Sysco truck driver strike ends as union votes to ratify a new contract
PLYMPTON - A truck driver strike at Sysco, a wholesale restaurant distributor, is over after nearly three weeks. Members of the Teamsters Local 653 voted to ratify a new contract.
Hundreds of drivers for the food delivery service in Plympton walked off the job October 1 in a dispute over pay and benefits.
For weeks, workers used megaphones to protest tractor-trailer drivers trying to leave the facility. Some restaurant owners drove to the warehouse to pick up their food to keep their kitchens open.
Sysco said it is pleased that the strike is over and looks forward to getting back to business.
