COSTCO TEAMSTERS RALLY IN VIRGINIA
COSTCO TEAMSTERS RALLY IN VIRGINIA
O'Brien, Rank-and-File Costco Teamsters Mobilize at Wholesale Retailer
O'Brien、普通好市多團隊成員在批發零售商處動員起來
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rank-and-file Costco Teamsters and General President Sean M. O'Brien rallied yesterday in Norfolk, Va., in support of the union-wide initiative to organize and mobilize workers at the wholesale retailer ahead of national contract negotiations later this year.
華盛頓，2024年5月6日 /PRNewswire/ — 普通Costco Teamsters和總裁肖恩·奧布賴恩昨天在弗吉尼亞州諾福克集會，支持在今年晚些時候的全國合同談判之前組織和動員這家批發零售商員工的全聯盟倡議。
"Costco workers in Norfolk changed the game. Now, Teamsters across the country are standing together to make Costco the 'good employer' it claims to be," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien. "Every Costco worker knows the corporate culture has changed for the worst, and they know the only way we're going to hold the company accountable is by becoming Teamsters. We will mobilize, we will organize, and we will win. This is our company now."
“諾福克郡的Costco員工改變了遊戲規則。現在，全國各地的Teamsters團結起來，使好市多成爲它自稱的'好僱主'。” Teamsters總裁肖恩·奧布賴恩說。“每位好市多的員工都知道企業文化已經發生了最壞的變化，他們知道我們追究公司責任的唯一方法就是成爲Teamsters。我們將動員起來，我們將組織起來，我們將取得勝利。現在這是我們的公司。”
In December, Costco workers in Norfolk voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 822, becoming the first group to unionize at the Seattle-based company in more than 20 years.
12月，好市多在諾福克的員工以壓倒性多數投票決定加入Teamsters Local 822，成爲這家總部位於西雅圖的公司20多年來第一個加入工會的團體。
"We are proud to have lit the spark right here in Norfolk. Costco workers nationwide saw what we did here, and they want to follow our lead," said Fernando Pérez, who launched the union drive last May after walking into Local 822's union hall and asking to speak with an organizer. "Our momentum and solidarity can't be stopped. The needs of the workers come first now. Costco doesn't run without us!"
“我們很自豪能在諾福克點燃火花。費爾南多·佩雷斯說，全國各地的Costco員工都看到了我們在這裏的所作所爲。” 費爾南多·佩雷斯說，他在走進Local 822的工會大廳並要求與組織者交談後，於去年5月發起了工會活動。“我們的勢頭和團結是無法阻擋的。現在，工人的需求是第一位的。沒有我們，Costco 就無法運營！”
Since the landmark victory in Norfolk, the Teamsters have launched a massive organizing effort for Costco workers across the country. On April 18, more than 150 Costco drivers in Sumner, Wash., voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 174 in Seattle, becoming the first group of workers at a Costco Distribution Center to unionize.
自諾福克取得具有里程碑意義的勝利以來，Teamsters爲全國各地的Costco員工發起了大規模的組織活動。4月18日，華盛頓州薩姆納的150多名好市多司機以壓倒性多數投票決定加入西雅圖的Teamsters Local 174，成爲好市多配送中心第一批加入工會的員工。
"Costco workers across the country are rising up and taking control of their future. They want the strength and respect that comes with being a Teamster," said Tom Erickson, Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division and Teamsters Central Region International Vice President. "Teamsters have already made enormous gains at Costco. Our industry-leading national contract set the tone, but we're just getting started. We are stronger and better positioned to increase our organizing momentum and collective bargaining strength in the year ahead. The more Costco workers who become Teamsters, the greater our strength at the table."
“全國各地的Costco員工正在崛起並控制自己的未來。他們想要成爲Teamsters所帶來的力量和尊重。” Teamsters倉庫部董事兼Teamsters中部地區國際副總裁湯姆·埃裏克森說。“Teamsters已經在好市多取得了巨大的進步。我們行業領先的全國合同定下了基調，但我們才剛剛起步。我們更強大，更有能力在來年增強組織勢頭和集體談判實力。成爲Teamsters的Costco員工越多，我們在談判桌上的實力就越強。”
In October 2022, the Teamsters ratified the first-ever national master agreement for Costco workers. The national contract boosts wages and pension contributions by the employer and provides members with higher semi-annual bonuses and a more flexible attendance policy, among other workplace protections and improvements.
2022年10月，Teamsters批准了有史以來第一份針對好市多員工的全國總協議。國家合同提高了僱主的工資和養老金繳款，爲成員提供了更高的半年度獎金和更靈活的出勤政策，以及其他工作場所保護和改善措施。
Costco workers in Seattle and Norfolk cited the national contract and a changing corporate culture as the catalyst for organizing with the Teamsters. The current national contract expires January 31, 2025.
好市多在西雅圖和諾福克的員工指出，全國合同和不斷變化的企業文化是與Teamsters組織起來的催化劑。目前的國家合同將於2025年1月31日到期。
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
國際隊員兄弟會成立於 1903 年，代表着美國、加拿大和波多黎各的 130 萬辛勤工作的人。要了解更多信息，請訪問 Teamster.org。在 Twitter 上關注我們 @Teamsters 然後在 Facebook 上通過 Facebook.com/Teamsters “點贊” 我們。
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