James P. Hoffa Union in more than 30 years. "The vote from DHL Express members is a strong signal of support. We were determined to obtain the best contract that we could for members, and I believe we achieved that," said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. Several months after DHL signed the agreement with the Teamsters eliminating the strike clause, more than 85% of the Union drivers were laid off. This contract ultimately led to the demise of the Union drivers at DHL. Facilities such as DTW (Romulus, MI) which had nearly 200 union drivers, now only has approximately 25 drivers. In which
Oilfields Workers' Trade Union Oilfields Workers' Trade Union The Oilfields Workers' Trade Union or OWTU is one of the most powerful trade unions in Trinidad and Tobago. Currently led by Ancel Roget, the union was born out of the 1937 labour riots, the union was nominally led by the imprisoned TUB Butler but was actually organised by lawyer Adrian Cola Rienzi. The union was established on July 25, 1937, and formally registered on September 15. The first meetings were held in Fyzabad, and the first official headquarters were established on Coffee Street, San Fernando. In the 1960s and 1970s, under the leadership of George