Teamsters Local Union #174 -- Negotiations

Peninsula Truck Lines

Peninsula Truck Lines Ratifies New Agreement

By BRIAN DAVIS, Local 174 Business Agent
By an overwhelming 120 to 10 vote, Peninsula Truck Lines ratified their new labor agreement on April 20, 2008. The bargaining unit consists of members throughout JC-28 in Locals 174, 839, 760, 231, 763, 252 and 589. This history-making contract for the Peninsula members was recommended 100% by the Bargaining Unit Committee.

Local 174 had two rank-and-file members who sat through the entire process, and their efforts and willingness to bring a great contract to the members of Peninsula Truck Lines cannot go unnoticed. I want to thank Dale Barnes and Dan D’Andrea for their hard work and dedication during the process.

Some of the highlights of the improvements to this agreement are:

Guaranteed wage increases of $3.10 over the 5 year deal,
Changing the pension language from 2080 straight time hours to the first 2080 hours with hard money pension increases
Improved sick leave language
Many improvements in the line haul work language
Improvements in the lead man language
Improvements in the vacation scheduling
H&W money with any left over money going back to our members
More people off on personal holiday per day
5th week of vacation for all employees
Giving our members the opportunity to choose how they want seniority within the vacation selection process to be
Improved bereavement leave, and
Other improvements as well.

We have made some significant improvements that the members at Peninsula have deserved for a long time. This is a longtime Teamster company and some of the employees that work for this company have been members for nearly 3 decades. They have deserved better and now they have achieved better. This is a great deal for these members and I am proud to have been part of the process to bring these members what they deserve.