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TUESDAY: REPUBLIC TEAMSTERS TO PRACTICE PICKET
- A three-week strike by 70 workers at Saint-Gobain CertainTeed Gypsum in Blue Diamond, Nevada, ended on June 9, 2025, with a new agreement ratified by Teamsters Local 631 members.
- The strike followed the workers voting down a disrespectful offer in May, which forced them to picket while seeking better contract terms.
- The newly approved three-year contract provides wage increases totaling as much as 15 percent, yearly enhancements to pension contributions, and safeguards against subcontracting.
- Tommy Blitsch, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 631, commended the group of 70 Teamsters for resisting corporate exploitation and expressed appreciation to community members and supporters who joined them on the picket line.
- The agreement marks the largest wage increase ever for these workers and suggests strengthened union influence at one of the world's largest building products firms.
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NEVADA TEAMSTERS WIN STRIKE AT SAINT-GOBAIN CERTAINTEED GYPSUM
Three-Week Strike Leads to Largest Wage Increase Ever for 70 Workers BLUE DIAMOND, Nev., June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Teamsters Local 631 at Saint-Gobain CertainTeed Gypsum in Nevada have ratified a new agreement, ending a three-week strike. The new three-year agreement was ratified overwhelmingly and includes up to 15 percent wage increases over the life of the contract, annual raises to pension contributions, and protections against…
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