In Two Separate Elections, Hundreds of Dreyers Ice Cream Employees Reject Unionization
Dreyers Ice Cream employees in Indiana and California voted against unionization by the Steelworkers and the Teamsters.
By Peter List, Editor | April 29, 2024
In two separate National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) elections, nearly 2,000 miles apart, employees of Dreyers Ice Cream, Inc. have rejected unionization by the United Steelworkers and the Teamsters, respectively.
Last week, more than 60 percent of nearly 400 employees employed by Dreyers Ice Cream in Fort Wayne, Indiana voted to reject representation by the United Steelworkers.
The election petition was filed in late March with the NLRB and included 419 employees who work as full-time and regular part-time production employees, including tech leads, maintenance employees, warehouse employees, and distribution employees.
Although 26 eligible employees did not vote, and there was one void ballot, 155 employees voted for unionization, while 236 voted against unionization.
As the election was less than one week ago, it has yet to be certified by the NLRB
In a separate NLRB election in Tulare, California, full and regular part-time plant, warehouse, manufacturing, laboratory, and maintenance employees rejected unionization by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in late March.
As objections have been filed in the election, which involved 320 employees, it has not yet been certified by the NLRB.
The rejection to unionization is unusual as it comes at a time when unions have been enjoying unprecedented success at winning representation elections.
In March, for example, unions won 77.8 percent of all RC and RM representation elections.
