Election Endorsements from Joint Council 7

Hollywood to the Docks

April 17 over 5000 Los Angeles union activist and supporters rallied at the Los Angeles harbor roaring their approval of an assertive, one for all and all for one, strategy in 2008 to change the national and local direction at a time of economic downturn. [ More... ]

Biggest successful freight organizing drive in 40 years

Joint Council 7, Local 70, and the IBT have teamed up to get the employees at UPS Freight to sign cards saying they want to be Teamsters. In just four days, more than 150 out of the over 200 employees at the UPS Freight San Leandro facility have signed union cards. [ More... ]

Union Rep by Day, World Series Catcher in Time Off

He may work for the members of Local 490 as a business
agent, but Don E. Garcia plays for the Sacramento Rivercats. The team just won the national 30-and-over World Series title for the Men's Senior Baseball League; Garcia is the team's catcher. [ More... ]