US EditionU of M Teamsters Reject 'Last, Best, and Final Offer' From University, Strike Possible
Teamsters Local 320 members rejected the university's final contract offer by 82%, demanding at least a 3.5% wage increase and contract alignment with other unions, risking a strike.
- On Friday, Teamsters Local 320 members at the University of Minnesota system rejected the last, best and final offer by 82 percent.
- Seeking parity with other units, Teamsters Local 320 demands a 3.5% wage increase, June contract expiration alignment, and maintenance of tentative agreements reached in mediation.
- Local 320 leaders reserved the right to a lawful work stoppage and Jackson Kerr, business agent at Local 320 and lead negotiator, said `Today, Teamsters have sent a message to the University of Minnesota`.
- The University responded that its offer is final as it faces significant financial pressures balancing Teamsters Local 320 demands with stewardship responsibilities, Gregg Goldman said Friday.
- With a system-wide workforce of 1,400, administrators say a strike could affect students, faculty and staff while they plan to maintain vital services if Teamsters choose to strike.
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Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TEAMSTERS REJECT LAST AND FINAL OFFER
Local 320 Members Say "No" to Employer's Proposal
Teamsters reject University of Minnesota's "Last, Best, and Final Offer"
Members of Teamsters Local 320, which represents University of Minnesota system workers in custodial, maintenance, food service, and other roles, have voted to turn down the U of M system's "Last, Best, and Final" contract offer.
Minnesota Reformer
Southernminn.comUniversity of Minnesota service workers reject final contract offer, say strike is possible
Marissa Bremer-Roark, a building and grounds worker at the University of Minnesota, leads her fellow workers in a chant calling for higher wages on Aug. 30, 2022. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer.More than 1,400 service workers across the University of Minnesota’s five campuses could strike after they rejected the university’s “last, best and final” offer on a new labor contract. The Teamsters Local 320, the union representing cooks, gro…
University of Minnesota Teamsters Reject Last and Final Offer
(MINNEAPOLIS) – Members of Teamsters Local 320 at the University of Minnesota have rejected the last, best, and final offer from their employer by 82 percent. The 1,400 Teamsters work in custodial, maintenance, food service, and other critical infrastructure that keep the university system running. “Today, Teamsters have sent a message to the University of Minnesota,” said Jackson Kerr, a business agent at Local 320 and lead negotiator. “Our goa…
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