(WASHINGTON) – Today, International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced the appointment of the following union officers to regional coordinators for the National Freight Division:

• Lendon Grisham, President of Teamsters Local 480 in Nashville, Tenn., has been appointed the Southern Region Freight Coordinator for the IBT Freight Division.

• John Murphy, Business Agent of Teamsters Local 25 in Boston, Mass., has been appointed as the Eastern Region Freight Coordinator for the IBT Freight Division.

• Bob Paffenroth, Business Agent of Teamsters Local No. 63 in Rialto, Calif., has been re-appointed as the Western Region Freight Coordinator for the IBT Freight Division.

They will work under the leadership of Teamsters National Freight Division Director Ernie Soehl. Soehl was appointed by Hoffa to division director on Feb. 10.

“Brothers Grisham, Murphy and Paffenroth bring decades of experience in this critical sector of our union to their new positions as regional freight coordinators,” Hoffa said. “They, along with our National Freight Division Director Ernie Soehl, will help guide our union through the ever-changing landscape of this core industry.”

A Central Region Freight Coordinator for the IBT Freight Division will be appointed in the near future.

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.

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