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Latest News from Local 853
Union Strong day at the ballpark
Join your brothers and sisters in the labor movement for a great game in Oakland – A’s vs. Yankees on April 15. Contact the Alameda Building Trades Council (btca@btcalameda.org) or the Labor Council (xsanchez@alamedalabor.org) for details.
Scholarship time
The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is open now for applications. The fund awards $1,000 to $10,000 to high school seniors planning to attend a four-year college or university, and $500 to $2,000 for use at community colleges or trade schools. The scholarships are available to the sons, daughters,
Teamsters turn out in Sacramento to support bill mandating drivers on Autonomous Vehicles
Local 853 members joined Teamsters from Joint Council 7 and across California at the California Capitol on January 30 to state loudly and clearly that there MUST be a human operator (driver) on autonomous vehicles (AVs) weighing more than 10,000 pounds. Legislators Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) and Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) just
Member Resources
- Local 853 works with a wide variety of health and welfare plans, retirement and pension plans, and more. For a list of the plans that serve most members, click here. If you don’t know which plan(s) you have, contact your business agent or call the office at 510-895-8853.
Secretary-Treasurer
Meet your new Principal Officer
First, I want to introduce you to each other. Local 853 is the combined strength of our 13,000+ members who stand together for solid contracts that improve their wages, benefits, and working conditions. You work in numerous industries, from A to Z — Artists to Zookeepers. You work across the Greater Bay Area, up to the Oregon border, down the Central Coast, and out towards Sacramento. In all, Local 853 has contracts with more than 300 employers. Teamsters Local 853
Why is your union important to you?
Emily Ramirez
“We have a voice at work. We just got a new contract and got big wage and pension increases.”
Lloyd Embry
“Our rights, standards, quality of work, pay raises, health benefits. And strong leadership.”
Wilson Po
“The union protects our jobs and provides good benefits and stable working conditions. I appreciate the Brotherhood – especially!”
Membership Meetings
Membership meetings are the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Meetings are held at our Oakland union hall: 7750 Pardee Lane, Oakland.
February 9 • March 9 • April 13 • May 11
Membership meetings start at 7 p.m. Come early for pizza
Pension Planning Meetings
To help members make their retirement decisions,
we schedule appointments to meet with Pension Office staff
as follows:
OAKLAND: Second Wednesday of the month
WATSONVILLE: First Wednesday & Thursday of each month
SAN JOSE: Last Friday of each month
Call the Local 853 office staff at 510-895-8853 to
make an appointment
Site Map
Local 853 Headquarters
7750 Pardee Lane
Oakland CA 94621
Phone: 510-895-8853
South Bay Office
1452 North Fourth Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-453-0287
Watsonville Office
22 E. 5th Street
Watsonville CA 95076
Phone: 831-724-0683
