Warehouse Workers Demand Company Offer Just Wages, Union Contract
COMMERCE, Calif., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 630 members who work at two Chedraui-owned Smart & Final grocery store warehouses in Southern California will rally on Friday, Sept. 22, to demand the company guarantee their jobs at just wages and with a union contract.
Teamsters are fighting plans by Chedraui USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Mexican grocery giant Grupo Chedraui, to close two unionized Smart & Final warehouses and force longtime employees to reapply for their jobs at a new warehouse.
Smart & Final workers plan to march on Chedraui USA's corporate offices to demand the company guarantee their jobs at fair wages and with a union contract.
WHAT: | Rally to protect American workers |
WHO: | Chedraui/Smart & Final workers |
Tom Erickson, Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division | |
Lou Villalvazo, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 630 | |
Elected officials | |
Community groups | |
WHEN: | Friday, Sept. 22 |
3:00 p.m. ? 5 p.m. PDT | |
WHERE: | Chedraui USA Corporate Office |
600 Citadel Drive | |
Commerce, CA 90040 |
Contact:
Oscar Ruiz, (213) 590-7119
[email protected]
SOURCE Teamsters Local 630