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Across the U.S., Workers Vote to Join The Teamsters

Posted On: Oct 28, 2016

Oct. 28, 2016 | ORGANIZING | From California to Connecticut, the workers in four locations recently voted to join the Teamsters union. Two of the groups aren’t over-the-road truckers: one is a unit of firefighters and another a unit of school bus drivers. The common themes in all four wins were the demands of the workers for fair wages, decent health insurance and respect on the job. A group of rural firefighters, battalion chiefs, engineer lieutenants and administrative assistants in Stockton, California voted to join Teamsters Local 429… peoplesworld.org