(CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA) – Equipment Systems Technicians employed at the American Red Cross facility in Charlotte have voted to join Teamsters Local 71.

The Workers will join more than 1,800 other Red Cross Workers who are represented by the Teamsters and who will immediately be covered by a National Master Agreement between the Teamsters and the American Red Cross.

Local 71 President Willie Ford said: “We are thrilled to welcome another cohort of Red Cross Workers to Local 71.  These Workers should have access to the same high-quality health care that they provide.  A Teamster contract ensures these Workers get the respect, compensation and workplace protections that they deserve.” 

MarQuics Roden, an Equipment System Technician at the Red Cross in Charlotte, said: “After seeing our Co-Workers in Charlotte and across the State overwhelmingly vote to join the Teamsters, I knew I also wanted to secure Union Representation for myself.  I am grateful to not only have better pay and benefits, but to have the Teamsters advocating for me and my Co-Workers.”

Teamsters Local 71 represents 3,100 Workers in North Carolina and South Carolina.

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