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In 2016, the staff at Edgewood Center for Children and Families in San Francisco were brand new Teamsters who had just ratified their first union contract. The contract and all the improvements that came with it were a huge victory after an arduous organizing campaign. Last month, Edgewood Teamsters approved their second contract, building uponRead More >

Roberta Patton lives in the house where she grew up in Millbrae, the community that means so much to her. It’s the house on the lot her parents bought in 1949 and the house her family lived in while her parents ran a union sheet metal shop in San Francisco. Roberta is a strong unionRead More >

August 26, 2019, might have been just another workday for Hector Camacho and his City of Millbrae Public Works co-worker, Evan Ramirez, but an accident at the end of the day made it one to remember. “We were getting off work and it happened right by the freeway on-ramp,” said Hector. Hector and Evan wereRead More >

Congratulations to Local 856 members at Eckert Cold Storage Escalon! Members there ratified a strong new contract this month. Getting there was not easy, but the members stood strong and persisted. “After several months of difficult negotiations, we faced the most difficult challenges we have ever gone through with this company,” recalled Delia Elenes. DeliaRead More >

Over the weekend, the Local 856 team known as “Team “Sister” Strong in Pink” participated in the Susan G. Komen More than Pink walk. The team raised $2000 to help end breast cancer. They walked with survivors, family, friends, and one adorable pup named Simon! Thank you to everyone who supported the Local 856 team and this importantRead More >