Saint Gobain Teamsters Ratify First Union Contract

https://teamster.org/2024/03/saint-gobain-teamsters-ratify-first-union-contract/

2024.03.19

80 Workers Win Wage Increases, Teamsters Health Care in New Agreement

Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (202) 624-6877 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org

(TAUNTON, Mass.) – Members of Teamsters Local 653 at Saint Gobain overwhelmingly ratified their first collective bargaining agreement this week, improving wages, benefits, and working conditions for 80 workers.

Teamsters at Saint Gobain work in a variety of crafts and create high quality medical equipment like IV tubing.

“The union is proud of the work that our members and representatives achieved together for the Saint Gobain workforce. We want to give a special shout-out to the leadership of Teamsters Joint Council 10 as well, including Secretary-Treasurer Tom Mari and Organizer Bernardo Vicente,” said Mike Clark, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 653. “Tom’s leadership and Bernardo’s hard work were instrumental in keeping the group unified and in fighting spirit as we took on this company.”

The new agreement includes significant wage increases, Teamsters health care coverage, Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday, and strong contract language on issues that were important to the workers.

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