Posts Tagged: Peter Finn

When you are on the right side of the fight, conflict can be a means to bring positive change — to change the status quo when the status quo is not good enough. Whether it’s growing inequality or politicians using race to turn workers against each other, we are certainly living through some challenging times.Read More >

Teamsters 856 honored for member solidarity Teamsters 856 is strong because 98% of the working people represented by our union have chosen to stand together as full Teamster members. In July, we were honored for having over 90% full membership alongside other local unions at the California Labor Federation’s 2018 Biennial Convention. Local 856 Political DirectorRead More >

Response to today’s controversial decision by the United States Supreme Court in favor of corporate special interests and against working people: “Today the Supreme Court ruled in a case that was funded by billionaire corporate special interests whose sole agenda is to dismantle unions so they can turn good public-sector jobs into low-paying work with little orRead More >

Local 856 has long been in the fight to reduce the skyrocketing cost of health care. As health care costs go up, they negatively affect take home pay — directly impacting us at the bargaining table. We will not allow unfair and unreasonable costs to continue to force us to divert money that should beRead More >

Karen Goff has worked for Daly City for 10 years, and has served as a Local 856 shop steward for almost eight of those years. In her work as a police assistant, Karen is a combination of a community service officer and a traffic enforcer. “I’m proud of the work I do,” she explained. “WhenRead More >