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February 14, 2025
Author: Joint Council 7
Taking the fight to Amazon for all Teamsters
January 1, 2025
Taking the fight to employers is what we do every day as Teamsters. Whether at the bargaining table or in the workplace, Joint Council 7 Local Unions hold management accountable and demand the respect members deserve. As a Joint Council, and as Teamsters across the country, it is imperative that we also dedicate the time, energy and resources necessary to organizing new members at non-union employers, particularly at big corporations such as Amazon whose business model is built on taking advantage of workers.
Keep readingTeamsters 853 secures $1.3 million in back pay for UNFI drivers
December 21, 2024
After three years of battling for our members at UNFI, Teamsters Local 853 secured an incredible win for its members. Due to a contract violation over wage rates, Business Agent and Vice President Ray Torres enforced the merits of the agreement, arguing that significant back pay was due to these members.
The company did not agree that they had violated the collective bargaining agreement, and so began a three-year grievance that ultimately resulted in arbitration.
Keep readingOrganizing heats up at Teamsters 665
December 19, 2024
Spin Electric Scooter Workers Join Local 665
Mechanics, operation specialists, dispatchers and fleet ambassadors at Spin in the City of San Jose have won union recognition, joining Teamsters Local 665 as a regional bargaining unit.
“Local 665 has represented Spin workers in San Francisco for the last few years since they launched. This win solidifies and expands our organizing strategy,” said Tony Delorio, Secretary-Treasurer at Local 665. “We look forward to continuing to connect with workers in the tech industry to improve their lives and ensure they have a voice at work.
Keep readingCelebrating the holidays with togetherness
Local 315 members from City Coach Vacaville celebrated the holiday season with their annual Thanksgiving potluck in November. From left to right: Don Porter, Janet Mullaney, Dan Orrock, Michael Walker, Darrold Williams, Charlie Kronschnabel, Edward Rogers, Robert Lefell, Alisia Morgan, Terrance Highsmith, Syreeta Soares, Patricia Baker, Sandra Faoliu, Melissa Clanton, and Guillermo Robles.
Keep readingMembers win bowling tournament for charity
Four teams from Local 533 participated in the Solidarity Spares & Strikes Union Bowling tournament, sponsored by the GGRM Law Firm, which specializes in workers’ comp. The Local 533 team from Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits won first place: $2500 to their favorite charity which focuses on Northern Nevada Union Apprentice Programs.
Keep readingTomaTek members win 20% pay increases in first Teamster contract
TomaTek Local 856 members have voted by 91% to ratify their first Teamsters 856 contract—a landmark four-year agreement that includes average raises of 20% in the first year alone, and yearly increases thereafter.
“I’ve been working at this company for 30 years and I’ve been waiting all these years for a raise and thank God, we’ve achieved it,” said Negotiating Committee Member Elisabeth Zamora. “We couldn’t have done it alone. It’s an honor to belong to this great Teamsters family,” she continued.
Keep readingTwo-day training prepares member-leaders for upcoming contract campaigns
More than 100 Teamsters Local 2010 member-leaders from across the state came together at our Oakland Union hall on Nov. 14 and 15 for our 2024 Leadership Training and Conference. Together, members and staff organized, strategized, and began the planning necessary to ensure our Union keeps winning for workers in 2025!
Contracts representing more than 90% of Teamsters 2010 workers will open for negotiations next year, including our UC CX and CSU Skilled Trades statewide contracts.
Keep readingTeamsters Local 150 Women’s Committee joins Sacramento’s ‘Run to Feed the Hungry’
On Thanksgiving Day, the Teamsters Local 150 Women’s Committee participated in the annual “Run to Feed the Hungry” event, a local tradition that raises funds for the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services.
The event, featuring a 5K and 10K run/walk, brings together thousands of community members to help combat hunger during the holiday season.
The Women’s Committee saw this as an opportunity to support the community while promoting solidarity and service.
Keep readingNVision Eye Center overwhelmingly votes to join Teamsters Local 150
In December, NVision Eye Center employees voted to join Teamsters Local 150. “We would like to thank I.B.T. Organizing Director Chris Rosell and his team, along with Western Region Vice President Peter Finn and the Teamsters Joint Council 7 Organizers, for making this effort an overwhelming success,” said Local 150 Secretary-Treasurer Dale Wentz.
“The work these folks perform on a daily basis has a direct impact on the health of our community,” said Peter Finn,
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