WASHINGTON — Negotiations for the 2003 National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) will get underway as the Teamsters and the member companies of TMI, a division of the Motor Freight Carriers Association (MFCA) will exchange bargaining goals. The event will take place at the National Press Club on Tuesday, October 8th, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. Both sides will take brief questions.
The NMFA covers approximately 65,000 Teamster members across the United States. The contract expires March 31, 2003.
WHAT: National Master Freight Agreement Exchange of Bargaining Goals
WHO: James P. Hoffa, Teamsters General President
Phil Young, Teamsters National Freight Director
Jim Staley, President and COO, Roadway Express
Tim Lynch, President, Motor Freight Carriers Assoc.
WHERE: National Press Club, Zenger Room, Washington, D.C.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 8, 2002 1:00 p.m.