Hundreds of Workers Strike Outside of Sysco's Boston HQ After Negotiations Fail
Over 100 employees rallied outside of Sysco Boston headquarters in Plympton, Massachusetts, Saturday morning as they began a strike.
Workers arrived at the food distribution company's building at midnight holding signs, jeering at management and fill-in staff and blocking trucks from leaving the facility.
Workers said negotiations with their employers failed over a new contract. The proposal workers rejected gutted their health care benefits, took away their pensions and didn't raise their wages to a level they felt suitable, they said.
“I can’t make a living with what they’re offering me for a contract, they’re not even close to fair," said Dennis LaPierre, a shuttle driver for Sysco Boston. "For us, the shuttle drivers, we’re going backward. They’re actually taking $3 an hour away from us. And that’s just ridiculous. Nobody goes backward in their contract, everybody goes forward.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/hundreds-of-workers-strike-outside-of-sysco-s-boston-hq-after-negotiations-fail/ar-AA12tC3w