(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – More than 200 Workers at Graphic Packaging in Chicago, Illinois have voted - overwhelmingly, 123-to-23, for representation with Teamsters Local 673, joining a growing national movement of Workers in the Printing Industry seeking strong Union representation.

Local 673 Secretary-Treasurer Timothy Custer said: “I want to congratulate these Workers for making the decision to become Teamsters.  They join a growing number of Workers in the Printing Industry seeking stronger, more capable Union leadership that will fight for the contracts they deserve.  I have no doubt they will win a contract that reflects their hard work and dedication.”  

In voting to join Local 673, Workers at Graphic Packaging join a rapidly rising number of Print Workers across the country who are represented by the Teamsters.

In the past two weeks alone, 381 Workers from across the Printing Industry have joined the Teamsters to win strong contracts and a real voice on the job, Union Officials said.

The Teamsters Union represents 1.3 million Members in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

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