Teamsters Local 745 Wins Three Union Elections at Southern Glazer’s

Teamsters Achieve Major Organizing Milestone in Texas

(DALLAS) – In a significant development for labor organizing in the southern United States, Teamsters Local 745 successfully secured union representation for workers across three elections at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits. Both loaders and depot drivers in Ft. Worth and drivers in El Paso joined the union in a coordinated effort last Friday.

"What we just did is emblematic of the reason why Teamsters have been leading the way in organizing the South," emphasized Brent Taylor, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 745 and Southern Region International Vice President. "We’re securing the best collective bargaining agreements in the brewery and liquor business, leading to more workers joining our union, giving the Teamsters more power, which produces better contracts for all our members."

Over the past couple of years, Local 745 has organized more than 400 workers in the alcoholic beverage sector. Nationwide, the Teamsters have brought nearly 1,000 Southern Glazer's employees into the fold since 2022.

Nick Delgado, a driver from El Paso, expressed his enthusiasm: "I’m proud to be part of the growing movement of workers throughout Texas who are organizing with the Teamsters for better wages, benefits, and working conditions at Southern Glazer’s. We see the difference for our co-workers who are protected by a Teamsters contract. There’s no reason we can’t fight to get what they already enjoy."

Teamsters Local 745, a union representing workers in various industries, operates extensively throughout the Dallas-Ft. Worth region and its surrounding areas. For further details, visit their Facebook page.