Tankhaul Drivers Prepare for First
Teamsters Contract Negotiations
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Workers at World Fuel Services Corp. have voted
overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 58. The drivers organized
with the Teamsters to win dignity and respect at their workplace
and to end unfair treatment from management.
"This is a victory for all the hardworking drivers who show up
on the job every day," said Mohammed
Elkhatib, a driver at World Fuel and a new member of Local
58. "We deserve the same pay, benefits, and working conditions as
other drivers at the company."
The workers at World Fuel's Vancouver location were inspired to organize
after learning about the wages, benefits, and working conditions
enjoyed by Teamsters drivers at the company's other locations in
Takoma and Anacortes, Washington.
With this organizing victory, all fuel drivers in Washington State at World Fuel are now
officially Teamsters.
"Some of the experiences these drivers shared with me serve as a
reminder of why this union is so valuable," said Ashely Giese, an office manager at Local 58 and
a lead organizer. "I am grateful to have had the opportunity to
help these workers successfully organize. They will make great
Teamsters and will soon know the strength and power of a Teamsters
contract."
"I am beyond proud of these workers and the strength they showed
as a unit," said Marcus Williams,
International Representative of the Western Region for the
Teamsters Tankhaul Division. "This is a big victory, and the
Teamsters now represent every single location in Washington. That is what you call true
Teamsters power."
Teamsters Local 58 represents workers in food processing, health
care, logistics, and a wide variety of other industries throughout
Southwest Washington and
Northwest Oregon. For more
information, go to teamsters58.com.
Contact:
Daniel Moskowitz (770)
262-4971
dmoskowitz@teamster.org
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