Winning strong contracts across Joint Council 7
January 25, 2026
Over the last year, with membership participation at an all-time high, Local Unions across Joint Council 7 have taken the fight to employers and won strong contracts in all industry sectors across our entire union, in both the private and public sector. These contract wins have translated into higher wages, quality affordable healthcare, retirement security for our families, and the protection of our rights at work, all guaranteed by a Teamster contract.
Fighting for strong contracts takes the determination of the membership and local unions implementing a comprehensive plan that involves aggressive bargaining, leveraging the law to build power, deploying a political plan to gain support from elected officials, creating a communications strategy to ensure our message is reaching the right people, and most importantly, strong member involvement from participating in negotiations surveys, stewards sitting at the bargaining table, to taking part in actions to apply pressure on the employer.
The fight is never easy, and takes hard work, but by sticking together and having each other’s backs, local unions and members across Joint Council 7 have shown that when we fight together, we can win together. As the new year begins, it is imperative that we double down on our commitment to fight on behalf of our co-workers and continue to win at the bargaining table, because as Teamsters, when we stay strong and united, are an unstoppable force.
