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Will Hoffa and Hall Try to Impose the UPS Contract?
Hoffa and Hall are considering a secret plan to impose the UPS contract by taking away members' Right to Vote on the rejected supplements.
UPS Teamsters in Louisville, Philadelphia, and Western Pennsylvania have Voted No and rejected their supplements.
Now Hoffa and Hall are considering a plan to take away their right to vote and impose the UPS contract.
Teamster members won the right to vote on supplements and riders in 1991 and have used that right in record numbers this year. UPS Teamsters rejected 18 supplements and riders, covering most of the country.
The Vote No movement paid off and forced Hoffa and Hall to improve TeamCare benefits, and won other improvements in some supplements.
Since then, Ken Hall has worked hand-in-glove with management to vote and re-vote the rejected supplements to get them passed.
But members in three areas have held out against concessions and for improvements in their supplements: Louisville, Western Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia.
These UPS Teamsters are ready to stand up and even vote to strike, if that threat is needed to bring the company to the table to bargain a fair contract.
The supplements could have been settled a long time ago if the International Union had stepped in and backed the members.
Instead, Hall has played politics and lashed out at the Local 89 leadership and the Vote No movement and tried to blame them for holding up the national contract.
The company has taken its cues from Hoffa and Hall and refused to budge at the bargaining table. In Louisville, UPS has even reduced its offer.
This is exactly why Teamsters fought for the Right to Vote on supplements and riders in the first place: to stop employers from imposing concessions in supplements and riders by pushing through a contract nationally.
Before we had this right in 1991, the master contract and all supplements and riders were voted on in one national vote. That gave employers a tool to push through concessions at the supplement level.
The Right to Vote on supplements and riders changed all that.
Hall is talking about imposing the UPS contract and abrogating members' right to vote on the outstanding supplements. This plan has started to leak out from Hall loyalists.
All members need to be prepared to stand with these UPS Teamsters and to stand up for our Right to Vote.
UPS cannot operate without the Louisville Worldport and Philadelphia Airport which together handle a huge volume of air packages. The Local 705 and 710 contracts covering 15,000 UPS Teamsters in Chicago, Illinois, and Northern Indiana are also not settled. These contracts are separate from the national agreement, still open, and vital to UPS's operations.
With a united approach, our union has more than enough leverage to defeat concessions and win acceptable contracts in Louisville, Western Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and in Chicago Locals 705 and 710. It's time for Hoffa and Hall to act like Teamster leaders instead of UPS enforcers.
The Right to Vote gives working UPSers leverage. Hoffa and Hall should be using it to negotiate contract improvements, not threatening to take that right away.
UPS Ohio Rider Ratified
The third time's the charm for UPS management, the Hoffa-Hall leadership, and the Ohio UPS Rider. After being rejected by 55% of UPS Teamsters last October, it was approved by a narrow 52% majority.
In the nine months since the first rejection last June, members saw no help from Hoffa-Hall in terms of improvements to the rider. They can't seem to do a thing for members, but they could wear down the members to tip the balance to a majority Yes. Does that count as good union leadership?
No. It's taking members' dues money and using it to be management's sales team.
Two of the three largest Ohio locals voted No for a third time: Cincinnati Local 100 (4-1 No) and Columbus Local 413 (2-1 No), so did Dayton Local 957, Lima Local 908, and Zanesville Local 637.
The rider passed because Cleveland Local 407 full-timers are covered by Teamcare, and thus not facing benefit cuts. It passed by 7-1 in Cleveland.
The local by local votes are available here.
Ohio Teamsters are mad about health care cuts. Despite the benefit enhancements, which were won by the Vote No movement after so many supplements were rejected, Teamsters transferring into Teamcare will still face some benefit reductions. In addition, the Rider failed to win any guaranteed number of full-time jobs or make any improvements to protect against harassment or strengthen 9.5 language for drivers.
Western Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and Louisville
Hoffa-Hall took a vote in Ohio, after doing nothing for all this time, because it was close last time. They know that tactic will not work in Western Pennsylvania or Philadelphia, where the rejection votes were overwhelming.
Ballots for the Louisville Air Rider will be mailed out on March 21. There is no doubt the 9,000 Teamsters covered will say No, loud and clear. The issues are laid out well on the Local 89 website.
The struggle continues, on the contract and beyond that, to change the direction of our union to one that fights for the members, not against them.
UPS Plays Hardball Louisville Members say No
UPS management claims it has issued its "last, best and final" offer on a new Air Rider covering nearly 9,000 UPS Teamsters in Louisville.
UPS says they are done negotiating with Louisville Local 89 over the Air Rider, and they have thrown down an offer that is even worse than their previous one.
The International union has announced they will put the company's offer to a vote, with ballots mailed out March 21 and counted on April 10.
Local 89 members rejected the company's previous offer by 89 percent. Management's new offer stiff-arms the local's proposals for improvements, and even worse, management removed a $1,000 incentive bonus that was in its previous offer.
Louisville members are prepared to say No, and even Hell No, to this insulting offer.
Local 89 calls it "blind arrogance" by UPS. And they're right.
It's also a turn toward hardball tactics by UPS and the International Union who are trying to force through unpopular agreements not just in Louisville, but in Philadelphia and Western Pennsylvania where members have decisively Voted No twice.
The Hoffa-Hall administration doesn't have a strategy for winning better contract offers in the rejected supplements. So they're playing politics instead.
They are gearing up a campaign to try to blame Local 89, its President Fred Zuckerman and the Vote No movement for holding up the national contract and members' retro checks. Hoffa and Hall are to blame: they heard from the members nine months ago and haven't done a thing to fix the problems in all that time.
The Hoffa-Hall plan is to first push through weak agreements in the holdout locals and then to come after members' Right to Vote on supplements.
TDU won the Right to Vote on Supplements at the 1991 Teamster Convention precisely to stop the International Union from forcing through substandard supplements in a national vote.
UPS Teamsters in 18 supplements across the country used this right effectively to Vote No to fight concessions and improvements in the rejected supplements.
What's at Stake in the Local 89 Air Rider
Local 89's website lays out the issues. Some of the problems are familiar to many other UPSers: adjustments to healthcare to offset negative outcomes in the transfer to Teamcare; more full time jobs; curtailing subcontracting; safety; and others.
One issue is a unique and critically important to Worldport Teamsters: unpaid travel time. Teamsters spend up to 40 minutes a day on their own time (!) using an inadequate shuttle system to get to their work station before they can clock in, and the same deal when they leave work.
Louisville Teamsters are standing up for all UPS Teamsters and deserve our support.
UPS Says Profits for Us, Concessions for You
While UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters take concessions, the profit haul for the company continues. UPS reported fourth-quarter profits of $1.2 billion and says profits will top $5 billion in 2014.
The media is full of sympathetic stories about how UPS profits are, "falling short of expectations." And it's true that UPS's fourth quarter profits were lower than originally expected because of the much-publicized problems at peak.
But before you pull out a brown hankie and cry for UPS management, consider this. Even when management bungles the most important business time of the year, the company still makes $1.2 billion in profit in just three months. That's after taxes.
For the year, UPS made $4.5 billion in profits after taxes. And the company announced today that it projects that profits will top $5 billion in 2014.
The company's freight-forwarding business is down—but not where Teamsters are doing the job. UPS Freight revenues grew to $2.882 billion.
Before contract negotiations began, Ken Hall vowed, "The more they make, the more we take." Instead, working Teamsters will remember 2013 as the year of contract givebacks and the most miserable peak season ever.
It's not all bad news. 2013 is also the year that UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters showed we can fight back. Members turned down the national UPS Freight contract and nearly voted down the national UPS agreement while voting down a record number of supplements.
Hoffa and Hall couldn't even figure out how to use that leverage.
UPS Teamsters in New York Local 804 took a different tack. They said NO to information brownouts and organized a contract campaign. They won a $400 pension increase (including at $25 & Out), 150 new full-time jobs and grievance procedure reform. When members voted down the first offer, the bargaining committee, including rank-and-filers, went back to the table and won additional improvements.
UPS knows how to make profits. We need Teamster leadership that will make UPS deliver for working Teamsters too.
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UPS Contract Update
UPS contract ballots are being mailed out in Teamsters Local 710, Western Pennsylvania, and in Indiana Local 135.
UPS Vote Count: Hoffa-Hall Ram Through Local 177 and Southwest
The New Jersey Local 177 supplement has been ratified, following yesterday's ratification of the Southwest Rider. Both passed by approximately a 2-1 margin.
In the Southwest, the biggest union, Los Angeles Local 396, was split down the middle, but most other locals voted heavily yes, with Locals 186 and 986 voting No.
The vote count will continue this morning on the remainder of the west. You can read the latest vote counts here.
The Hoffa-Hall administration launched a million-dollar campaign to sell the contract on a second vote. Southwest area Teamsters received up to eight mailings selling the deal, along with robo-calls, web postings, and threats about their health care.
By sticking together, Vote No Teamsters won improved healthcare benefits in the second contract offer. And they learned a valuable lesson in rank and file solidarity and Hoffa-Hall treachery.
The bad news is that Teamster officials are paying for these improvements by taking money that is supposed to be used to improve members pensions and diverting it into the Health Fund instead.
As a result, full-time members in the Southwest that are going into the new Health Fund will end up with smaller pension accruals than full-time UPS Teamsters in the rest of the West.
The UPS contract started with early negotiations but it won't be settled until well into 2014. The supplements and riders covering Ohio, Indiana, Western Pa, Philadelphia and the Louisville air rider all remain to be completed. The UPS Freight contract is also in limbo. Members Voted No to reject that weak agreement, and Hoffa and Hall have done zip for UPS Freight Teamsters since.
Hoffa and Hall had a three-point plan for the UPS contract negotiations. First came the Brownout. Then came the Sellout. And finally came the Sales Job.
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Pension Money Grabbed to Pay for UPS Health Plan
November 6, 2013: If you are a UPS Teamster moving into the new health plan in the West, millions of dollars will be diverted from your pension fund to maintain the health benefits you already have.
On November 13, the IBT will mail out ballots to UPS Teamsters covered by the Western Region Supplement and the Local 177 Supplement.
The sales pitch will be the health benefits improvements which were won thanks to the overwhelming contract rejection in the first vote in June.
What members are not being told is that you are paying for the new health plan with money that was supposed to go to improve your pension benefit. Read the rest …
Western Region and Local 177 UPS Health Plan
November 2, 2013: The Western Region and Local 177 UPS health care website is up.
You can find it http://www.wr177healthcare.com.
It includes information on benefits but has no information on the diversion of negotiated money from your pension to fund the health plan.
An 11-minute DVD is also available, and will be sent out prior to the upcoming re-vote on the UPS contract in the west. It contains the same info as the website.
UPS Contract Bargaining Round-Up
October 17, 2013: With the UPS contract long expired and peak on the way, contracts and contract supplements or riders covering over 75,000 UPSers still remain to be negotiated.
The contracts, supplements and riders covering Teamster members in the Western Region, Louisville, Ohio, Indiana, Philadelphia, Western Pennsylvania, and New Jersey Local 177 all need to be voted a second or third time.
Two additional contracts covering all UPS Teamsters in Illinois and parts of Indiana and Iowa have barely started. Chicago Locals 705 and 710, covering some 15,000 Teamsters, each negotiate their own contracts separate from the national master agreement.
The Information Brownout at UPS gave way to an unprecedented sales job in the second round of voting in October.
Hoffa and Hall unleashed a million dollar PR campaign to push through rejected contract supplements.
The Central Region Supplement narrowly passed by 53.6 percent. UPS will be able to exploit the 17(i) loophole to fire Teamsters for the vague "other cardinal offenses" for another five years.
The Metropolitan Philadelphia supplement passed by an even skimpier 1,004 to 918 margin. Three of the four locals, covering all of the largest hubs, rejected it. But a 10-1 yes vote in Wilmington, Del. squeezed the supplement through.
Hoffa and Hall did not even try to re-vote some of the supplements, because they knew they would lose. The Western Pennsylvania Supplement, rejected by 6-1 in June, was held back along with others.
Philadelphia Local 623 members showed that Hoffa, Hall and UPS had reason to be afraid. They Voted No by 71 percent. UPS Teamsters in Ohio also rejected their Rider for a second time.
In a welcome exception to the concessions, UPS Teamsters in New York Local 804 won major improvements in their supplement, including a $400 pension increase, 150 full-time jobs, and grievance procedure reform.
Rank-and-File Solidarity Pays Off
Rank-and-file solidarity has paid off and changed the Teamsters Union for the better—even if the Vote No movement wasn't able defeat the Central and Metro Philadelphia supplements.
Hoffa and Hall were forced to reverse many healthcare cuts and improve TeamCare benefits.
The new benefits are not what members wanted, but they are a whole lot better than what Hoffa, Hall and UPS tried to make members accept in the first contract vote.
The 2013 contract fight has awakened a sleeping giant—250,000 Teamsters at UPS and another 12,500 at UPS Freight—who can be the backbone of a movement for change in the Teamsters.
Members continue to organize for improvements in some 11 unsettled supplements and riders, plus the Chicago Local 705 and Local 710 contracts.
Philadelphia Local 623
UPS Teamsters shot down the Philadelphia Local 623 supplement by 71 percent in the second contract vote.
In addition to concerns about health benefits, Vote No leaders have pushed for improvements in their supplement, including more full-time jobs, and for rank-and-file Teamsters to be put on the negotiating committee.
Leaders of the Vote No movement are running for Local 623 office as the Integrity Slate.
Lousiville Local 89 Air Rider
A major headache for UPS management and Hoffa-Hall is the Louisville Air Rider.
Local 89 officers, stewards and members have stood united against the Hoffa-Hall concessions, voting by 88 percent against the Central Supplement in the second round.
The Air Rider itself has not even gone out for a first vote yet, because the company is stonewalling and has blocked serious bargaining.
The Air Rider covers 8,800 Teamsters. The last thing management wants is a strike vote taken at the Louisville Worldport.
Ken Hall will either have to back the local's reasonable proposals for improvements or resort to more old guard methods, like an IBT takeover of contract negotiations.
Indiana / Ohio / Western Pennsylvania
The Ohio Rider has been rejected for a second time. The Indiana Local 135 Rider has not been re-voted yet. The Western Pennsylvania supplement hasn't either, after being rejected by a 6-1 margin.
Western Supplement / Southwest Rider
and New Jersey Local 177
The Western supplement and big Southwest Rider and the New Jersey Local 177 supplement all need to be voted.
Hoffa, Hall and Western officials saw the Southwest Rider, with over 20,000 Teamsters in California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico, defeated by nearly a 3-1 margin back in June.
Members have been told for months that "soon" they would get a look at the new health care benefits they will be offered in a separate "carve-out" health fund. Will "soon" finally come in November?
Meanwhile, have IBT officials bargained any improvements on other important issues in the past four months? The brownout continues.
UPS: $600 per Vote?
October 10, 2013: The Round Two vote count in the Central Region is coming to the end, and the supplement has narrowly passed by 53.6%: 11,599 to 10,009.
The Yes Votes from Teamsters in Minnesota and Wisconsin put the Yes side over the top. UPS full-timers in those states do not face healthcare cuts they are covered by separate union plans.
Click here for complete local-by-local results.
Hoffa and Hall launched a million-dollar PR campaign with glossy mailers, DVDs and IBT outreach at the gates. to swing some 1800 votes into the Yes column and pass the Supplement. That's about $600 in members' dues for every yes vote they turned.
The narrow defeat in the Central Supplement is disappointing. But the Vote No movement has a lot to be proud of—and the fight is far from over.
By rejecting a record number of supplements, the Vote No movement forced Hoffa and Hall to reverse many healthcare cuts and improve TeamCare benefits. The new benefits are not what members wanted, but they are a whole lot better than what Hoffa, Hall and UPS tried to make members accept.
The Vote No movement can be proud of our solidarity—and members are better off for it.
And, it's not over yet. Yesterday, the Philadelphia Supplement was shot down by 71%. The Louisville Air Rider has not been negotiated yet, because the company is stonewalling Local 89. The Ohio Rider was rejected today. The Indiana Rider is not negotiated yet. The Western Pennsylvania supplement isn't, either, after being rejected by a 5-1 margin.
The Western Supplement and big Southwest Rider and the New Jersey Local 177 Supplements all need to be voted. The details of the renegotiated supplements and new health plan are still under wraps, nearly four months after the first contract vote.
The fight against healthcare cuts and contract concessions has awakened a sleeping giant: the nearly 250,000 Teamsters at UPS and 13,000 at UPS Freight.
Vote No activists are running for local office and organizing for change in the union.
The UPS contract was supposed to be Ken's Halls coming-out party as he prepares to run for Teamster General President. UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters are not about to jump on that bandwagon.
Teamster members deserve IBT leadership that will mobilize to win good contracts. Hoffa and Hall only kicked it into gear to sell contract concessions.
That's why they have to go. Teamsters at UPS and UPS Freight can be the backbone of a powerful movement for change. Don't whine, organize!
Next Up in UPS Round Two: Western Region and Local 177
October 4, 2013: Ballots will be counted starting Oct. 9 on UPS supplements in the Central and Pennsylvania. Another 35,000 Teamsters will be re-voting soon in the Western Region and New Jersey Local 177. But for now, there's an information Brownout on what they will be voting on.
The Western and New Jersey Teamsters are covered by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) attached to the national UPS contract, offering them a chance to "carve out" a new or join an existing health and welfare fund. For over a month, they have been told the fund will have great benefits, but members have not been given any details.
The health benefits reportedly won't be revealed until mid-October after Hoffa and Hall see the round two contract results in the Central Region and Philadelphia. If the contract goes down again there, they may be reluctant to try their luck in the West, where the Southwest Rider was rejected by a 71% margin.
Andy Marshall, Ron Herrera and other Teamster officials in the West are promising the "carve out" benefits will match the current good benefits members have. A website and benefit comparisons are in the works. Members will have their eyes on the details.
Officials say they expect to mail out Western and New Jersey contract votes around the first of November.
It's been more than four months since members voted down their supplements. Since then, there have been no reports on any real changes in other supplement issues being bargained.
The Million Dollar Campaign
Meanwhile, the Hoffa-Hall administration has spent millions of dollars trying to make sure they pass the Central Region and Philadelphia area supplements: multiple mailings, glossy brochures, meetings, International reps gating UPS buildings, DVDs, phone calls, and more.
If only they would put this kind of all-out effort into bargaining and enforcing the contract!
What the Vote No Movement Won Already
The first No Vote on 18 supplements and riders has already paid off.
The Vote No movement forced major improvements in health care benefits under TeamCare. Members can take pride in that victory while continuing to organize for more improvements.
Beyond health care, the contract falls short on creating full-time jobs, dealing with forced overtime and harassment, and part-time poverty wages—not to mention new concessions, like the four-year progression.
UPS Teamsters will be meeting at the upcoming TDU Convention to discuss next steps for rebuilding Teamster Power at UPS.
Union Rift Poses Test for UPS
UPS is caught in a rift between the leadership of the Teamsters union and its rank-and-file members over labor contracts, a development that could unnerve corporate shippers and hurt its holiday shipping business.
UPS's labor issues were supposed to be mostly settled in June, when the company's domestic package-delivery employees—a majority of its U.S. workers— approved a new five-year national master contract that included wage increases as well as revised health and pension benefits.
But UPS is still negotiating separately with many local bargaining units across the country—over issues like health-care benefits, wages for part-timers and restricting overtime.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents about 249,000 employees of UPS's 323,000 full- and part-time domestic workers. About 235,000 of those are covered by the master contract. That contract cannot take effect until 16 supplemental agreements and riders are negotiated and approved.
One of the dissatisfied groups is Teamsters Local 89, a critical part of UPS's operation because of both its size and locale. Local 89 represents about 10,000 employees in Louisville, Ky., who work at or close to UPS's Worldport, the giant automated package hub that sorts and processes 1.6 million packages daily.
Separately, UPS also has to negotiate a contract for its freight division, since the first attempt was rejected in June.
The timing is tricky for UPS, which is heading into its peak holiday shipping season.
Andy McGowan, director of global media relations at UPS, said it's still "business as usual" at the shipper. The company and the Teamsters have agreed to indefinite contract extensions as it resolves the outstanding issues, he said. "We continue to make progress."
Customer anxiety over UPS's unsettled labor issues hurts business. "Any time there's friction between hourly workers and management, it doesn't sit well with customers," said Keith Byrd, co-founder of Transportation Impact LLC, which audits and negotiates on behalf of shippers. "There's a three-way thing going on here. The more commotion and skepticism there is, the more customers will start worrying again."
Corporate shippers are spooked by labor negotiations because they think it could result in possible slowdowns or interruptions—at worse a strike— that might delay their packages.
Even when labor talks were going smoothly earlier this year, UPS customers were hedging their bets. The company's volume growth in the second quarter was "a little less than we expected," Chief Executive Scott Davis told analysts in an earnings call. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company cited labor negotiations with the Teamsters for its "hindered volume growth" in the quarter.
In Louisville, Local 89 is urging its members to "Vote No Again" on its latest regional supplement. Ballots are due back on Oct. 9.
"We think the international union did a very poor job," said Local 89 President Fred Zuckerman. He said among other things the proposed health changes for many of his members added expense, cut benefits and created disparity among workers.
"They didn't meet or even understand the needs of the employees." Mr. Zuckerman said he believes "we have a bigger fight with the international union than we do with the company."
Ken Paff, national organizer for a dissident teamster group called Teamsters for a Democratic Union, said its part of a "rank-and-file rebellion." He said "this has been a pretty big earthquake in the union and at the company."
Leigh Strope, a Teamsters spokeswoman, said the union is "working through an internal democratic process"—hearing members concerns and addressing them. "The process takes time," she said.
Ms. Strope acknowledged there has been confusion and misinformation about the new health-care plans, but said the union has made improvements and "most concerns have been alleviated now."
She called the contract the "best private-sector labor contract in the country," noting it includes raises of almost $4 an hour, creates 2,500 new full-time jobs and contains many new job protections.
Though approved, the national master contract cannot go into effect until all of the outstanding issues with the locals are settled, according to UPS.
Both UPS and the Teamsters can agree to continue the contract extensions indefinitely. UPS doesn't like to, though, according to a former executive who asked not to be named, because UPS believes it gives FedEx Corp. the opportunity to try to woo UPS customers to spread their risk or switch to FedEx. The vast majority of FedEx's workforce is nonunion.
Vote No Again Can Pay Off in Central
September 26, 2013: UPS Teamsters in the Central Region are on a second contract offer that has virtually no improvements and would cut the health benefits of most Teamsters. Can it pay to Vote No again?
Voting No the first time already won solid improvements in the health benefits. We were told that Voting No would not affect the health benefits. That proved to be a lie.
Voting No again in the Central can win improvements once more. Here's why.
UPS management does not want a strike vote to be held, especially not in the largest region in the country. But under the Teamster Constitution, a third No Vote would require the Union to hold a strike vote.
A second No Vote will put UPS under pressure to put a better offer on the table and avoid a third No Vote and strike vote in the Central Region.
That gives members leverage to win gains in full-time jobs, getting rid of the Article17(i) loophole which lets UPS fire Teamsters, and other improvements.
The Hoffa-Hall administration has spent millions of dollars in a sales job to drum up a yes vote. They have done ten times more to sell management's offer than they ever did to fight for a good contract in the first place, or to enforce our contract.
We urge all Teamsters to consider the issues and cast a vote. One more NO vote can win a better contract in the Central Region.
Hoffa-Hall Snowjob
September 26, 2013: Hoffa and Hall have mailed a phony photo to tens of thousands of UPSers to try to snow them into voting for a bad contract.
Hoffa and Hall's latest Vote Yes propaganda features package car drivers giving the thumbs up to the contract.
You don't have to look closely to see the snow on the ground. Pretty odd for a contract that was negotiated in the summer and is being voted on in September.
Hoffa and Hall weren't able to snow members into accepting substandard Teamcare in the first contract vote. Their latest PR gives "snowjob" a bad name.
More Lies about Health Care
September 24, 2013: Some members report that business agents have told members that if they don't vote Yes on the Central Supplement, they will have no health insurance as of January 1.
This is an outright lie and contradicts what Hoffa and Hall have put in writing: health benefits will be continuous, and there is a signed contract extension in place.
Some of the lies have been spread in the shops, but in Denver Local 455, the BA even stated it at a union meeting held on September 22.
When a used car salesman tells you blatant lies, you shouldn't buy the car. The first No Vote in the Central Region forced improvements in the health benefits. The second No Vote will finish the job.


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ChurchCheck evaluators are trained to assess factors such as the state of the notice board , warmth of welcome and length of the sermon through to the after service conversation and evidence of fair trade.
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Or you could do what one vicar did (I think this really happened, rather than being an urban myth), which is pay a few folks at the local pub £10 each to come along to church one morning, then chat about it over a pint afterwards. My question here is: will a Christian visitor pick up everything that needs to be picked up?
Or save yourself some cash, and see if the original Mystery Worshipper has been already. The entry for St. Pauls Cathedral earlier this year makes interesting reading.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
ChurchCheck: Hire your own Mystery Worshipper
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- Anonymous1/11/11 8:35 am
Maybe St Paul's Cathedral should offer the protesters a tenner each to move on quietly?ReplyDelete
More seriously, I like the idea of paying the pub-goers to become church-goers for a morning: neat :)
"from the after service conversation to evidence of fair trade" Hilarious! Sorry, "Church Check"!? I am sorry but i find this a tad sad! but it has brought a smile to my face! hilarious! Must get back to work, perhaps I'll look back later. Ta for making me smile!ReplyDelete
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Today, I will talk about what happened in Y-modify nowadays and how we will operate Y-modify in the future.
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There had been only our school students on Y-modify.
We all came to an agreement to be affirmative to invite people as a member of Y-modify who are not our school student.
Also, Y-modify will change its style of activities from 'just gathered makers' to 'makers community & forum'.
I have some excellent friends and we thought that we would like them to join us, then we came to this change.
We talked that it is difficult to make hardware with my friends living in a bit far place, and it was the beginning of the idea of forum and community.
Anyway, I'll write another post as soon as we decided the other thing.
Registered for 'MITOU' project
We registered for 'mitou' project with the title of DeepL2(a research of YamaX).
'mitou' is a project driven by IPA(a kind of Japanese Institution) and Its website says it produced many excellent young creators. I think so too.
When we pass this selection, we'll get a lot of money for research and above all project manager will take care of our research together. I felt this is great chance so I registered for it.
DeepL2 needs money somehow, and it is not going actually. However, there is a progress for certain.
We're working hard to overcome this by contacting a research lab. Stay tuned!
Gave up to take part in 'Micro Robocon'
I'm so sorry! We were so busy in DeepL2 and we couldn't continue a development for micro robocon, so we gave it up.
Progress of DeepL2
Today, We did a research presentation about DeepL2 in Kyoto University.
We progressed so much yesterday night! I have a lot of things I wanna write, but coord.e will write about them tomorrow.
Summary: We performed a reinforcement learning for overnight.
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The Surfside colony is famous for claiming that no home in the neighborhood is more then seventy-five feet from the beach. Surfside is positioned on the Pacific Ocean next to Anaheim Bay and Huntington Beach Harbor area just to the south. Surfside has a temperate beach climate and average temperatures are recorded at about 70 °F year round. The Surfside temperature record high is about 112 F and its record low was below freezing at approx 25 F. Surfside enjoys a pleasant offshore breeze year round and this constant breeze servers highlight Surfside's desirability when compared to other beach communities.
Based on the most recent Surfside census data collected in 2010, there were approximately 200 full-time residents of Surfside inhabiting a little over 100 available dwellings. According to the same census the Surfside area is recorded at 10% of a square mile, one of the smaller neighborhoods in Southern California. Furthermore, the US census reported some interesting demographic information, that the average age is about 45 years old, and 98% of the Surfside population was Caucasian. Since Surfside is a one of the best beach neighborhoods in it is also home to a great school district. Since Surfside is in Orange County it is served by The Los Alamitos Unified School District. The Surfside community now has has about two hundred twenty-five housing units based on current housing data. Therefore this is a reasonably accurate count, though it's considerably greater than reported in the 2000 census. The Surfside community possesses a large variety and a wide array of the types of homes that line the city of Surfside. The community has an eclectic mix of home styles and is anything but a track home community. The housing styles available in Surfside include small studio beach cottages all the way up to huge 3 story mansions. The wide diversity of homes and home sites add to Surfside beach side attractiveness and laid-back charm.
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is situated in southwestern part of Uganda. It is one of the only four national parks in Africa that protect the endangered mountain Gorillas.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in western Uganda about 5 to 6 hours' drive away from Kampala capital city and remarkably, a popular home to about 620 birds, big game and many mammal species, breathtaking landscape with pristine Carter Lakes, rain forest, savanna grassland a mention but a few.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in Kisoro district southwestern Uganda about 8-10 hours' drive from Kampala city center. It expands up to 34 square kilometers and offers refuge to mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, about 200 birds as well as scenic volcanoes like Gahinga, Muhabura and Sabyinyo.


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"Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town. " - Ezra 2:1
God made us emotional beings, but we must anchor those feeling in the truth. What we feel is real, but it may not be fact. For such reasons, truth is important for us. Truth helps anchor our emotions and feelings unanchored from truth lead us astray.
I was struck with these thoughts recently while studying Ezra 2. The covenant faithfulness of God is emphasized throughout the book. Chapter 2 captures this reality in detail showing the names of many people who came back to Judah after captivity in Babylon.
While in captivity, some of these people would have developed deep relationships, friendships, possessions, networked work relations, trading routes, and entertainment habits. Others would have had deep wounds and pains from the abuse and neglect they experienced while in captivity. Yet, these people walked away from all the horrors and honors of captivity to choose to be with God's people in God's place.
Now, the text doesn't tell us how everyone felt, but we can speculate a little here. Just think of how you would feel after being gone for 70 years, or being born in captivity and hearing stories of going back home. Think of the nerves, fears, excitement, and other emotions you'd experience. In the experiences we see in Nehemiah, two important "truth anchors" for our feelings stand out:
1.) I might feel alone, but I am not alone.
We are often tempted to think we are the only ones going through a hard time, serving, or sacrificing, but that's not true. Just as God had called 42,000 plus to go back to work the Promised Land (Ezra 2:64) and just as God preserved 7,000 who had not bowed to Baal (1 Kgs 19:18), so God has called others to labor in his field. The fact that I may be unaware of them, their doubts, their sacrifices, their pains, struggles, or successes, doesn't mean they do not exist.
I have a tendency of looking in the mirror as if I'm the only one versus looking out a window at the world around me. I have a natural tendency to think I'm alone, but it's not true. The truth is that God is with me, and he has given me a group of people with whom to walk through life: the church. In the church, I have a group of people who want to walk home with me.
2.) This might feel like home, but this is not my home.
Verse one explained that after everyone arrived in Judah, they each went to their own home. But, there's a problem: it wasn't their home any more. They are under the rule of Cyrus, which became abundantly clear in chapter four when he issues a cease-and-desist order making them halt work on the temple. Though they are seeking to serve God, they are under the influence of a pagan ruler.
For us, Jesus has secured the victory, but there are still consequences from living in a sinful world until the end comes. The world is a passing place we travail together. God wants us as the church to faithfully serve and abide in community while we await Jesus, who will establish the fullness of his kingdom - a kingdom we will enjoy and call home. As 1 Corinthians 15:24–26 confirmed, "Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death."
While I have feelings of isolation and complacency at times, I must anchor my thoughts and actions in truth. The truth is: I get to walk in community while anticipating life in my present-and-future home.


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Could you quit Twitter and Facebook cold turkey? It's a terrifying thought to many people who are on social media sites continuously. However, that's exactly what the Los Angeles Times says that many top celebrities are doing for a good cause. Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Hudson and Ryan Seacrest are just some of the stars who have pledged to abstain from using social media as part of a charity campaign.
The idea is the brainchild of singer and actress Alicia Keys as a way to raise money and awareness for her "Keep a Child Alive" campaign to provide medicine, food, shelter and other basic necessities to children impacted by HIV and AIDS in Africa. The celebrities have agreed to stay off of social media sites until $1 million has been raised by the campaign.
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In the vast majority of personal injury cases, injury victims are going to be better off hiring a personal injury lawyer to handle their claim, particularly in serious injury cases. But many people for a variety of reasons – most of them foolish – are going to chose to handle their own claims. Accordingly, I have drafted a list of things that are generally a good idea to do or not do if you are trying to handle your own personal injury case. You can find these tips on handling your own personal injury case on our Miller & Zois website.
Why do this? Because people are going to handle their own claims so I think personal injury lawyers should try to arm these people with a few weapons to get the best possible outcome. Not only will it help them, but it will help our clients as well because awful settlement are thrown into the pool of data to determine fair value in personal injury cases.
The problem with these tips is that they are not legal advice because legal advice is narrowly tailored to the specific facts of a particular case. So in a small minority personal injury cases, following all of these tips is going to hurt, not help your case because of specific facts that fall outside the general rule.
These tips apply only to personal injury car accident cases. They do not apply to serious injury medical malpractice or product defect cases. These cases, particularly medical malpractice cases, are very difficult to resolve without filing a lawsuit. Offers that injury victims may receive in these kinds of cases are rarely meaningful and this is usually very apparent by the offer.


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We do it every day, whether we realize it or not. We wear rituals all over our bodies, and we even sometimes make them permanent parts of us by tattooing or piercing ourselves, or making other modifications. I haven't spoken of this before in this way. but its important: perhaps the single most important thing in the whole construct of the Attire language.
It is the connection point, the life line, if you will, to our dim and essential beginnings. We create and foment rituals to carry us through our day, our world, and our lives. We still need them, you know, these little rituals, to make ourselves feel safe, and part of something greater than ourselves; so we won't feel so very alone.
But, when we choose to starve ourselves to fit a certain size dress, or pair of pants; when we work out relentlessly to have an 8 pack, or a butt you could break a tooth on; what is that but a ritual? What is it but a giving over of ourselves to something outside of us to which we feel we must claim allegiance? What is it but a desire to connect by physical, visual association, to a group, a tribe, a nation, or a culture?
Sometimes, the way we dress can take on the force of dogma. We must dress a certain way to do business, seek a mate, engage is socialization, approach our deity, if we believe in one, or face the death of a loved other. So, our speaking of the Attire language, can have a ritual, wrote aspect to it, as well as a free-wheeling one. Women continue to wear high heeled shoes, even though they are painful, hampering to movement, and in a sense degrading to them. Men continue to wear suits, though they are similarly hampering, and also nearly devoid of expressivity. Its dogma, culture, tradition. It is What Is Done.
When we think of ritual dressing we think of religious garments, or the panoply of royalty, but its not just their province. It is the province of everyone, everywhere.


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Many home proprietors tends to portray fear and worry whenever they have thoughts of having thieves and stranger break into their houses with an intention to steal from them. In fact, theft is a scenario that avails bad experiences and many home owners don't relate well with these situations. There are other instances where people are always trying to access your home when you are away so as to peep or even peruse through your things. Basically, you will always have some options to consider but the most timeless and irrefutable option that you must embrace is home security systems. The system will, never combat the thieves or keep them away from robbing your house but it will always help notify you whenever as person tries accessing your house. In the market, there are so many security systems availed and you are necessitated to determine the best. Through this article, you will learn more tips or the considerations to make when choosing the right security system.
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No. 1 – Oak Hill vs. Canton Academy
Daily Times Leader finishes its Top 5 Countdown of the Oak Hill Raiders' 2014 football season. The Raiders made their third consecutive postseason berth, finishing the year with a 5-6 overall record. Oak Hill is under the direction of first-year Head Coach Chris Craven, who has been an eight-year assistant coach for the program. Oak Hill opens the season against defending MAIS Class-A champion Newton County Academy on Friday, Aug. 21 at Oak Hill Academy in West Point.
No. 1: Today's game in the countdown reminiscences on Oak Hill's 29-14 win over former district rival Canton Academy on Oct. 17 at OHA in West Point.
THE FACTS: Oak Hill upset the Canton Academy Panthers 29-14 Friday, Oct. 17 at Oak Hill Academy in West Point. The win gave the Raiders an opportunity to claim the District 2-AA title. Oak Hill held a 14-7 advantage at halftime. The Raiders would expand their advantage during the first seven minutes of the third quarter, grabbing a 21-7 lead. After a Canton touchdown late in the third, Oak Hill answered early in the fourth for its 15-point advantage.
THE STATS: Drew Riley, the Raiders' rising senior running back, rushed 32 times for 185 yards, scoring a rushing and receiving touchdown. Graduate quarterback Riley Pierce was 8 of 9 passing for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Pierce connected with rising senior Kaleb Darnell three times for 53 yards. Darnell scored two touchdowns.
Raider rising junior Ken Dill completed both two-point conversions. Grayson Easterling, a rising freshman, knocked through one extra-point field goal.
WHY THIS GAME: Not only did Oak Hill need a win to get above .500 after nine weeks of the regular season, it needed to keep the postseason hopes alive. Major underdogs, the Raiders showed they have plenty of fight in them.
Again, Drew Riley was the work horse that carried the rock 32 times. Nothing says unbelievable like a young man toting the mail like he has a postal route that goes throughout the whole town. The U.S. Postal Service might need to hire him.
The victory also gave Oak Hill a fifth win in the season for the third consecutive year after a 2011 season where it won no games.
THE NEXT MEETING: Oak Hill and Canton do not have a prearranged date on their schedule. They also do not compete in the same district anymore. However, the Raiders and the Panthers could see each other in the MAIS Class-AA playoffs, which start Friday, Oct. 30.


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This is the journal's 50th issue includes the work of 14 poets, the most recognizable or established among them being David Trinidad; 10 fiction writers, the most recognizable or lauded among them being Achy Obejas and Bayo Ojikutu; two nonfiction writers; a number of reviews; and "Et Al." hybrid and uncategorized work by Joseph Gallimore and Jill Summers.
The work is consistently edgy, original, smart, and intense, the result of imaginative, creative, original voices that take themselves just seriously enough. The TOC demonstrates beautifully through the work's titles what I mean. For instance: "mama sense: an elegy" by Ali Lansana, "Poems Written with My Nemesis Looking Over My Shoulder" by Trinidad, and the Et Al. features "Tuesday Night in Coatcheck 12/23/08," and "Dad Wears Short Shorts," by Joseph Gallimore and Jill Summers.
In this issue, you'll want to read everything. I certainly wouldn't skip over Peggy Shinner's "Elective," a personal essay about a teenage nose job. Or Garin Cycholl's story "American Necropolis #5," which reads like nonfiction: "Wherever you go here, you'll be riding the rails. In the past century, great engines reversed the course of rivers in this city." Or Ryan Kenealy's story "Uncle Dave": "It all began with a Chevy Vega Uncle Dave hornswaggled from the insurance company, buying an obscure policy that protects families from fathers who go to jail, hours before my father was convicted." Or Cycholl's poem from "Horse Country":
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Grab your paddle and plan to spend a long time in the wake of this terrific 50th issue.


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A versatile piece for flute or harmonica with piano and optional 'cello, this is also a useful and worthwhile addition to the flute, 'cello and piano repertoire, as being a happy piece and audience friendly it makes for a good contrast to other works for this ensemble. Originally written for the harmonica, for which it is a substantial showpiece, the work uses the whole range of the flute and displays the player's versatility. For teaching studios, colleges, conservatories, libraries and professionals.
Review: "I am delighted that Paul Lewis arranged this piece originally written for harmonica and piano for the Hilser Trio. It is a very valuable collection to the repertoire and a work which we have performed on numerous occasions and received very well by audiences. It is a light-hearted piece, which balances well in a concert programme with the more serious classical repertoire for this combination of instruments. The slow movement is a romantic waltz with a sensuous tune given to the flute, which contrasts well with a lively Jig for the last movement." - Dr. Rachel Smith DMA, MA, BMus (Hons), FTCL and flutist of the Hilser Trio - October 2012
Review: "Every note counts - every tune sounds like an old friend. It is music that we seem to half remember from a simpler and more innocent age. It has three delightfully contrasting movements - Jaunt, Romance and Jig. There is not a note too many here. The Jaunt is just that - a kind of ramble through the English landscape on a warm April day. Only Somersetshire and not Yorkshire is the countryside behind this music. The Romance reflects on some half recalled days with a beloved. Walking down a country lane perhaps, or lying on a hillside watching the sunset or visiting an old church... The imagination can run riot - and with impunity. This is sentimental music after all! And the Jig sums up the 'happy days' mood of this fine music. British light music at its very best." - John France in Music Web 2005
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In the latest edition of Out of Office Replies, SNY's John Jastremski knows who will have a better Yankees season between James Paxton and Masahiro Tanaka. Also, which old-time New York jersey is his favorite?
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In case anyone out there was still wondering if Aroldis Chapman is staying in shape, please continue reading.
Chapman, the Yankees' closer known for pumping 100 mph-plus gas on a regular basis, posted a video of his sparring in what appears to be the driveway of his home.
A shirtless Chapman throws some powerful left-handed blows in the video, showing off an impressive physique.
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Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton shared a message on his Instagram account on Wednesday, asking people to continue to stay home in the fight against coronavirus.
Wearing his Yankees cap, Stanton expressed his appreciation for coworkers and the conditions they've been put in.
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During their playing days, Alex Rodriguez was considered by many as a villain, while Derek Jeter was proclaimed a hero.
On the latest edition of Loud Mouths: The Great Debate, SNY's Eamon McAnaney and Justine Ward debate which player's career turnaround has been more surprising ...
Tags: Alex Rodriguez
The Yankees signed Gerrit Cole to a nine-year, $324 million contract this offseason, in hopes that he will be the team's ace on the mound for the majority of the next decade.
But could a position change to catcher be in his future?
Probably not, but Cole and and his wife Amy posted a video of them having a catch, with Amy on the would-be mound while Gerrit is crouched down in a catcher's stance.
Tags: Gary Sanchez
The idea that the 2020 MLB season can be played solely in Arizona has gained some traction over the last 24 hours, with SNY's Andy Martino hearing from sources that "high-ranking members of the medical community" have backed the plan.
So how do the players feel about it?
There is sure to be mixed opinions on the matter, but Yankees RHP Adam Ottavino told the New York Post's Joel Sherman that he would be on board.
The classic BNNY segment "Eh or Ehhhh" is back, just this time from the living room. Doug Williams, Andy Martino and Anthony Recker answer some of the latest storylines facing the Yankees and Mets...
As MLB continues to figure out if they can salvage a 2020 season, the players keep preparing for whenever that day comes, if at all.
That's why Yankees hurlers Gerrit Cole and Adam Ottavino were putting in some work -- in the backyard.
Jacob deGrom has proven himself as the best pitcher in the National League, winning back-to-back Cy Young Awards in the process. Gerrit Cole is new in town, but there's no doubting that he's among the game's elite pitchers.
On this edition of Loud Mouths: The Great Debate, SNY's Gary Apple and Justine Ward give their takes on who the best pitcher in the Big Apple really is ...
Tags: Jacob deGrom
In the latest SNY Out of Office Replies, Eamon McAnaney would build a team with Gleyber Torres, says RJ Barrett isn't a superstar, and more!
Tags: Gleyber Torres, RJ Barrett
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Right now, the Yankees are simply worrying about whether or not they're going to have a season to play in 2020. But, with the hiatus, it's worth examining how this roster is set up at the moment, and more specifically, how it could change next season and in the short-term future.
This season, the Yankees are primed to contend for a World Series title, and that was evident when GM Brian Cashman said you know what to the luxury tax threshold and paid Gerrit Cole $324 million over the next nine seasons to be his bonafide ace. That was added to the massive amount remaining on Giancarlo Stanton's contract.
So, as of now, the Yankees are at $239 million, which is well over the $208 million threshold. A World Series would definitely suffice with that kind of spending. But what about spending for the future?
Tags: Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton, Gleyber Torres, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Paxton, Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka, Scott Thompson
Whether Yankees legend (and current Marlins part owner) Derek Jeter had a hand in Tom Brady fleeing the New England Patriots for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers remains in question.
But Brady and Jeter are now connected in a different way.
Brady has recently moved into what was once Jeter's 30,000 square foot mansion on Davis Islands in St. Petersburg, which he is renting, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
With coronavirus continuing to spread in the United States, Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka decided it was best to fly to Japan with his family.
Tanaka tweeted out in Japanese his reasoning for returning home with his wife and 1-year-old , which NJ.com's Brendan Kuty had translated by a Japanese member of the media.
"By entering Japan from the United States where the new coronavirus is expanding, even though we currently have no symptoms, would you still infect someone without knowing it?" Tanaka said. "Wouldn't my family get infected? There were various thoughts."
Tags: James Paxton, Masahiro Tanaka, Scott Thompson
There's still so much uncertainty about when the world of sports, or even the world in general, will get back to a state of normalcy.
But despite that uncertainty, Yankees manager Aaron Boone remains optimistic about playing a 2020 baseball season.
Boone was a guest on the Big Time Baseball Podcast with Jon Heyman and Tony Gwynn Jr., speaking about a number of topics, from his own playing days to how his current coaching staff is keeping tabs on players.
Matt Blake's first year as pitching coach of the Yankees wasn't supposed to go this way. But, nevertheless, this is how things are with the league suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Blake's pitchers were starting to hit their stride, as they prepared for Opening Day that would've been this past Thursday. But now...well, Blake is working off an online spreadsheet to track their at-home workouts all over the country.
"There's no playbook here," Blake told MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. "Nobody's ever gone through it, so there's no tried-and-true recipe to fall back on."
Tags: J.A. Happ, James Paxton, Masahiro Tanaka, Scott Thompson
Kyle Higashioka was very much looking forward to last Thursday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He was primed to be Gary Sanchez' backup with Austin Romine moving on to Detroit.
So that Opening Day would've been the first in his career. Instead, he was in Bend, Oregon doing workouts to prepare for whenever that Opening Day comes around -- if ever -- this year.
"Thursday would have been my first major league Opening Day," Higashioka penned in the New York Post. "But, to be honest, I didn't really think about it during the day.
Tags: Kyle Higashioka, Tommy Kahnle, Scott Thompson
In the latest edition of SNY's Out of Office Replies, Andy Martino reveals who the Yankees need to lock up, why he wants to see Francisco Lindor in New York, and more!
Here is the Sports Squared crossword puzzle for Tuesday, March 31 called Yankees of the 1990s: Worst to First...
As the world was looking at the NBA and their first case of coronavirus among their players, the Yankees announced that they had a minor leaguer in their camp that contracted the virus, making it the first case in MLB.
For minor leaguer Matt Minnick, that was the moment his eyes really opened to the coronavirus pandemic.
"It was surreal," Minnick told the New York Daily News' Kristie Ackert. "We know what was going on in the world, but suddenly we were on a conference call with doctors talking about it. I was concerned for the player and his family. For me, I wasn't scared, I felt fine. It was just surreal."
Major League Baseball remains on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the earliest start date for the regular season May 10.
On Friday, MLB and the MLBPA signed off on a deal regarding how things will shake out if there is a shortened or canceled season.
MLBPA chief Tony Clark said shortly after the deal was struck that while players prefer to play in front of fans and not empty ballparks, they are open to doing whatever gets them back playing as soon as possible.
Former Yankee Alex Rodriguez took some time out of his day on Sunday to talk with Mets superstar 1B Pete Alonso about anything from baseball to what the reigning NL Rookie of the Year likes to cook.
But, when A-Rod's Q&A was over, he asked Alonso if he had anything to ask and the youngster asked a very good question that had an even better answer.
Alonso wanted to know how Rodriguez dealt with the pressure of hearing boos, specifically when he was going through his appeal process after being suspended 211 games for PED use. The Yankees were playing the Red Sox in August -- right after the suspension was slapped on him -- and the Fenway Park faithful were definitely letting Rodriguez hear it.
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Pete Alonso, Scott Thompson
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman stands at 6-foot-4, 212 pounds and has one of the most dominant fastballs in the game of baseball. And after his latest post on Instagram, we know why that's the case.
Chapman is staying self-isolated in his home during this coronavirus pandemic, and took a picture while playing a friendly game of dominoes. But look at that left arm...
Tags: Aroldis Chapman, Scott Thompson
President Donald Trump reportedly reached out to former Yankee Alex Rodriguez in his continued outreach across the country regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
Per John Santucci of ABC News, Trump called Rodriguez from the Oval Office earlier this week.
Santucci noted that Rodriguez's call with the President was "pleasant," and that Trump, while asking the former Yankees slugger about the coronavirus response, did not discuss having A-Rod or his fiance, Jennifer Lopez, take on any official effort.
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Bovada recently released their updated odds for who will be crowned 2020 AL East champion, and despite MLB looking at a shortened season, the Yankees are still the heavy favorite.
According to Bovada, the Bombers are -450 to win the division, giving them significantly better odds than the rest of the AL East teams.
The Rays are next at the list at +375, the Red Sox (now without Mookie Betts and Chris Sale) are +1000, the Blue Jays are +3300, and the Orioles round out the list at +25000.
MLB and the Players Association agreed to a deal regarding how a shortened 2020 season would be handled, and part of the deal impacts players currently facing suspensions under the joint domestic violence policy.
SNY's Andy Martino confirmed that under the new agreement, a player like Domingo German (who has 63 games remaining on a suspension that began last season) will still have to serve the current time left on his suspension in 2020. But if the season is significantly shortened or even canceled, the suspension will not carry over to the 2021 season.
German was originally handed an 81-game suspension on Jan. 2, retroactive to Sept.19, which is when the right-hander was first placed on administrative leave by MLB.
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A series of Yankees roster moves Thursday brought one surprise, when the team sent top pitching prospect Deivi Garcia all the way down to Double-A Trenton.
Garcia struggled in spring training, going 0-2 with a 7.46 ERA. But it turns out that the demotion had nothing to do with his performance -- "zero," according to a source -- and does not preclude Garcia from starting the season in New York, which is still in play.
As a source explained the move, rosters were frozen and the Yankees only had three spots at Triple-A Scranton. Those went to players with major league service time -- pitchers Michael King and Ben Heller, and infielder Thairo Estrada. With Scranton full, Garcia went to Trenton. But that was only because of the service-time seniority issue.
The Yankees announced a series of roster moves on Thursday evening, including two notable pitching prospects being sent down.
Right-handers Michael King and Ben Heller, along with infielder Thairo Estrada were optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while right-hander Deivi Garcia was optioned to Double-A Trenton.
With the baseball world on pause amid the cornoavirus outbreak, MLB teams are still able to make transactions.
Tags: Chad Green, J.A. Happ, Jordan Montgomery, Masahiro Tanaka
No Opening Day baseball is a tough pill to swallow, as the coronavirus pandemic has pushed back the season indefinitely. But for Aaron Judge and manager Aaron Boone, remaining optimistic is the best thing to do in these hard times.
Thursday was supposed to be the day the Yankees kicked off their 2020 campaign against the Orioles down in Baltimore, so it makes sense these two took the time to tweet out their disappointment about the season not starting on time.
But that doesn't mean there won't be a season at all, with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred saying on SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt on Wednesday that he hopes things can ramp up in May.
Tags: Aaron Judge, Scott Thompson
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Earlier this month, when two players in the Yankees organization tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the team recommended that players and staff working at the minor league complex self-isolate.
That left hitting instructor Rachel Balkovec with plenty of time to consider how she could help those in worse situations than hers. Motivated by her social conscience, she quickly hatched a plan.
The Yankees were supposed to hand the ball to new ace Gerrit Cole to face the Orioles on the road Thursday, kicking off the 2020 season on Opening Day. But Cole is going to have to wait for that start now due to the coronavirus pandemic.
How long? Well there's no telling for sure.
However, as SNY's Andy Martino pointed out earlier this week, MLB's current thinking is to salvage some sort of season this year. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred also appeared on SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt on Wednesday, where he said he wants to start ramping things up in May if he can...
Many Yankees staff members (including manager Aaron Boone) and players have left Tampa for home to wait out the coronavirus pause, but some players (including DJ LeMahieu and Giancarlo Stanton) remain.
On Wednesday, Boone -- who said he has been checking in regularly with GM Brian Cashman -- spoke to Yankees beat reporters to provide updates on what's been going on in Tampa and elsewhere...
An update on Aaron Judge
Judge, who is recovering from multiple related injuries, is still in "the healing phase" when it comes to his cracked rib and will be re-evaluated in a few weeks.
Like Giancarlo Stanton, the expectation is that Judge will be ready to go when the regular season starts no earlier than May 10.
Tags: Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton, Danny Abriano
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This Thursday was supposed to be Opening Day, but of course, there are far more important things to worry about right now than baseball.
Still, as SNY's Andy Martino pointed out in his latest article, "MLB is determined to salvage some sort of baseball in 2020." If that is a case, an extremely shortened season is most likely what will occur.
And with that, some Yankees players actually might not mind the delay. But there are others who most likely feel the opposite way.
Tags: Aaron Judge, Clint Frazier, Deivi Garcia, Domingo German, Giancarlo Stanton, James Paxton, Masahiro Tanaka, Scott Thompson
Yankees outfielder/designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton, who was slowed by a calf injury during spring training, has progressed to the point where he'd likely be able to return to games if spring training was still going on.
"If we were to start spring training games up tomorrow, he'd probably be ready to go," manager Aaron Boone told the YES Network on Monday.
Stanton, who has continued to prepare for the season at the club's spring training facility in Tampa (though things could change for him and other players soon), was among a group of Yankees who were hitting last week under the watchful eye of hitting coach Marcus Thames.
Tags: Giancarlo Stanton, Danny Abriano
Rays ace Blake Snell is a Cy Young winner and one of the best pitchers in the American League. His stuff on the mound is dangerous when it's on, and the Yankees have to see him more than other teams being in the AL East.
But, during a live stream on SportsCenter's Instagram, Snell began talking about hitters he actually hates to face. And one of them is Aaron Judge.
Snell explained to former NBA star Richard Jefferson why he hates facing Judge, and his answer isn't just because the 6-foot-7 slugger can hit a mistake pitch from him a country mile.
Tags: Aaron Judge, Scott Thompson
With new directives potentially coming from the state of Florida in their efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus, the situation at the Yankees' spring training facility in Tampa could be up in the air.
It's possible that fitness centers will be closed soon in the state, with there also potentially being a shelter-in-place order from Hillsborough County, according to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News, who reports that some of the players still working out at the facility are concerned about it shutting down.
"I don't know. That's something I am going to have to think about. Maybe Arizona," Tyler Wade told Ackert about where he might go if the facility closes. "I think a lot of guys are going out there. Hopefully, maybe since our numbers are small, I mean there's three of us, four of us in there not counting the rehab guys. They are doing their thing in the training room... so we're never this close to each other. So hopefully it's beneficial to us."
Tags: Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu, Tyler Wade, Danny Abriano
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There has been no update from MLB since they released their latest mandate of banning organized workouts at spring camps, as social distancing and even self-quarantining has been the norm for not just players but everyone in the country.
But when things do return to normal and MLB is allowed to kick off their 2020 season -- whatever that may look like -- the Yankees will have a few roster decisions to make before baseball resumes.
So while his players are working in any way they can during these tough times, manager Aaron Boone will have to think about issues with his roster and lineup such as...
Tags: Aaron Judge, Chad Green, Deivi Garcia, Giancarlo Stanton, J.A. Happ, James Paxton, Jordan Montgomery, Masahiro Tanaka, Miguel Andujar, Scott Thompson
While we don't know when baseball will be back -- or how long the season will be when it returns -- one Yankees legend doesn't think a team winning a World Series title during a super abbreviated season should carry much weight.
"I don't think you can play a 60-game season and you call yourself a champion," Mariano Rivera said while appearing on ESPN New York's The Michael Kay Show on Friday.
The five-time World Series champion added: "Anything can happen in 60 games. I don't think it's enough. People don't play on all cylinders, the whole teams are different. I don't know. It's a great question, because I don't know what's going to happen if the season is starting in June or July."
As I write this, there was supposed to be just six days until Opening Day. However, the coronavirus pandemic has suspended the season indefinitely.
MLB is doing what the rest of us are (hopefully) doing in taking the right precautions to counteract the spread of the virus. The league's latest guildelines allows players to remain at their spring facilities if they'd like, but only use of the gym and training facilites are allowed. No more organizated workouts can take place.
Players like Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and others are in still there to stay active and prepare for the season, while manager Aaron Boone is among those that drove home. It's a very sensitive and surreal situation, but it's what we all have to deal with at the moment.
Tags: Aaron Judge, Aroldis Chapman, Brett Gardner, Chad Green, Clint Frazier, DJ LeMahieu, Gary Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton, Gio Urshela, James Paxton, Jordan Montgomery, Luis Severino, Luke Voit, Masahiro Tanaka, Miguel Andujar, Tyler Wade, Zack Britton, Scott Thompson
While giving an update on his injury status, Yankees OF Aaron Judge surprised reporters with yet another ailment he was dealing with.
Judge's condition initially began as a "minor right shoulder problem," but turned into a stress fracture in his rib as well as shoulder pain. Now he told multiple reporters on Friday that he had, what MLB.com's Bryan Hoch called, pneumothorax. That's better known as a collapsed lung.
It was undisclosed, but it doesn't matter now because it is "completely gone," said the All-Star. He is now allowed to fly if he so chooses.
Tags: Aaron Judge, Tyler Wade, Scott Thompson
Though MLB players and coaches are allowed to return to their home cities if they so choose, many have found it easier to stay at their spring training facilities, including a few Yankees.
Tyler Wade is one of those who has stayed in Tampa to participate in the very limited activities teams are allowed to do under MLB's guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus. And he spoke to reporters on Friday about how that adjustment has been going.
Wade told The Post's George A. King III that he believes Tampa is "the safest place to be." The Yankees still have access to the gym and training facilities, but they're not allowed to have any organized group workouts, whether it is formal or informal.
Tags: Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu, Tyler Wade, Scott Thompson
Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu was at the team's complex at Steinbrenner field again on Thursday -- a day after hitting at the facility along with Giancarlo Stanton, Clint Frazier, and Tyler Wade.
And LeMahieu said Thursday that his plan is to stay in Tampa for the foreseeable future.
According to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, LeMahieu said being able to work out at Steinbrenner Field is keeping him "sane" admist the coronavirus shutdown, adding that the gyms are closed in Michigan (where he lives) and the weather is better in Florida.
Tags: Clint Frazier, DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton, Tyler Wade, Danny Abriano
While Yankees manager Aaron Boone, much of his staff, and a bunch of players left spring training in Tampa on Tuesday to head home, there are still coaches and players who continue to prepare for the season at Steinbrenner Field.
The four players who were there hitting on Wednesday were Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu, Clint Frazier, and Tyler Wade, according to hitting coach Marcus Thames.
Stanton, who had resumed baseball activities on March 7 as he worked his way back from a calf strain, will almost certainly be ready for Opening Day now that the season has been pushed back to the second week of May at the earliest.
Tags: Clint Frazier, DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton, Tyler Wade, Danny Abriano
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The United States continues to feel the impact of coronavirus, even moreso than a week ago when MLB and the rest of the major sports leagues shut down.
As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 6,519 known coronavirus cases in the U.S., with New York (1,717 confirmed cases) having the most in the country. Some cities, including San Francisco, have ordered residents to shelter in place. And New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in the city could be in early-May.
Earlier this week, in accordance with CDC guidelines recommending for people to practice social distancing, MLB pushed back the start of the regular season even further than the April 9 start date. The second week of May is now the earliest the season will start, and the wait could be much longer.
Tags: Aaron Judge, Deivi Garcia, Gary Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton, James Paxton, Jonathan Loaisiga, Kyle Higashioka, Luis Cessa, Scott Thompson
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We don't know for certain when the 2020 MLB season will get underway, as everyone's main priority is stopping the coronavirus spread throughout the country.
But when it eventually does, the Yankees have a few players who need to step up big time. Or it could be a lost season.
And it isn't as dramatic as it sounds. A lost season for the Yankees means not reaching the World Series because, well, that's what this stacked roster is more than capable of achieving. These catalysts, x-factors, pivot players -- whatever you want to call them -- are present on the Yankees depsite so much talent on the roster.
Tags: Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu, Gary Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton, Masahiro Tanaka, Scott Thompson
While nothing is officially set in stone, all indications are that Jets' long-time enemy Tom Brady is heading to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, officially ending one of the most successful two-decade runs in the history of professional sports.
And it sounds like maybe Jets fans should be thanking... Derek Jeter?
With Tampa expected to land Brady on a deal reportedly worth roughly $30 million a year, it sounds as if the former Yankees captain may have been part of Brady's decision-making.
Amidst the MLB shutdown due to coronavirus, Yankees manager Aaron Boone, part of his coaching staff, and several players departed the team's spring training complex in Tampa on Tuesday to head home.
Saying "stay safe, y'all" as he pulled away, Boone had said Monday that he was preparing to depart spring training to head back north.
According to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News, the majority of the Yankees' coaching staff was leaving to head home on Tuesday in addition to Boone.
On Tuesday afternoon, Major League Baseball announced that all 30 teams are donating $1 million each to assist ballpark employees affected by the delayed start to the 2020 season.
"Over the past 48 hours, I have been approached by representatives of all 30 clubs to help assist the thousands of ballpark employees affected by the delay in the start of the Major League Baseball season," Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. "Motivated by a desire to help some of the most valuable members of the baseball community, each Club has committed $1 million. The individual clubs will be announcing more details surrounding this support effort in their local communities.
"The timing of these announcements will vary because of the need to coordinate with state and local laws as well as collective bargaining obligations in an effort to maximize the benefits realized by each group of employees. I am proud that our clubs came together so quickly and uniformly to support these individuals who provide so much to the game we love."
A second Yankees minor leaguer has tested positive for coronavirus, the team confirmed on Tuesday evening.
"We can confirm that a second minor league player from our Player Development complex has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus," the Yankees said in a team statement. "While under self-quarantine, the player reported fatigue and an elevated body temperature to Yankees medical personnel. The test was administered on Sunday, and the player returned to self-quarantine following the positive results. We can also report that within the past 48 hours his symptoms have dissipated.
"We will continue to follow all protocols and recommendations established by local and federal public health experts and Major League Baseball."