Following a credible strike threat, more than 200 drivers and warehouse workers at US Foods in Indiana, represented by Teamsters...

[T-Link Reporter]

Following a credible strike threat, more than 200 drivers and warehouse workers at US Foods in Indiana, represented by Teamsters Local 135, have overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract is the direct result of members’ readiness to strike, which forced US Foods management to agree to a strong, comprehensive deal that delivers significantly higher wages, a defined benefit pension, protections against automation, and safer working conditions.



The new agreement delivers a 26 percent wage increase, secures first-ever pension benefits for workers who were previously stuck with a company 401(k), expands health care coverage, establishes protections against unchecked automation, and creates enforceable load standards to improve safety and working conditions for drivers.



“We stood strong together and fought for what we believe in and what we deserve,” said Terrell Saunders, a warehouse worker and member of Local 135. “We secured the best agreement we have seen at US Foods that includes better wages, pension, and some of the strongest contract language we’ve ever had at this company. We are all proud to be Teamsters, and US Foods knows it.”





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