Our Fellow 710 Members,
The time has come once again for us to ask for you to VOTE THE SLATE. Our election for Delegates and Alternate Delegates to represent Local 710 at the 2026 IBT International Convention is underway.
We have built a full team to do just that: 17 Delegates and 17 Alternate Delegates made up of our 710 Executive Board and Stewards – experienced leaders across all industries ready to bring everyone’s voice to the Convention in June as our entire Union gears up to vote for our IBT leadership in November. Our Slate pledges to:
- Be active participants at the Convention and ensure that power is kept with the members should any Constitutional changes be suggested
- Support IBT Candidates whose platforms align with the needs and goals of our members and who pledge to stand with 710
- Represent 710 with professionalism and respect
We understand the incredible importance of being Delegates and Alternates for our Local. We take our responsibilities seriously, and we are excited to meet with other Teamsters and share our experience across a diverse set of industries to continue to build our Local’s strength throughout our Union.
You will see other names on the ballot. While that is the right of every member of our great Union, we encourage all of you to question their intent. What does it show, having a disorganized attempt that couldn’t muster even a quarter of the team to represent our nearly 14,000 members, laden with misleading information and personal agendas?
Ballots will be going out in the mail in mid-February. We ask that you mark one box to VOTE THE SLATE – which gives a vote to every one of our 34 slate members.
It is crucial that each and every 710 member takes the time to vote your ballot and get it in the mail as soon as you receive it – the entire process takes less than 2 minutes, and you don’t even have to put a stamp on it. We hear your support day in and day out, and you can show that best by sending in your vote for the slate. Voting in this election shows both support for our team and that Local 710 is an active participant in our entire International Union and is a force to be reckoned with.
Remember: VOTE THE SLATE.
In Solidarity,
Mike Cales, Del Schaefer,
and the entire 710 MEMBERS FIRST TEAM
DELEGATES
Mike Cales, Secretary-Treasurer & Principal Officer
Teamsters Local 710
36-Year Member
Del Schaefer, President
Teamsters Local 710
37-Year Member
Neil McKinney, Vice President & Business Agent
Teamsters Local 710
32-Year Member
Mike Ramirez, Recording Secretary & Business Agent
Teamsters Local 710
29-Year Member
Bob Downey, Trustee & Feeder Driver
Local 710 / UPS Centralia
41-Year Member
Jocelyn Turner, Trustee & Package Car Driver
Local 710 / UPS Urbana
30-Year Member
Phil Reams, Trustee & Business Agent
Teamsters Local 710
36-Year Member
Chuck Baez, Jr., Carhauler
Cassens Aurora
27-Year Member
Travis Breeden, Sleeper Team Driver
UPS CACH
26-Year Member
Daniel Castillo, Driver
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Bolingbrook
15-Year Member
Jeff Dawson, Feeder Driver
UPS Waterloo
35-Year Member
Kye Dickerson, Feeder Driver
UPS Rockford
29-Year Member
Derek Gerardot, Package Car Driver
UPS Fort Wayne
23-Year Member
Tom Kennard, Operator
Pac Rail Global 4
12-Year Member
Dalbert Martinez, Freezer
Jewel Warehouse
18-Year Member
Mike “Boots” Plovanic, Dock/Spotter
ABF South Chicago
36-Year Member
Alicia Welch, 25.11
UPS DeKalb
19-Year Member
ALTERNATES
Morris Cannon, Driver
Sysco Chicago
9-Year Member
Craig Cook, Package Car Driver
UPS Elkhart
30-Year Member
Tim Glackin, Warehouse
Martin Brower McCook
22-Year Member
Nate Gorham, Package Car Driver
UPS Terre Haute
19-Year Member
Matt Hamilton, Business Agent
Teamsters Local 710
20-Year Member
Ricky Hawley, Package Car Driver
UPS Springfield
25-Year Member
Rory Mulcahy, Package Car Driver
UPS Kankakee
29-Year Member
Rhonda Myers, 25.11
UPS Rockford
28-Year Member
Isaac Pauli, Package Car Driver
UPS Evansville
9-Year Member
Tony Pullen, Package Car Driver
UPS Peoria
26-Year Member
Tom Quinones, Warehouse
Ferguson Addison
8-Year Member
Erik Sallis, Driver
RNDC Romeoville
8-Year Member
Brandon Sanchez, Package Car Driver
UPS Davenport
15-Year Member
Jeff Scriff, Road Driver
ABF South Chicago
21-Year Member
Javier Sotelo, Feeder Driver
UPS CACH
26-Year Member
Tim White, Road Driver
ABF South Chicago
12-Year Member
Jason Willett, Dock/Spotter
TForce Freight South Holland
20-Year Member
*Titles & Positions used for identification purposes only*
710 Members First 