Hundreds of Teamsters, Community
Leaders, Elected Officials, and Labor Allies to Demand Fair
Contract for Warehouse Workers
COMMERCE, Calif., May 17, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, May 17,
Teamsters General President Sean M.
O'Brien will join hundreds of rank-and-file Teamsters for a
rally outside the headquarters of Chedraui, the parent company of
Smart & Final, in support of warehouse workers represented by
Teamsters Local 630.
Teamsters are fighting plans by Chedraui USA, the U.S. subsidiary of the Mexican
grocery giant Grupo Chedraui, to
close two unionized Smart & Final warehouses in Commerce and Riverside, Calif., forcing longtime workers to
reapply for employment of $10 to
$12 less an hour from their current
wage rate, at a new warehouse in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Chedraui USA/Smart & Final
is accused of violating federal and state laws such as California
Assembly Bill (AB) 647 that went into effect in January 2024. The Teamsters are demanding that
the multinational corporation protect American jobs and negotiate a
fair contract with more than 600 workers at the company.
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WHO:
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Teamsters General
President Sean M. O'Brien
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California Attorney
General Rob Bonta
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Teamsters Joint Council
42 President Chris Griswold
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California Assemblymember Chris Holden, District
41
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California Labor
Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Lorena Gonzalez
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Smart & Final
Workers Daniel Delgado and Joe Lagano
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WHAT:
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Rally for Smart &
Final Workers & American Jobs
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WHEN:
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Fri., May 17,
2024
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10:30 a.m.
PDT
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WHERE:
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Chedraui USA Corporate
HQ (600 Citadel Dr., Commerce, CA 90040)
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VISUALS:
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Banners with messages
"Stop Destroying American Jobs" & "Boycott Smart &
Final/Protect American Jobs", hundreds of workers with rally signs,
Teamsters Joint Council 42 semi-truck, Chedraui USA Corporate HQ
will serve as the backdrop
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LIVESTREAM:
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https://www.facebook.com/teamstersjc42
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INTERVIEWS:
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English and
Spanish interviews available. Requests should be sent to:
ccastro@teamstersjc42.org
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For more than 80 years, Teamsters Local 630 has represented
California workers in warehousing,
food services, liquor, food processing, dairy and more industries.
Find out more at teamsters630.org.
Contact:
Christian
Castro, (310)
857-9817
ccastro@teamstersjc42.org
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SOURCE Teamsters Local 630