Teamsters Now Represent Nearly All Eligible UPS Freight Workers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UPS Freight workers in Federalsburg, Md., and Wichita, Kan., unanimously voted to ratify their first-ever contract as Teamsters. The Teamsters now represent nearly all of the 12,600 UPS Freight drivers and dockworkers eligible to join the union.
The workers are represented by Teamsters Local 795 in Wichita and Local 355 in Baltimore. The Teamsters now represent all but two UPS Freight locations that employ 50 workers.
"This has been the largest organizing victory in the freight industry in 25 years and it shows the determination of these workers to form a union," said Teamsters General President James Hoffa. "We look forward to representing all UPS Freight drivers and dockworkers eligible to join the Teamsters."
"We are proud to have these workers join our ranks and we look forward to representing them," said Teamsters Package Division Director Ken Hall. "The workers now have a strong voice in the workplace that they never had before."
The Teamsters kicked off the organizing campaign in 2006 when the union organized UPS Freight (formerly Overnite Transportation) workers in Indianapolis and negotiated a contract with the company that was ratified by a 107-1 vote in October 2007. The Teamsters won a card-check agreement from UPS in December 2007, and in January 2008, launched its nationwide campaign.
By November 2008, the Teamsters represented more than 12,400 UPS Freight workers in 42 states.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
