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Teamsters strike Amazon

December 19, 2024

In December, the Teamsters launched the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history. The nationwide action followed Amazon’s repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers who’ve organized with the Teamsters, including Teamsters at San Francisco’s DCK6 Amazon warehouse who demanded union recognition last fall.

In addition to the picket line in San Francisco, Teamsters from every local union in Joint Council 7 participated in around-the-clock picket lines at 10 Amazon fulfillment centers throughout the Central Valley and Northern Nevada.

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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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Joint Council 7 Executive Board Reelected

October 18, 2024

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The Teamsters Joint Council 7 Executive Board was nominated without opposition and therefore reelected through a white ballot this week.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to work alongside the leaders of the 18 Local Unions that make up our joint council,” said Peter Finn, President of Joint Council 7. “Together we are ready to put in the work to continue to fight every single day to win for the 100,000 Teamster members working across Northern California,

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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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THREE TEAMSTERS-BACKED BILLS PASS APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES, HEAD TO FLOOR VOTES

August 19, 2024

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Legislation is Critical to Protecting Worker Free Speech, Keeping Calif. Streets Safe

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – Three Teamsters-supported bills that would ensure greater freedom of speech and safety for Californians have cleared procedural votes in the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees – as well as their chambers of origin – and now head to floor votes. The bills include autonomous vehicle safety legislation in both Assembly Bill 3061 (AB 3061) and Assembly Bill 2286 (AB 2286),

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