More than 30 QSI Contract Sanitation workers came together for a union voice on the job and voted to join the RWDSU/UFCW Southeast Council. The workers in Buena Vista, Georgia, work sanitation inside a Tyson poultry plant. Workers at QSI Contract Sanitation say they needed a voice on the job to address the lack of a grievance procedure and improve their jobs at the plant.
“Every one of us voted to join the RWDSU/UFCW. We are looking forward to seeing improved working conditions and higher wages in the near future,” said Leon Burke, a five-year employee at QSI.
The poultry processing workers at the Tyson plant are already members of the RWDSU/UFCW and played a critical role in assisting QSI Contract Sanitation workers win a union voice. After speaking with their RWDSU/UFCW co-workers, QSI workers realized the only way they could resolve the lack of a grievance procedure and improve their jobs was by joining a union and negotiating a union contract.
“We couldn’t have done this without the support of the RWDSU/UFCW Tyson steward leadership and members,” Burke continued.