Teamster Victory Benefits Workers
Throughout the Entire Industry
BUFFALO,
N.Y., Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty-five
ready-mix concrete drivers at three different facilities employed
by United Materials in Buffalo,
N.Y., have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local
449.
"These drivers joined our union because they know that with a
Teamster contract, they can get not just a voice on the job, but
parity with other workers in the ready-mix industry," said
Jeff Brylski, Local 449 President.
"We already represent drivers at the two biggest ready-mix
contractors in the area, Lafarge and Iroquois Bar. We plan on
fighting to increase wages, employer-sponsored health care
coverage, and retirement benefits to the same standard at those
companies when we go to negotiate a contract for United
Materials."
The organizing campaign started in May, and the workers filed
for an election on October 18.
Despite an anti-union effort by the company, the drivers stuck
together and organized.
"I've never been in a union, so this is a new adventure that I'm
looking forward to," said Chris
McCrobie, a United Materials driver with 20 years of
experience in the industry. "The way I look at it, by going with
the Teamsters, we can bring everybody up. This will benefit not
just my batch plant or me as an individual, but the entire
profession – even the non-union drivers."
Teamsters Local 449 represents workers in freight, construction,
and a wide variety of other industries throughout Buffalo, N.Y. and the surrounding communities.
For more information, go to teamsterslocal449.org
Contact:
Matt
McQuaid, (202)
624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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