Statement from Peter Finn, Teamster Food Processing Division Director and Teamsters Local 856 Secretary-Treasurer on the passing of SB 490 – The Buy American Food Act: “The Teamsters Food Processing Division thanks Governor Gavin Newsom for signing SB 490 to strengthen Buy American requirements for school meals. Once again, California leads the nation and isRead More >
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Eden Medical Center Members Hold One-Day Strike
December 24, 2020
Last week, 140 Teamsters 856 members at Eden Medical Center walked off the job as part of a one-day strike for patient care. The frontline Teamsters include respiratory care therapists, lab technicians, imaging technicians, and other health care professionals at the Castro Valley Hospital. Eden Medical Center Teamsters have detailed staffing shortages, lack of leadership, and shortages of PPERead More >
Eden Medical Center Teamsters to Strike Monday
December 10, 2020
CASTRO VALLEY, CALIF. – Frontline health care workers, including respiratory care therapists, lab technicians, imaging technicians, and other health care professionals will strike Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley this Monday, December 14. The workers are 140 members of Teamsters 856 who have been in negotiations with the hospital for ten months for a new contract. “When we beganRead More >
LGBTQ+ Family Support Group Joins Local 856
August 24, 2020
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Workers at the Our Family Coalition based in San Francisco have joined Teamsters Local 856. The Coalition organizes workshops, support groups, classes and seasonal celebrations in support of LGBTQ+ families with children, prospective parents, youth, allies, community partners and volunteers in San Francisco and the East Bay. Corey Hallman, business agent withRead More >
Sonoma County Public Defenders Vote to Affiliate with Teamsters 856
July 7, 2020
Santa Rosa, Calif. — The Sonoma County Deputy Public Defenders Attorneys’ Association (SCDPDAA) has voted to affiliate with Teamsters Local 856. The association comprises nearly 30 attorneys serving as public defenders across Sonoma County. The public defenders join more than 300 new workers organized by Local 856 in 2020 alone. “The association chose to affiliateRead More >







