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March 30, 2022
Author: Joint Council 7
Governor signs COVID sick pay back into law
February 10, 2022
On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed into law the renewal of COVID sick leave pay. A similar law had been in efffect in 2020 and expired in September 2021 when the virus levels had improved.
This law (SB114), which will go into effect in 10 days, is retroactive to January 1, 2022, and requires employers to provide up to 40 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to a covered employee, if the employee is unable to work or telework because the employee is:
Keep readingNew leadership at Joint Council
January 31, 2022
The Executive Board of Teamsters Joint Council 7 has elected Jason Rabinowitz to the position of Joint Council President. Long-time President Rome Aloise resigned effective January 30.
With decades of experience and activism in protecting the rights of workers, Jason is the Principal Officer of Teamsters Local 2010, which represents about 15,000 clerical, administrative and skilled trades workers throughout the University of California and California State University systems. Under his leadership, Local 2010 has transformed into a powerhouse for workers’ rights: increasing membership dramatically;
Keep readingNew JC7 leadership team
January 30, 2022
Teamsters stand up for good jobs, environmental protections, and safety
Teamsters from throughout the Bay Area came together in September with one goal in mind: tackle the growing threat that Amazon poses to our union. Over the past decade, Amazon has become one of the largest employers in California. This should come as no surprise to any Teamster at UPS or DHL. As Amazon has grown, so has UPS. But at what cost to our members? And how long will it last?
Amazon’s army of contract drivers move the same packages we do,
Keep readingHundreds of Teamsters rally at UPS/San Francisco to protest wage cuts for part-time workers
January 28, 2022
On February 23, over 500 Teamsters from across Northern and Central California came together at UPS’ San Francisco building to protest the company’s decision to slash wages by up to $6/hour for part-timers. The event was sponsored by the Nor Cal Teamster UPS Committee and Teamsters Joint Council 7. UPS workers and Teamster supporters came from across the Bay Area and as far as Fresno, Watsonville, and Sacramento.
“This company recorded record profits in 2021,
Keep readingOctober 26 declared Teamsters Local 350 Day in San Francisco
January 27, 2022
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors officially declared October 26, 2021, to be Teamsters Local 350 Day. Labor leaders, elected officials, and members gathered in front of the Joint Council 7 truck with San Francisco City Hall as the backdrop to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Local and to honor its dedicated members with a city proclamation.
“The City is honoring Local 350 today, but what that really means is we’re honoring you – you guys are Local 350,
Keep readingImportant info for all Teamsters at UPS
January 18, 2022
UPS has just announced that they will be reducing wages for the lowest-paid classifications. This is a unilateral move that the Teamsters Nor-Cal Committee rejects and will fight, especially as contract negotiations near.
“The Nor Cal Committee is committed to doing everything available including filing charges against UPS, holding “day of action” protests calling out UPS’s bad behavior and that UPS is not a responsible business partner in our communities when it reduces wage rates in the name of record profits for shareholders,” said Peter Nunez,
Keep readingWorkers at Recology’s organics unit in Gilroy join union
January 5, 2022
On October 22, 2021, the eight-person Recology South Valley Organics unit located in Gilroy, CA voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 350.
“Organize, Organize, Organize – that’s been the rallying cry of the Teamsters organization and a number one priority for me as an officer of Local 350,” said President Sergio Arrañaga. “This brave unit of women and men knew that organizing and joining the fold was the only way to ensure their own contract with good economics and worker protection language that they’ve never had before.”
This small Recology unit had been one of the last remaining non-union holdouts in the Locals jurisdiction but had long known of the benefits received by their union counterparts.
Keep readingNew contract at Syar Industries
The members at Syar Industries recently ratified their new three-year contract. “This may be the most lucrative contract that the Sacramento and the Fairfield plants have ever seen,” says Secretary-Treasurer Sal Lomelli.
The members will receive $7.50/hour over the three years. They decided to take $5.00/hour in wages in the first year. $.75/hour in wages and $.50/hour in the pension in year two, and $.50/hour each in wages and pension in year three.
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