Bus Drivers at Zum Transportation Join Teamsters Local 186

(GOLETA, Ca.) – A group of 30 bus workers at Zum Transportation in California overwhelmingly voted to join Teamsters Local 186 and are preparing to fight for a strong Teamster contract that guarantees better working conditions and gives these workers a powerful voice on the job.

“These brave workers came to the Teamsters to improve their livelihood, and we are so happy to welcome them,” said Abel Garcia, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 186. “Now it is time to negotiate a fair and timely first contract that will guarantee these hard workers better wages, benefits and improved working conditions. We’re really grateful to the Teamsters organizers who made this victory possible.”

The Teamsters Union has organized workers at Zum Transportation across the country and is committed to continuing to raise the standards in the passenger transportation industry for our members nationwide.

“I am so happy to call myself a Teamster,” said Sandra Meshinko, bus driver and member of Local 186. “We stood together and won a collective voice when it comes to wages, healthcare and working conditions.”

Teamsters Local 186 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties in California. For more information, go to teamsterslocal186.org.

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