(GREAT FALLS, MONTANA) – Workers employed in the Distribution Department at the American Red Cross Facility in Great Falls have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 2.

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

“I voted to join the Teamsters so that my Co-Workers and I could have the protections of a strong Union,” said Richard Hadden, a Manufacturing Distribution Technician at American Red Cross in Great Falls. “We are looking forward to being covered by a contract that includes guaranteed wage increases and other improvements.”

Teamsters Local 2 represents more than 3,000 Workers in Montana.

Erin Foley, who serves as Secretary-Treasurer at Local 2 in Butte, said: “We could not be more excited to welcome the very first group of organized American Red Cross Workers in the State of Montana to the Teamsters.  We look forward to keeping the momentum going and continuing to organize additional Red Cross facilities across the State.”

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