What Happened Around the Local

Hundreds of Teamsters working at Smart & Final in Southern California are on strike in the face of the company’s ongoing unfair labor practices.Workers voted for union representation, but now Grupo Comercial Chedraui – a $13 billion Mexican company that owns Smart & Final – plans to fire them all and force workers to re-apply […]

Approximately 1500 members from 17 Teamster Locals in the Liquor industry in California came to an agreement and ratified their contract on Sunday. “This was a great contract,” Said Liquor Chairman and Teamster 853 Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beck. “We secured strong improvements to contract language and increases to benefits. But the thing I’m most happy with […]

Our monthly member meeting for November is this Thursday, November 9th at 7PM. Show up and participate in the events and decisions that affect your Union and workplace. Time: Doors Close at 7 PM(usually 30-60 min. long) Where: Teamsters Local Union 853, 7750 Pardee Lane Oakland, California 94621 – Phone: 510-895-8853

Today was a good day for all the Teamsters who work at the Amports compounds on this new contract. Negotiations secured the highest pay raises in Amport’s history while not giving up any other current benefits. Gains were also made on Vacation and some other important language in the contract. “Our members stuck together and […]

Through grassroots political action and aggressive lobbying on Capitol Hill, State Houses, and City Halls across America, Teamsters have stopped some of the worst attacks on working people. But Big Business is always aggressively pushing their agenda to increase profits at workers’ expense. They outspend working families on politics by more than 15-1. But you […]

Big shout out to the Right Away crew, who just ratified a 3-year contract extension. Congratulations!!!

Sisters and Brothers, When Governor Newsom vetoed AB316, a bill that would have protected Union Jobs and put corporate greed in check, Teamsters do what they have always done. Continue the fight at a different angle. Because we only lose when we stop fighting. So we continue using our considerable voice for working women and […]

Sisters and Brothers, An informed and active electorate can get things done. That is why we are writing you today. You may have heard the news that the freight company Yellow recently filed for bankruptcy, which put 22,000 Teamsters out of work and allowed Yellow to walk away from their responsibility and debt. Leaving Teamsters […]

If you have ever purchased a new car and asked for something to be added to the car like a tow hitch or roof rack, where do you think these additions happen? Not at the factory. Large car companies ship cars with basic model builds, and when a dealership receives an order for a car […]

In August, Teamster members working at Bimbo turned down the company’s Last Best and Final offer during contract negotiations. They then overwhelmingly voted to authorize us to strike if the need arises. Some of the issues still not adequately addressed were the two-tier workforce as well as wage increases that can keep up with the […]

Alex Nakano, son of RNDC Teamster 853 member Kurt Nakano, was presented with the JC7 Scholarship this year at our September monthly meeting. Alex was selected as the winning recipient after providing his most recent education transcripts, extracurricular and community activities, and an essay he wrote on  “The Importance of Labor Unions.” Pictured with Alex […]

Can we please give a big shout-out to our Watsonville Community Hospital Teamsters 853 members? They are gearing up for contract negotiations. This upcoming contract is important as it is the first time they bargain since COVID. The city of Watsonville depends on these hard-working members who were at the front line of the pandemic, […]

Teamsters 853 Member Ali Shabana (in vest) was laid off in June 2016 when Laz took over parking management at Kaiser, Oakland.  Laz rehired him four months later without recognizing his original seniority date of 2012. So Ali has been forced to BID with lower seniority.   When Ali brought his circumstances to his Business Agent, James […]

853 Teamster members from two employers unexpectedly connected last week in a goodwill effort to package thousands of pounds of food for the underprivileged. Props to Teamster 853 members from RNDC Liquors and their employer for giving members a paid day to go to another Teamster 853 company, Second Harvest. There, they worked their day […]

Sisters and Brothers, In four days, the Teamsters have a monumental opportunity to push back hard against corporate greed at a State Level. AB316 protects Teamster Jobs, makes streets safer, and puts corporate greed in check. If you are not working this Tuesday, please join our rally in Sacramento to deliver a message to Governor […]

Our monthly member meeting for September is this Thursday, September 14th. Show up and participate in the events and decisions that affect your Union and workplace.Time: Doors Close at 7 PM(usually 30-60 min. long)Where: Teamsters Local Union 853, 7750 Pardee LaneOakland, California 94621 – Phone: 510-895-8853

Congratulations to these Hallcon drivers for reaching a significant milestone. Last month, Hallcon honored all employees with ten years of service or more. A significant milestone, as most have worked for multiple companies in 10 years. This group of members (drivers) are part of the pioneers at Hallcon and the beginning of organizing Commuter Shuttle […]

CTWI ratifies its first full-blown negotiated contract renewal.  Congratulations to the members, they had great gains in wages and their Western Conference Pension contributions and maintained their strong medical plan.

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Granite Rock, Redwood City and San Jose voted to ratify a 2-year contract extension.

UPS TEAMSTERS TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WEBINAR, JULY 31 Join Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman for the latest updates on the historic tentative agreement for a new UPS National Master Agreement. This important webinar will follow a two-person meeting on July 31 of representatives from all 176 Teamsters locals with UPS […]

ATTENTION TEAMSTERS 853 MEMBERS AT YELLOW: On Sunday, July 23 at 4:00 p.m. PST, Teamsters National Freight Director John A. Murphy will be holding another important call for members at Yellow Corp. All members at Yellow operating companies (YRC Freight, Holland, New Penn, and Reddaway) are encouraged to attend. Pre-registration is required. Go to ibt.io/YellowZoom […]

UPS Sisters and Brothers, big shout out to these members today. Sunnyvale turned out and we are stronger and in a better position for it. As we move through the next few weeks to the contract deadline, GET MORE INVOLVED, SIGN UP, SHOW UP, talk to David Crawford(UPS Business Agent) and Steven Lua(President, UPS Business […]

All around the country, UPS Teamsters are holding practice strike events to show UPS that we are serious about getting a good contract. Please make every effort to attend and walk the line with us.  And also notify any UPS co-workers who may not be on our email list. Where and when UPS 853 Teamsters […]

Big shout out to Gena Tatupu, PFG Supervisor from Livermore, who was wrongfully terminated during this union drive. Gena continues to fight for all the PFG workers in Livermore because she knows it’s the right thing to do. She was accompanied by Masiel Garcia (Local 630), Jr Navarro (Local 630), from Teamsters Local 630 representing […]

Shop Steward Alex Woolner, out of Sunnyvale, is hustling hard for all his UPS Sisters and Brothers. “A big shout out and thank you to Alex and UPS’ers like him who are putting in the time to make a better life for all of the UPS 853 Teamsters.” Said UPS Business Agent, David Crawford

Last Sunday, Second Harvest Food Bank members met to review current issues and potential strategies prior to starting up negotiations next year. “Preparation is the key to building our unity, and how we get a solid agreement.” Said James Long, Teamsters 853 Business Agent. “Second Harvest members are going to be ready to maximize their […]

Liquor Committee Chairmen Steve Beck and Mike Pharris kicked off the opening meeting of the Statewide Liquor Committee to begin negotiations to secure a good contract for over 1000 Teamster members who work in the liquor division. Over 20 Teamster locals participate on behalf of these members in California. They continue to lead the industry […]

ABF Freight Teamsters 853 members voted unanimously to ratify their contract, which included significant wage increases over the term of the agreement, two additional sick days, and two additional floating holidays. They also removed the cap to any cost of living increases based on the Bay Area CPI. The ABF contract is a national contract, […]

S. Martinelli and Company Teamsters started early on their negotiation preparation. Their contract expires in February. The members of this Committee represent every department in the company. And the seniority is from 3 to 34 years.  More time to prepare means better negotiations and a better contract. And this team is going to the mat […]

The NorCal committee’s last bargaining session with the Company was on June 6th. The company remains unwilling to bargain over individual proposals and has maintained their position that the only way to get a potential tentative agreement is if the Union will accept the company’s current package deal. There are very few items currently on […]

Teamsters Local 853 represents zoo keepers at the Oakland Zoo. These professionals are negotiating a first-time agreement with the venerable Oakland institution. President of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors Nate Miley stopped by a recent meeting of the members to learn about their jobs and voice his support for Oakland Zoo Teamster Zoo Keepers! […]