(TULSA, OKLAHOMA) – Workers employed at Imperial LLC, a Vending and Coffee Distribution Company in Tulsa, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 886.

The group of 65 Drivers and Merchandisers organized to secure higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions.

“These Workers stood united and brought home a decisive victory,” Local 886 President Tom Ritter said. “They organized for real change and now we’re ready and eager to fight for the first contract they deserve.”

“This is the result of a Summer of hard work - long days of campaigning, meeting and fighting for each other,” said Will Hanna, a Transport Driver at Imperial. “We’re proud to officially be Teamsters!”

In August, Workers demanded Imperial recognize their right to collectively bargain.

In response, management launched an aggressive Union-Busting Campaign, including nearly daily Captive Audience Meetings led by one of the Nation’s largest Anti-Union Firms.

“All the hard work, sleepless nights and stress have paid off,” Route Driver Rodney Montgomery said. “Management couldn’t break our resolve.  Now, we are Teamsters.”

Teamsters Local 886 represents Workers in various industries throughout the State of Oklahoma.

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