Posts Tagged: Summer Institute on Union Women

Local 856 members build collective power at the Summer Institute on Union Women

August 9, 2018

Last month, Teamsters 856 sent 12 members to the Western Regional Summer Institute on Union Women (SIUW) held at Sonoma State University. The SIUW brings women together from unions, worker centers, and community organizations in the western United States and Canada for five days to hone their organizing skills, receive leadership training, and discuss issuesRead More >

Summer Institute on Union Women empowers Teamsters 856 women

August 8, 2017

Every year, women from unions throughout the United States and Canada gather together for the Summer Institute on Union Women (SIUW) in their region. This year, Teamsters 856 sent 18 members from both the public and private sector to the Western SIUW, held in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii. “What better way for our members to growRead More >