Teamsters, PLCA Agree to Three-month Extension of National Pipe Line Agreement

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International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Jan 13, 2012, 04:03 ET

Teamsters Return to Work as Union Suspends National Strike

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamster pipeline construction workers across the country returned to work today following an agreement between the union and the Pipe Line Contractors Association (PLCA) to extend the previous labor agreement for three months.

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This will mark the third time the National Pipe Line Agreement, which expired on Jan. 31, 2011, between the Teamsters and the PLCA has been extended. The full term of the extension will run from Nov. 15-April 13, 2012.

The terms of the extension include protecting all Teamster work on all current and future pipeline projects. The union, in turn, has agreed to suspend all strike activity at job sites. The two sides will return to active bargaining on predetermined dates over the next three months.

"I am glad we are able to get our members back to doing what they do best – working on our nation's pipeline construction projects," said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. "Our negotiating team is prepared to sit down as soon as possible with the PLCA and hammer out an agreement that will continue to protect our members' retirement security."

Founded in 1903, the Teamsters Union 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 @TeamsterPower.

SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters