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You've heard it said that the best defense is a good offense. In the war on workers, Teamster Organizing is on the offensive! We're winning power for workers across industries and across North America. Join us!
Organizing Victories
Chattanooga Durham Workers Are Latest School Bus Employees to Join Teamsters
(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) – School bus drivers and monitors who work at Durham School Services here voted last night to join Teamsters Local 327. The 269 workers will join thousands of other Durham employees nationwide already represented by the Teamsters.
From the beginning of the nearly yearlong organizing effort, safety issues have been at the top of the agenda. Drivers and monitors started organizing after a tragic 2016 school bus accident took the lives of six school children.
S.D. Republic Services Landfill Workers Organize for Power with Teamsters
(CHULA VISTA, Calif.) –– Republic Services landfill workers here became the third company-affiliated unit in the San Diego area to organize with Teamsters Local 542 when they voted overwhelmingly last week to join the union.
By a 28-5 vote, heavy equipment operators, mechanics, laborers and weigh station scale house attendants decided on April 4 to align with the Teamsters after a two-month campaign. Wages, benefits and job security are top concerns for the 35 workers in the unit.
Swissport Workers Join Teamsters Local 174
(TUKWILA, Wash.) — Nearly 150 aircraft fuelers, dispatchers and mechanics employed by Swissport have finally received word that they were successful in their effort to join Teamsters Local 174. The mostly-immigrant workgroup is based at SeaTac airport, and is responsible for fueling all commercial aircraft departing from that airport.
Standard Parking Cashiers Join Teamsters Local 251
(EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.) – More Standard Parking workers at T.F. Green Airport were certified as Local 251 Teamsters earlier this month. With a 26-0 vote, the cashiers joined the shuttle drivers and maintenance workers who became members of Local 251 in January.
Public Workers In Newton, Mass., Join Teamsters
Public works and other municipal employees in Newton, Mass, have joined forces with Teamsters Local 25.
Chiquita Fresh Workers Vote to Join Teamsters Local 630
On Wednesday, workers in the repack department at Chiquita Fresh voted unanimously in favor of joining Local 630. This victory means Teamsters now represent all workers at the company in Los Angeles.
In Second Election, Wismettac Asian Foods Workers Vote to Join Teamsters
Following a year-long effort to join Teamsters Local 630 in Los Angeles, warehouse workers, drivers and other employees at Wismettac Asian Foods voted on February 6 in favor of Teamster representation.
Standard Parking Workers in R.I. Join Local 251
(EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.) – Shuttle drivers and maintenance workers employed by Standard Parking (SP Plus) at T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island are the newest workers to join Teamsters Local 251.
