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First Student Drivers In Minnesota Vote To Join Teamsters
First Student drivers in Minnesota have again voted to have the Teamsters Union represent them. The latest victory occurred on Tuesday, when First Student workers in Wayzata voted to join Teamsters Local 638.
The Wayzata victory marked the fifth time First Student workers in Minnesota have voted to join the Teamsters. There are now 762 First Student Teamster members in Minnesota.
“This is a victory for workers and for labor, and shows that when employers refrain from harassing and intimidating workers, they choose to be union,” said Sue Mauren, President of Teamsters Joint Council 32 which represents more than 62,000 active and retired members in Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota.
The Wayzata victory is the second First Student win for the Teamsters in Minnesota this fall. Eighty-nine workers at the Blaine yard voted to join Teamsters Local 638 on Sept. 30.
“Being a Teamster will be beneficial for us in terms of the fairness and respect we need in the workplace,” said Jeanette Berg, a First Student “para”, or bus aide, for disabled children in Blaine. “The Teamsters will be the backbone that we need here.”