UNFI WORKERS IN FLORIDA JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 769
UNFI WORKERS IN FLORIDA JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 769
Organizing Momentum Hits "All-Time High" at Natural Food Distributor
天然食品分销商的组织势头创下 “历史新高”
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second time in under two weeks, United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) workers in Florida have voted unanimously to join the Teamsters Union. The 74 drivers are seeking to address years of concerns at the natural food distributor over wages, benefits, and working conditions.
佛罗里达州庞帕诺海滩，2024年5月17日 /PRNewswire/ — 佛罗里达州联合天然食品公司（UNFI）的工作人员在不到两周的时间内第二次一致投票决定加入Teamsters工会。这74名司机正在寻求解决这家天然食品分销商多年来对工资、福利和工作条件的担忧。
"We just won 74 to nothing, and I feel like we're unstoppable. Justice has been served. I can't wait to negotiate our Teamsters contract," said Laronn Houston, a UNFI driver in Pompano Beach who served on the worker-led organizing committee.
“我们刚刚以74比0赢了，我觉得我们势不可挡。正义已得到伸张。我等不及要谈判我们的Teamsters合同了。” 曾在工人领导的组委会任职的庞帕诺比奇的UNFI车手拉伦·休斯顿说。
Despite facing an aggressive anti-union campaign by UNFI, Houston and his co-workers remained united and prevailed to secure representation with Teamsters Local 769 in Miami.
尽管面临着UNFI的激进反工会运动，但休斯顿和他的同事们仍然团结一致，并说服了在迈阿密与Teamsters Local 769派出代表。
"We are proud of UNFI workers who have stood up and chosen unanimously to join Local 769. We look forward to negotiating improvements in the workplace for our newest members," said Josh Zivalich, President of Local 769 and Teamsters Joint Council 75. "This is a proud day for Local 769 as well as Joint Council 75."
“我们为UNFI工作人员挺身而出一致选择加入Local 769感到自豪。我们期待与我们的最新成员就改善工作场所进行谈判。” Local 769和Teamsters联合委员会75主席乔什·齐瓦利奇说。“对于Local 769和联合委员会75来说，今天是值得骄傲的一天。”
This is the third group of UNFI drivers within Joint Council 75's jurisdiction to join the Teamsters this year. In February, nearly 100 drivers in Georgia voted by 95 percent to join Teamsters Local 728 in Atlanta. On May 5, more than 80 drivers in Sarasota, Fla., beat back the company's attempt to outsource their jobs and unanimously voted to join Teamsters Local 79 in Tampa.
这是联合委员会75管辖范围内的第三批UNFI车手今年加入Teamsters的车手。2月，佐治亚州有近100名车手以95％的票数投票决定加入亚特兰大的Teamsters Local 728。5月5日，佛罗里达州萨拉索塔的80多名司机击败了该公司外包工作的尝试，一致投票决定加入坦帕的Teamsters Local 79。
Since 2022, the Teamsters have organized more than 1,500 workers at UNFI nationwide. The Teamsters now represent more than 4,000 members at UNFI facilities across the U.S.
自2022年以来，Teamsters已在全国UNFI组织了1,500多名员工。Teamsters现在代表着美国各地UNFI设施的4,000多名成员。
"Our momentum is at an all-time high at UNFI, and for good reason – workers know they deserve better. They are fed up with this company's anti-worker ways and demanding what's rightfully theirs," said Tom Erickson, Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division. "This is the second group of Florida workers to unanimously vote to join the Teamsters this month. It's a trend that will continue as more campaigns spread across the country."
“我们在UNFI的势头创下历史新高，这是有充分理由的——员工知道他们应该得到更好的待遇。Teamsters仓库部董事汤姆·埃里克森说，他们已经厌倦了这家公司的反员工方式，要求他们采取理所当然的方式。“这是本月第二批一致投票加入Teamsters的佛罗里达州员工。随着越来越多的活动遍及全国各地，这种趋势将继续下去。”
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.
Teamsters 国际兄弟会成立于 1903 年，代表美国、加拿大和波多黎各的 130 万辛勤工作的人。参观 Teamster.or 以获取更多信息。在 Twitter 上关注我们 @Teamsters 然后在 Facebook 上 “赞” 我们，网址为 Facebook.com/TEAMSTERS。
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