An overwhelming majority of about 345 workers at the UPS Freight (formerly Overnite Transportation) terminal in Columbus, Ohio have signed authorization cards to become Teamsters, bringing the total number of drivers and dockworkers seeking to join the union to more than 9,400 since January 16, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced. The workers are seeking to join Local 413.

"These workers have fought so hard for years to get strong union representation with the Teamsters and now they have it," said Ken Hall, Director of the Teamsters Package Division. "We will give these workers a stronger voice in the workplace and a contract they deserve."

"This victory means everything in the world to these workers," said Tony Jones, President of Local 413. "The Teamsters will get them better benefits, wages and job security. The workers are very excited and happy to finally become Teamsters, and we are just as excited to represent them."

In addition to these workers, a majority of UPS Freight workers in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, the New England area, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington state and Wisconsin have submitted cards to become Teamsters.

Victories have come in numerous large cities, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis, Nashville, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, St. Louis and Washington, D.C.

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.