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RWDSU Local 110 members who work at the General Mills and Quaker Oats plants in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, came out in October to support striking workers at the neighboring Cargill corn milling plant. Workers at the plant – members of Teamsters Local 238 – have been on strike since October 1.
RWDSU members at six Guitar Center locations recently ratified a new three-year agreement! Importantly for sales associates and repair technicians, the contract maintains the current commission structure – unlike the non-union Guitar Center stores, where commission payouts have been slashed across the company. That’s the union difference!
The story of Dwayne Brown, a member of the RWDSU Southeast Council, is an important reminder of the power of our union. Dwayne Brown has worked for Autoneum in Aiken, SC for eight years as a Maintenance A Tech employee.
On Monday, June 3, 2024, Joseph Dorismond was unanimously elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) at the union’s executive board meeting.
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