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Clerical Allied Waste Services of Santa Clara/BFI Newby Island ratify new contract

Local 350 members at the Allied Waste Services of Santa Clara/BFI Newby Island Clerical Unit unanimously ratified their contract earlier this year. Following months of negotiations, the agreement marks a significant milestone for the clerical unit.

Negotiations initially encountered a stall in November, prompting the Local Union to take a strike vote on December 5, 2023. The possibility of a strike served as a pivotal moment in the negotiation process, highlighting the unity and determination of the clerical unit.

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Healthy raises for UC clerical & admin workers, including newly accreted workers

Thanks to our strong Teamsters Local 2010 contract, all CX Unit clerical and allied service workers at the University of California statewide will receive a 4.2% across-the-board raise plus one salary step, for a total average raise of 6.4% this July! Our history-making 2022 Teamsters contract guarantees that our annual raise will be at least 3% and the “me too” contract language bumps it to the annual percentage amount provided to unrepresented employees, whichever is greater.

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Joint Council 7 at the 2024 Teamsters Women’s Conference

Teamsters Joint Council 7 Locals 70, 87, 137, 150, 315, 350, 386, 439, 533, 665, 853, 856, and 2010 were all represented at the Teamsters Women’s Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 23 through June 26, where Local 856 President Maria Ashley Alvarado served as the conference’s director for the third year in a row. In addition to hearing from courageous workers at DHL, Amazon, and UPS who are organizing their workplaces, the 1500 attendees from Teamster locals across North America heard fiery and inspiring addresses from General President Sean O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman,

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Public health officials join Local 665

Workers at the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 665. The 33 new members protect the health and welfare of residents in Marin and Sonoma Counties from mosquitoes and vector-borne diseases.

“Congratulations to the newest members of the Teamsters Local 665 family,” said Mike Yates, President of Local 665. “Residents across Marin and Sonoma Counties benefit from the important work done by these public health officials to keep our communities safe.

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Contracts ratified; organizing continues

The last several months have been very busy at Teamsters Local 431.We have successfully negotiated and ratified contracts for Sun Maid Growers and Hertz Reps that were overwhelmingly approved by the membership. These contracts included good wage and pension increases as well as language improvements. We are currently in negotiations with six other companies. As always, we have organizing campaigns going on and we hope to be having elections on two of them soon. We will be suspending our General Membership meetings for July,

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