US Ecology/Republic Workers Join Teamsters – International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 26, 2024
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Press Contact: Daniel Moskowitz Phone: (770) 262-4971 Email: dmoskowitz@teamster.org
(COVINA, Calif.) – Workers at a US Ecology/Republic Services facility in Hesperia, Calif., have voted to unionize with Teamsters Local 396.
“We wanted to join the Teamsters because management has neglected us for too long,” said Eric Ortega, a four-year worker and one of 15 new Local 396 members at the facility. “They refuse to raise our wages to keep up with inflation and force us . . .
