TEAMSTERS HALT WAYMO IN SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A zoning appeal victory for the Teamsters Union has effectively stopped the expansion of autonomous (AV) carmaker Waymo following a unanimous vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The board agreed with the union's claim that the company had not been forthright in its application to alter the use of a large distribution center in the city's industrial area.
- SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A zoning appeal victory for the Teamsters Union has effectively stopped the expansion of autonomous (AV) carmaker Waymo following a unanimous vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
- "AV companies such as Waymo threaten the livelihood of Teamster members who are employed in the expanding area of parcel delivery," said Tony Delorio, Teamsters Local 665 Secretary-Treasurer.
- The general public is not on the side of these AV companies – in San Francisco or anywhere else."
- The hearing at San Francisco's City Hall was packed with rank-and-file Teamsters who stood and thanked elected officials as the meeting concluded.