Member Profiles
For 16 years, Yolanda Jimenez has spent her summer months working in the canning area of Pacific Coast Producers in Woodland. She recently became a supervisor, overseeing the work of 15-20 other workers. “I’ve been there for a long time. Each July, when I go back, it’s like being with your family. Everybody knows you and greets you.”
Yolanda just became a trustee for Local 601 and is excited to learn more about how the union functions. “Most of the people, we don’t know what the union does for us. But I’ve learned that the union is us…and if we can get more involved we can get more help.”
President's Report
Peter Finn, President
You’re likely being inundated with propaganda from television commercials to in-app ads urging you to vote no on Prop 40. The billionaires funding these scare tactics are attempting to skirt paying their fair share to support our healthcare system and as Teamsters, it’s our job to fight back.
Earlier this year, Teamsters California endorsed Prop 40 with the support of our 250,000 members statewide. Teamsters across the state made it clear that it was time that billionaires pay their fair share to support essential services that benefit all Californians.
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