Florida warehouse workers joined the Teamsters union and are preparing to bargain better benefits.
More than 230 warehouse workers at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) in Pompano Beach and Miami have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 769. The workers organized for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions.
UNFI is the largest wholesale distributor for Amazon-owned Whole Foods.
“We joined the Teamsters because we need the protection of a strong, enforceable union contract,” said Roderick Jackson, a warehouse worker at UNFI and a new member of Local 769. “We’ve seen what our co-workers at other UNFI locations have won as Teamsters, and we’re ready to fight for the same.”…