Waste Management of Wisconsin has set a deadline of 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, for Teamsters Union Local 200 to act upon the company's "last, best and final" contract offer.
Waste Management officials say they are making reluctantly after a week of inaction by
union officials to the company's offer that was made on Sept. 10.
"We're eager to get our employees off the picket lines and back on the job," said Michael Fleming, market area general manager for Waste Management. "We put a generous package on the table that we think our employees have a right to learn about and vote on."
Members of Local 200 have been on strike since Aug. 26. Union officials have yet to schedule a membership vote on the contract proposal by Waste Management.
Waste Management's proposed five-year contract would cover drivers, equipment operators and mechanics represented by Teamsters Local 200. The company said the offer includes significant wage increases, along with an improved health plan, double-time pay on Sundays and holidays, and increased tool and uniform allowances.
The package also would create a new 401(k) defined contribution pension plan and would relieve the company of obligations to the Teamsters-led Central States Pension Fund.
A Teamster spokesman declined comment on the company's deadline this morning.
Waste Management sets deadline for Teamsters' vote
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