Distribution Workers in Great Falls Gain
Union Representation
GREAT FALLS, Mont.,
July 31,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at the American Red
Cross facility in Great Falls have
voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 2. The new Teamsters work
in the distribution department.
"Congratulations to these hardworking men and women on their
organizing victory," said Erin
Foley, Secretary-Treasurer at Local 2 in Butte. "We could not be more excited to
welcome the very first group of organized American Red Cross
workers in the state of Montana to
the Teamsters. We look forward to keeping the momentum going and
continuing to organize additional Red Cross facilities across the
state."
These workers will join more than 1,800 other American Red Cross
workers represented by the Teamsters and immediately be covered by
a National Master Agreement between the Teamsters and the American
Red Cross.
"I voted to join the Teamsters so that my co-workers and I could
have the protections of a strong union," said Richard Hadden, a manufacturing distribution
technician at American Red Cross in Great
Falls. "We are looking forward to being covered by a
contract that includes guaranteed wage increases and other
improvements."
Teamsters Local 2 represents more than 3,000 workers in
Montana and has been fighting for
working-class families for over 100 years. For more information,
visit teamsterslocal2.org.
Contact:
Matt McQuaid,
(202)
624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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