University of California Employees Ratify First Teamster Contract

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Dec 12, 2011, 01:53 ET

Victory Breaks Two-Year Deadlock, Guarantees Wage Increases

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A majority of the 14,000 clerical and administrative employees of the University of California have voted in a new contract guaranteeing wage increases for the next five years. The employees, members of Teamsters Local Union 2010, work at all 11 campuses of the state's university system.

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"We are proud to have partnered with Local 2010 to negotiate this strong contract for the employees of the University of California," said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. "Our representatives worked tirelessly to win the wage increases, which are guaranteed in the agreement. These hardworking clerical employees deserve no less."

There will be a 3 percent across-the-board wage increase for the first year of the agreement, 2011. In upcoming years, until 2015, there will be percentage increases for a total of 14 percent overall. Given California's budget crisis and the nation's overall economic status, a contract with guaranteed wage increases is a firm victory.

"The new contract addresses a number of important issues, especially income equality," said Michael Filler, Director of the Teamsters Public Services Division. "With the ongoing involvement of Teamster UC members across the state, we will continue to make progress."

CUE-Teamsters Local 2010 is affiliated with the Public Services Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters which represents over 260,000 public service employees throughout the United States.

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

SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters