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Waste Management Workers In Wisconsin Join Local 200
Workers at Waste Management in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin have voted to join Local 200 in Milwaukee.
The employees work for Waste Management’s Port-O-Let Division, where they deliver and service portable toilets. They deliver the toilets to numerous music festivals, construction sites, etc. The election took place August 16 and there are four workers in the bargaining unit. The vote was 3-1 in favor to join Local 200.
“Local 200 would to welcome the Port-O-Let Waste Management workers to the Teamsters,” said Local 200 Secretary-Treasurer Tom Millonzi. “These workers stood strong against an anti-union campaign by the company, and for that they should be proud.”
“The workers are seeking fair wages,” said Tom Benvenuto, a Local 200 Business Agent. “They want to be part of the larger group of Waste Management workers we represent, the 185 members in the Hauling Division.”