Important retirement security wins for DHL members
October 11, 2024
Teamsters Local 2785 achieved two significant victories with DHL. First, the Local negotiated a pioneering Retiree Health and Welfare Plan (RSP) for all the San Francisco DHL full-time drivers, effective from August 1, 2022, as part of the current contract running from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2026. This plan underscores the union’s power in securing retirement benefits for its members at a time when members need them most.
The second victory came after DHL stopped the additional $1.00 pension contributions from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022. Local 2785 Principal Officer Jose
Local 2785 Principal Officer Joe Cilia (center) with DHL Teamsters.
ph Cilia, also Chairman of the Bay Area Labor Committee to DHL, filed a grievance that after deadlocking at both the JCC/DHL and Joint Western Area Committee hearings, went to arbitration. The company settled on the courthouse steps in favor of the union. “It was proven again how important the grievance procedure is when the company has to be forced to be held accountable,” commented Cilia.
