We’ve Got Teamsters in Omaha!
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It’s no wonder First Student drivers, monitors and mechanics in Omaha are Teamsters now. They just won their election by a huge margin: 324 to 59, which is boils down to 69% voting TEAMSTERS YES! . We pretty much knew it’d be a major victory, if the rally prior to the vote was any indication.
These are some unified Teamsters! The rally in Omaha was really impressive. More than 150 Teamster members and community leaders came out to rally outside the Omaha East yard. There were banners, signs and a huge Teamsters Joint Council 56 truck to make our presence know. Some big names were there. State Senator Tom White spoke and he was quite impressive. He said he’s a card-carrying Teamster and he spoke about the rights of the folks in Omaha to organize. State Senator Gwen Howard couldn’t be there, but her daughter read her letter of support, and Brenda Council, a labor lawyer and community leader, also sent in her support. Reverend Adrian Young, a prominent and respected community member, also encouraged the workers out in Nebraska. And they did it!
Congratulations to the new Teamsters in Omaha! Welcome to the Teamsters where more than 6.600 of your coworkers have taken the same step in the last two years!
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Congratulations Omaha! Strong Group of Workers standing up for their Right to Organize and WIN! We're proud of you!
Way to go Shelley! You're the best! John & Theo plus all organizers who blitzed, none better! ALL came out in numbers to "Get Out The Vote!" Thank you Scott, Cindy & the Local 554!
WAY TO GO OMAHA, AND WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!
The Organizing Committee in Omaha worked diligently to keep this campaign moving forward. When we would meet on Sat. mornings at 10am and there would be usually nothing short of 25 people in attendance you could tell these workers were committed. Every time the OC was told about rumors they might hear coming from FS mgmt, they would put out that fire. When we asked for volunteers to make housecalls with organizers they jumped at the chance to help out.
As one of the organizers who assisted these workers to work on the inside of the gate when we were working on the outside, I want to take this time to tell them how very proud we are of the group effort. They began from the day I met with them acting like a union and forming their "Team"ster family, all 464 from the 3 locations in Omaha. I am proud of all of the workers but especially the OC for giving so much of their time and energy to this successful campaign. May your positive energy continue as you move towards the next stage of being organized. Congratulations on your victory!