Today the Teamsters Local 89 committee met with UPS to begin negotiations for the Louisville Air Rider, an agreement covering all members of Local 89 working at UPS Worldport. This session marks the official start of bargaining and follows a preliminary meeting two-weeks prior for the initial exchange of proposals.

As ever, we remain determined to fight for and win the contract our members deserve. We publicly call on UPS to reciprocate our members hard work, passion and dedication by giving them a contract they will be proud of.

As this is just the first of many sessions to come, we are still very early in the process. Please be sure to follow us on our social media channels, and our website at www.teamsters89.com/ups2023 to stay updated as negotiations continue. Thank you for your continued solidarity and remember to stand together in the days to come.

When one of us is still fighting, we are all still fighting.

In Solidarity,

The Teamsters Local 89 Louisville Air Rider Committee

President Avral Thompson

Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Cooper

Vice President Brian Hamm

Recording Secretary Craig Burns

Trustee Vinny Rivera

Business Agent Jay Dennis

Business Agent Mike Rankin

Business Agent Ed Sageser

And Rank-and-File Union Stewards:

William Brody

Russell Bryant

Kim Calhoun-Rice

Glen Donlon

Karina Leros Gary

Todd Geralds

Tom Gordon Sr.

Scott Harwell

Adrianne “Neasy” Holmes-Jackson

Todd Kochert

Rich Lesher

Rich McCoun

Willy Rodgers

Joe Sexson

John Slater

Billy Watson

Alonzo “Yogi” White

Stacy Windhorst