Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: mdrumm@nullteamster.org
(BAKERSFIELD, Calif.) – Thirty drivers at High Desert Distributing in Bakersfield, Calif., will now be represented by Teamsters Local 87. The drivers voted for strong union representation to secure higher wages, better benefits, and improved working conditions.
“We are proud to welcome our new members to the Teamsters,” said John Moralez, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 87. “The union busters tried like hell to break this group,
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Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@nullteamster.org
(SAN LEANDRO, Calif.) – Workers at First Student in San Leandro have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 853. The 40 new Teamsters provide student transportation for San Leandro Unified School District and San Lorenzo Unified School District.
“Congratulations to our newest brothers and sisters who are fighting to get what they deserve,” said Steve Beck, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 853. “These drivers ensure that our kids get to and from school safely.
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In his keynote address at the annual Teamsters Joint Council 7 Seminar in June, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna voiced his support of Teamster-backed legislation that protects workers and road safety by requiring a human operator on autonomous delivery vehicles.
Congressman Khanna also discussed how his upbringing as a child of immigrants shaped his views on the importance of community to make an economy that works for everyone. He stated as the representative from Silicon Valley,
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Media Contact: Shubhangi Domokos, shubhangi@nullcalaborfed.org
Billionaires want to take away workers’ right to organize. AB 288 protects it.
California bill would create a state right to organize when the federal agency is unable to act to protect workers’ rights.
Sacramento, CA – (Wednesday, April 2, 2025) – Today, California lawmakers took the first step toward a state right to organize in direct defiance of the corporate attack on workers’ rights.
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