reclaim his International vice president position on December 22. This is just a few hours after the Winter Solstice, which marks the start of winter and is the darkest day of the year.
Aloise was charged by the Independent Review Board and found guiltyof all charges on October 24, 2017.
The 122-page report on the charges details how Aloise solicited tickets to an exclusive Super Bowl Playboy party from an employer that he was bargaining with; he used his union influence at two employers to force them to hire his cousin; he negotiated a sham union contract with an investment broker friend; and he illegally used union resources and power to ensure the election of his supporter in Local 601.
During his two-year suspension, Aloise continued to attend union conferences and was reportedly running Oakland Local 853 and Northern California Joint Council 7, while stands-ins held the offices. He will resume his Local 853 position on January 1, and reclaim his Joint Council 7 position as soon as the stand-in, Dave Hawley, resigns to allow Aloise to be appointed.
It is indeed a dark day for our union when a union leader, who was paid $383,462 in union salaries and allowances and yet resorted to corruption, is welcomed back into power.
This is why Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) is necessary: to inform and organize members to root corruption out of our great union. A strong union has the trust of its members and polices itself to keep corrupt leader out.
Suffolk Legis. Kevin McCaffrey, left, also Teamsters Local 707 president, is seen with Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Peter King and union members on Jan. 2 in Hempstead. Credit: Howard Schnapp
Suffolk County Legis. Kevin McCaffrey may not have to run for his seat this year, but he is facing a challenge for re-election as president of Teamsters Local 707 from George Ford, after surviving a disputed contest in 2015.
Ford, 55, a 25-year union member, said he is running to lead the 2,000-member local because he still is upset about how the election was conducted three years ago. Ford ran for vice president and his side initially won. But the union joint council called for a revote because about 150 union members failed to get ballots.
Ford criticized McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) for trying to do the job of a county legislator, which Ford said cuts into his full time job as union leader. He also attacks McCaffrey for allegedly mishandling the union’s pension fund.
The pension issue arose when many unionized trucking companies went out of business and the 2008 Wall Street crash created a shortage in benefits funds to pay members.
McCaffrey, who has led the union since 2000, said he lobbied successfully to change a federal law that barred benefit reductions even when funds become depleted.
“I believe people see me as more the solution, rather than the problem,” McCaffrey said.
McCaffrey also noted that the last time he ran for the union presidency, he was embroiled in tough legislative battle against Democrat Timothy Sini, who has since become Suffolk County district attorney.
McCaffrey and Ford expressed confidence in their chances in the election contest, which starts Thursday with nomination and ends with the vote count on Oct. 18.
Aloise was charged by the Independent Review Board and found guilty of all charges on October 24, 2017. 
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