As we reflect on the past year, Teamsters Joint Council 7 Locals and its members have really led the way.  There is much to be thankful for as we look ahead. At the local level, we have pushed pro-worker ordinances from resolutions, and land-use policies that would restrict certain companies from unregulated expansion, to working with local elected officials to assist with winning strong contracts, or in some cases, first contracts.

The work our local unions have done to build relationships has really paid off.

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Teamsters Joint Council 7 has been showing up in force and flexing our political power on a local and state level in support of our membership. In July, Republic Services waste management workers represented by Local 439 went on strike to get their first contract. They extended the strike lines throughout our Joint Council at other Republic sites. Elected officials in Stockton and throughout the Bay Area stood with our members and put pressure on Republic to resolve the strike.

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As the year has reached the halfway point, Teamsters Joint Council 7 and its Locals have charged forward on ensuring our elected officials know that labor must always be part of the discussion.

Our legislative package in California had bipartisan support for all our bills, but the help of our members remained crucial in advancing each bill through the legislative process.

We had mass turnout at the Assembly Transportation Committee by all our Locals for AB 33,

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It’s been a whirlwind of a couple months to start the year, and we’ve been working hard on ensuring we invest in our Union’s future. We have a package of bills introduced in both California and Nevada that focus on job protections and benefits.

In California, I want to highlight four bills we are sponsoring, starting with AB 33 introduced by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry. The fight against autonomous vehicles is far from over: AB 33 would require a human operator for all commercial deliveries to any residence or business in California.

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November 5 came with a mixed bag of results and a lot of mixed emotions. But no matter how anyone feels about the results of the election, we should take a moment to applaud ourselves for electing some very Teamster-friendly candidates in Joint Council 7’s jurisdiction. We elected Teamster Local 856 members who ran for city council seats in Alameda County, we won tax measures to support our public sector members, and we flipped a Congressional seat in the Central Valley. 

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Teamwork makes the dream work. The past few months have shown us how much working together and supporting each other is our true source of power as Teamsters. Our Joint Council has shown up on a political and legislative level to promote our California Automotive Regulatory Standards (CARS) Package of legislation, which would provide safeguards and regulation for autonomous vehicles (AV).

Our CARS package consists of AB 2286, which is our reintroduction of AB 316 that would require a safety operator for any vehicles over 10,000 lbs;

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As we watched the election results come in, we were reminded just how much every vote counts. The March Presidential Primary had incredibly low turnout. That means there will be races won by very narrow margins. That also means every Teamster vote counts in a much bigger way.

This past election cycle, we endorsed candidates running for county Board of Supervisors, City Council, State Assembly, State Senate, and Congressional seats. Each of our Locals in their respective territories interviewed hundreds of candidates and chose those who we felt best aligned with our Teamster priorities.

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