O'Brien, Zuckerman to Join Newly Organized
Costco Workers in Norfolk for
Teamsters Solidarity Rally
For Media Planning
NORFOLK, Va.,
May 2,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rank-and-file Costco
Teamsters, General President Sean M.
O'Brien, and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman will rally in Norfolk, Va., on Sunday, May 5, to commemorate the landmark
victory in the city and champion union-wide effort to organize
Costco workers nationwide.
On Dec. 20, 2023, nearly 250
Costco workers in Norfolk voted
overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 822, marking the first group
of workers at the wholesaler to unionize in more than 20 years. The
Teamsters have since launched a massive organizing campaign to
mobilize ahead of national negotiations at the wholesale retailer
later this year.
Teamsters from across the country will be in attendance to show
their support for Local 822 members currently in negotiations with
Costco for a first contract.
The national master agreement with Costco impacts more than
18,000 Teamsters across the country and expires January 31, 2025.
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WHO:
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Costco
Teamsters
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Teamsters General
President Sean M. O'Brien
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Teamsters General
Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman
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Teamsters International
Vice President At-Large and Local 822 President James
Wright
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Teamsters Central
Region International Vice President and Warehouse Division Director
Tom Erickson
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Teamsters International
Vice President At-Large Juan Campos
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Elected leaders and
rank-and-file members of Teamsters Local 822
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WHAT:
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Teamsters Solidarity
Rally for Costco Workers
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WHEN:
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Sunday, May 5, 2024, 3
p.m. ET
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WHERE:
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Longshoreman's Hall
(ILA 1248), 3300 E Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, Virginia
23502
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VISUALS:
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Costco Teamsters in
union gear, chanting while holding signs that read, "Costco: Do the
Right Thing" and "Teamsters Solidarity"
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Contact:
Daniel Moskowitz, (770)
262-4971
dmoskowitz@teamster.org
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SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters