a:31:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2008-06-11 09:06 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:1:"4";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:49:"Teamsters 682 Reaches Agreement With Independents";s:9:"url_title";s:49:"teamsters_682_reaches_agreement_with_independents";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:49:"Teamsters 682 Reaches Agreement with Independents";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:109:"A new five-year agreement has been reached between several independent contractors and Teamsters Local 682.  ";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:60:"Teamsters 682, independent contractors, teamsters, agreement";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_38";s:0:"";s:15:"field_offset_38";s:1:"y";s:11:"field_id_39";s:0:"";s:15:"field_offset_39";s:1:"y";s:11:"field_id_40";s:0:"";s:11:"field_ft_40";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:706:"<p><br />A new five-year agreement has been reached between several independent contractors and Teamsters Local 682.&nbsp;</p>
<p>New wages and fringes will be retroactive to 5/1/2008, increaseing wages by $0.96 and an increase of $0.04 in Health and Welfare contributions.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Contractors will also have an opportunity to withdraw from the Central States Pension Plan and pay a like amount into a qualified 401K plan acceptable to the Teamsters (not sponsored by the Teamsters).</p>
<p>A detailed wage and fringe information document that also contains the instructions for&nbsp; the optional withdrawal from the Central States Pension Plan is currently being reviewed for final distribution.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";}