Posts tagged Teamsters Vermont Local 597

    ‘Things could be better, but they’re just not’; Union threatens strike at DFA creamery

    March 3, 2023 // Another option is to bring in another group of workers to replace those striking, but the move could be difficult in the tight labor market. Workers for industrial jobs especially have been hard to secure for manufacturing facilities as Franklin County’s unemployment rate hovers under 3% due to a depleted workforce. Either way, Clough said union workers plan to be on site to educate those entering and leaving as they stand on the picket lines, if there is no agreement before the strike’s deadline.