SAN LEANDRO, Calif.,
Aug. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Shuttle drivers for seven big Silicon Valley companies voted
overwhelmingly today to approve a union proposal for a first
contract that includes industry-leading wages and benefits. The
drivers employed by contractor Compass Transportation/Transdev
voted 75-0 in favor. The drivers are members of Teamsters Local 853
in San Leandro, Calif.
The proposal is the result of nearly five months of negotiations
with the company and includes contract language and the entire
economic package from Local 853's agreement with Facebook through
Loop Transportation. Facebook drivers who are members of Local 853
ratified their agreement in February.
The agreement for Compass/Transdev drivers includes hourly pay
increases over the three-year contract; shift differential pay; a
six-hour minimum for drivers who do not work split shifts; and
employer contributions to a defined pension plan, among other
gains. The final offer will next go to Compass Transportation for
review.
"The overwhelming vote is an indication of the significance of
the changes made by this contract, most of which are going to be
life-changing for the people that drive these buses, and for their
families," said Rome Aloise, International Vice President and
principal officer of Teamsters Local 853.
Shuttle drivers with Compass/Transdev voted overwhelmingly, 104
to 38, in favor of Teamsters Local 853 representation on
Feb. 27. The workers organized
following the successful vote for Teamsters Local 853
representation by Facebook drivers with Loop Transportation in
November.
On Monday, July 27, 140 Google
Express warehouse and shipping workers, employed through contractor
Adecco, announced they filed for a representation election to join
Local 853, in order to improve working conditions and treatment on
the job.
The Teamsters Union is part of a growing movement of labor,
faith and community-based organizations and workers challenging
income inequality in Silicon Valley through an innovative
partnership called Silicon Valley Rising.
For more information on tech worker organizing with the
Teamsters, visit:
http://teamster.org/tech-drivers-deserve-union.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout
the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us
on Twitter @Teamsters and on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/teamsters.
Contact:
Rome Aloise, (510)
915-6430
raloise@teamsters853.org
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