(GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS) – More than 180 Workers employed at Grecian Delight Kronos in Glendale Heights, Illinois have voted to join Teamsters Local 710.

The Production, Warehouse, Sanitation and Quality Assurance Workers are seeking better wages, stronger benefits and improved working conditions.

“This company tried - but failed, to block these Workers from exercising their Federally-protected right to form a Union,” Local 710 Secretary-Treasurer Mike Cales said. “Our new Members overcame a relentless Anti-Union Campaign and we look forward to helping them in negotiations to win a strong contract.”

Maria Flores, a Worker at Grecian Delight Kronos and a new Local 710 Member, said: “When Grecian Delight bought Kronos, everything changed for the worse. Only after they learned we were holding a Union Election did they suddenly pretend to ‘hear our concerns.’ Management hired Union Busters and did everything they could to stop us from becoming Teamsters, but we succeeded.”

Shippers and Receivers at Grecian Delight Kronos have been represented by Local 710 for more than 25 years and the contract protections those Workers enjoy were a major catalyst for the latest organizing effort, Teamsters Officials said.

With the election now certified, preparations to negotiate a first contract are underway.

Teamsters Warehouse Division Director Tom Erickson said: “As companies consolidate and squeeze Workers harder, more people are realizing they need a ‘real voice’ on the shop floor. These Workers stood strong, they won and now they’re ready to bargain for the wages, benefits, and respect they deserve.”

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

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