(ATLANTA, GEORGIA) – A group of 208 Warehouse Workers employed at UNFI in Atlanta have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 728 to secure fair pay, better health care, and improved working conditions.

Since 2022, more than 1,900 Workers at UNFI have voted to become Teamsters.

The Teamsters now represent over 5,000 Workers at UNFI nationwide.

Local 728’s organizing efforts were bolstered by the Teamsters Organizing Department and the Teamsters Warehouse Division.

“We organized with the Teamsters to secure a more stable future for our families,” said Fernando Woods, a UNFI Worker and a new Member of Local 728. “This victory will transform our jobs into careers and we look forward to beginning negotiations for our first Union contract.”

Local 728 President Matt Higdon said: “I am proud to welcome these new Members into our Local Union and we look forward to helping them win a strong first Teamsters contract.  Together, we’ll negotiate a Collective Bargaining Agreement that provides the wages, benefits and job security these Workers deserve.”

Tom Erickson, who serves as Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division, said: “Across the country, thousands of hard-working UNFI workers are joining the Teamsters to gain the wages, benefits and job protections that only a strong Union contract can provide.  We remain committed to helping UNFI workers organize nationwide to achieve the security and protections they deserve.”

Founded in 1903, the Teamsters represents 1.3 Members in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

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