UNFI WORKERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA JOIN TEAMSTERS

UNFI WORKERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA JOIN TEAMSTERS

Drivers Choose Representation with Local 509, Prepare for First Contract Negotiations

UNFI Workers in South Carolina Join Teamsters

(RICHBURG, S.C.) – More than 50 drivers at UNFI in Richburg, South Carolina, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 509 for better wages, stronger benefits, and improved working conditions. The victory is the latest in a wave of Teamsters organizing wins at the nation’s largest distributor for Amazon-owned Whole Foods. “When the workplace turns toxic, you have to set boundaries and lines need to be drawn that management can’t cross. A…