When we hear the term “outsourcing”, we might only think of offshoring—the practice of shipping American jobs out of the country. But outsourcing is much more than that. It also includes the subcontracting of jobs that were once done in-house to the lowest bidder and the privatization of our public services. And increasingly employers are attempting to outsource work through automation or replacing jobs with artificial intelligence (AI). Outsourcing in all its forms is the result of poor management and destroys middle-class jobs,

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Over the last year, with membership participation at an all-time high, Local Unions across Joint Council 7 have taken the fight to employers and won strong contracts in all industry sectors across our entire union, in both the private and public sector. These contract wins have translated into higher wages, quality affordable healthcare, retirement security for our families, and the protection of our rights at work, all guaranteed by a Teamster contract. 

Fighting for strong contracts takes the determination of the membership and local unions implementing a comprehensive plan that involves aggressive bargaining,

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The following is a joint statement issued on June 6, 2025 from Peter Finn, President of Teamsters Joint Council 7 and Chris Griswold, President of Teamsters Joint Council 42, regarding ICE Raids and the arrest of labor leader David Huerta in Los Angeles:

“The coordinated ICE raids across Los Angeles today were violent and intentionally cruel. These were not acts of justice. They were calculated displays of power meant to terrify working families and rip communities apart.

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The core of what we do as Teamsters all starts with a focus on the fundamentals of bargaining strong contracts and diligently enforcing those agreements through aggressive representation. Local Union business agents across Joint Council 7 are on the front lines of this day-to-day fight, negotiating strong Teamster contracts and holding management accountable in the workplace.

Business agents do it all, ranging from fighting for members at the bargaining table to consistently communicating with members on everyday issues through phone,

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Taking the fight to employers is what we do every day as Teamsters. Whether at the bargaining table or in the workplace, Joint Council 7 Local Unions hold management accountable and demand the respect members deserve. As a Joint Council, and as Teamsters across the country, it is imperative that we also dedicate the time, energy and resources necessary to organizing new members at non-union employers, particularly at big corporations such as Amazon whose business model is built on taking advantage of workers.

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As Teamsters we aren’t afraid of a fight, and as the election approaches, now is the time to make our voices heard in our fight against Big Tech. Greedy corporations want to replace working people with robots and Big Tech is pouring billions of dollars into a plan to outsource good middle-class jobs to machines run by artificial intelligence (AI). Their goal is simple, but disturbing. Big Tech wants to build AI machines to eliminate jobs so big business can outsource our jobs to robots—all with the self-serving goal of lowering labor costs to increase their already-excessive corporate profits.

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The work done on a day-in and day-out basis on behalf of Teamster members by the dedicated officers and business agents of the Local Unions that make up Joint Council 7 is what makes the Teamsters the strongest labor organization there is. Whether fighting for fair wages, negotiating quality affordable healthcare, protecting jobs, or demanding the respect members deserve through aggressive representation, this work makes a real difference in the lives Teamsters members across Joint Council 7.

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With over 100,000 Joint Council 7 Teamster members from 18 Local Unions working in both the public and private sector across Northern California, the Central Valley, and Northern Nevada, having strong Teamsters stewards is crucial to delivering strong contracts, aggressively enforcing those agreements, and further improving upon our workplace protections. And I can say with absolute confidence that the stewards from the Local Unions that make up Joint Council 7 are second to none when it comes to being strong leaders in the workplace and standing up for their Teamster co-workers.

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By Peter Finn —

With over 100,000 Joint Council 7 Teamster members from 18 Local Unions working in both the public and private sector across Northern California, the Central Valley, and Northern Nevada, having strong worksite leaders are crucial to delivering strong contracts, enforcing those agreements, and further improving upon our workplace protections. And I can say with absolute confidence that the stewards from the Local Unions that make up Joint Council 7 are second to none when it comes to being strong leaders in the workplace and standing up for their Teamster co-workers.

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