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Teamsters Union Local 665 is attempting to unionize workers at Rodney Strong Vineyards, which has rejected the union's call for a "card check" rather than a National Labor Relations Board-supervised secret-ballot election. Rodney Strong has refused the card-check idea, saying any unionization should
Molson Coors Virginia Workers Join Teamsters
Over 400 workers at the Molson Coors facility in the Shenandoah Valley have voted to join Teamsters Local 29. The packaging, warehouse, brewing, interplant distribution, utilities, and maintenance workers organized for increased wages, improved benefits, and a voice on the job.
"These workers remained determined and refused to let
Rodney Strong Target of Unionization Effort
With some workers at other wineries having seen their hours cut by as much as half and employers turn to day laborers on H-2A visas, bottling, warehouse and other production workers at Rodney Strong Vineyards are attempting to unionize.
The unionization effort comes as the industry struggles with declining