208 Warehouse Workers Gain Strong Teamsters
Local 728 Representation
ATLANTA, Oct. 7, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Warehouse workers at UNFI in Atlanta have voted overwhelmingly to join
Teamsters Local 728. The group of 208 warehouse workers organized
with the Teamsters to secure fair pay, better health care, and
improved working conditions.
"We organized with the Teamsters to secure a more stable future
for our families," said Fernando
Woods, a UNFI worker and a new member of Local 728. "This
victory will transform our jobs into careers, and we look forward
to beginning negotiations for our first union contract."
"I am proud to welcome these new members into our local union
and we look forward to helping them win a strong first Teamsters
contract," said Matt Higdon,
President of Local 728. "Together, we'll negotiate a collective
bargaining agreement that provides the wages, benefits, and job
security these workers deserve."
Since 2022, over 1,900 workers at UNFI have voted to become
Teamsters. The Teamsters now represent over 5,000 workers at UNFI
nationwide. Local 728's organizing efforts were bolstered by the
Teamsters Organizing Department and the Teamsters Warehouse
Division.
"Across the country, thousands of hardworking UNFI workers are
joining the Teamsters to gain the wages, benefits, and job
protections that only a strong union contract can provide," said
Tom Erickson, Director of the
Teamsters Warehouse Division. "We remain committed to helping UNFI
workers organize nationwide to achieve the security and protections
they deserve."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto
Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information.
Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook
at Facebook.com/teamsters.
Contact:
Daniel Moskowitz, (770)
262-4971
Dmoskowitz@teamster.org
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SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters