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Pizza drivers plan to deliver on vote for union

November 21, 2004

Houston Chronicle: A fledgling national union for pizza drivers is demanding better wages and training, saying the large chains have been taking advantage of them for years.

It's an effort that has attracted the attention of the Teamsters union, but the Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers, based in Hendersonville, Tenn., has yet to organize its first shop.

A vote at a Domino's franchise in Lincoln, Neb., failed Tuesday on a tie. But organizers expect a better result this week when Pizza Hut drivers vote at a store near Columbus, Ohio.

Tim Lockwood, treasurer of the pizza delivery union, said getting the first vote itself was a huge victory as the union started just a couple of years ago with a few drivers in an Internet chat room commiserating about unfair working conditions.

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