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DHLers Debate Contract
March 27, 2008: DHL Teamsters are voting on their future.
The deal has sparked opposition from a broad network of stewards and members.
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Teamsters Stand Up for Good, Full-Time Jobs
February 21, 2008: DHL and UPS are launching new attacks on Teamster full-time jobs.
Members are uniting to say Part-Time America Won’t Work.
DHL Contract Revealed: Time to Stand United
February 21, 2008: For thousands of DHL Teamsters, the long-awaited decision time is near.
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DHL Pushes for Concessions, Members Push Back
October 17, 2007: National negotiations between the International Union and DHL opened in October in Arizona.
DHL Fires Stewards
September 24, 2007: As the rank and file campaign for a good DHL contract heats up, DHL management has responded by firing two stewards in Pittsburgh.
DHL Teamsters Unite for a Good Contract
August 23, 2007: DHL Teamsters are organizing nationally to defend the National Master Freight Agreement and win a good contract for all DHL Teamsters.
DHL Cuts Jobs
August 1, 2008: Less than two months after members ratified a concessionary contract that IBT officials touted as saving jobs, DHL has implemented layoffs, which could be permanent cuts.
Traffic World: ABF to Deliver DHL Freight
June 11, 2008: The restructuring of DHL's air network will reach down to the ground as well when ABF Freight System begins delivering a portion of the domestic freight affected by DHL's ser
DHL Management's Restructuring Plan
June 3, 2008: Last week DHL announced major cuts, including eliminating many outlying stations, outsourcing more delivery to the post office, and contracting out its air operations to UPS.
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Traffic World: DHL Restructures, Outsources to UPS
May 28, 2008: DHL unveiled a far-reaching restructuring of its troubled U.S.
Bloomberg: DHL to Shrink, Shift Work to UPS
May 28, 2008: Deutsche Post AG, Europe's biggest mail carrier, will shrink its U.S. network, fire workers and transfer some deliveries to United Parcel Service Inc.
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On the Road to Union Power?
March 27, 2008: The IBT leadership argues that we need to give DHL concessions to help the company compete in the future with UPS and with FedEx.
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DHL: The Race to the Bottom
March 20, 2008: Our Union needs to be constantly on guard to protect what Teamsters have fought for decades to win.
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Will You Get a Cost of Living Raise?
March 14, 2008: The UPS, freight and carhaul national contracts all have a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) clause, to help protect against inflation eating away our wages.
What Does the Proposed DHL Deal Deliver?
March 14, 2008: The proposed deal with DHL delivers for management, but what does it deliver for DHL Teamsters in return?
That’s the question DHL Teamsters are faced with.
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DHL Tentative Agreement Revealed
March 12, 2008: The proposed DHL agreement is now available, and unfortunately it contains the same disastrous givebacks previously exposed by TDU—including unlimited low-wage part-timers.
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DHL Teamsters Say NO to Concessionary Offer
March 6, 2008: DHL Teamsters are reacting strongly against the concessionary first offer that will be put out for a vote later in March.
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Tentative Agreement Reached with DHL
February 27, 2008: The IBT has announced that they reached a tentative agreement with DHL, and will soon hold a meeting for local officials to get a copy of the proposed deal.
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Read the Secret Tentative Agreement at DHL
February 22, 2008: TDU has obtained the details of new givebacks proposed at DHL.
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DHL Committed to U.S. Market
January 30, 2008: In good news for DHLers, industry publications report that DHL “vows to stay in the United States” despite calls by some Wall Street analysts to sell its U.S. operations.
International Softens Up DHLers for Concessions
January 23, 2008: Bargaining at DHL is set to restart in February and the International Union is softening up members in advance for concessions.
DHL Deal to Wrap Up Soon
January 3, 2008: DHL bargaining is moving on to wages and is expected to wrap up soon.
DHL Demands Expanded Use of Part-Timers
December 5, 2007: Thousands of DHL Teamsters are facing a threat to their future jobs and our union’s strength, as their chief negotiator has stated his view that “part-timers will be in the co
Slawson Tells DHLers: “Part Timers Will Be in the Contract”
November 12, 2007: Brad Slawson, Hoffa’s assistant and the chief negotiator with DHL, has stated that “part timers will be in the contract” because “DHL is demanding them.”
DHL Contract Bargaining Opens
September 18, 2007: On September 19, Brad Slawson (co-chair of the DHL negotiating committee) will meet with DHL management to set a schedule and location for bargaining.
An Open Letter to DHL Teamsters
August 23, 2007: Brothers and Sisters,
DHL Teamsters United
August 10, 2007: In one of James R. Hoffa's last interviews before he disappeared in 1975, he was asked what the priority should be for the Teamsters Union.
DHL Wants “Structural Changes”
August 3, 2007: DHL has a goal: “structural changes in DHL’s labor contracts to more appropriately reflect the fact that DHL is a small package delivery company.”
DHL Rank and File Wins First Round
August 1, 2007: TDU supplied the ammo, and now Teamsters from coast-to-coast are shooting down the sell-out of DHL Teamsters. And they won’t stop shooting till this monster is dead.
Don’t Let DHL Pull Out of the NMFA!
July 25, 2007: DHL Teamsters are uniting to save the national contract. Download the Draft Contract that would gut members’ rights and find out how you can help keep DHL in the NMFA.
Don’t Let DHL Out of National Contract
July 12, 2007: Will the Hoffa administration let DHL undermine our standards under the guise of a new 'master' contract?
DHL Teamsters Get the Shaft
In mid January the Eastern Region freight grievance panel awarded over $230,000 to Pittsburgh DHL drivers, but the company continues to defy the decision.
DHL: The Next Move?
Mergers and acquisitions are the name of the game in the new trucking industry as companies scramble to compete against one another in all sectors of the market: LTL freight, parcel delivery and gl
No Reopener at DHL
From coast to coast, DHL Teamsters feel the same way: Hoffa did the company’s bidding and didn’t even bother to consult the affected Teamsters.
Will Hoffa Enforce the Freight Contract?
February 8, 2006. Local 249 has submitted a request for strike authorization from the IBT in response to DHL’s unwillingness to comply with a September 2005 grievance decision.
