DHL Teamsters at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) voted to authorize a strike, which 98 percent of voters agreed to.The Teamsters Negotiating Committee is now able to call a work stoppage at any time.“DHL Teamsters deserve a strong contract now. Our hardworking members know the value of their labor and they are ready to withhold it if DHL doesn’t get serious about remedying its bad behavior and bargaining a fair contract,” said Bill Hamilton, the director of the Teamsters Express Division. “This company needs to stop wasting time and come to an agreement that respects these skilled and dedicated Teamsters. If not, DHL will be leaving workers with no choice but to strike.”The Teamsters Negotiating Committee has been bargaining with DHL since July, seeking a first contract that includes improved pay and working conditions. Negotiators for the global shipping company have given demands that workers find 'disrespectful' and 'unfair'.Due to DHL’s behavior, Local 100 has filed unfair labor practice charges (ULPs), which the National Labor Relations Board is prosecuting. The company has told the Teamsters it will not schedule negotiations with the union this year after December 7. “Our members are fed up with the company’s stall tactics. The members have voted and are prepared to walk. DHL will not get away with denying working people good wages and safe conditions on the job,” stated Bill Davis, the president of Local 100. “If DHL continues to drag their feet, they will inflict a work stoppage on themselves.”The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters recently authorized an increase in strike benefits for DHL-CVG workers should strike action become necessary. The Teamsters Union represents more than 6,000 members at DHL across the U.S. DHL Express is in ongoing contract negotiations with the Teamsters representing a portion of its employees at Cincinnati (CVG) Global Hub."As an externally certified great place to work, DHL Express prides itself on maintaining positive employee relationships and working professionally with various unions around the world representing our employees," a DHL company spokesperson said.The company says given the Teamster rhetoric and threats of work stoppages to disrupt and influence these negotiations, DHL Express has activated an initial phase of contingency plans.These include activating supplemental staff at CVG and temporarily moving flights and volume away from CVG to other key strategic DHL locations throughout the Americas Region.These measures are being put in place to ensure that our customers receive the usual high level of service they are accustomed to from DHL Express at this critical time of the year for their businesses. "DHL Express remains committed to working with the US Teamsters and agreeing to a contract for the portion of the CVG employees they represent. While there is no agreed deadline for these contract negotiations, we are committed to working in good faith at the December negotiating sessions and have offered further negotiating dates in January to conclude this matter," a DHL company spokesperson said.
DHL Teamsters at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) voted to authorize a strike, which 98 percent of voters agreed to.
The Teamsters Negotiating Committee is now able to call a work stoppage at any time.
“DHL Teamsters deserve a strong contract now. Our hardworking members know the value of their labor and they are ready to withhold it if DHL doesn’t get serious about remedying its bad behavior and bargaining a fair contract,” said Bill Hamilton, the director of the Teamsters Express Division. “This company needs to stop wasting time and come to an agreement that respects these skilled and dedicated Teamsters. If not, DHL will be leaving workers with no choice but to strike.”
The Teamsters Negotiating Committee has been bargaining with DHL since July, seeking a first contract that includes improved pay and working conditions. Negotiators for the global shipping company have given demands that workers find 'disrespectful' and 'unfair'.
Due to DHL’s behavior, Local 100 has filed unfair labor practice charges (ULPs), which the National Labor Relations Board is prosecuting. The company has told the Teamsters it will not schedule negotiations with the union this year after December 7.
“Our members are fed up with the company’s stall tactics. The members have voted and are prepared to walk. DHL will not get away with denying working people good wages and safe conditions on the job,” stated Bill Davis, the president of Local 100. “If DHL continues to drag their feet, they will inflict a work stoppage on themselves.”
The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters recently authorized an increase in strike benefits for DHL-CVG workers should strike action become necessary. The Teamsters Union represents more than 6,000 members at DHL across the U.S.
DHL Express is in ongoing contract negotiations with the Teamsters representing a portion of its employees at Cincinnati (CVG) Global Hub.
"As an externally certified great place to work, DHL Express prides itself on maintaining positive employee relationships and working professionally with various unions around the world representing our employees," a DHL company spokesperson said.
The company says given the Teamster rhetoric and threats of work stoppages to disrupt and influence these negotiations, DHL Express has activated an initial phase of contingency plans.
These include activating supplemental staff at CVG and temporarily moving flights and volume away from CVG to other key strategic DHL locations throughout the Americas Region.
These measures are being put in place to ensure that our customers receive the usual high level of service they are accustomed to from DHL Express at this critical time of the year for their businesses.
"DHL Express remains committed to working with the US Teamsters and agreeing to a contract for the portion of the CVG employees they represent. While there is no agreed deadline for these contract negotiations, we are committed to working in good faith at the December negotiating sessions and have offered further negotiating dates in January to conclude this matter," a DHL company spokesperson said.
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