Vol.61/No.34 October 6, 1997
Teamsters Strike Wins Solidarity
Some 135 King Kullen workers, members of Teamsters Local
282, went on strike September 2 after the company closed its
Westbury, Long Island, warehouse. The large supermarket chain
is moving its operation to a nonunion warehouse. Angry and
determined, the workers have fanned out to picket all the
King Kullen stores on Long Island, urging customers to
boycott the store. On September 13 they were joined by
workers from other Teamster locals and other
unions -including UPS workers who were recently on strike.
Ron Kellner, who drives a dump trailer and is a member of
Local 282, said, "We went out to the UPS picket lines and we
came out here because the construction trades are always
going on strike, so we're always joining each others' lines."
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