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TEAMSTERS DEMAND REGULATORY AGENCIES HOLD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE COMPANIES TO ACCOUNT AS GM HALTS FUNDING FOR CRUISE

December 13, 2024

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Teamsters Push for Good Jobs, Safe Streets While AVs Continue to Wreak Havoc on Public Roads

(SAN FRANCISCO) – In response to news that General Motors (GM) will halt funding for its Autonomous Vehicle (AV) subsidiary Cruise, Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and President of Teamsters Joint Council 7, released the following statement:

“With its decision to cut funding for Cruise AV development, GM is finally acknowledging what the general public already knows: robotaxis are not safe.

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Teamsters Charge Waymo with Violating San Francisco Anti-Corruption Law

October 17, 2024

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Google Subsidiary Flouted Rules When It Sought Access to San Francisco Airport

Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (202) 624-6877 Email: mmcquaid@nullteamster.org

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Teamsters are calling on the San Francisco Ethics Commission to investigate Waymo, the autonomous vehicle (AV) subsidiary of Google, after several of the company’s employees illegally failed to register as lobbyists for meetings with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) officials. Waymo was pressuring the officials for access so their driverless cars could “map” the airport.

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TEAMSTERS, MAYOR BREED, AND CALIFORNIA LEADERS RALLY TO DEMAND AMAZON RECOGNIZE UNION

October 4, 2024

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PDCK6 Workers Are First-Ever Amazon Warehouse Workers to Demand Recognition Outside of NLRB Election Process

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Amazon Teamsters at the company’s DCK6 warehouse in San Francisco were joined by San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Board Supervisor Shamann Walton at a rally and press conference yesterday to demand Amazon recognize the workers’ newly formed union. At the event, the DCK6 workers held signs that read “Support Amazon Teamsters” and “People Over Packages.” Video from yesterday’s press conference and rally can be found here.

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Amazon Warehouse Workers in San Francisco Join Teamsters Union

October 3, 2024

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(SAN FRANCISCO) – Today, over 100 Amazon workers at the company’s DCK6 warehouse in San Francisco, Calif., formed a union with the Teamsters. The workers demanded union recognition from Amazon with a “March on the Boss” held early this morning. The DCK6 workers represent the first-ever group of Amazon warehouse workers to demand union recognition outside of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election process.

“We here at DCK6 are incredibly proud to be joining the Teamsters and taking Amazon workers’ nationwide union effort to the next level,” said Dori Goldberg,

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Teamsters on CARS Package Veto: “We’re Not Going Anywhere”

September 29, 2024

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(SACRAMENTO) – The following is a joint statement from Teamsters Joint Council 7 and Teamsters Joint Council 42 regarding the recent veto of the CARS (California Automotive Regulatory Standards) Package. The CARS Package was composed of Assembly Bill 2286, which would have required human operators in any vehicle over 10,000 pounds, and Assembly Bill 3061, which would have increased accident reporting and transparency requirements for companies operating autonomous vehicles (AVs).

“The Teamsters are incredibly disappointed by the veto of these two bills.

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CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, HAWAII, AND GUAM TEAMSTERS ENDORSE HARRIS-WALZ

September 18, 2024

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For Immediate Release
September 18, 2024

Contact:
Hector Delgado, Hector@nullteamstersjc42.org
Trish Suzuki-Blinstrub, Trish@nullteamjc7.org

Teamsters Joint Councils 7 and Joint Council 42, together representing 300,000 Teamster members from 39 Local Unions across California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Guam, are proud to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz to be our next President and Vice President.

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Newsom Reconfirms His Commitment to Corporate Profit Over Good Jobs, Public Safety

August 31, 2024

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Newsom Reconfirms His Commitment to Corporate Profit Over Good Jobs, Public Safety

Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (202) 624-6877 Email: mmcquaid@nullteamster.org

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – In response to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s draft regulations for autonomous trucks on Friday, coming just one day after the state legislature passed Teamsters-backed autonomous vehicle human operator bill Assembly Bill 2286 (AB 2286) with strong bipartisan support, Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien released the following statement:

“Autonomous vehicles have brought chaos to California roads,

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1,100 WORKERS AT TOMATEK JOIN TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL 7

July 26, 2024

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TomaTek workers overwhelmingly voted to become Teamsters on Friday, July 26, 2024.

(FIREBAUGH, Calif.) – Over 1,100 workers at TomaTek Inc. in California have voted overwhelmingly to join the Teamsters Union. TomaTek, a subsidiary of the Neil Jones Food Company, processes and packages tomato-based products for industrial, foodservice, and retail companies.

“Teamsters Joint Council 7 is proud to welcome these workers as our newest Teamsters brothers and sisters,” said Peter Finn, President of Joint Council 7 and Teamsters Western Region International Vice President. “Our Joint Council’s unwavering commitment to organizing has delivered this victory,

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SB 915 Will Protect Good Jobs, Public Safety from Dangerous Autonomous Trucks and Cars

April 18, 2024

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(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – California Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), a Teamsters-supported bill that will allow the state’s local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs), passed overwhelmingly today in the State Senate Local Government Committee.

“The Teamsters commend the Senators on the Local Government Committee who supported this bill to protect public safety and good union jobs,” said Chris Griswold, Teamsters International Vice President At-Large and President of Teamsters Joint Council 42. “Right now, local communities have zero control over the dangerous autonomous vehicles on their roads. SB 915 will help fix this broken system and keep our communities safe by giving municipalities a voice in the deployment of AVs.”

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TEAMSTERS, LABOR COALITION SECURE NEW SAN FRANCISCO REGULATIONS FOR WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT

April 17, 2024

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(SAN FRANCISCO) – Teamsters, along with a coalition of local building trades, the Sierra Club, San Francisco Labor Council, and community groups, have secured a landmark policy requiring public review of any new warehouse proposal by e-commerce companies like Amazon in San Francisco.

The first-of-its-kind policy is the most significant action taken by a U.S. city to address the rapid expansion of warehouses and last-mile delivery operations that have a direct and significant impact on jobs, air pollution, and traffic.

“San Francisco is a union town, and along with our coalition partners and the elected officials that stood with us, the leaders of Teamsters local unions in San Francisco led the way in passing this landmark legislation,” said Peter Finn, President of Teamsters Joint Council 7. “Their work will make a real difference in ensuring companies like Amazon can’t profit from exploiting workers and our local communities.”

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