Strike Archives - Teamsters Local 853

READY TO STRIKE – Teamsters 853 Truck Drivers authorized to Strike the San Francisco Unified School District along with nine other sister Unions in the Common Crafts Coalition and United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters.

The San Francisco Unified School District has been dragging its feet on an expired contract representing several Unions in the Common Crafts Coalition and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters. Last week, these unions, of which Teamsters 853 is one, were authorized to strike if the SFUSD cannot get their act together and hammer out a fair and equitable contract for these workers. This strike will be far-reaching and significantly impact the SF Unified School District’s operations as they represent many members from the following unions.

TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 853
CARPENTERS AND LOCKSMITH, LOCAL 22
UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, LOCAL 38
UNITE UNION OF ROOFERS, WATERPROOFERS AND ALLIED WORKERS, LOCAL 40
SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 104
IRON WORKERS UNION, LOCAL 377
GLAZIERS, ARCHITECTURAL METAL AND GLASS WORKERS UNION, LOCAL 718
LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 261
AUTO, MARINE AND SPECIALTY PAINTERS, LOCAL 1176
MACHINISTS, LOCAL 1414

Stay focused, stay unified, and get that good contract!! All of Teamsters 853 is behind you!!

San Jose Members – These City Council Members Have your Back, Remember their Names During Election Time

We cannot do it alone. Cities and towns that support unions aren’t simply willed into being. Working and living in a city that supports unions is the result of vocal members of the community and body politic.

We, as Teamsters 853 members, have to be aware of the politics in our cities and towns and then actively vote for elected officials that support union workplaces.

In the case of San Jose, Teamsters Local 853 would like to acknowledge three city council members who have been recent standouts for supporting our members’ causes. They have worked to bring and maintain fair and equitable employment to the people who work and live in San Jose.

San Jose City Councilmember Peter Ortiz, who represents District 5

San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres, who represents District 3

San Jose City Councilmember Domingo Candelas, who represents District 8

All three of these council members showed up at our Strike at Premier Recycle and also penned a letter to the owners of Premier Recycle expressing support for the workers there. Premier Recycle has benefited from many San Jose city contracts, so the influence on their business from these council members is considerable.

Thank you, Councilmembers Ortiz, Torres, and Candelas, for your support. You have our backs, and come election time; San Jose Teamsters will have yours!!

Below is the letter these council members wrote to the owners of Premier Recycle.

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