Sysco is pro-associate and customer, not anti-union. Working directly with our associates provides great opportunities for dialogue and cooperation, gives everyone the freedom to adapt in a rapidly changing competitive landscape, and lets individuals use their own judgment to find solutions. We believe working together directly gives us an advantage in meeting the challenges of today and the opportunities of tomorrow.

By ensuring that sound associate practices – employee communications, hiring, training, safety, work assignments, and pro-active action steps – are administered consistently, associates do not need a third party to represent them. Over 90% of private-sector working Americans enjoy a direct open-door relationship with their company. We believe a direct relationship is worth protecting because:

• We are committed to providing associates with competitive wages and benefits
• We provides reasonable and safe work rules and fair treatment
• We would prefer not to divert management time from helping our associates and customers to dealing with “union matters”
• Flexibility is protected, allowing us to respond quickly to the business environment
• We want to hear from our associates, and unions often interfere with the free flow of communication