Teamsters Now Represent Nearly All UPS Freight Drivers and Dockworkers Eligible to Join Union

Teamsters Now Represent Nearly All UPS Freight Drivers and Dockworkers
Eligible to Join Union

Nebraska Workers Ratify Contract; Maryland, Kansas Workers Sign Cards

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of
Teamsters now represent nearly all of the 12,600 UPS Freight drivers and
dockworkers eligible to join the union, announced Teamsters General President
Jim Hoffa.

Nearly 100 workers in Nebraska, Maryland and Kansas recently signed
authorization cards to become Teamsters. In Omaha, Neb., 55 workers
represented by Local 554 recently ratified their first-ever contract
unanimously. The Federalsburg, Md., and Wichita, Kan., workers will be holding
ratification votes soon.

The Teamsters kicked off the organizing campaign in 2006 when the union
organized UPS Freight (formerly Overnite Transportation) workers in
Indianapolis and negotiated a contract with the company that was ratified by a
107-1 vote in October 2007. The Teamsters won a card-check agreement from UPS
in December 2007, and in January 2008, launched its nationwide campaign.

By November 2008, the Teamsters represented more than 12,400 UPS Freight
workers in 42 states. The Teamsters now represent all but two UPS Freight
locations that employ 50 workers

"Our continued success to organize UPS Freight workers is a great victory,"
Hoffa said. "They were determined to become Teamsters and we are proud to have
them among our ranks."

"These drivers and dockworkers have shown a great commitment to joining the
Teamsters and we look forward to representing them," said Teamsters Package
Division Director Ken Hall. "We encourage UPS Freight workers who have not yet
signed cards to do so now so they can also start benefiting from a great
contract."

James Sheard, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 554 in Omaha said the UPS Freight
workers ratified their contract on Oct. 4.

"After they saw the benefits of being a Teamster at other locations around the
country, they decided to get on board," Sheard said.

Jesse Castillo, President of Local 795 in Wichita, said the 20 UPS Freight
workers there realized that not being a Teamster meant inequality for them.

"They saw inequities in applications and work rules because they were not
under a Teamster contract," Castillo said.

Irvin Williams, Vice-President of Local 355 in Baltimore, said the 20 UPS
Freight workers at the Federalsburg facility came aboard after seeing a big
increase in insurance costs.

"We had a gentleman who was ready to retire but said he couldn't because of
the insurance costs," Williams said. "We also had key people who worked very
hard on this campaign."

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, +1-202-624-6911,
gmunroe@teamster.org