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Cement truck drivers for CalPortland Ready-mix Fresno facility voted to end their union representation last month.<\/p>\n
The Ready-mix drivers voted to end their union representation, concluding a month-long effort to remove Teamsters Local 431 from their workplace.<\/p>\n
In a vote held on Jan. 29, workers voted 9-7 to decertify the union that had represented them for more than two decades, according to results from the National Labor Relations Board.<\/p>\n
The decertification petition was filed in October 2025 by Ready-mix driver Darrell Dunlap Sr., who received legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation.<\/p>\n
The vote was initially delayed when Teamsters Local 431 filed blocking charges alleging employer misconduct, but the union dropped those charges in early January and the election was held.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis workplace has been under Teamster union control for over 20 years, so we\u2019ve seen union officials\u2019 actions up close for many years,\u201d Dunlap said in an earlier statement. \u201cAs our majority-backed petition shows, based on our extensive experience with the Teamsters, we are confident we\u2019ll be better off without a union.\u201d<\/p>\n
The NLRB moved to block the votes pursuant to policy that permits union official to delay the decertification process by filing unproven or unrelated \u201cunfair labor practice\u201d charges .<\/p>\n
Jacob Comello, National Right to Work Foundation media coordinator, said the process could use some reform.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis shows the unfairness of the \u2018blocking charge\u2019 policy, as in this case the workers had to wait for the union to drop its own charges just so they could have a chance to exercise their right to vote on the union,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sixteen of the 17 eligible workers cast ballots in the election at the facility at 410 N. Thorne Avenue.<\/p>\n
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