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For Immediate Release                                                                                February 13, 2017             Contact: Tim Jenkins, (415) 275-0528, tjenkins@ibt856.org Peninsula Humane Society Teamsters reject management contract that would silence future whistleblowers Proposal seen as potential threat to animal safety Shortly after whistleblowers at the Peninsula Humane Society went public with concerns about animal welfare, PHS management proposed a new contract thatRead More >

Teamsters 856 members working for the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District have voted to extend their contracts for another three years, securing wages and creating health care cost stability. “Forecasting out-of-pocket expenses was something that we considered when agreeing to extend the contracts,” said Teamsters 856 Vice President Rudy Gonzalez. “With these extensions,Read More >

This month, Secretary-Treasurer Peter Finn honored longtime Teamsters 856 Steward Ken Hall at Local 856’s General Membership Meeting. Hall, who served as an 856 shop steward for 18 years, recently retired after more than 31 years with the City of San Bruno. Finn commended Hall’s significant knowledge and willingness to step up and go toRead More >

Teamsters 856 members at National and Alamo car rental ratified a new four-year agreement earlier this month. The new contract, which covers nearly 150 members working at the rental agencies’ Bay Area airport and downtown San Francisco locations, includes yearly raises, including increases tied to years of service, fully paid parking at airport locations, uniform cleaningRead More >

For 41 years John J. Sanchez has tended the grounds of the Mount Diablo Unified School District, mowing dozens of acres a day, readying football fields and baseball diamonds for play from scratch, and helping to set up the infrastructure for new school facilities are just some of the tasks he’s completed as an equipmentRead More >