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DHL
Express Workers Overwhelmingly Approve National
Agreement
More than 7,000 Teamsters
working at DHL Express ratified their first agreement by a solid
82 percent. The contract, which boosts wages and benefits,
improves working conditions and strengthens job security, marks
the union’s second new national agreement in the past
month.
View preliminary vote count.
Teamsters Applaud Senate Leadership for
Tackling High Fuel Costs
Teamsters General President
Jim Hoffa today urged Congress to act quickly on a bill that was
recently introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to
control the ever-rising fuel prices.
Working Class Convoy for Change Concludes
in Indy
The Teamsters Working
Class Convoy for Change concluded May 2 in Indianapolis after General President Hoffa
made an historic visit to the Indianapolis UPS Freight terminal and other Teamster
worksites across Indiana.
View all pictures from this event
OTHER TEAMSTER
NEWS
Number of UPS Freight Workers
Seeking Membership Surges to 10,700
The
Teamsters’ campaign to organize UPS Freight workers is rapidly
progressing as an overwhelming majority of workers at the
company’s terminals throughout the nation have signed
authorization cards to join the union. Find out which workers
have recently expressed the desire to become
Teamsters.
National Carhaul Talks Resume May
18
National Master Automobile
Transporters Agreement talks will resume May 18-31 in
Arlington, Virginia.
Carhaul members may
call a toll-free hotline, (888) 538-4381, for updates.
Teamsters Law Enforcement League Observes
National Police Week
During the week of May 12,
Teamster law enforcement officers from across the country will
be in Washington, D.C. to commemorate National Police Week.
Planned activities include a meeting at the Teamsters
Headquarters on May 12 and a reception on May 14.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teamsters Leadership Academy on Arbitration
– June 24-26
Teamster Organizers Conference – June
26-29
Teamsters National Black Caucus Convention
– August 18-24
Teamsters Women's Conference - September
10-14
