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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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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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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At the opening of the Joint Council 7 delegates’ meeting and annual seminar in June, President Peter Finn told the nearly 300 Teamsters in attendance that when it comes to organizing, actions speak louder than words — and the Joint Council is taking decisive action with the implementation of a partnership with the I.B.T. to create the new Joint Council 7 Organizing Program.
The program will intensify organizing efforts across the 18 Local Unions in Joint Council 7,
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(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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