DHL Workers in Ohio Overwhelmingly Vote to Join Teamsters

Employees Seek Improved Compensation, Respect, Job Security


In votes counted late last night, some 19 sort maintenance mechanics and tech reps at the DHL gateway in Wilmington, Ohio voted 17-2 to join the Teamsters Union. The workers seek stronger wages, affordable health care coverage, job security and on-the-job respect.

“This is a great win for us,” said Gary Mendenhall, a sort maintenance mechanic. “As Teamsters we can negotiate together for the things that matter here in Wilmington.”

“I am proud to welcome these DHL workers into our union,” said Roger Insprucker, President of the Ohio Conference of Teamsters. “As Teamsters, we will work to not only enhance the livelihood of these workers and their families, but we will also fight to make DHL a strong and positive presence in our Wilmington community and in the industry.”

The election is one of two organizing elections that began at DHL facilities on March 6. The second election involves approximately 370 workers at the DHL sort facility in Niles, Michigan, where voting concludes at 1 a.m. on March 8. The DHL facility in Niles is DHL’s third-largest sort center in the U.S.

The 19 workers in Wilmington join the more than 12,000 Teamsters who work throughout the DHL system. Within the next few weeks, thousands of Teamsters who work at DHL Express will begin reviewing the tentative agreement for the historic, new national agreement at their company.