{"id":15735,"date":"2013-04-04T09:13:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T13:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=15735"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:11:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:11:48","slug":"keany-produce-drivers-say-yes-to-a-union-voice-with-ufcw-local-400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/keany-produce-drivers-say-yes-to-a-union-voice-with-ufcw-local-400\/","title":{"rendered":"Keany Produce Drivers Say \u2018Yes\u201d to a Union Voice with UFCW Local 400"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/keanygroupphoto.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/keanygroupphoto-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15736\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Keany Produce drivers in Landover, Md. overwhelmingly voted to join UFCW Local 400.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, March 29, Keany Produce drivers stood up for their rights, living standards, safety, and health and retirement security by voting overwhelmingly for representation by UFCW Local 400.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After years of frustration over low pay, inadequate benefits, inconsistent hours, and unfair treatment, many of the 140 drivers decided they needed to empower themselves through collective bargaining. After an intensive, months-long, worker-led organizing drive, they won in a landslide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDivided we fall, united we stand,\u201d said Terrance Helm, a Keany Produce driver who spearheaded the organizing effort. \u201cIt\u2019s been a collective effort and we all came together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI love my co-workers,\u201d he said. \u201cI have such an appreciation for all the hard work and the sacrifices they\u2019ve made, and the strength they showed in standing up to management.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, in the wake of their victory, morale among the workers is at an all-time high, Helm observed, and they are looking forward to sitting down across the bargaining table with management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re here to fight until the end,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keany Produce is a wholesale produce distributor located in Landover, Md.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, March 29, Keany Produce drivers stood up for their rights, living standards, safety, and health and retirement security by voting overwhelmingly for representation by UFCW Local 400. 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