Teamsters aren’t afraid of a fight. With the AI revolution upon us, now is the time for workers to make our voices heard against Big Tech and greedy corporations that want to replace us with robots. Teamsters do not oppose new technology that enhances work, makes work safer, or creates new jobs in the supplyRead More >
Effective negotiations require a multi-pronged approach that combines smart bargaining with a legal, communications, political, and organizing strategy that creates the most leverage possible to convince, persuade, and sometimes force, employers to see our point of view. The last few months have proven that Local 856 members are ready and willing to take action whenRead More >
Local 856 we often talk about our Teamsters Family, and while that family is our co-workers and fellow Teamsters we stand shoulder to shoulder with throughout our Union, everything we do as Teamsters starts with our loved ones at home, who are the reason we work so hard. In the Teamsters, it is family first,Read More >
Taking the fight to employers is what we do every day as Teamsters. Whether at the bargaining table or in the workplace, Teamsters 856 representatives and stewards hold management accountable and demand the respect members deserve. As a Local Union, and as Teamsters in our region and across the country, it is imperative that weRead More >
With more than 17,000 members across Northern California in both the public and private sector in nearly all industries, having effective worksite leaders is crucial to delivering strong contracts, enforcing those contracts, and further improving upon our workplace protections. And I can say with absolute confidence that our Local 856 shop stewards are second toRead More >
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