Teamsters News
General President Jim Hoffa issued the following statement on the tragic death of Teamsters Local 769 member Frank Ordonez in Miami this week Headline News
(LOS ANGELES) – Drivers at Universal Intermodal Services in Los Angeles, Calif. have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 848, joining their Teamster coworkers in Indiana and Michig...
(WASHINGTON) – Mechanics at ExpressJet, a regional carrier for United Airlines, recently wrapped up a week of informational picketing at the company’s locations in Cleveland; Houston; New...
TEAMSTERS Local 986
About Local 986
Chartered in 1948, Local 986 grew steadily during the post-World War II industrial expansion of Southern California. Under the dynamic leadership of M.E. “Andy” Anderson, Michael J. Riley and John F. Harren, the Local organized a wide variety of job classifications from parking lot attendants to airline pilots. For decades, this local union has been at the forefront of organizing new members and has assisted other local unions with their organizing campaigns. This dynamic growth and superior representation was noticed by other Locals who asked to merge into 986 in order to seek common goals and expanded opportunities.
What does it mean to be a Teamster member?
For more than 100 years the Teamsters Union has been a leader in setting the standard for higher wages, better benefits and improved working conditions for workers throughout the United States and Canada.
Teamster members can find a variety of ways to participate to help build a stronger union — from supporting coworkers in their struggle for justice, helping with the bargaining process to joining a local union committee or becoming a volunteer organizer.
ABOUT THE TEAMSTERS
The Teamsters Union is North America's strongest and most diverse labor union. In 1903, the Teamsters started as a merger of the two leading team driver associations. These drivers were the backbone of America’s robust economic growth, but they needed to organize to wrest their fair share from greedy corporations. Today, the Union’s task is exactly the same.
The Teamsters are known as the champion of freight drivers and warehouse workers, but have organized workers in virtually every occupation imaginable, both professional and non-professional, private sector and public sector.
Our 1.4 million members are public defenders in Minnesota; vegetable workers in California; sanitation workers in New York; brewers in St. Louis; newspaper workers in Seattle; construction workers in Las Vegas; zoo keepers in Pennsylvania; healthcare workers in Rhode Island; bakery workers in Maine; airline pilots, secretaries and police officers. Name the occupation and chances are we represent those workers somewhere.
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Airline Division
The Local's representation covers many classifications of work including pilots, mechanics, passenger service, operations, reservations and cargo.
Las Vegas
Local 986 represents members who work in the hotels and casinos, rental car industry and several administrative offices throughout Las Vegas.
Santa Maria
Teamsters have been serving Union families on the Central Coast for over 70 years. We have a proud history of Union activism and leadership that spans 4 generations.
Trade Show & Convention Centers
The Trade Show and Convention Centers Division helps local unions organize and represent all employees who work in this industry throughout the United States and Canada.
Teamsters Joint Council 42
Teamsters Joint Council 42 is the parent body to 22 Teamster Local Unions located and representing members in Southern California, Southern Nevada, Guam, Saipan, and Hawaii. Some 200,000 working Teamsters and Retirees are affiliated with the JC 42 Family.
Costco Members
What are your Union rights? Ask for a Steward as soon as the questioning begins.