Gate Gourmet Teamsters and Union Coalition
to Practice Picket as Potential Strike Looms for Over 8,000
Workers
WASHINGTON, July 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, Teamsters and union
coalition allies at Gate Gourmet will hold "ready to strike"
rallies and practice pickets in Chicago and San Francisco. Over 8,000 dedicated
airline foodservice workers nationwide, including more than 3,700
Teamsters, are fighting for affordable health care and higher
wages. Gate Gourmet workers provide catering services to airlines
at 30 airports across the U.S.
Contract negotiations for Gate Gourmet workers have been ongoing
since 2017. The National Mediation Board has released the unions to
strike as early as July 30, 2024.
Teamsters across the country are prepared to strike against the
company's unfair and insulting contract offers. More pickets and
rallies will be scheduled the days ahead.
The Teamsters will be joined by Unite Here; the Bakery,
Confectionary, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International
Union (BCTGM); and the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union
(RWDSU) to demand a fair contract.
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WHO:
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Gate Gourmet
Workers
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WHAT:
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Ready to Strike" Rally
and Practice Picket for Fair Contract
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WHEN:
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Friday, July 26 at 11
A.M. CT (Chicago) and 12:30 P.M. PT (San Francisco)
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WHERE:
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Chicago-O'Hare
Airport (ORD) 239 Kitchen, 4347 United Pkwy, Schiller Park, IL
60176
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San Francisco
International Airport (SFO) Outside Gate Gourmet, 645 W Field Rd,
San Francisco, CA 94128
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VISUALS:
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Gate Gourmet workers,
holding signs that read "Ready to Strike"
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Daniel Moskowitz, (770)
262-4971
dmoskowitz@teamster.org
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SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters