In the Last 15 Days, Dennis Hart(Secretary-Treasurer) and Lou Valletta(President) have FIRED Mike Henneberry and suspended Ray Torres. Two of our slate’s four officers. Why? It’s a desperate last-ditch effort to maintain their grip on power. Dennis Hart and Lou Valletta, along with their new acolyte, Johnny Gallegos, have decided that they would lose a

For weeks now, Johnny Gallegos, the third wheel on the Hart-Valletta slate, has been going around to barns and social events and physically and verballing harassing rank and file members and members of our slate. When we tell members what’s been going on, they can hardly believe us. But, thanks to the quick thinking of

INJUSTICE – Thursday afternoon on October 13th, Secretary-Treasurer Dennis Hart and President Lou Valletta called Mike Henneberry into their office and told him, “your services are no longer needed.” They issued no warnings, provided no paperwork, and gave no reason. They just fired Mike on the spot. We cannot express our outrage at the hypocrisy

Teamsters Local 853 Sisters and Brothers, We hear you. And what we hear, is that our Local is ready for a positive change in leadership. We were overwhelmed by the amount of support shown for the Beck/Lua slate during our visits with members at dozens of barns this past week. We are looking forward to

Choosing the new leadership of Teamsters Local 853 starts this coming Tuesday evening at 6 PM.  Anyone who wants to run for office will be nominated at the 853 Union Hall in the public meeting forum. If you have time, please show up and support us as we receive our nomination.  Your show of support always gives