Teamsters 856 is a growing union of 23,000 working people throughout Northern California standing together for economic progress and fairness on the job. We work to combine effective strategic planning with strong resources to position ourselves to fight smart at the bargaining table; provide aggressive representation in the workplace; and encourage member participation and involvement.
The Executive Board of Teamsters Joint Council 7 has unanimously named Peter Finn as President, effective February 1, 2024. Jeff Berdion will remain as Vice President and has been appointed to the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Fund. John Bouchard will now serve as Secretary-Treasurer and Don E. Garcia as Recording Secretary. Tony Delorio andRead More >
(SAN FRANCISCO) — The San Francisco Municipal Attorneys Association (MAA) formally affiliated with 20,000-member Teamsters Local 856 this week. The association comprises 500 deputy district attorneys, deputy public defenders, and city attorneys serving the citizens of San Francisco. The new members join Teamsters 856-represented public attorneys throughout Northern California, including in Alameda, Sonoma, Marin, andRead More >
With more than 17,000 members across Northern California in both the public and private sector in nearly all industries, having effective worksite leaders is crucial to delivering strong contracts, enforcing those contracts, and further improving upon our workplace protections. And I can say with absolute confidence that our Local 856 shop stewards are second toRead More >
