WORKERS AT LRS WASTE MANAGEMENT VOTE TO JOIN TEAMSTERS
ATKINSON, Ill., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) have voted to join Teamsters Local 371. The group of residential and rolloff drivers, as well as driver assistants, voted to become Teamsters to secure safer working conditions, fair workloads, improved benefits, and better wages.
- ATKINSON, Ill., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) have voted to join Teamsters Local 371.
- "The working conditions at LRS require significant improvement," said Hendi Valdez, a residential driver and a new member of Local 371.
- This past summer, the Teamsters Solid Waste and Recycling Division secured a verbal agreement that Macquarie would not interfere in its workers' choice to join a union.
- Teamsters Local 371 represents workers in various industries, including construction, waste, public services, and transportation.