JONES v. TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO.135

  1. January 30, 2026

    UPS Worker's Supervisor Status Dooms Teamsters Bias Suit

    An Indiana federal judge tossed a UPS manager's suit claiming a Teamsters local allowed its members to harass him with baseless complaints that he was a racist, ruling he couldn't sue under Title VII because, as a supervisor, he wasn't represented by the union.

  2. March 19, 2025

    UPS Manager Says He Can Sue Union Local He Isn't Part Of

    A UPS manager who accused an Indianapolis Teamsters local of falsely painting him as racist can sue the union even though he isn't a member, he argued in Indiana federal court, saying Title VII of the Civil Rights Act doesn't require people to be union members to sue unions.

  3. November 14, 2024

    Teamsters Look To Ax Indiana UPS Manager's Race Bias Suit

    A UPS manager can't move forward with a discrimination lawsuit against an Indianapolis Teamsters local because the union doesn't represent or employ him, the union told an Indiana federal judge, asking him to toss the suit.