2,500 Workers at More Than 20 Campuses
Demand Strong Union Contract
STATE
COLLEGE, Pa., June 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters at Penn State University have voted overwhelmingly to
authorize a strike. The resounding vote allows the negotiating
committee to call a strike if Penn
State refuses to offer workers a strong contract.
"It's long past due for Penn State
to get serious about offering the essential Teamsters a contract
that includes fair compensation and working conditions," said
Jonathan Light, President of
Teamsters Local 8. "We do not want to go on strike, but it seems as
though the university does not think we are serious about our
demands. This overwhelming strike vote should send a clear message
that WE ARE ready to strike for what we deserve."
The 2,500 workers at Penn State,
represented by Local 8, work in custodial service, emergency
medical response, food service, housing service, trades, science,
athletics, agriculture, research, printing, engineering,
transportation, airport services, ITS and media at University Park as well as more than 20
commonwealth campuses throughout Pennsylvania.
Teamsters Local 8 represents more than 2,500 working men and
women employed at the Penn State
University, including over 20 commonwealth campuses
throughout Pennsylvania. For more
information, visit ibtlocal8.org.
Contact:
Matt
McQuaid, (202) 624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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SOURCE Teamsters Local 8