Given that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has 1.4 million members throughout North America, news that one of its locals in Iowa had gained the right to represent 100 workers normally wouldn't attract much attention.
But the employees involved were field organizers in Joe Biden's presidential campaign, and the May 1 contract agreement that Local 238 in Cedar Rapids reached with the campaign carried with it what one organizer called "a small bump in salary," full health-care coverage, a workweek reduced from seven to six days with overtime pay for the hours beyond 40 that are routinely worked, and a grievance process that requires just cause for someone to be fired.
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