By a majority vote, employees at Pepsi’s bottling company in Omaha have voted to keep Teamsters as their bargaining representatives. Teamsters have represented Pepsi employees in Omaha for nearly 60 years. But, for the past several months, the company tried to convince employees that they didn’t need a union contract.

“Pepsi made some empty promises to our members,” said Jim Sheard, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 554 in Omaha. “However, we had just negotiated a strong, four-year contract at this facility.”

“The new contract had just been ratified by a strong majority,” said Scott Utech, a business agent at Local 554. “Plus, the company had a bunch of late promises, and our members knew a union-busting tactic when they heard it. With the corporate climate today, everyone knows how important it is to have a Teamster contract to protect their wages and benefits.”