South Florida Freshpoint Teamsters Ratify NEW 4-Year Contract
16
May
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South Florida Freshpoint Teamsters Ratify NEW 4-Year Contract

On Saturday, May 14, 2022, Teamsters at Freshpoint in Pompano Beach, Florida, ratified a new 4-year contract which includes significant wage improvements, increased number of personal days, Martin Luther King Holiday, and improved discipline language. Members at Freshpoint fought to join the Teamsters back in 2016, and this agreement is the second contract these workers will enjoy since demanding representation. Teamsters Local 769 has grown accustomed to negotiating with Sysco, the parent company of Freshpoint since we represent nearly all Sysco employees within our Local Union's jurisdiction. Freshpoint's first contract was a hard-fought battle, and this agreement was no different.…
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UPS Steward Roundtable – COVID-19 & MOU’s
28
Apr
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UPS Steward Roundtable – COVID-19 & MOU’s

News: COVID-19 and its effects on our local, please continue to visit our website for a full list of COVID-19 Industry Specific Documents and other information related to members of 769, Sysco Miami warehouse workers & drivers ratify their first contracts, and the Teamsters Local 769 Smartphone App is now available for all members. For more info visit - http://teamsterslocal769.org/app Teamsters Local 769 Scholarship Fund - Learn more at https://teamsterslocal769.org/solidarity Main Story: Our first Steward Roundtable featuring business agent Mike Cortez. A group discussion with members from UPS including Local 769 trustee and steward Bob Grecol, who is joined by…
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Sysco Warehouse Workers & Drivers Ratify First Contracts
01
Apr
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Sysco Warehouse Workers & Drivers Ratify First Contracts

In a near unanimous vote, our Teamsters Local 769 brothers and sisters at Sysco in Miami have ratified their first contracts. Despite the challenging climate posed by coronavirus closures, the one-year agreements include important protections for workers: just cause language, layoff and recall rights for furloughed workers, as well as seniority and wage protections for the warehouse workers and drivers. "Given the terrible situation facing these workers and the country as a whole, this contract is important because of the layoff language and recall rights," said Josh Zivalich, Local 769 President. "The workers recognized this with the near unanimous approval."…
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25
Aug
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Multiple Victories – Summer Update #3

H.R. 397 passes in the House and another big win at Sysco in Miami. UPS and UPS Freight contracts published, the results of the TNBC Back-to-School Drive and the first meeting of the Teamsters Local 769 Women’s Committee.  2019 Golf Tournament on Oct. 19, 2019 - find the 2019 registration form at https://teamsterslocal769.org/solidarity A conversation with Teamsters Local 769 Business Agent Dan Vera about the organizing victory for warehouse workers at Sysco in Miami. The Teamsters Local 769 Annual South Picnic on Nov. 2, 2019 https://teamsterslocal769.org/solidarity Teamsters Local 769 Business Agent Andy Madtes gives an update on a resolution for…
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10
Aug
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Miami Sysco Warehouse Workers Choose Teamster Representation

Continuing Our Organizing Sweep of Florida Sysco Distribution Centers Sysco workers notched another union election victory on Thursday August 8, 2019 after 130 warehouse workers voted for Teamsters Local 769 representation. The workers join 132 drivers at Sysco South Florida who won their election to join our union in February. Travis McCrea, 35, a forklift put-away worker, said increasing insurance costs and the company’s two year anti-union campaign in the warehouse drove him and his co-workers to victory. “Every year Sysco increase the insurance, but they don’t increase the wages. I was tired of the promises to fix things. I…
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15
Feb
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Sysco Miami Drivers Vote to Join Teamsters Local 769

All workers want respect, fair pay and affordable health care. These are the reasons that drivers at Sysco South Florida in Medley,FL have voted to join Teamsters Local 769 and the second organizing victory in less than three weeks at Sysco for the Teamsters. The vote count was 100-25 in favor of joining the union and there are 132 drivers in the bargaining unit. Sysco South Florida workers chose Teamster representation because they want a fair transparent pay system and a legally-binding contract that protects their wages, better working conditions and seniority rights. “The company needs to stop messing with…
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01
Feb
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Sysco Miami Election Notice

Congratulations to the workers at the Miami Sysco location, who have won the companies challenge and secured their election date. The company lost their argument to include the warehouse workers and other classifications in the bargaining unit in an effort to water down support. The election will be conducted on February 13th, 2019.
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13
Apr
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Two Teamster Contracts Ratified in One Day

Sysco W. Palm Beach Fleet Maintenance Workers and Pompano Beach Fresh Point Drivers Ratify Agreements, Expand Bargaining Power in Florida Teamsters expanded their footprint this week in Florida when 110 Fresh Point Drivers and eight Sysco Southeast Florida mechanics ratified first contracts as members of Teamsters Local 769. They join 93 Sysco Southeast Florida drivers who ratified the first union contract in the state in April 2017. Both first agreements provide significant wage increases, strong grievance procedures and job security for members who faced management threats of facility closure, job losses and other reprisals when they first sought union representation. Sysco…
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18
Apr
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West Palm Beach Sysco Drivers Ratify First Contract

On April 15, 2016 Sysco Drivers in West Palm Beach Florida voted for Teamster representation and now exactly one year to the day later they voted to ratify their first contract. They embarked on this journey seeking fair treatment and respect in the workplace and today they have that in the form of a new three-year agreement. Highlights of the agreement include strong seniority and bidding language, job security, a strong grievance procedure and $2.90 in pay increases over the length of the agreement. Teamsters Local 769 Business Agent Steve Myers said, “These Sysco Teamsters showed great strength and solidarity…
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16
Feb
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WPB Food Service Drivers send a Clear Message to Sysco

Teamsters at Sysco in West Palm Beach Florida gathered outside the food delivery giants warehouse on Wednesday February 15, 2017  to demand that the company stop dragging their feet in negotiations. The bargaining unit which consists of 84 drivers and 8 fleet maintenance employees stood solid in defiance of weak contract proposals by the company. Workers at this locations voted in April of 2016 to join Teamsters Local 769 by a margin of over 81% and have remained unified and focussed on securing a fair first contract. Nationally the Teamsters represent more than 8,000 drivers and warehouse workers at Sysco.…
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