On November 16, a few hundred Local 287 members and friends went to the “Shark Tank” to watch the San Jose Sharks beat the Detroit Red Wings in a shoot-out. After the game, they got to take a group picture on the logo.
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Filld drivers vote union Yes!
On June 14, the drivers at Filld voted 65-35% in an NLRB election to affiliate with Local 287. “We are looking forward to starting negotiations,” says Secretary-Treasurer Jerry Sweeney.
Founded in 2015, Filld is a mobile fueling company that delivers fuel to individual consumers and to fleets.
As market demands shift, Filld’s trucks and technology platform will transition to support electric vehicle charging and delivery of other alternative energy fuels.
Located in San Jose,
Keep readingTeamsters Local 287 wins Cemex driver’s job back
Teamsters Local 287 has won a fired CEMEX Ready-Mix driver’s job back with back pay, benefits and no loss of seniority.
The company fired the driver, Eddie Venancio, on January 25, 2018 alleging that he had “an altercation on a job site” nine days earlier after his truck was struck by a driver of a dump truck on a jobsite. Business Rep George Netto filed a grievance and the parties agreed to hold a hearing before an arbitrator.
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