Lift-Line Teamsters Ratify First Contract

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Jun 29, 2012, 02:02 ET

Secures Wage Increases, Health & Welfare Benefits, Strong Protection on the Job

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Teamsters Local 118 in Rochester, N.Y. announced the ratification of a first contract with Lift-Line, a subsidiary of Rochester Genesee Regional Transit Authority.

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The 16 Local 118 members covered under the agreement work at Lift-Line as schedulers, dispatchers, office assistants and coordinators. The agreement is retro-active to April 1, 2010 and expires on Dec. 31, 2013.

Highlights of the agreement include:

Wage increase of 8 percent over the term of the agreement
Comprehensive health and welfare benefit package
Defined benefit pension plan
Incentive pay program
Retiree healthcare
Binding arbitration
Seniority rights

"Despite lengthy and at times difficult negotiations, the determined employees remained united throughout the process," said Paul Markwitz, Teamsters Local 118 business agent. "The negotiating process stalled numerous times and was ultimately bolstered when the employer introduced a new negotiating team. The new employer team was as eager as the union committee to finally get the terms of agreement worked out."

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters.

SOURCE Teamsters Local 118