Eby-Brown Drivers Choose Teamsters

Local 754 Welcomes 80 New Members

Eby-Brown drivers in Montgomery, Illinois voted to join Teamsters Local 754 on May 2. 

Eby-Brown drivers voted to join Teamsters Local 754 on May 2, 2008.

“We voted to join the Teamsters to have our voices heard and gain the support and resources of this strong union,” said Mike Mendez, a driver at Eby-Brown. 

Eby-Brown is a leading convenience store supplier and wholesale food distributor of more than 11,000 name brand products around the United States.  

“The new members at Eby-Brown are very hardworking and need to be treated with respect,” said Ramon Williams, Teamsters Joint Council 25 Organizer.  “With the Teamsters behind them, they will be able to gain the rights, fair wages and benefits they deserve.”

Teamsters Local 754 is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and represents approximately 1,000 members in the Chicagoland area in dairy, processing, delivery and clerical industries. 

Teamsters Joint Council 25 is the governing body of 22 local unions in the greater Chicagoland area. The Joint Council assists its locals in coordinating Teamster activities, solving problems and organizing.

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