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City Of Lawrence Waste Workers Ratify First Teamster Contract

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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LAWRENCE, Kan., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanitation workers employed by the City of Lawrence unanimously ratified their first Teamster contract yesterday.

Key Points: 
  • LAWRENCE, Kan., July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanitation workers employed by the City of Lawrence unanimously ratified their first Teamster contract yesterday.
  • We hope this win will encourage other workers for the City of Lawrence to join us and build on our momentum to continue bringing real change to this city."
  • "This contract will ensure workers for the City of Lawrence receive the respect they deserve.
  • Local 696 will continue to fight for all workers at the City of Lawrence to win a union voice."

Southern California Sanitation Workers Win Teamster Victory

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Friday, December 4, 2020
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"These workers truly demonstrated the grit and tenacity with which Teamster power is built.

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  • "These workers truly demonstrated the grit and tenacity with which Teamster power is built.
  • We welcome them into our Teamster family and will now work to win a contract that provides these workers with the good wages, benefits and respect that all Teamster Sanitation Workers enjoy."
  • Teamsters Local 396 currently represents more than 3,000 sanitation workers throughout Southern California and is one of the largest Teamster Sanitation Locals in the U.S.
  • This group of nearly 300 sanitation workers serves communities throughout the Inland Empire in the San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

Teamsters Call Out Republic Services For Spending Millions In Stock Buybacks While Failing To Provide Workers Life-Saving Equipment Amid Pandemic

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Thursday, September 17, 2020
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Republic Services is the second largest private sanitation company in the country and posted revenues of $2.45 billion for Q2 .

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  • Republic Services is the second largest private sanitation company in the country and posted revenues of $2.45 billion for Q2 .
  • Instead of investing in the business and supporting its workers with better salaries, new trucks and safety equipment, Republic Services has chosen to support its wealthy shareholders through stock buybacks.
  • The Teamsters, which represent more than 7,000 Republic Services workers across the country, have been demanding PPE for sanitation workers since the start of the pandemic.
  • In addition to failing to provide sanitation workers with the proper safety equipment, Republic Services has denied sick pay to workers forced to quarantine by the company.

Sanitation Workers for the City of Lawrence Join Teamsters

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Thursday, August 27, 2020
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LAWRENCE, Kan., Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanitation workers employed by the City of Lawrence voted overwhelmingly, 65-1, to join Teamsters Local 696 in Topeka.

Key Points: 
  • LAWRENCE, Kan., Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanitation workers employed by the City of Lawrence voted overwhelmingly, 65-1, to join Teamsters Local 696 in Topeka.
  • Elston helped start the campaign for sanitation workers at the City of Lawrence, serving as one of leading voices on the worker-led organizing committee.
  • Today's victory marks the first group of workers at the City of Lawrence to organize with Local 696.
  • The campaign to unionize other city workers is currently under way, noted Matt Hall, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 696.