On the morning of Sunday, February 19, 2023, the eighty-nine-person Recology San Francisco Transfer Station unit ratified a new five-year deal. The unit consists of various classifications ranging from Material Handlers, Sweepers, Forklift Operators, Weighmasters, and more. The new agreement maintains these classifications as the industry leader in wages and complete benefits packages. “We pushed […]

What began as an indefinite work stoppage in the early morning hours of January 6, 2023, the ten-person clerical unit prevailed & retained the worker protection language that the employer had originally sought to remove. ⁣⁣The eight-hour strike began after the unit unanimously rejected the employer’s proposal in front of California Waste Solutions’ main facility, […]

Grow or die; that is a common phrase heard in the labor community.  This past year, Local 350 made it our priority to find opportunities to grow, and succeeded in organizing multiple units, big and small.  An unstable economy, a contentious labor climate, and an unwavering goal to organize, turned out to be the perfect […]

On December 20, 2022, the ten-person California Waste Solutions Clerical unit unanimously voted down the employer’s proposal, setting the stage for a potential strike. Due to the prolonged negotiation process and pattern of bad-faith bargaining by the employer, the unit strategically took a strike-authorization vote early on. California Waste Solutions and its ownership group fail […]

After Recology San Francisco wrongfully terminated two Teamsters Local 350 members in May 2021, Brother Tyrone Mullen, a six-year employee, and Brother Victor Ramirez, a twelve-year employee, were reinstated in July 2022 and September 2022, respectively. The reinstatement awards in the two separate arbitration cases called for full seniority, and both arbitrators awarded the members […]

Almost a year from their official vote to join Teamsters Local 350, the newly organized Recology South Valley Organics unit ratified its first-ever collective bargaining agreement on October 18, 2022.⁣⁣“This was a classic organizing campaign that started from an initial phone call which led to a final tentative agreement that was ratified by the membership.” […]

Workers at GreenWaste of Palo Alto in Santa Clara, Calif., voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to become Teamsters. The 40-worker group of drivers and mechanics will now join the thousands of waste workers throughout the Bay Area already represented by Local 350. Ever since I started working for this company, I felt we needed representation. Everyone […]

On September 19, 2022, the three-person clerical unit at Recology of the Coast in Pacifica, CA, voted to ratify their first-ever agreement with the Teamsters Local 350. The unit had initially voted to join the Local Union in May of 2022. “I am thrilled to be part of the strong bond and support of the […]

(South San Francisco) – Last week, mechanics at South San Francisco Scavenger Company in South San Francisco voted to join Teamsters Local 350. “I want to commend these workers for their courage and thank them for their genuine curiosity about what it meant to be in a union, to be represented,” said Robert Sandoval, Local 350 […]

On July 31, Local 350 members at Recology San Francisco Long Haul overwhelmingly voted to ratify a strong new agreement that will protect workers over the next five years. The new contract sets the bar for the 66-person group of workers and is being hailed as one of the best for long-haul drivers in the […]

On July 5, 2022, the members of the MRF unit and Clerical unit of California Waste Solutions located in San Jose voted unanimously to authorize strike sanctions against their employer.⁣ ⁣ “It’s difficult to negotiate a contract when the Company does not have a decision-maker at the table. All this does is delay the process […]

On a sunny Friday San Francisco day, Mayor London Breed stopped by Heron Head Park, where Teamsters Local 350 had a member appreciation day for their members at Recology Pier 96. The meeting was well-attended by members coming off their shifts and members who were about to begin their workday. “I wanted to come out here because […]