Last week, a group of 31 zookeepers in New Orleans voted to join Local 270.

“Momentum was on our side in this representation election,” said David Negrotto, President of Local 270 in New Orleans. “Everything happened very fast. We were approached by the bargaining unit this summer and the enthusiasm of one particular person in the group buoyed us to victory.”

The new Teamsters at the Audubon Zoo, often ranked among the country’s best for innovation and entertainment value, are not the first zookeepers to join the Teamsters Union. Units of zookeepers and other zoo workers are Teamsters in Cleveland and Chicago.

“The Audubon Zoo workers were being treated poorly, and they knew about the union zoo in Chicago and how working under a Teamster contract has made things better for them,” Negrotto said. “These are all hard workers who deserve a good contract.”
 

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