Gong Xi Fa Cai! (Gung hay fat choy)

Tomorrow is the day!! Local 3 will be participating in the 2025 Oakland Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade, Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, from 11:00-1:00pm at Wilma Chan Park. 810 Jackson St. Oakland CA. This will be a VAC so bring your family and let’s celebrate the Lunar New Year and show Oakland what DC16 represents. If you need additional information please contact JP Anthony at (510)409-9461.

The Northern California Coalition of Black Trade Unionist annual Awards & Scholarship Dinner is just one week away on February 28, 2025, 6-10pm at the Just Dance Ballroom, 2500 Embarcadero, Oakland. This year’s theme is “Building the Movement to Meet the Moment” where they will honor newly elected Congresswoman Lateefah Simon who is currently serving her first term in Congress as the Representative of the 12th district of California, amongst other honorees. There are still tickets and tables available online at NCCBTU.COM/EVENTS. We hope to see you there.

Thank you to everyone that came out yesterday to have your voice heard for our DC16 Bylaws Vote. Thanks to you, the District Council 16 By-Laws have been ratified with a 64% yes vote. Always remember that your voice is powerful and deserves to be heard, so come out and vote!

This is our group of leaders that are attending Frontline Solidarity Training in Chicago, IL. Members from IUPAT district councils all over the country attended and participated in this special training session. With the current climate of our country our leaders knew we had to begin preparation for the upcoming issues we may soon be facing. Participants learned about immigrant workers rights and how to implement them and they will bring this training back to their respective councils to teach us all how to support our immigrant brothers and sisters.