August 12, 2008: The ballots cast on the tentative national carhaul agreement are being counted, and initial partial results are available.
Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) will make results available as soon as possible, on a local-by-local basis.
Click here to see preliminary results.
More than 200 Cincinnati Local 100 Teamsters are celebrating a contract campaign victory at Zenith Logistics, a third-party operator for Kroger. Zenith Teamsters ratified the contract unanimously, 118-0. Their new contract includes a nearly $5 raise in the first year and replaces company health coverage with TeamCare.
UPS announced third quarter profits of $2 billion. The company slashed 34,000 operational jobs and Wall Street cheered. UPS shares rose 8%. Make no mistake—this company and its investors don’t give a damn about the Teamsters who create their wealth.
