May 6, 2008

Nearly 80 Eby-Brown drivers in Montgomery, Illinois voted to join Local 754 on May 2. 

“We voted to join the Teamsters to have our voices heard and gain the support and resources of this strong union,” said Mike Mendez, a driver at Eby-Brown. 

Eby-Brown is a leading convenience store supplier and wholesale food distributor of more than 11,000 name brand products around the United States.  

“The new members at Eby-Brown are very hardworking and need to be treated with respect,” said Ramon Williams, Joint Council 25 Organizer. “With the Teamsters behind them, they will be able to gain the rights, fair wages and benefits they deserve.”

Local 754 is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and represents approximately 1,000 members in the Chicagoland area in dairy, processing, delivery and clerical industries.