Monthly Archives: January 2016

Daly City Teamsters Negotiate Increases

January 29, 2016

More than 60 Teamsters 856 members working for the City of Daly City overwhelmingly ratified new contracts this month that include an average of 10% in raises over two years and increases the city’s contribution to health care costs. A portion of the gains in the new agreements represent restorations of sacrifices members agreed toRead More >

856 Public Sector Reps Attend Negotiating Intensive

January 29, 2016

This week, Teamsters 856 representatives took part in a symposium focused on legal frameworks, analyzing budgets, and contract costing in the public sector in California. The conference, held in Oakland, gave Teamsters 856 representatives a chance to exchange strategies and collaborate with other public sector reps from across the state and economist Dr. James Kimball,Read More >

Standing together makes us all stronger

January 25, 2016

The numbers tell the story: there is strength in numbers. Union workers make 27% more than their non-union counterparts. Without question, as the data shows, collective bargaining works. Not only are wages higher, but union workers are much more likely to have health benefits and a pension. This is a consequence of the right toRead More >

Unions Gain in Popularity, Particularly Among Young Adults

January 22, 2016

Americans’ support of labor unions continues to grow, jumping 5 percentage points in the last year alone to its highest approval rating since 2008, according to a recently conducted Gallup poll. Young adults, those aged 18 to 34, have the most favorable opinions of unions among all age groups surveyed – an encouraging signal forRead More >