Missouri CPC Logistics drivers vote to join Teamsters Local 600

A 49-worker bargaining unit at CPC Logistics in Jackson, Missouri, voted to join Teamsters Local 600, a small election with outsized implications for the freight lanes that keep retail shelves stocked. The drivers move cargo for Procter & Gamble and other companies across the Midwest, which means their contract terms can influence expectations far beyond one facility, including the logistics partners Costco relies on to keep product flowing.

The National Labor Relations Board described the unit in case 14-RC-383730 as full-time and regular part-time commercial motor vehicle drivers assigned to the Procter & Gamble facility at 14484 State Highway 177 in Jackson. For Costco workers, from stockers and forklift operators to warehouse managers, the significance is not that the employer is Costco, but that the labor standards set in third-party freight operations can ripple through the supply chain. When drivers at contract carriers win representation, it can reset pay benchmarks, improve benefits, and make delivery schedules more dependable across the warehouse economy.

John Kelting said the workers overcame a vicious anti-union campaign by uniting for better wages, benefits, and job security. That matters in a logistics system where weak agreements often show up as turnover, missed routes, and more pressure on the warehouse side to absorb the disruption. Better labor stability at the carrier level can mean fewer surprises at receiving docks and less stress on the people who have to turn trucks into stock on the floor.

The Missouri win also builds on momentum from CPC Logistics drivers in Joliet, Illinois, who voted earlier in 2026 to unionize with Teamsters Local 179. That group of 42 workers said they were seeking higher wages, improved benefits, and protection from at-will employment, a familiar list in an industry where frontline logistics workers often compare notes across states and employers before deciding how hard to push. Chris Richter called that Illinois vote a win for the entire interstate trucking industry and said the workers were ready to fight for a standard-setting contract.

Teamsters said the Missouri victory adds to a broader organizing streak at CPC Logistics, where the union already represents workers in California, New Jersey, Illinois and Texas. For Costco, the takeaway is straightforward: the company’s famous wage floor and annual top-out raises do not exist in a vacuum. The clubs run on a web of carriers, warehouses and drivers, and when contract labor gets stronger, the expectations around service, scheduling and reliability tend to rise with it.