What happens when you have a motivated workforce, a solid organizing team, and connections with local politicians? The workers at the Oakland Zoo just found
In December, Local 853 held its first contested election of officers in thirty years after ten “white ballots” (elections by acclamation). At the nominations meeting
In our largest drive-thru membership appreciation event yet, more than 800 members came by Local 853’s offices in Oakland (Oct. 29), San Jose, and Watsonville
Costco passes first national contract The Teamsters made history in October, securing a first-time master agreement protecting more than 18,000 workers at Costco nationwide. This
Lou Valletta Lou began his career in 1978 as a rank-and-file Teamster driver at Kilpatrick’s Baking Company in San Jose and stepped up to become
Getting a union is not easy, as the 50 workers who run the mail room for Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will attest. They
The UPS contract doesn’t expire until 2023, but with more than 350,000 members across the nation, and about 1,500 members in Local 853, it can’t
When Local 853 chose its winner of the 2022 Harry Polland/Bob Morales Joint Council 7 Scholarship, they didn’t realize how much that choice was a
There’s an old saying in the union world: 10% of the members take up 90% of the time of business reps. It’s always the squeaky
When Hallcon, a contractor that runs commuter shuttle buses for the tech industry, terminated a driver for falsification of records, the union fought back—and won!
