EMPOWERMENT SLATE LIMPS TO THE FINISH LINE

Broken and defeated by three years of incompetent management of Local 631, John Phillipenas and the Empowerment Slate face the very real prospect of finishing third in the upcoming ballot count. We hear Phillipenas will not leave his office and spends his days shouting out orders to Kermit, Donny and Johhny to collect ballots from phantom supporters, much like Hitler from the bunker ordering nonexistent divisions to counter-attack the Red Army outside Berlin. Vote the Restore the Pride Slate and end the reign of terror of Phillipenas.

JUST TAKE YOUR MEDICATION JOHN IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE! ----THE CHRISTMAS SONG

 We hear John Phillipenas was so livid that his effort to deprive the membership of their federally protected right to freely and fairly elect the leadership of Local 631, was derailed by the election protest filed by Tommy Blitsch, which then resulted in IBT General President James Hoffa ordering new ballot packages be mailed to the  entire membership, that upon learning of the decision by Hoffa, an enraged Phillipenas spent thirty minutes red faced and screaming obscenities.. .  Just imagine Phillipenas on December 23rd after the ballots are counted and he is involuntarily retired by the membership.  A warm thought for a cold December night for the 6,000 members  of Local 631.

THE CHRISTMAS SONG

(PHILLIPENAS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE)

Phillipenas roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping on his balls, 

The FBI planted the hall with a wire,
And Chilla dressed Donny and Kermit up like Eskimos.

Everybody knows John wants to kiss Patrick under some mistletoe,
 Voting out the Empowerment Slate will help to make the season bright.
Phillipenas and his tiny brained Business Agents with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

They know that new ballots are on the way:; 

No more member paid for toys and goodies on the sleigh

Every BA is going to cry,

Cause our ballots really know how to fly.

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

For members from one to ninety two, 

Although its Its been said many times, many ways,
A very Merry Christmas to you

SEEN CAMPAIGNING AT CONVENTIONS

A smiling Phillipenas greeted members.

Johnny bought a pretty new dress for campaigning.

Chilla dressed Donny for campaigning.

KERMIT WILLIAMS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Kermit Williams photographed campaigning at Republic Services on Friday. We hear Kermit was glad handing and passing out cans of his popular beverage "Pimp Juice" to all three members that agreed to talk to him. You go girl BFF!

PHILLIPENAS BLITSCH SLAPPED BY HOFFA

General President Hoffa acted forcefully last week to insure a fair election at Local 631. Based on the election protest filed by Secretary-Treasurer candidate Tommy Blitsch, Hoffa ordered fumbling, stumbling, bumbling and generally incompetent John Phillipenas to immediately mail new ballots to all members of Local 631 or face the immediate imposition of a trusteeship to protect a fair election.

 General President Hoffa was forced to take decisive action because Phillipenas and his high priced inside and outside legal counsel failed to take two minutes to view the envelope for the ballot return package to ascertain if it contained return postage. None of the almost 6,000 envelopes contained postage as required by the election rules. Phillipenas refused to have the ballots mailed with proper postage affixed until ordered by Hoffa. Everyone should expect Phillipenas to use every dirty trick possible to suppress the ability of members to vote him and his entire slate out of office.

We hear Phillipenas, Weimer and Williams are so convinced that the membership will not return them to office that they recently filed an election protest requesting that the election be delayed. Mail your ballot brothers and sisters and send home Phillipenas and his crew of incompetent business agents! 

LM-2 REVEALS PHILLIPENAS SPENDS ONLY 72 MINUTES A DAY REPRESENTING THE MEMBERS OF LOCAL 631

John Phillipenas


Secretary-Treasurer

Salary Breakdown (2010)

Gross Salary: $95,142.00

Allowances: $0.00

Official Business: $7,503.00

Other Compensation: $0.00

Total Compensation: $102,645.00

Time Breakdown By Activity

Representational 15%

Political 10%

General Overhead 5%

Administrative  70%



Salary History

Year Title Gross Salary Total Compensation

2010 Secretary-Treasurer $95,142.00 $102,645.00

2009 Secretary-Treasurer $87,571.00 $93,397.00

HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS UNEMPLOYED AND PHILLIPENAS HIRES ?

With hundreds of Local 631 members unemployed and hundreds more suffering reduced hours we hear John Phillipenas recently hired yet another Business Agent last week. No explanation has been given by Phillipenas for his recent hiring binge and no substantial justification other than the upcoming election appears to exist. To add insult to injury Phillipenas hired Randy Soltero a officer of the Sheet Metal Workers instead of a Teamster. No word of whether Randy will join Phillipenas in being paid over $100,000/year to work for Local 631.

SAY IT AIN'T SO DIRTY JOE

Sightings of Dirty Joe Rivas at Republic Services of late have become almost nonexistent. Maybe it's because members at Republic began calling him "Punk A** Joe" after his unfortunate decision to seek a restraining order against Local 631 President Kevin Hardison after Hardison observed Mrs Rivas operating the union truck assigned to her husband and demanded an explanation from John Phillipenas. Or maybe Dirty Joe started attending those five hour liquid lunches with Todd Clapper. In any event, we can report that Dirty Joe is in fact alive and well  and seems to actually  remember how to find the Republic yard as he was reported to have appeared in the flesh today at 11:00 a.m. Of course you won't find many members around at that time of day but it is more convenient for closed door meetings with management/ 

ASK FAT ELVIS

May we suggest now that Fat Elvis, aka, Bill Brown is once again campaigning to become Secretary-Treasurer of Local 631 members question "the King" about why he was fired from his last three jobs? If he doesn't admit allegations of racist and sexist comments by Fat Elvis directed towards members of Local 631 resulted in him losing his job as a Business Agent and at the Test Site you aren't being told the full story.

WILL TOT MOM BE YOUR NEXT BUSINESS AGENT?

Word on the street is Casey Anthony may be headed to Las Vegas to begin work as the latest Business Agent hired by John Phillipenas. Seems like Tot Mom has the necessary qualifications to join the rapidly growing group of Business Agents given her lack of qualifications and experience coupled with her natural born ability to lie and distort the truth. As an added bonus her employment would drop John Phillipenas to the second most hated person by the membership in the Local.  

PHILLIPENAS PREPARES FOR NEW HOLLYWOOD CAREER AS TRON GUY!

Looks like John Phillipenas is busy preparing for life after Local 631. A star is born!

PILLIPENAS DIARY---CONVENTION NEGOTIATIONS

June 14, 2011

Dear Diary,

OMG this has been the worst month of my life! Everyone at the Local is so totally depressed that I can't even organize a sleepover. Donny W. just stays in his office and cries all day . I mean he wails and carries on even worse than when Chilla beats him with a riding crop. When Chilla  found out the terms of the Convention contract Donny and I negotiated she started screaming and hitting Donny W. like a crazy women. Chilla said that there was about as much chance of us being re-elected  in six months as Patrick D. finally growing a tiny pair of balls. When I said that isn't fair because Patrick D. is taking special hormones Chilla backhanded me across the face so hard that I saw stars. She really scares me!

 Everyone and I mean everyone is in a bad mood and not just the members.  It all started when Jimmy H. issued his decision on the trusteeship hearing last month. He said that he would impose an  immediate trusteeship if I didn't negotiate real hard in Conventions or follow the instructions of his Personal Representatives. I was worried because his Personal Representatives walk around all day acting real bossy and I've never negotiated a contract. I got everyone together at the Local and asked if anyone ever negotiated a contract? None of the Business Agents said yes except Wayne D. who said he tried negotiating in Construction but it was really hard and everyone got mad at him because the members lost $13.00 an hour. I asked Wayne D. what we have to do to negotiate a contract in Conventions and he said that we had to make up a list  of things we wanted like at Christmas and sit in a room and talk about the list until everyone agreed what to include on the Christmas list. I said that negotiating didn't sound too hard but Wayne D. said that the Employers start asking all these complicated questions and only want to include what's on their list. He said the Employers act all serious and talk on and on forever. Don't worry I told everyone if all else fails I'll yell YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID and we can storm out of the room.

  We started making our list for negotiations:

1.JUMPY GYM
2.PEZ
3.HAIR EXTENSIONS
4.BREAK TIME TO WATCH JERSEY SHORE
5.PAID EVERY WEEK IN CHUCKY CHEESE TOKENS
6.CHILLA BANNED FROM CONVENTION FLOOR (ADDED BY DONNY W)

 Everyone agreed that the members would be happy with this list so we piled into the short bus and drove to negotiations. I was really excited to exchange proposals because I thought the Employers might have something really good on their list like a Justin Bieber t-shirt (he's dreamy) that we could accept. As we passed our list across the table I stood up and shouted real loud "unless you agree to everything on our list right now we're going on strike tonight".  I figured that would scare the Employers and stop all the talking and questions Wayne D. warned me about. I could tell the Employers didn't know what to say as they finished reading our list but before any of them could talk Ron S. a Personal Representative appointed by Jimmy H. started laughing real hard and said "I want to thank John for starting these difficult negotiations with a joke but before we begin today the union would like a 30 minute break".

After the Employers left the meeting room Ron S. got all red in the face and asked if Donny and I were "freaking morons or high from smoking pot." I immediately blurted out that Donny got high on the short bus driving to the meeting. People say you aren't supposed to tattle but I know that being a rat bastard has gotten me where I am today. Donny didn't say anything except to ask Ron S. if he could borrow a dollar to buy some Twinkies from the vending machine outside the meeting room. Ron S. said he was buying rape whistles for me and Donny that we had to wear until the contract was ratified for our own protection.

 I didn't really understand much of went on in the rest of negotiations because Ron S. wouldn't let me or Donny talk at all. I got in trouble and had to spend one entire meeting in "time out" sitting in the corner because I blew my rape whistle real loud when the lawyer for the Employers was talking. talking talking. Donny was all depressed and said we were at a disadvantage because they have a "real lawyer and all we have is Patrick D." I told Donny to shut up already as everyone knew I hired Patrick D. because he had a cute mouth and not to be a real lawyer. Donny and I started bringing our nap rugs from the office after the first meeting and spent most of the remaining meetings asleep.

HARDISON EXONERATED BY JOINT COUNCIL 42

In a unanamous decision that included two IBT Vice Presidents, Joint Council 42 dismissed four charges filed by John Phillipenas against Local 631 President Kevin Hardison for allegedly stealing gasoline. In the sharply worded decision the Joint Council concluded that Phillipenas failed to produce "any evidence" and criticised Phillipenas for using a fundamentally "flawed system" and "not testifying convincingly". The Joint Council found the attempt by Phillipenas to remove Hardison as the elected President of Local 631 without due process "inappropriate" and called the changing of the Executive Board minutes by Phillipenas to cover up the removal of Hardison as President a "separate and serious matter". The long awaited decision completely vindicates Hardison who was fired as a Business Agent and charged by Phillipenas after repeatedly clashing with Phillipenas about the management and direction of Local 631. The decision is the latest setback for Phillipenas who was suspended by Joint Council 42 last week on charges filed against him by Hardison, severely rebuked by General President Hoffa for his mismanagement of Local 631 and threatened with the immediate imposition of  a Trusteeship.

NEWS FLASH....PHILLIPENAS SUSPENDED BY JOINT COUNCIL 42

John Phillipenas was suspended by Joint Council 42 for 30 days. Weimer, Williams and Gonzales also found to have violated IBT Constitution and reprimanded. Phillipenas immediately appealed the decision to the IBT General Executive Board and requested that his suspension be stayed pending a decision on the appeal. A stay was granted by General President Hoffa which permits Phillipenas to stay in office until a decision is rendered. Developing story......

IS THE FIX IN ON CONVENTION CONTRACT RATIFICATION?

We hear John Phillipenas and Donny Weimer aren't taking any chances on the ratification vote on Saturday June 4, 2011. Members are not being provided in advance of the ratification vote with written materials with which to review the language changes in the proposed labor agreement. Guess Phillipenas and Weimer don't want to answer any pesky questions about the language changes. Members can  expect a combination hard sell/ fear campaign at the meeting. Phillipenas and Weimer, who are Trustees of the Security Fund, failed to have the Fund Actuary calculate the necessary contribution rate  for 2011-2013 so any claim that sufficient funds were negotiated is nonsense.

CONVENTION UPDATE: NO WAGES, NO VISION, NO DENTAL AND NO JURISDICTION---NO NOTHING

In order to avoid a showdown with GES and Freeman John Phillipenas and Donny Weimer raised the white flag and surrendered in negotiation with the two companies. Wages will be frozen for the entire three year agreement as the entire economic package of $1.00/hour is needed merely to maintain the current reduced level of benefits in the Security Fund. No  progress whatsoever was made in negotiations on securing jurisdiction over the Arizona warehouse, dealing with the jurisdictional raid by the Laborers or eliminating the 1 for 1 practice recently introduced. Friends, family and supporters of Phillipenas and Weimer will keeps their jobs and special benefits...well at least until next January. 

WILLIAMS PIMPS REPUBLIC MEMBERS OUT OF HOUR GUARANTEE

We hear Kermit Williams signed an addendum with management at Republic Services which removed the hour guarantee language from the labor agreement. Federal labor law requires that any change to the terms of a labor agreement must be approved by the membership but with the local union election just six months away it looks like Williams is desperate to curry favor and insure he has a management job waiting for him at Republic next January.

NO PROGRESS IN CONVENTION NEGOTIATIONS

Donny Weimer spent last week passing out disinformation about the status of the negotiations in Conventions. An electric buzz flowed across the floor about the "best contract in the history of Conventions." The truth on the other hand  is that no progress whatsoever has been made in negotiations. Weimer and Phillipenas have not negotiated jurisdiction over the Arizona warehouse or stopped the jurisdictional raid by the Laborers. There is no progress on negotiating sufficient contributions to restore vision and dental benefits. If fact Phillipenas admitted last week that he doesn't know the contribution rate necessary to fund the Security Fund. With Construction working under posted conditions and a $13/hour cut can anyone really expect better in Conventions?

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS TODD CLAPPER?

It's not like members of Local 631 have very high expectations in terms of representation but members at First Transit, UPS,Freight and other locations handled by Todd Clapper are questioning whether to contact Metro and file a missing person report. Not to worry, with the local election looming we're sure Todd will start showing up to shake hands around November 1st. In the meantime if you need Todd check the bars around the hall anytime after noon.     

PHILLIPENAS LEFT BEHIND

Mass depression descended over the membership of Teamsters Local 631 at 3:01 p.m. today when they learned that John Phillipenas was left behind from the long awaited end of days Rapture. Said one member "I feel like today is an Evangelical Groundhog Day and now we have to deal with six more months of Phillipenas."  Phillipenas who was reportedly hosting a private party in the Penthouse Suite at the Wynn could not be reached for comment.

WEIMER LEADS CONVENTION NEGOTIATIONS

"I know we've only reached a TA on the table of contents language but I swear this is the best contract in the history of Conventions."----Donny Weimer  

PHILLIPENAS STATEMENT ON END OF WORLD

TO: ALL MEMBERS OF LOCAL 631
FROM: JOHN PHILLIPENAS
DATE: MAY 21, 2011
___________________________________________________________________________________
Listen up you trolls. At 3:00 p.m. today the world will end. I know many of you are concerned about what will happen to your leader. I have consulted with my spiritual adviser and determined that I will survive the end of days. That's correct at 3:00 p.m. I will be partying like a rock star with the Goddesses Patrick D. and  Johnny G. awaiting the Rapture from the Penthouse Suite at the Wynn.  To bad for you.

EXCLUSIVE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF BUSINESS AGENTS

CHECK OUT THIS FOOTAGE OF YOUR BUSINESS AGENTS!

ANOTHER 39 JOBS LOST TO SUBCONTRACTING WITH NOTHING BUT FINGER POINTING IN RESPONSE

Members driving transfer at Republic Services were shocked to learn on Monday that their jobs were being subcontracted out of existence. Kermit Williams and Joe Rivas who have been aware of the job loss since May 6th failed to mention the fact to transfer drivers or at the membership meeting last week. Neither offered an explanation on why they failed to disclose the information for ten full days. Pressed by members, Williams and Rivas have refused to file a grievance challenging the subcontracting and instead blamed former Local 631 President Tommy Blitsch who negotiated the subcontracting language in 2007. The 2007 labor agreement has been plagued with controversy with two different executed copies surfacing  that contain very significant differences.

PHILLIPENAS STATEMENT ON TRUSTEESHIP DECISION

TO: ALL MEMBERS OF LOCAL 631
FROM: JOHN PHILLIPENAS
DATE: MAY 16,2011
RE: TRUSTEESHIP DECISION

_________________________________________________________________________________

WINNING!!! You crybabies sent thousands of complaints to the IBT about me and my Administration and what happened? Absolutely nothing. Sweetheart contracts, incompetent business agents, bad representation, corruption, bankrupt benefit funds blah, blah, blah. None of it matters because I have tiger blood. I'm not going to apologize to you members for being a rock star.  You're nothing but working stiffs and I'm a warlock so how could you expect to understand me.

 So stop over and the hall and you can say hello to me and the Goddesses Patrick D. and  Johnny G. If  you're nice maybe I'll even have Joe R. give you  a mani-pedi.

NEWS FLASH....HOFFA PUNKS PHILLIPENAS

Late yesterday the IBT ruled that "real problems" in the operations of Local 631 require the following action:

1. Appointment of an additional Personal Representative to oversee Convention Industry negotiations and operations of the Funds,

2.Immediate imposition of a  summary trusteeship if John Phillipenas  refuses to implement changes suggested by the Personal Representatives or fails to negotiate a good contract in the Convention  Industry including maximizing job opportunities and protecting jurisdiction,

3. Approval by the IBT of an independent election service to insure a fair local union election this fall.

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF RICK GALLEGOS AFTER DUI ARREST

We received this photograph of UPS Business Agent Rick Gallegos passed out in his cell after being arrested for DUI last year. No word yet if video exists of his job interview with John Phillipenas.

RIVAS SPANKED BY JUDGE

Poor Joe Rivas finally faced Kevin Hardison in Court last Thursday and emerged broken and defeated. After listening to the bogus claims of Rivas in support of his frivilous Protective Order the Judge denied the request of Rivas that Hardison be restricted access to the union hall, ordered Rivas to stay 10 feet away from Hardison and prohibited Rivas from driving on the street where the home of Hardison is located. Rivas was warned by the Judge he faces 25 days in jail if he violates these terms. Be nice to Dirty Joe he had a really bad day.

SLIP SLIDING AWAY

With the Security Fund facing additional benefit cuts,a looming financial crisis, an investigation by the Department  of Labor and  a participant lawsuit in Federal Court you would think John Phillipenas would have his hands full working to resolve the mess he's created. Instead Phillipenas threw his latest tantrum when the Trustees of the Security Fund refused to replace Fund legal counsel with his personal Attorney. Phillipenas  demanded the issue of hiring his attorney be arbitrated by the Fund. Arbitration will cost the Security Fund significant dollars in legal fees not to mention Local 631 which will pay the legal fees of his Attorney to arbitrate the case and to attend Fund meetings until a ruling on the arbitration is rendered. Did we mention that Phillipenas is having Local 631 pay his Attorney to sit in Fund meetings but he isn't permitted to speak?  

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO NEW BUSINESS AGENT TRYOUT

We just received this video of one potential Business Agent recently interviewed by John Phillipenas for UPS. 

GONZALES TO MEMBERS "WE"RE SENDING BLITSCH TO JAIL"

We hear Johnny Gonzales informed members last weekend that a just completed "forensic audit" of the union laptop of former President Tommy  Blitsch will result in criminal charges against Blitsch and other members of the Restore the Pride Slate.  

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF PET DOG OF PHILLIPENAS

Just released video of the pet dog of John Phillipenas enjoying dinner just like his owner. ENJOY!

EMPOWERMENT SLATE RIDING TO RETIREMENT IN THE SHORT BUS

Local 631 members approved purchasing a short bus for the Empowerment Slate at the April membership meeting. Said one member "[W]e've watched Phillipenas behave like the village idiot for twenty eight months so he may as well driven to the hall like the village idiot." No word on whether Phillipenas will request membership approval for funds to modify his office as a federally compliant DROOL ROOM. Currently Phillipenas is forced to use a drool bucket at his desk.        

AT THE BALLOT BOX

What come to mind when you hear the name of John Phillipenas? Feckless, vapid, vainglorious, fool, tyrant, dictator, coward, miscreant, bully, wimp, moron, impotent, rat, clueless, and weak. Everyone knows he and his boot licking cronies must be removed from office before they destroy the livelihood of any more of the hard working men and women that proudly comprise Local 631 or the reputations of those brave souls that dare question his leadership. If the IBT and Joint Council 42 won't act immediately to protect the membership from Phillipenas we must removed him from office at the ballot box this December.

PHILLIPENAS TO MEMBERS: FRACK YOU !

Big Bad John Phillipenas has resorted to attempting to disinfranchise hundreds of members who cast valid ballots in the recently completed Delegates Election. Phillipenas is requesting that approximately 200 ballots that were inadvertently not collected on the morning of the March 28th ballot count be thrown own not because the members were ineligible to vote, but because if these ballots are not counted Phillipenas would be a Delegate to the IBT Convention. The ballots at issue were discovered at the Post Office several hours into the ballot count but well before any final tally was certified. Phillipenas finished in 8th place in the election.Come this fall I guess we can expect Phillipenas to count his ballot first and declare he's the winner. That's the ticket John.

SECURITY FUND TAKES $17 MILLION DOLLAR LOSS

Participants in the Security Fund already reeling from massive benefit cuts imposed by John Phillipenas learned from a federally mandated notice that assets decreased by over $17,000,000 in 2010.  We hear that Phillipenas clashed repeatedly with Kevin Hardison about funding and benefits from early 2009. 

CONVENTION CONTRACT SELL OUT?

Word on the floor is that  Kevin Klove admitted that secret meetings have already been held with at least one Company and legal counsel for GES and Freeman to determine the terms and conditions of a new labor contract. We can understand that Phillipenas, Weimer and Klove don't want to risk bargaining across the table with their own re-election at stake this fall. Watch this one closely because we suspect another sweetheart deal in the works.

HEY JOE WHERE YOU GOING WITH THAT PROTECTIVE ORDER IN YOUR HAND?

File this report under life is stranger than fiction.  Dirty Joe Rivas caught in the latest scandal to plague John Phillipenas over allegations that Rivas was misusing his union truck apparently went to Court and filed for a Protective Order against Local 631 President Kevin Hardison. Apparently Rivas sprinted over to Court within hours of Hardison delivering a letter to Phillipenas demanding an investigation into Rivas misusing his union truck. Rivas admits in his papers that his wife was driving his union truck in front of the home of Hardison. Apparently Hardison was driving home with his wife only to to find the truck parked in front of his house. No word on why Rivas had his wife drive his union truck to the home of Hardison but Rivas asked for the Protective Order because Hardison took a picture of the truck and followed the truck out of his housing development. Word of the Protective Order spread quickly at Republic Services where Dirty Joe is now being referred to as "BITCH ASS JOE". Did anyone actually believe the day would come when a Teamsters Business Agent sought a protective order against a  brother member? Organized labor is being pushed around in Wisconsin and Ohio because people like Rivas and Phillipenas behave like little babies  and not Teamsters.

FURTHER SPLIT IN THE EMPOWERMENT SLATE?

We hear from  reliable sources who attended the  Delegate Election  ballot count last week that Business Agent Kermit Williams vocally expressed  his dissatisfaction  with  Secretary-Treasurer John Phillipenas. Williams reportedly exclaimed " Fu*k John Phillipenas" several times  in front of surprised witnesses. Williams who was elected in 2008 on the coattails of Kevin Hardison seems to be growing vocally and visibly disillusioned with the lack of direction at  Local 631 and the lack of leadership by Phillipenas. Meanwhile Phillipenas  reportedly held a mandatory meeting of Business Agents last Saturday to point fingers  in the wake of his embarrassing 8th place finish in the Delegate Election

WILL DELEGATE ELECTION STAND?

We hear that the Election Supervisor is reviewing an election protest concerning improper campaigning by the Empowerment Slate that may result in a new election being conducted.

TROUBLE IN PARADISE?

We hear recriminations are flying at the hall because of allegations  that supporters of Donny Weimer may have been instructed not to vote for John Phillipenas and other members of the Empowerment Slate while casting their ballots in the Delegate election. Is Weimer preparing to run against Phillipenas in the 2011 local union election? Stay tuned.

LET THEM EAT CAKE- PHILLIPENAS JOINS $100,000 CLUB

Facing declining membership, trusteeship, and disiplinary charges John Phillipenas raised his own salary by $10,000  or 12 percent in 2010. His total compensation  increased to $102,645.  Phillipenas granted substantial wage increases to other Business Agents. Apparently the tough economic times faced by Local 631 members were of no concern to Phillipenas.     

DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY

JOHN PHILLIPENAS, DONNY WEIMER AND KERMIT WILLIAMS REACT TO THE RESULTS OF THE DELEGATE ELECTION.

BITCH SLAPPED PHILLIPENAS FINISHES 8TH

The membership of Teamsters Local 631 overwhelmingly rejected John Phillipenas and his Empowerment Slate in balloting completed today. As expected, the Empowerment Slate received less than 33% of the ballots cast. Phillipenas finished in eighth place in the voting which is the lowest position of any incumbent Secretary-Treasurer in the history of Local 631 and the first time the principal officier failed to win election to the IBT Convention.

RIVAS IN UNION TRUCK SCANDEL ?

We hear a formal investigation into misuse by Joe Rivas of his union vehicle is being demanded.

GADDAFI REVEALS LAS VEGAS CONNECTION

His BFF is none other than John Phillipenas!

PHILLIPENAS DIARY "THE HANGOVER"

December 15,2010

Dear Diary,

I was super excited yesterday because we finally finished the stupid Trusteeship hearing and Johnny G. promised to take us out dancing to celebrate! I thought I did great at the hearing even if I cried three times because the members were being really mean. Donny W. was all doom and gloom and said "great we got bitch slapped again by Kevin H." Todd C. told me not to mind Donny W. because he's depressed all the time anyway because "Chilla beats him like a mule." I'm was really afraid of Chilla even before I heard about that. Whenever I go to her house I have to call her Mrs. Weimer or she yells.

I called Patrick D. and told him about going dancing tonight and that he should wear the special outfit I bought for him at Deja Vue. He starting making excuses about having to work late but I told him that if he didn't want to go dancing we could have a sleepover tonight at Chilla's instead. Patrick D. stopped being a bad mood Louie and agreed to meet us over at Kermit W.'s house at 10 so we can do hair and make-up in between jello shots. Johnny G. said he would help me put in my extensions and I decided to make Joe R.. give everyone a mani-pedi. To try and cheer up poor Donny W. I thought we should play "Pretty Pretty Princess" after we get dressed.

As we we started getting dressed Todd C. threw an absolute fit because he said it was totally unfair that he always had to wear the leather gimp outfit from "Pulp Fiction" that I bought him for his birthday. OMG it's not like we lock him up in a chest all night like in the movie. He finally agreed to wear it tonight if we promised to leave his mouth unzipped. Kermit W. whispered in my ear that Todd C. was going to regret his mouth being unzipped before the night was over. Patrick D. looked HOT dressed as a sexy pirate wench! I worn my Captain Crunch costume. We are such a cute couple. I must say Johnny G. looked SMOKING dressed as Daisy Duke. Kermit W. said he had business to attend to tonight and just dressed in his street clothes but Johnny G. said Kermit W. looked like Pimp Daddy. Kermit W. overheard him and that started another cat fight. Poor Donny Weimer. Chilla made him dress like the sailor from Village People.

I helped Kermit make the shots. We used cherry jello and grain alcohol. Kermit also had me add his secret ingredient called "happy-dancing powder" that we made by crushing up these little blue pills with a smurf stamped on one side. Kermit W. made me promise not to tell anyone about the secret ingredient. We each had like six jello shots and got totally hammered. Luckily I used the union credit card to order a limo and reserve a suite at the Wynn. While we were waiting for the limo I plugged my Ipod into the stereo so Patrick and I could dance. I put on "Nasty Girl" by Nitty and in like ten seconds everyone was dancing like crazy.

We jumped into the limo and told the driver to take us to the hottest club in town. He said there was a tranny bar on Karen Street called the Las Vegas Club that would be the perfect place for guys like us to start the evening. On the way I started to feel real happy and I realized that I loved everyone and maybe if I told some of the mean members they would love me back. I asked Donny W. for his cell phone and called Kevin H. He answered the phone and I said "I just wanted to tell you I love you man." Kevin said if I ever called him again he would stick a 2x4 up my ass and hung up. Talk about being mean. I didn't let that ruin my mood so I called Tommy B. and said the same thing. Tommy B. said I was a "punk a** bitch" and hung up. I started to dial Wayne K. but Kermit grabbed the phone out of my hand because we were pulling up to the club.

TO BE CONTINUED

BOYS WILL BE BOYS

Was that John Phillipenas seen dancing and canoodling for hours inside KRAVE with Local 631 Attorney/boytoy Patrick Domholdt? NICE!

CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS

Johnny Gonzalez photographed walking to his audition on RuPaul's Drag Queen.

NEW UNIFORM FOR BUSINESS AGENTS

Donny Weimer photographed on the floor of the Convention Center last Friday evening wearing the new Business Agent uniform designed by his wife Chilla. Asked about her inspiration for the new design Chilla said "He walks around the Convention Center like a freaken stoner Smurf so he may as well dress like one."

PHILLIPENAS DIARY PART 2

December 14, 2010

Dear Diary,

OMG we finally finished that stupid Trusteeship hearing today. Everyone was super mean to me and barely let me talk at all. I started crying and Todd C. asked for a recess. After Todd C. blew my nose and put cold water on my face he said I shouldn't cry because our case was actually going better the less I talked. Johnny G. said he thought the hearing was going well but Kermit W. said that's because he doesn't know his a**hole from a hole in the ground and cuffed him across the ear. Those two started slapping each other until Kermit W. wrestled Johnny G. to the ground. Kermit W. held him down until Johnny G. said "I'm Kermit's bitch" loud enough for everyone to hear even outside of the ladies room.

I really didn't understand very much about what happened today. Kevin H. and a bunch of members talked all serious about how I violated this and that section of the By-laws and Constitution. After like four hours of these crybabies droning on about whatever I needed my afternoon nap and some "alone" time with Patrick D. Todd C. said absolutely not but if I was good for the rest of the day he would ask Chilla if I could have a sleepover with Patrick D at her house. I made Todd C. pinkie promise. I said it would only take me like one minute to respond to everything about the "violations". Todd C. didn't want me talk but I reminded him he worked for me and that maybe I should spend some "alone" time with him. Todd C. started sweating real bad and said "fine you talk John". So I stood up and said "There are no violations because you're not the boss of me." Everyone got real quiet except for Kevin H. who said he wanted to make sure he heard exactly what I just said. I could tell Mr. Smarty Pants never thought about my answer to all his "violations" so I looked right at him and used my outdoor voice to yell "WHAT ARE YOU DEAF, I SAID THERE ARE NO VIOLATIONS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME." Todd C. must have caught a super fast acting stomach virus because he puked right on me and the mean guy running the hearing said "On that note I think we can close the record.

JOE WE HARDLY KNOW YOU

Seems like Joe Rivas can't find the Cheyenne Yard so we thought we would post driving directions from the hall to help him out.

700 N Lamb Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89110-2304
1. Start out going NORTH on N LAMB BLVD toward KINGS CANYON DR.
2. Turn LEFT onto E CHEYENNE AVE / NV-574.
E CHEYENNE AVE is 0.2 miles past CECILE AVE
3. Make a U-TURN onto W CHEYENNE AVE/NV-574.
4. 315 W CHEYENNE AVE is on the RIGHT.If you are on E CHEYENNE AVE and reach N 5TH ST you've gone about 0.5 miles too far

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN ?

PHILLIPENAS SENIOR CLASS PICTURE

Handsome as ever and always talking even at that tender age. That's our John!

POLL RESULTS LEAKED

TO: JOHN PHILLIPENIS, Secretary-Treasurer Local 631
FROM: T. BUNDY, President Anglo-Titanic Polling Research, LLC
DATE: March 18, 2011
RE: Delegate Election Poll Results

At your request on the evening of March 15, 2011 we completed our telephone poll of 238 members of Local 631 who received ballots for the 2011 Election of Delegates. I must caution you that given your instructions that our entire polling sample of 238 individuals be limited to family members of Donny Weimer employed in the Convention Industry, our results are neither representative nor statistically relevant. I fully understand that you have instructed your legal counsel to object to every vote cast except for those cast by members of the Weimer family but given our polling results it appears that you should reconsider even this strategy.

Of the 238 members of the Weimer family 172 answered the telephone but only 104 responded to our polling questions. Of those that answered but failed to respond 42%believed that their telephone was the remote control for the television and asked us to change the channel to "Jersey Shore" , 30% blurted out "Nah, Nah, Nah I can't hear you", and 28% screamed "Chilla this is a wrong number don't call here again."

Of the 104 that responded to our polling questions only 50 indicated they cast ballots in the election. Those not casting ballots listed the following reasons: 54% do not understand how mail works, 36% are subject to a restraining order granted to their mailman and do not receive mail and 10% are afraid that Chilla can control their mind through the mail.

Of the 50 individuals that indicated they cast ballots only 24% responded that they voted voted for the EMPOWERMENT SLATE. 66% of those voting for the EMPOWERMENT SLATE indicated that Chilla came to their place of residence and completed their ballot while the remaining 34% said they felt sorry for any person named Phillipenas and cast a sympathy vote.

The 76% that indicated that they did not vote for the EMPOWERMENT SLATE listed the following reasons: 50% Donny Weimer is an idiot, 42% John Phillipenas is an idiot for hiring Donny Weimer and 8% want Chilla banned from membership meetings.

CORRECTIONS

Please be advised of the following corrections to the TEAMSTERS LOCAL 631 REPORTER :

1. A photograph of John Phillipenas was mistakenly identified as his senior class picture. In fact it was his junior class picture. We incorrectly listed Phillipenas as being voted "Most Likely to Engage in Bestiality" when he was instead voted "Most Likely to Visit the Emergency Room with a Live Rodent Wedged In His Colon.

2. The photograph of Kermit Williams was incorrectly captioned as being taken moments before boarding a flight to Chicago with John Phillipenas. The photograph should have been captioned as being taken moments before boarding a flight to San Francisco to attend MANLOVE 2011 with John Phillipenas.

We thank Donny Weimer for bringing these matters to our attention.

BILL BROWN ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

We caught up with our favorite candidate for delegate campaigning like crazy at the Convention Center. So crazy in fact we hear he's being tresspassed by management.

PHILLIPENAS DIARY PART 1

December 13, 2010

Dear Diary,

I'm so mad that I don't know where to start. The Trusteeship hearing was so UNFAIR! I was really excited about the hearing starting because I would finally have the chance to tell everyone my side of the story. That Personal Representative Mike M. that Jimmy H. appointed has been telling the worst lies about me. What's even worse he is siding with everyone that hates me for no reason like Kevin H., Wayne K., Tommy B., Brian N., Eric K., and Mark D. Kermit W. said they are just jealous of me because my head is shaped like a penis and I should ignore them.

Todd C. and I prepared for the hearing all day Sunday. I even missed the Jersey Shore we worked so hard. Donny w. said he recorded it on his TiVo. Todd made me practice standing up and shouting over and over "Your argument is invalid" . As a reward for my hard work I went to sleep with my favorite picture of Justin Bieber under my pillow and set out my lucky white panties to wear to the hearing.

Like I said the hearing was totally unfair. They let other people talk and ignored me every time I stood up and yelled "your argument is invalid" One of the mean guys Jimmy H. put on the panel asked Todd C. if I was on medication or just plain stupid. This same guy is so dumb he forgot my name was John and every time I stood up he said "Run Forest run." Everybody laughed including Todd C. At recess Todd C. told me that I was getting him in big trouble by shouting and I needed stop. I told him that he isn't the boss of me but Todd C. said if I didn't stop he wouldn't spank me before bedtime anymore. Todd C. is a really good spanker so I stopped. So Todd C. wouldn't forget that I'm the boss I made him give me a stinky finger under the table for like an hour before lunch.

The entire day was nothing but talking, talking talking by everyone but me. It was really boring like when Kevin H. would talk about grievances at Republic Services. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. I'm so glad I fired him so I don't have to listen to him drone on about representing the members. Anyway after what seemed like forever we finally stopped but guess what we have to go back again tomorrow! My head will explode if I have to listen to another day of talking.

When we got back to the office Johnny G. said he would take me out dancing after the hearing was finished. I CAN FINALLY WEAR MY NEW DRESS. I told Donny W. to bring Patrick D into my office. I was really angry at Patrick D. because before the hearing I ordered him to go to Court and make sure I was the only person allowed to talk. Patrick D. started making excuses and using big legal words. He started saying something like "John you just can't do whatever you want..." but I covered my ears with my hands and yelled "NAH NAH NAH I CAN'T HEAR YOU. As punishment I made him give me a Dutch Rudder but I think he secretly enjoyed it. I sent him home and told him he better make sure nobody talks tomorrow except me.

VOTED MOST LIKELY TO....

You asked for and we've got it for you! For the first time anywhere we have the senior yearbook picture of John Phillipenas from Sodomy High School. His classmates voted young John "Most Likely to Become Cross Dressing Gay Escort". Who are we to argue with his classmates who also voted him "Most Likely to Engage in Bestiality."

FLASH... NEW WIRE PICTURES FROM CHICAGO

Hoping to impress Sandy Pope and secure a position on her slate in the upcoming IBT election, John Phillipenas spared no expense in attempting to achieve that "dress for success" look as he-she joined with Teamsters leaders from across the country.

NEW BUSINESS FOR KERMIT WILLIAMS?

We hear Kermit Williams isn't taking any chances on losing his Business Agent job at Local 631. Williams is said to have secured the Las Vegas distribution rights for "PIMP JUICE".

Meanwhile we hear his boss John Phillipenas is negotiating with Ass Bandits Worldwide,LLC to secure the West Coast distribution rights for "ANAL EASE". Phillipenas reportedly became aware of the product when he was featured on the new TLC reality program "You Stuck What Up Your Butt."

EXCLUSIVE ROAD TRIP PHOTOGRAPH

Kermit Williams pictured just moments before boarding his flight to Cleveland with John Phillipenas.

NEW CONVENTION SCANDEL

In the latest setback to rock the Phillipenas Administration, at the March membership meeting members employed in Conventions learned that John Phillipenas and Donny Weimer are selling out the membership by allowing employers to utilize one nonunion worker for every Local 631 member on the convention floor. This second "SWEETHEART DEAL" is believed to have already cost the Security Fund over one million dollars.

WHILE ROME BURNS

Facing the prospect of finishing third in the upcoming delegate election John Phillipenas the front man for his weak minded band of fools AKA the Empowerment Slate recently traveled to Cleveland, Ohio with Kermit "the Fraud" Williams to study a "state of the art" convention call-in system used by Local 507. Phillipenas could not explain why Williams accompanied him to Cleveland and not Convention Business Agents Donny Weimer or Kevin Clove. The fact that Cleveland isn't even in the top twenty convention destinations or that Local 631 already purchased a new automated call-in system apparently didn't deter Phillipenas from his road trip.

SEEN AT THE STRIP CLUB

Which Local 631 truck was recently photographed parked during working hours at a Las Vegas Strip Club? Maybe thats why Phillipenas refuses to provide the Business Agent expense reports requested by Kevin Hardison.

MILLION DOLLAR SWEETHEART DEAL AT REPUBLIC?

Neither John Phillipenas nor Kermit Williams can explain why they dismissed the lawsuit filed by Kevin Hardison in Federal Court to force Republic Services to arbitrate the grievance filed by Hardison that sought several million dollard allegedly owed by Republic Services. Phillipenas dismissed the lawsuit days after firing Hardison as the Business Agent for Republic Services. We hear Phillipenas couldn't stand the thought of Hardison getting credit for recovering the money.

SPOILER ALERT

John Phillipenas appears in the first episode of the new reality television show " You Stuck What Up Your Butt".While Kermit Williams is featured as an unsuccessful contestant on " Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader". Check local listings for date and time.

WHAT ME WORRY

We hear John Phillipenas partied down until the wee hours of the morning at the Trusteeship Hearing After Party. While reliable sources report that the hearing couldn't have gone worse for Phillipenas he appears relaxed and uncorncerned in this exclusive photograph. You go girl!