Posts tagged Teamsters local 570

    Costco’s unionized workers vote to authorize a strike

    January 20, 2025 // Costco workers affiliated with the Teamsters union have voted in favor of going on strike. The strike will start if no deal is reached by the January 31 deadline. Teamsters president Sean O'Brien has pledged to win "the strongest contract in Costco's history."

    Workers at MOM’s grocery store in Timonium will vote on whether to unionize

    October 21, 2022 // “The wages were the biggest problem,” Jackson said. The grocer would “bring people in with higher wages than people that were working there. There was no structure in place on how you get your increases.” Workers get paid time off but only after two years, and he said they are not paid extra for holidays. The company said it offers numerous benefits, including a free meal during shifts, a 30% store discount, a 401(k) plan, health benefits, paid sick, vacation and bereavement leave, discounted gym memberships, an $88 credit for Allbirds shoes, hazard pay during the pandemic and other perks.