Meeting Minutes 7 Minute

January 11th, 2026 – Union Meeting

Dairy Workers Association

January 11, 2026

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1/11/26 

Financial Review 

Current Total Balance  [Financial details available to members] 
CD Balance  [Financial details available to members] 

• Interest earned in 2025 – [Financial details available to members] 

• Maturity Date 1/31/2026 

• Current interest is 2.81%. 

This must be moved to another account from within the bank, to our checking account at this bank, or it will roll over for another 6 months. I will go to the bank this week to see what the interest rates are if we decide to roll it over for another 6 months. 

Current Members 291 

• Down 2 members from last meeting. 

Current Grievances 

• Two pending but to be discussed at the meeting in person. 

Current Events Jersey City 

• Route 137 – Resigned 
• Route 88 – Terminated 
  • Route open for bid 
• Route 226 – Re-assigned to wholesale 
  • Route open for bid 
• Route 119 – Workers Comp 
• Route 81 – Workers Comp 
• Driver Jumper Terminated 
  • Position open for bid 
• 1^st shift warehouse open position posted 
• Route 122 was NEVER given his contractually allotted raise. The Secretary and the Vice President resolved the matter with HR and he is owed over $600 in a separate retro paycheck 
  • Speak with the Union pertaining to all matters please. 

Current Events Florence 

• Routes Posted 
  • 216
  • 208
  • 25 

December Perfect Attendance Winners 

Florence Drivers 

Navjot Singh #217 
Lucas Santana #6089 

Florence Warehouse 

Adonis J Malespin #2952 
Joseph Martinez #093 

Jersey City Drivers 

Eric Alexander Santiago #477 
Pedro Smith Marte #765 

Jersey City Warehouse 

Edward Robles #4992 
Louis Loren Wooten #6152 

Discussion 

The new contract has been reviewed, modified, and finalized by the attorneys for both the Union and COL. It has not been signed as of yet.  

• 1/11/26 

Our brothers from Clover Farms have an expiring contract as of 2/1/26 and they have yet to begin negotiations pertaining to their expiring contract with Cream-O-Land Dairy. 

We would like to discuss Improvements to the second shift warehouse loading of the trucks for the drivers. It is a two-sided coin so the warehouse can make suggestions for the drivers as well.  

A discussion is needed when a driver from wholesale transitions to a school route. 

End of the year tax season. 

Financial allocation for the year ahead.  

• Goals 
• Investments  
• Taxes