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

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

(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”

(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

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

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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