A group of Fresno cement drivers told the federal government they no longer want to be represented by a labor union.

Drivers with CalPortland’s Fresno Ready Mix Plant filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board requesting a vote to remove Teamster Local 431 from the jobsite. Driver Darrell Dunlap Sr. filed the petition with legal aid from the National Right to Work Foundation.

“This workplace has been under Teamster union control for over 20 years, so we’ve seen union officials’ actions up close for many years,” Dunlap said in a news release. “As our majority-backed petition shows, based on our extensive experience with the Teamsters, we are confident we’ll be better off without a union.”

A representative with the Right to Work Foundation said the plant has about 17 drivers

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