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On Wednesday, May 13, Teamsters 856 members Kathleen Romero, Mike Albertin, Eddy Galleguillos, Don Stevens and John Johnson traveled to Sacramento to join local elected officials, hotel workers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, retirees and homeowners to urge legislators to vote for a bill that will force home sharing platforms like Airbnb to comply with local laws andRead More >

This spring, maintenance supervisors at the San Mateo County Transit District, or “SamTrans” unanimously choose to become Teamsters 856 members. The maintenance supervisors are the fourth group of SamTrans employees to join Local 856 since 2009, following in the footsteps of their colleagues working as bus transportation supervisors, dispatchers, radio controllers and bus contract inspectors.Read More >

By Ralph Ortiz, Teamsters SFO Safety Committee Chairman From April 18th to 22nd, United Airlines Teamsters from the Teamsters SFO Ground Safety Committee attended the National Safety Council Labor Division spring meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Labor Division is one of nine divisions of the National Safety Council and “is a place where representativesRead More >

On April 13th and 14th, a contingent of Teamsters 856 members attended the California Labor Federation’s Joint Legislative Conference, themed, “Working People Standing Together”. The conference was packed with two days of workshops that centered on labor’s legislative agenda, including SB 546, which would require prior approval of healthcare premium increases that exceed specified thresholds chargedRead More >

This month Teamsters 856 received the sad news that longtime member and National/Alamo Shop Steward Glenn Driscoll had passed away. Fellow National/Alamo Teamsters 856 Member Mitra Ahmadi, worked with Driscoll for nine years. She describes him as incredibly reliable, hardworking, and kind. Driscoll had worked at the Alamo National Bush Street location since 1998 whereRead More >