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DHLers Debate Contract

TDU — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:40:07 -0500

March 27, 2008: DHL Teamsters are voting on their future.

The deal has sparked opposition from a broad network of stewards and members.

Teamsters Stand Up for Good, Full-Time Jobs

TDU — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:57:19 -0600

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

TDU — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:21:03 -0600

February 21, 2008: For thousands of DHL Teamsters, the long-awaited decision time is near.

DHL Pushes for Concessions, Members Push Back

store — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:29:26 -0500

October 17, 2007: National negotiations between the International Union and DHL opened in October in Arizona.

DHL Fires Stewards

TDU — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:41:33 -0500

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

TDU — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:49:23 -0500

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 Concession Deal is Dead

TDU — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:16:19 -0600

November 13, 2009: Membership outrage over proposed mid-contract concessions at DHL led to it being shelved by the national meeting of local officials.

DHL Wants Concessions on National Contract

TDU — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:47:49 -0600

November 2, 2009: DHL Teamsters report that IBT officials have met with management over proposed contract changes that would include buy outs of Teamster to allow the hiring of low-wage drivers and dock workers.

Video: DHL Teamsters Rally in Chicago

TDU — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:53:57 -0600

November 21, 2008: Local 705 members rallied at the Federal Building in Chicago to demand fairness for laid-off DHL Teamsters.

DHL Exits Domestic

TDU — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:39:36 -0600

November 17, 2008: The world's largest national economy is not large enough, it appears, for three private parcel carriers.

DHL Cuts Thousands of Jobs

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:46:46 -0600

November 14, 2008: The worsening recession has claimed more victims, as the European transport giant DHL announced Nov. 10 that they are ending all domestic U.S. ground and air shipping.

DHL to End Domestic-Only Business

TDU — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:54:34 -0600

November 10, 2008: DHL, the world's number one international logistics and express service provider, today announced a repositioning of its U.S. Express business.

DHL Cuts Jobs

TDU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:42:53 -0500

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

TDU — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:12:02 -0500

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

TDU — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:34:16 -0500

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.

Traffic World: DHL Restructures, Outsources to UPS

TDU — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:43:48 -0500

May 28, 2008: DHL unveiled a far-reaching restructuring of its troubled U.S.

Bloomberg: DHL to Shrink, Shift Work to UPS

TDU — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:30:25 -0500

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.

On the Road to Union Power?

TDU — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:34:25 -0500

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.

DHL: The Race to the Bottom

TDU — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:57:35 -0500

March 20, 2008: Our Union needs to be constantly on guard to protect what Teamsters have fought for decades to win.

Will You Get a Cost of Living Raise?

TDU — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:47:13 -0500

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?

TDU — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:39:08 -0500

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.

DHL Tentative Agreement Revealed

TDU — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:56:55 -0500

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.

DHL Teamsters Say NO to Concessionary Offer

TDU — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:50:49 -0600

March 6, 2008: DHL Teamsters are reacting strongly against the concessionary first offer that will be put out for a vote later in March.

Tentative Agreement Reached with DHL

TDU — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:00:21 -0600

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.

Read the Secret Tentative Agreement at DHL

TDU — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:49:06 -0600

February 22, 2008: TDU has obtained the details of new givebacks proposed at DHL.

DHL Committed to U.S. Market

TDU — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:19:41 -0600

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

TDU — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:24:56 -0600

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

TDU — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:20:29 -0600

January 3, 2008: DHL bargaining is moving on to wages and is expected to wrap up soon.

DHL Demands Expanded Use of Part-Timers

TDU — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:36:33 -0600

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”

TDU — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:02:24 -0600

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

store — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:57:45 -0500

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

TDU — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:41:30 -0500

August 23, 2007: Brothers and Sisters,

DHL Teamsters United

TDU — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:11:23 -0500

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”

TDU — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:46:27 -0500

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

TDU — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:52:25 -0500

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!

TDU — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:27:36 -0500

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

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:47:02 -0500

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

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:54:01 -0600

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?

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:54:40 -0600

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

admin — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:10:14 -0600

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?

admin — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:19:52 -0600

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.