Maintenance Unit at Recology San Mateo Ratifies Strong Contract  

New Contract Strengthens Wages and Benefits  

(SAN MATEO, CALIF.) — Workers in the Maintenance Unit at Recology San Mateo County represented by Teamsters Local 350, overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new five-year contract with the waste hauling company.  

 The new contract delivers several improved provisions for workers such as strengthened wages, increase in tool allowance,

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CalPortland Ready-Mix Teamsters Overwhelmingly Ratify One-Year Contract
Drivers Win Industry-Standard Wage Increases, Protect Jobs in Northern California

(OAKLAND, Calif.) – Two weeks after going on an unfair labor practice strike, over 350 ready-mix Teamsters at CalPortland have overwhelmingly ratified a new one-year contract with the company. Members of Teamsters Locals 853, 665, 315, and 150 at CalPortland went on strike after the company refused to set timely bargaining dates over a new agreement,

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Contra Costa County Teamsters Ratify Two-Year Agreement 

Contract includes wage increases, employer-paid medical, and salary study 

 (MARTINEZ, Calif.) — More than 2,100 Contra Costa County workers represented by Teamsters Local 856 have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new two-year contract, averting a strike. 

The thousands of county employees who work in health services, licensed vocational nursing, and general services and maintenance, had authorized a strike by 92% and were set to walk off the job before an agreement was reached in mediation last week. 

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Teamsters Local 70 Member Recognized by Alameda County Board of Supervisors  

Kamarlo “Marlo Da Motivator” Spooner Honored for Decades of Leadership in Labor 

(OAKLAND, Calif.) — In June, Kamarlo Spooner, better known as “Marlo Da Motivator,” was recognized by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for his decades of work and leadership in Labor including his fight for Alameda County to recognize Juneteenth as a paid county holiday for workers.  

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