Workers in four departments at the American Red Cross in Salt Lake City have voted to join the Teamsters Union. The new members of Local 222 work in IRL laboratory services, manufacturing quality control, manufacturing component lab and supply operations. They were the last local Red Cross workers to join the more than 65 other local Red Cross workers who have already organized the union.
“We are so excited to welcome these essential hardworking men and women to the Teamsters,” said Spencer Hogue, secretary-treasurer of Local 222. “We are looking forward to getting them a strong contract that reflects the importance and dedication they have in the community.”
There are now 1,800 Red Cross workers represented by the Teamsters nationwide and covered by a National Master Agreement between the Teamsters and the American Red Cross.
Teamsters Local 222 now represents over 4,500 workers at 35 employers across Utah.