From Coast to Coast, Teamsters Tell 7-Eleven 'It's Too High a Price to Pay for Fuel'

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Dec 03, 2011, 12:00 ET

Fuel Supplier to 7-Eleven Stores Stall Negotiations

SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From Brooklyn, N.Y., to San Diego, Teamsters are telling 7-Eleven customers today that the price they pay for fuel is too high. The nationwide demonstration is in support of tankhaul drivers of Teamsters Local Union 986 in South El Monte, Calif. which has been negotiating a first contract with KAG West. KAG West supplies gasoline to 7-Eleven stores.

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"We are fighting for a Teamster contract so that we can have respect, fair pay and benefits," said Avery Scott, a tankhaul driver for the past nine years. "Having support from brother and sister Teamsters in other parts of California and on the East Coast is a big boost for us."

More than 380 tankhaul drivers working for KAG West are represented by Teamsters Local 986. The union and the company have been bargaining to achieve a first contract for over 14 months, but the company continues to stall negotiations.

Teamster tankhaul drivers across the United States are rallying behind the contract bargaining for Local 986. The Teamsters Union represents more than 10,000 tankhaul drivers across the country.

"This is our third week of hand-billing at 7-Elevens and customers continue to be surprised by the way KAG West is treating its employees," said Chris Griswold, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 986. "We know with the strength of our members across the country behind us we will be able to turn around the direction of these contract negotiations for the better."

Founded in 1903, the Teamsters Union represents 1.4 million men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @teamsterpower.

SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters