Thu, Mar 17, 2011
Teamsters General President Addresses Employees at 'Workers
Summit'
The Teamsters Union has committed its full resources to make
sure United ramp workers and Continental fleet service workers are
victorious in forming their union and winning a strong contract,
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa told the workers Tuesday.
"It is great to be in Chicago today at United's hub, where
United workers are joining together with Continental workers to
build more momentum in this campaign," Hoffa said during a workers
summit. "The momentum keeps building, the unity keeps building, the
power keeps building-you are on your way to becoming Teamsters. The
Teamsters are committed to helping you win this campaign and win a
strong contract."
The Teamsters represent about 7,500 fleet service workers at the
former Continental, which recently merged with United. The workers
joined the Teamsters in February 2010. The Teamsters are organizing
about 7,000 ramp workers at United, who are currently represented
by the Machinist's Union. Many workers are unhappy with the
Machinist's Union and are turning to the Teamsters for strong
representation.
The election of the combined group of workers will likely take
place this spring or summer. The Teamsters also represent the
mechanics at Continental and at United. "We want a strong and
growing aviation union like the Teamsters, not a weak union that is
losing tens of thousands of workers in the aviation industry," said
Dennis Turner, a United ramp worker in Chicago. "The Machinists
have no ability to deliver a contract. Teamsters General President
Hoffa is committed to winning this and giving us the resources to
reach out to our co-workers here in Chicago and across the country.
We will win this campaign."
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