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In August 2010, tankhaul drivers and mechanics who work at KAG West at 17 terminals in Southern California voted to join Local 986 in South El Monte, California. Despite Local 986 KAG members’ determination to bargain a fair contract, the company has continued to retaliate by stalling negotiations. More than one year after workers formed their union, management is dragging its feet and doing everything possible to deny workers the right to collectively bargain for a more secure future for themselves and for their families.

As Teamsters, we will not allow KAG West workers to be intimidated by the company’s anti-worker tactics. We are standing and fighting with KAG West workers every step of the way in their fight for a fair contract.

 

  • April 25—Letter From Chris Griswold, Teamsters Local 986

    Please see the latest letter from Teamsters Local 986 Secretary-Treasurer Chris Griswold updating us on contract negotiations and providing important information about how strikes work in the Teamsters Union. This letter will be mailed this week to KAG West drivers and mechanics in Southern California along with a membership application. Read the letter, here.

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  • We Ask Again: Where’s Our $1.91?

    KAG West management continues to make excuses about giving us the $1.91 per hour it owes us. This month, during “business meetings” at multiple yards, the company is stating its new position: That the $1.91 belongs to them. Read the flier.

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  • KAG West Bargaining Update For April

    Read the latest bargaining update, which includes information on the company’s plan to hold a series of “business meetings” at every terminal starting April 1. A Teamster representative will be posted outside the terminals when these meetings take place and will be available to clear up any questions drivers may have. The company wants to mislead you and is doing this because it refuses to bargain fairly on economic issues and then wants to blame the union. Read the update.
     

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  • KAG West Refuses To Pay, Appeals NLRB Order

    On January 27, 2012 KAG West appealed the decision of the National Labor Relations Board that ordered KAG West to give all Southern California workers back pay retroactive to August 2010. KAG West seems willing to spend any amount of money to avoid paying you what it legally owes to you. Our chief bargainer has told the company that we will guarantee in writing we will not file an unfair labor practice charge alleging it refused to bargain in good faith by providing the increase unilaterally. We have asked KAG to provide the $1.91 several times in bargaining to no avail but maybe this approach will be more successful. (Read the letter from Local 986.)

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  • KAG West Bargaining Update

    Despite some recent progress by your Negotiating committee toward reaching a collective bargaining agreement with KAG West, the company has refused to agree to fair and reasonable proposals in some significant areas that you need to know about. Local 986 has issued a contract update, which provides the latest information on economic items, such as pay raises and health care coverage, and non-economic items such as your due process rights and disciplinary procedures. 

    The update also includes a cover letter from Local 986 Secretary-Treasurer Chris Griswold. Read the letter and update.

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