Local 135 President Dustin Roach announced he will be joining the 2026 O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United Slate as a candidate for Central Region Vice President.
Roach became a principal officer at Local 135 after an insurgent campaign to win new leadership in the 13,000-member local. Local 135 represents members in over a dozen Teamster divisions.
Since taking office, Roach has ramped up membership involvement and taken a militant approach with employers.
700 Teamsters at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) in California used coordinated bargaining to win $13 in wage increases over five years and pay parity with 7,000 grocery Teamsters in Southern California.
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