Smashin Sue - Teamsters Local 25

Paul Mathi
Dan Doucette
voted to accept the severance plan by a vote of 93-1. It was bittersweet
for them.”
Paul Mathi, the chief steward who spent 26 years with the
company, had mixed feelings about how the company abruptly
closed its doors.
“Me and my fellow Teamster brothers spent countless years
working hard to make U.S. Foodservice profitable and they basically
decided to shut the doors and move to Connecticut seeking
to hire workers for far less money and benefits
than we were receiving in
Everett,” Mathi said. “It was
heartbreaking to be
part of. I cannot thank President O’Brien enough. He worked
day and night to get us a tremendous severance package, one that
we could all be proud of. If we did not have the Teamsters Union
we never would have received anything from the company.”
At the severance ratification meeting, Mathi was presented
a U.S. Foodservice tractor-trailer replica truck with the
signatures of each of his fellow workers as a
thank you for his hard work.
A special thank you also went out to
Local 25 Business Agent Dave Pietroforte
for his efforts during the severance
negotiations.