Teamsters Local 1932

TEAMSTERS CONDEMN CPUC FOR EXPANSION OF ROBOTAXIS IN SAN FRANCISCO, UNDEMOCRATIC PROCESS CATERING TO BIG TECH

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 856, in response to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision to approve the unlimited expansion of robotaxis in San Francisco:

Key Points: 
  • This undemocratic process caters to executives at Waymo and Cruise – not San Francisco residents.
  • "Public safety decisions should not be made by regulatory bodies that are in the pocket of Big Tech.
  • As state regulators carelessly approve the expansion of AVs in California, it is critically important that AB 316 becomes law."
  • Founded in 1949, Teamsters Local 856 represents over 17,000 workers in the Bay Area, Sacramento and the Central Valley.

SUNNYSIDE ELMWOOD PARK CANNABIS WORKERS JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 777

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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ELMWOOD PARK, Ill., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellness Advisors and other cannabis workers at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777.

Key Points: 
  • ELMWOOD PARK, Ill., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellness Advisors and other cannabis workers at Sunnyside, a subsidiary of Cresco Labs, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777.
  • "This is the fifth Cresco location to join our union," said Jim Glimco, Local 777 President.
  • "I support the Teamsters because I want to be able to have one job, and not have to work multiple jobs to survive," said Crystal Hernandez, a Wellness Advisor who voted to join Local 777.
  • Founded in 1937, Teamsters Local 777 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout the Chicago area.

MINNESOTA ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS, SUPPORT STAFF RATIFY HISTORIC AGREEMENTS

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota assistant public defenders and support staff represented by Teamsters Local 320 have ratified historic collective bargaining agreements with the Minnesota Board of Public Defense. The assistant public defenders ratified their agreement by 96 percent and public defense support staff ratified their agreement by 98 percent.

Key Points: 
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota assistant public defenders and support staff represented by Teamsters Local 320 have ratified historic collective bargaining agreements with the Minnesota Board of Public Defense.
  • The assistant public defenders ratified their agreement by 96 percent and public defense support staff ratified their agreement by 98 percent.
  • "The agreements for attorneys and support staff are truly historic with life-changing salary increases that will provide stability for an agency that suffered chronic underfunding by the State Legislature," said Brian Aldes, Teamsters Local 320 Secretary-Treasurer and chief negotiator.
  • "These agreements are the culmination of a hard-fought strategic campaign to bring public awareness to the beleaguered public defense system and to build pressure on the state legislature to adequately fund the agency."

MOUNT DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TEAMSTERS WIN NEW CONTRACT

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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CONCORD, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) Teamsters have ratified a new contract closing months of intense negotiations.

Key Points: 
  • CONCORD, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) Teamsters have ratified a new contract closing months of intense negotiations.
  • "This contract is a huge win for our members and takes us in the right direction of attracting and maintaining talent here at Mount Diablo Unified School District," said Noven Feria, MDUSD custodial lead worker and bargaining team member.
  • "The work our members do at Mount Diablo Unified School District impacts tens of thousands of people in our communities," said Peter Finn, Teamsters Local 856 Secretary-Treasurer.
  • "Our Mount Diablo Unified School District Teamsters showed their true character throughout the negotiations, never swaying on their commitment to our members," said Mark Jones, Teamsters Local 856 Union Representative.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WORKERS JOIN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2010

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Friday, July 28, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at the University of California (UC) have joined Teamsters Local 2010. The 1,175 newest members of Local 2010 in Oakland will now bargain for higher pay, reduced benefit costs, overtime pay, job security, and respect in the workplace.

Key Points: 
  • OAKLAND, Calif., July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers at the University of California (UC) have joined Teamsters Local 2010.
  • The 1,175 newest members of Local 2010 in Oakland will now bargain for higher pay, reduced benefit costs, overtime pay, job security, and respect in the workplace.
  • "Teamsters Local 2010 welcomes our new sisters and brothers," said Jason Rabinowitz, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 2010.
  • Teamsters Local 2010 is a union of 15,000 hardworking employees in California higher education.

TEAMSTER FIREFIGHTERS HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN CCFD CHIEF BARRON, DEMAND IMMEDIATE REMOVAL

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Friday, July 21, 2023
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BURLINGAME, Calif., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Central County Firefighters Union, which is affiliated with Teamsters Local 856, have determined they have no confidence in Central County Fire Department (CCFD) Chief Bruce Barron's ability to effectively perform his duties and feel he is unfit to lead. The firefighters are calling for Chief Barron's immediate removal.

Key Points: 
  • The firefighters are calling for Chief Barron's immediate removal.
  • "Chief Barron's toxic management style is antithetical to the department's core values of honesty, integrity, respect, leadership, accountability, teamwork, and professionalism," CCFD union leadership said.
  • Notice of the no confidence vote results were delivered to Burlingame City Manager, CCFD Chief Administrative Officer Lisa Goldman, and members of the CCFD Board of Directors in late June.
  • Since then, Chief Barron has announced his intention to retire in October, however, the firefighters are demanding his immediate removal.

MINNESOTA TEAMSTERS AT BLANDIN PAPER ON STRIKE

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blandin Paper Company workers represented by Teamsters Local 346 went on strike on July 15 after rejecting a pathetic contract offer that would retain an unfair two-tier benefits system alongside paltry wage increases.

Key Points: 
  • On July 14, about 170 Blandin Paper Teamsters voted overwhelmingly in favor of striking after rejecting the company's contract offer.
  • "All of these demands boil down to a simple matter of respect," said Steve Carlson, a Blandin Paper winder operator and shop steward.
  • Local 346 will hold a rally on Friday, July 21, from 1-3pm at Blandin Paper, 204 NW 4th St., in Grand Rapids, Minn., with support from Teamsters Joint Council 32 and Local 120.
  • Teamsters Local 346 was chartered in 1929 and represents workers across northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 777 REACHES TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH VERANO CANNABIS

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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CHICAGO, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 777 has reached tentative agreements for cannabis consultants and agents-in-charge at Zen Leaf dispensaries in Chicago and Schaumburg, Ill. Zen Leaf's parent company, Verano, is the third Multi-state Operator (MSO) that Local 777 has successfully bargained agreements with after launching a campaign to organize the cannabis industry less than three years ago.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 777 has reached tentative agreements for cannabis consultants and agents-in-charge at Zen Leaf dispensaries in Chicago and Schaumburg, Ill. Zen Leaf's parent company, Verano, is the third Multi-state Operator (MSO) that Local 777 has successfully bargained agreements with after launching a campaign to organize the cannabis industry less than three years ago.
  • "If past is prologue, the future of the Chicago cannabis industry belongs to us."
  • "We look forward to bargaining similar agreements with the other big players in cannabis."
  • Founded in 1937, Teamsters Local 777 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout the Chicago area.

TEAMSTERS BRING 'LOUD AND CLEAR' MESSAGE FOR FAIR PAY TO CSU TRUSTEES MEETING

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500 members of Teamsters Local 2010, Academic Professionals of California (APC), California Faculty Association (CFA), CSU Employees Union – SEIU Local 2579 (CSUEU), UAW Local 4123, and Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) filled the courtyard outside of the CSU Board of Trustees meeting on July 11 to demand fair pay.  The six unions collectively represent over 60,000 California State University (CSU) workers across the state.

Key Points: 
  • "Our message was loud and clear, and the CSU Trustees definitely heard us," said Jason Rabinowitz, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 2010.
  • The crowd, which included more than 150 Teamsters Local 2010 members in the Skilled Trades Unit, are demanding that CSU negotiate fair contracts with wages that keep up with inflation.
  • It would also return the regularly scheduled salary increases that the CSU Trustees unilaterally removed in 1996, which has caused extreme pay disparities between long-time and newer CSU workers.
  • This salary is 27 percent higher than her predecessor, but CSU has offered Teamsters and other CSU workers raises that are cumulatively less than 10 percent over three years.

TEAMSTERS DEMAND ACTION AFTER WORKER DEATH AT GREEN THUMB INDUSTRIES

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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ROCK ISLAND, Ill., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters are calling on Green Thumb Industries (GTI) to address its workers' safety concerns in response to the news that a staff member tragically passed away at the company's Rock Island grow operation on Friday, July 14.

Key Points: 
  • GTI needs to take drastic and immediate action to address the safety concerns of its workforce.
  • "The Teamsters stand in solidarity with the workers of Rock Island as they mourn the loss of their friend and co-worker.
  • "As a former GTI worker, me and many others at the Rock Island facility had serious safety concerns that weren't addressed," said Magen Townsend, Teamsters International Organizer.
  • Founded in 1937, Teamsters Local 777 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout the Chicago area.