Workers Tell DHL to Rescind Elimination of
Full-Time Positions, Improve Working Conditions
HEBRON,
Ky., July 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sort workers
at DHL's global hub at Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky International Airport (CVG) are calling for the
company to recognize their right to collectively bargain a union
contract. A majority of the over 1,300 sort workers at DHL-CVG
support joining the Teamsters.
"Today my co-workers and I, with majority support, demanded
recognition from DHL to become Teamsters," said Liam Burke, a member of the CVG Sort Workers
Organizing Committee. "A Teamsters contract means respect and the
right to bargain on the many issues that affect us at our
workplace, including favoritism, guaranteed hours, and the better
pay we deserve. We are not numbers — we are human beings."
Sort workers are demanding the immediate right to negotiate a
Teamsters contract after DHL left over 150 full-time workers with
just 24 hours' notice to accept part-time positions or resign,
despite the company continuing to bring on new hires. Workers are
also calling for the provision of water and working fans to
mitigate high temperatures in the workplace and the reinstatement
of their wrongfully terminated co-workers.
"DHL's decision to give over 150 full-time workers just 24 hours
to accept part-time positions or resign is not just unfair — it's
inhumane," said Cathy Davis, a
member of the CVG Sort Workers Organizing Committee. "We are
demanding our right to a Teamsters contract to ensure fair
treatment, safe working conditions, and job security. It's time for
DHL to recognize us as Teamsters. Stop the unjust firing."
In January, DHL ramp and tug workers at CVG ratified their first
collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters following a
12-day strike. The historic contract provided significantly higher
wages, better benefits, and improved working conditions at the
facility. Sort workers at CVG are organizing to secure the same
benefits and job security that are guaranteed by a Teamsters
contract.
"It is unacceptable that workers who have dedicated years to
this company are being given only 24 hours' notice to either accept
part-time positions or resign," said Bill
Hamilton, Director of the Teamsters Express Division and
Teamsters Eastern Region International Vice President. "One way or
another, these workers will be at the bargaining table with DHL to
address their issues. The company can choose to take the easy path
or the hard one. We urge the company to acknowledge these workers'
rights to collective bargaining immediately."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto
Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information.
Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook
at Facebook.com/teamsters.
Contact:
Kara Deniz, (202)
497-6610
kdeniz@teamster.org
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