Del Mar Foods ratified their new 3 year agreement today with an approval of 98%.

Del Mar Foods ratified their new 3-year agreement today with an approval of 98%. This contract improves working conditions and a cumulative wage increase to double the previous agreement. Del Mar Foods members have been classified as essential workers in the food processing industry. Its Teamsters like these members who take extra risks and continue to keep the critical infrastructure operations working for our Country.

“I want to thank our all-female committee.” Said Teamster Local 853 President Steven Lua, “Isabel Ponce and Lorena Delgado are not only committee members but also stepped up as shop stewards. They are now out there not only enforcing the contract but educating their sisters and brothers on their rights. And this kind of effort is what it takes to have a strong union at the workplace.”