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Over 1,000 Staff at MarinHealth Conclude 24-hour Unfair Labor Practice Strike

Over 1,000 Staff at MarinHealth Conclude 24-hour Unfair Labor Practice Strike  

Despite the 24-hour strike ending, workers have been locked out until Saturday 

(GREENBRAE, CALIF.) — This week, hundreds of Teamsters at MarinHealth Medical Center held a 24-hour Unfair Labor Practice Strike amid nearly a year of bad-faith bargaining by the Hospital. Teamsters members have been notified by MarinHealththat they are locked out and will not be able to return to work until Saturday,

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Teamsters California Backs California Billionaire Tax

For Immediate Release 

January 28, 2026

 

Teamsters California Backs “California Billionaire Tax”

“It’s time to hold Big Tech Billionaires accountable for destroying our jobs and robbing families of our healthcare”

 

Sacramento, CA – Today, Teamsters California announced endorsing the California  Billionaire Tax, the largest union to date, backing the November ballot measure. As the unified voice of 250,000 California members,

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JC7 Locals ink first-ever Sysco regional contract

Over 1,000 Teamsters secure 34% in raises, major pension increases, more

More than 1,000 Sysco drivers and warehouse workers across Northern California and Nevada have overwhelmingly ratified the first-ever regional collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the Teamsters at Sysco.

The four-year agreement delivers a 34 percent wage increase, substantial improvements to pension contributions, top-tier Teamsters health care, and robust protections against unsafe working conditions and harmful automation practices.

“We were all proud to see Teamster members from different Locals come together,” said Joshua Snell,

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S.F. Amazon Teamsters gain BOS backing

(SAN FRANCISCO) – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution today demanding that Amazon immediately begin bargaining with more than 100 warehouse workers and drivers at the company’s DCK6 facility. The vote followed a rally and intense advocacy by Amazon Teamsters calling out the company’s ongoing refusal to recognize the union.

 

Workers at DCK6 organized with the Teamsters last October. Since then, Amazon has refused to recognize the union and has responded with illegal union-busting,

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Local 439 Teamsters at Republic Services win strike

Strong first contract achieved with Joint Council local union support

Over 500 Republic Services Teamsters from five locals nationwide—including a unit of Joint Council 7 members in Manteca, Calif., represented by Local 439—were forced to launch an enormous sanitation strike this summer after the multibillion-dollar waste corporation committed unfair labor practices.

Prior to the strike, landfill workers at Local 439 were battling for a fair first contract to meet the area industry standard.

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