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Thousands of Dairy Workers Demand Fair National Standards in New Contracts WASHINGTON , April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters held practice pickets at Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) facilities in Englewood, Colo. ; Milwaukee , Salt Lake City , and throughout Southern California to demand that the employer come to terms on 19 collective bargaining agreements set to expire May 5 . DFA is the largest dairy co-operative in North America .
"We demand a fair national standard at DFA. Our members work hard and deserve strong contracts that protect workers and reflect the crucial role they play in the supply chain," said Lou Villalvazo , Chairman of the DFA Teamsters National Negotiating Committee and Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 630. Teamsters are demanding higher wages, improved health care and retirement benefits, protections against job loss caused by automation, and a common expiration date for about 2,000 workers covered by the contracts.
After May 5 , the union can immediately call for a work stoppage at any one of the 35 DFA locations still in bargaining. "DFA supplies nearly one-third of all milk in this country. This employer has more than enough resources to reach fair agreements," said Jesse Case , Director of the Teamsters Food Processing Division.
"It's in the best interest of the co-op to settle these agreements quickly." "We're out here because DFA needs to know that drivers, warehouse staff, and production workers are united in this fight," said Randy Tidd , a member of Teamsters Local 455 who works at the DFA subsidiary Meadow Gold in Englewood . "There are a lot of brothers and sisters across this country right now who are negotiating with DFA.
We're ready to do whatever it takes to get a good contract." Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents over 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.
S., Canada , and Puerto Rico . Visit Teamster.
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Contact: Matt McQuaid, (771) 241-0015 [email protected] SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
