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OUT IN THE COLD AT AMERICOLD

Rain, Sleet and snow didn't keep the Teamsters Away.

The PA Conference of Teamsters along with the IBT, Local 776, 429, 326 and many other affilaites showed their strong support for Teamsters Local 773's AmeriCold Organizing Rally in Bethlehem, PA recently. See pictures below from this rally.
 
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  RECENT ORGANIZING UPDATES    
 FROM AFFILIATED LOCAL UNIONS 

Joseph Wieder Business Agent for Local 773 advised the PA Conference that the following employees have been organized by Local Union No. 773

 

November 20, 2008 - Cool Baugh Township - 9 employees of the Township Dept. of Public Works

November 14, 2008 - First Student Pleasant Valley School District - 140 Bus and Van Drivers, Bus Monitors and Mechanics

January 27, 2009 - First Student East Penn School District - 130 Bus and Van Drivers, Bus Monitors and Mechanics
 
Local Organizing Victories
 
(Washington, D.C.) – First Student school bus drivers and monitors in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania voted by an overwhelming margin 146-27, to join Teamsters Local 384 in Norristown. This is the second group of First Student workers to join Local 384 since last week, when 37 workers in Abington voted to join the local. As with their coworkers in Abington, the Plymouth Meeting workers joined the Teamsters seeking job protection and improved working conditions. “I’m absolutely thrilled with the outcome,” said Bob Hufford, a First Student driver in Plymouth Meeting. “I’ve been in this industry for 23 years and we’ve recently gone from working for a family-owned company to a multi-million dollar corporation. We need protection for ourselves and our families and the Teamsters are first-rate with this.”As with their First Student coworkers in Abington and New Hope, the Plymouth Meeting drivers and monitors had been employed by Romano’s Bus Service, a family-owned bus company servicing the suburban Philadelphia area. They became First Student employees in early 2008.“These workers are professionals and deserve to be able to provide a living for their families and to have a voice in their workplace,” said Mike Bonaduce, President of Local 384. “We are honored that they are now Teamster members and we look forward to getting to work on a strong contract for these hardworking men and women.”First Student workers in New Hope will cast their ballots on May 29 in their Teamster election. This will be the third vote for Local 384 at this company in the past week. The Plymouth Meeting victory is the latest in an effort to organize private school bus and transit workers across the country. Drive Up Standards is a national campaign to improve safety, service and work standards in the private school bus and transit industry. Since the campaign began in 2006, more than 8,500 workers have become Teamsters. Since the beginning of 2008 alone, more than 3,500 workers have joined the Teamsters.

 
 

UPS Freight Workers in York, Pennsylvania Sign Cards to Become Teamsters
In Latest Victory, About 60 Drivers, Dockworkers Will Join Teamsters May 12, 2008 (Washington, D.C.) —An overwhelming majority of about 60 workers at the UPS Freight (formerly Overnite Transportation) terminal in York, Pennsylvania have signed authorization cards to become Teamsters, bringing the total number of drivers and dockworkers who have signed cards to 10,760 since January 16, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced. The workers will be joining Local 776 based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
 
Workers at Tri-County Building Supplies Join Local 676

Workers at four Tri-County Building Supplies locations throughout New Jersey recently voted to join Local 676 in Collingswood. The 76 drivers, warehouse, counter and yard employees contacted Local 676 seeking fair pay and strong union representation.

“Our local represents workers at a few other building supply yards and the Tri-County workers had talked with our members. They heard about how our members are pleased with their working conditions and representation, so they made the call to us,” said Howard Wells, President of Local 676.

The new members perform various job functions for Tri-County, which sells building supplies and materials. The members work at two Tri-County locations in Cape May Courthouse, one location in Mount Holly and one in
Pleasantville. 


 
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