31 Workers at Sweeping Corp. Of America in Stockton Unionize, Joining Teamsters
March 25, 2026
For Immediate Release
March 25, 2026
Workers at Sweeping Corp. Of America Unionize Joining Teamsters
The unit joins Teamsters Local 439 to fight for good wages and worker protections.
(STOCKTON, CALIF.) 31 workers at Sweeping Corp. of America’s Stockton facility voted to join Teamsters Local 439. The victory comes following the recent vote of their colleagues at a nearby San Jose facility to become Teamsters.
After the Stockton facility was acquired by Sweeping Corp. of America in 2021, workers face growing concerns with the corporations’ practices and impacts on wages and benefits for workers at the Stockton facility.
Sal Lomeli, Local 439 Secretary-Treasurer said, “Today is a monumental day for workers at Sweeping Corp. of America. Every worker can show up to with the confidence on the job knowing that the union has their back at work and in the fight for a strong contract that will deliver good wages, healthcare and retirement benefits that every worker deserves.”
Sweeping Corp. of America acquired CleanStreet Inc. and Pacific Sweeping in 2021 to expand their operations into California. After today’s win for workers and a vote to unionize at the company’s San Jose facility in December last year, over 30 percent of the Sweeping Corp. of America’s workforce in California are now Teamsters members.
“The vote is a critical victory for me and my colleagues. With the Teamsters in our corner, we now know we can secure a strong contract that ensures we have increased worker protections on the job, good wages, health and retirement benefits that will benefit not only all of us but our families too,” said Ron Smith Jr., one of the newest Local 439 members working at Sweeping Corp. of America out of their Stockton facility.
The new 31-worker unit joins tens of thousands of workers in the Solid Waste and Recycling Division represented by the Teamsters.
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Teamsters Local 439 for over 60 years has represented over 5,600 workers in San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties.
