GMT Maintenance Workers Reject Contract and Authorize a Strike
Maintenance workers at GMT turned down a contract offer on 8/15/2021 and voted to authorize a strike.
GMT AGREES TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE
After playing hardball with the Urban Drivers for weeks and refusing offers of further negotiations, GMT and the Teamsters will head back to the table for another round of negotiations.
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GMT TEAMSTERS MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER
Fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. GMT employees can put in up to 15-hour split shifts each day to keep the wheels turning around the state. They deserve the freedom to choose how to use their time off.
Teamsters at GMT Urban in Burlington will meet over the weekend to decide the fate of a final offer made by the company. This will be the first contract vote in five years by the group which is responsible for a majority of the public busing in the Burlington Vermont Area.
Vermont Teamsters at UPS continue to call VOSHA and hold UPS accountable for their lack of empathy towards their employees. Even with the pandemic limiting their visits, VOSHA knew that a UPS call would be serious enough to investigate in person.
The WRJ facility had been maintaining a vehicle loading area that created a tripping hazard for Teamsters loading Package Cars.
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