Massa v. Teamsters Local Union 79 et al

  1. November 28, 2023

    Atty For Ex-UPS Worker Decries 'Harassment' By Teamsters

    An attorney who pursued an unsuccessful race bias suit on behalf of a fired UPS worker urged a Florida federal judge to reject a Teamsters local's push to make him shoulder part of its attorney fees, calling the union's sanctions bid part of a "pattern of harassment."

  2. November 14, 2023

    Teamsters Call For Sanctions Against Atty In UPS Bias Row

    A Teamsters affiliate urged a Florida federal judge to make the attorney for a former UPS package handler pay the union's fees after the worker lost his bias case, claiming the attorney should face sanctions for pursuing untimely discrimination claims that had no merit.

  3. October 26, 2023

    UPS, Teamsters Escape Ex-Package Handler's Bias Suit

    UPS and a Teamsters local defeated a former package handler's suit claiming he was fired because he's Pacific Islander and asked for time off after he injured his knee, with a Florida federal judge ruling Thursday that he raised his allegations too late.

  4. May 30, 2023

    Ex-Package Handler Says UPS, Teamsters Must Face Bias Suit

    A former package handler for UPS urged a Florida federal judge on Tuesday to keep his race and disability bias suit against the company and a Teamsters union local alive, arguing that a reasonable jury could find that retaliation was the cause of his termination.

  5. April 25, 2023

    UPS, Teamsters Want Ex-Package Handler's Bias Suit Tossed

    UPS and a Teamsters local asked a Florida federal judge to toss a fired package handler's allegations that he faced racial and disability discrimination on the job and was inadequately defended by the union, saying the former employee lacks evidence to support his claims.

  6. April 05, 2022

    UPS, Teamsters Sued Over Worker's Post-Injury Firing

    A former package handler slapped UPS and a Teamsters local with a lawsuit in Florida federal court claiming he was mistreated because he's a Pacific Islander and pushed out after suffering a knee injury.