Food Processing Workers Win Real Union
Representation, Prepare to Negotiate First Teamsters
Contract
FIREBAUGH, Calif., July 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 1,100 workers at TomaTek
Inc. in California have voted
overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters Union. TomaTek, a subsidiary
of the Neil Jones Food Company, processes and packages tomato-based
products for industrial, foodservice, and retail companies.
"Teamsters Joint Council 7 is proud to welcome these workers as
our newest Teamsters brothers and sisters," said Peter Finn, President of Joint Council 7 and
Teamsters Western Region International Vice President. "Our Joint
Council's unwavering commitment to organizing has delivered this
victory, and we are prepared to fight relentlessly for the strong
Teamsters contract that TomaTek workers deserve."
TomaTek workers organized with the Teamsters to gain stronger
protections and address years of workplace concerns.
"I've worked for TomaTek for over two years, and it is clear we
need significant change," said Jose Lalo
Ruiz, a warehouse worker at TomaTek and a new Teamster. "I
have co-workers who have been here longer than I've been alive, and
their stories make it clear we need strong union representation.
That is why so many of us voted to join the Teamsters."
Now, TomaTek workers join the ranks of tens of thousands of
workers in the food processing industry across North America who are protected by strong
Teamsters contracts.
Teamsters Joint Council 7 represents 100,000 members in
Northern California, the Central
Valley, and Northern Nevada. For
more information, visit teamstersjc7.org.
Contact:
Daniel Moskowitz, (770)
262-4971
dmoskowitz@teamster.org
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SOURCE Teamsters Joint Council 7