Teamster Leaders Meet in Chicago to Support Striking Workers at Waste Management

Locals from Across the Country Pass Resolution of National Support

CHICAGO, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamster leaders from across the
country met in Chicago today to discuss ongoing labor issues with solid waste
giant Waste Management Inc. (WMI). Teamsters Union representatives unanimously
passed a resolution of support for the 240 striking workers at WMI in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, promising to "take whatever action necessary" to win the
members a strong contract.

General Secretary-Treasurer Tom Keegel led the meeting, calling on local
leaders who represent thousands of workers employed at WMI to stand in
solidarity behind the members in Milwaukee, the latest targets of this
viciously anti-union company.

"Waste Management has shown time and time again that they don't care about
worker rights," Keegel said. "They would rather spend millions of dollars to
break the will of our members who have been forced out on a picket line by a
lockout or strike than provide good wages, benefits and a pension for their
workforce."

Keegel was joined by International Vice Presidents Chuck Mack and Fred Gegare
and the Director of the Solid Waste and Recycling Division, Bob Morales. Also
of note, Terry Hancock, President of Teamsters Local 731 in Chicago and Jay
Phillips of Local 396 in Los Angeles attended the meeting. Collectively, the
40 attendees at the meeting represent nearly 4,000 members at Waste
Management.

"It is important for Waste Management to understand that when they try to hurt
even one of our members, they are attacking all of us," Morales said. "We will
support our brothers and sisters in Milwaukee and anywhere else that Waste
Management tries to violate our members' rights."

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

Galen Munroe of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, +1-202-624-6904,
gmunroe@teamster.org