How do you bargain for stronger wages and affordable health care? How do you get well-deserved job security and on-the-job respect?

You organize!

This what workers at the DHL gateway in Wilmington, Ohio voted to do. The vote came in at 17-2 to join the Teamsters late last week.

"This is a great win for us,” said Gary Mendenhall, a sort maintenance mechanic. “As Teamsters we can negotiate together for the things that matter here in Wilmington.”

“I am proud to welcome these DHL workers into our union,” said Roger Insprucker, President of the Ohio Conference of Teamsters. “As Teamsters, we will work to not only enhance the livelihood of these workers and their families, but we will also fight to make DHL a strong and positive presence in our Wilmington community and in the industry.”

The election is one of two organizing elections that began at DHL facilities on March 6. The second election involves approximately 370 workers at the DHL sort facility in Niles, Michigan, where voting concludes at 1 a.m. on March 8. The DHL facility in Niles is DHL’s third-largest sort center in the U.S.

Help us welcome these 19 workers to the Teamsters!