Tankhaul drivers and members of Teamsters Local Union 986 in South El Monte, Calif., handbilled customers outside of area 7-Elevens in November to protest what they said is KAG West's "destruction" of union jobs.
(South El Monte, Calif.) – From Brooklyn, N.Y., to San Diego, Teamsters are telling 7-Eleven customers today that the price they pay for fuel is too high. The nationwide demonstration is in support of tankhaul drivers of Teamsters Local Union 986 in South El Monte, Calif. which has been negotiating a first contract with KAG West. KAG West supplies gasoline to 7-Eleven stores.
(South El Monte, Calif.) – Tankhaul drivers of Teamster local unions nationwide joined members of Local Union 986 as they handbilled Thanksgiving weekend customers outside of St. Louis, Chicago, Tacoma, Wash., and California 7-Elevens this morning to protest KAG West’s destruction of union jobs.
(South El Monte, Calif.) – Tankhaul drivers and members of Teamsters Local Union 986 in South El Monte, Calif. hand billed customers outside of area 7-Elevens this morning to protest KAG West’s destruction of union jobs. KAG West supplies gasoline to 7-Eleven stores.
October 20—Our Teamsters Local 986 leaders will not be intimidated by the company’s stalling tactics nor will the local union leaders let KAG West workers be intimidated, Local 986 Secretary-Treasurer Chris Griswold writes in a letter sent to KAG West workers. “We will do everything in our power to win a strong contract to secure your future,” Griswold writes.
The fallout from the November election has been nothing short of disastrous for the American middle class, but it didn’t catch the Teamsters Union off guard. The moment the threats of the campaign trail became a reality, the Teamsters Union sprang into action.
(Minneapolis) – Hundreds of Teamster women marched through downtown Minneapolis on September 17 to protest Wall Street greed that kills jobs to increase corporate profits and executive bonuses.
(Washington, D.C.) – Tankhaul drivers and mechanics who work at KAG West at 17 terminals in Southern California have voted to join Local 986 in South El Monte. There are 368 workers in the bargaining unit.
Tankhaul drivers and mechanics who work at KAG West at 17 terminals in Southern California have voted to join Local 986. There are 368 workers in the bargaining unit.
Erik Wickerham gets to work between 4 and 6 a.m., depending on what he’s got to do that day. After preparing for the day, he and his coworkers drive trucks full of fuel to Sieveking’s customers. Beneath this mundane explanation, though, is a dangerous job that requires more skill than people outside the tankhaul industry may realize.
