Nearly 500 Brentwood Union School District (BUSD) workers are celebrating their first Teamster contract, after affiliating with Local 856. The new agreement includes retroactive wage increases, leave language improvements, and an enhanced grievance procedure that, importantly, now includes binding arbitration.

Prior to affiliating with Local 856, BUSD classified employees represented themselves as an association. “We had a lot of changes at the district, which has made negotiations and member representation very challenging,” said Lynn Groshong,

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United Airlines Teamsters have overwhelmingly rejected the greedy carrier’s latest disgraceful economic proposal with a 99.5 percent “no” vote, rebuffing the company’s attempt to cut their wages and send their work to China.

The Teamsters Union represents over 10,000 United Airlines aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs), nationwide, including 2,000 members at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

In mid-March, hundreds of United Airlines AMTs, joined by Teamsters from across Joint Council 7, rallied outside the United Airlines Maintenance Base in San Francisco as part of their fight for a contract that reflects their contributions to the company’s record-breaking profits.

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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.

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