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For Immediate Release November 27, 2019 Contact: Chris Rosell crosell@ibt856.org or (202) 528-3775 (Concord, Calif.)  — This week, Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County staff officially formed a union with Teamsters 856. Rainbow staff provide free and sliding-scale therapy for individuals, couples, and families; HIV testing and counseling; support groups for the LGBTQ+ community;Read More >

Local 856 members Jennifer Sloat and Ross Anthold fought back and won after being unfairly terminated from their jobs as zookeepers at the San Francisco Zoo. Both Ross and Jennifer work in the zoo’s Hoofstock and Marsupials department — Ross works primarily with the Asian and African rhinoceros while Jennifer floats between the rhinoceros, giraffes,Read More >

Justin Kmetz has worked as a transporter radiology technological assistant at St. Rose Hospital for 18 years. He’s also a dedicated Teamsters 856 shop steward. For Justin, the best part about his job is his co-workers. Read on to find out what inspired him to become a steward and why he’s proud to be a Teamster.Read More >

Last month, more than 150 shop stewards and members attended Local 856’s 10th annual Shop Steward Appreciation Day. The event, which took place at the Westin SFO in Millbrae this year, honored and thanked the Local’s stewards who act as mediators, advocates, contract enforcers and more for their Teamsters 856 colleagues. “We know from firsthandRead More >

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 >