Waste Workers in Southern California Join Teamsters Union
Waste Management Workers in Simi Valley Choose Representation with Teamsters Local 186
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On Friday, 189 workers at Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) voted overwhelmingly, by a more than 2-1 margin, in favor of joining Teamsters Local 186 in Ventura, Calif. The Southern California waste workers are seeking improved working conditions, better wages and stronger benefits.
The vote for union representation capped more than a year-long organizing drive by workers at the company s Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center and marked the first time that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has approved an in-person election since issuing new voting rules in response to the pandemic in November.