Apple, Yahoo shuttle drivers unanimously approve union wage package

Source: USA Today

Mike Snider

Shuttle drivers for Apple, Yahoo, eBay and several other Silicon Valley companies voted Saturday to approve a union wage and benefits package.

The drivers who transport workers to and from those tech firms, as well as to Zynga, Amtrak, Evernote and Genentech, are employed by Compass Transportation. Back in February, the 160 drivers voted for representation by Teamsters Local 853 in San Leandro, Calif.

Drivers who participated in the vote approved it unanimously 75-0. It will now be forwarded to Compass Transportation for consideration.

"The overwhelming vote is an indication of the significance of the changes made by this contract, most of which are going to be life-changing for the people that drive these buses, and for their families," said Rome Aloise, International Vice President and principal officer of Teamsters Local 853.

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Members of Teamsters Local 853 in San Leandro, Calif., at an Aug. 1, 2015 vote on a wage and benefits proposal.
(Photo: Teamsters Local 854)

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