Sysco, which has distribution facilities across the country, supplies food to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants and other businesses. The decision, with 97 of ballots in favor, clears the way for a potential work stoppage as soon as Aug. CNN Convoy groups led by American truckers are making their way toward the nation’s capital to demand an end to all Covid-19 mandates and restrictions. More than a dozen picketers at the facility were arrested early Monday after blocking the exits with tractor-trailers and preventing some employees from leaving. UPS workers vote to authorize strike while cheering unexpected progress on heat safety. “This strike brought members together like never before and built solidarity that will continue for years to come."Īn email seeking comment was left Friday with a spokesperson for Houston-based Sysco. This fight proves that we truly are the biggest, fastest, strongest union in the world,” Local 653 shop steward Kevin Whitten said. “I’ve never been prouder to be a Teamster.
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Around a dozen AG Barr trucker and shunter drivers are considering walking out after rejecting a 5 pay offer. The five-year agreement includes an immediate $5 per hour pay raise, an $11 per hour raise over the course of the agreement, improved retirement benefits, and keeps drivers on the union health insurance plan, the Teamsters Local 653 said in a Facebook post on Thursday.Ībout 300 workers at the Sysco facility in Plympton south of Boston went on strike Oct. Supplies of Irn-Bru under threat as workers balloted for strike.
(Robert Alexander/Getty Images)Ī nearly three-week strike by truckers at New England’s largest wholesale food distributor has come to an end with a new labor agreement, the Teamsters union said. Facebook Email A Sysco truck makes a delivery to a restaurant in Ashland, Oregon.
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