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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!