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(MARTINEZ, Calif.) — More than 2,100 Contra Costa County workers have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new two-year contract, averting a strike. The members of Teamsters Local 856, who work in health services, licensed vocational nursing, and general services and maintenance, had authorized a strike by 92 percent and were set to walk off theRead More >

(MARTINEZ, CALIF.) — More than 2,000 Contra Costa County Teamsters are poised to walk off the job after voting by over 90% to authorize a strike if a new agreement cannot be reached.  Contra Costa County Teamsters work in over 250 classifications, serving the public throughout the County in health services, general services and maintenance, and licensedRead More >

(GREENBRAE, CALIF.) – Nearly 500 Technical and Professional MarinHealth Medical Center (MHMC) employees have announced a 24-hour Unfair Labor Practice strike starting at 7 a.m., February 18 until 6:59 a.m., February 19, 2026. The employees voted to strike by 98% earlier this month after nearly a year of negotiations wherein MHMC has met its workersRead More >

Members of Teamsters Local 856 at the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) have voted 98 percent to ratify a new contract that protects and rewards 1,400 workers, ending a two-day strike. The three-year agreement includes significant wage increases, fully employer-paid Teamsters health care, and key language improvements. “Teamsters at West Contract Costa UnifiedRead More >

(RICHMOND, Calif.) – Members of Teamsters Local 856 at the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. The vote comes ahead of fact finding — the next stage of the state-run impasse procedure — should a fair agreement not be reached. For more than six months, WCCUSD TeamstersRead More >