Breakthrough in Teamsters Talks; Deal Ratified

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Breakthrough in Teamsters Talks; Deal Ratified

Union members voted 97% in favor of last offer from studios

By Jonathan Handel

July 25, 2010


Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
A strike by the Teamsters was averted.
In a surprising reversal, Teamsters members have agreed to the last offer from studios, averting a strike by Hollywood transportation workers.

Teamsters president Leo Reed, in a standing-room-only membership meeting Sunday morning in Burbank, Calif., cited relatively minor wage enhancements that were achieved in backchannel negotiations Saturday. The union membership then voted 97% in favor of the deal.

"It's a good contract," Reed told THR. "I'm very happy."

Terms of the two-year deal include an annual 2% pay increase, which is a concession of the 3% the union wanted. However, the Teamsters achieved at least three enhancements Saturday with regard to meals, medical tests and drivers licenses. Those enhancements appear to fall short of the union's 1% concession, though.

The AMPTP had no comment.

-- The Hollywood Reporter  


Breakthrough in Teamsters Talks; Deal Ratified

Union members voted 97% in favor of last offer from studios

By Jonathan Handel

July 25, 2010


A strike by the Teamsters was averted.
PHOTO CREDIT
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
In a surprising reversal, Teamsters members have agreed to the last offer from studios, averting a strike by Hollywood transportation workers.

Teamsters president Leo Reed, in a standing-room-only membership meeting Sunday morning in Burbank, Calif., cited relatively minor wage enhancements that were achieved in backchannel negotiations Saturday. The union membership then voted 97% in favor of the deal.

"It's a good contract," Reed told THR. "I'm very happy."

Terms of the two-year deal include an annual 2% pay increase, which is a concession of the 3% the union wanted. However, the Teamsters achieved at least three enhancements Saturday with regard to meals, medical tests and drivers licenses. Those enhancements appear to fall short of the union's 1% concession, though.

The AMPTP had no comment.

-- The Hollywood Reporter  
 
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