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TEAMSTERS ATTORNEYS WIN JUST CAUSE PROTECTIONS
The ruling protects about 500 San Francisco municipal attorneys from at-will employment, aligning local public law offices with statewide standards to prevent political misuse.
- On Feb. 9, 2026, an arbitrator granted just-cause protections to 500 San Francisco municipal attorneys represented by Teamsters Local 856.
- Members who affiliated with the Teamsters in 2024 had been at-will employees, and the change aims to prevent local public law offices from being weaponized for political gain.
- Teamsters attorney Matt Finnegan led the arbitration campaign, while Teamsters Local 856, representing over 20,000 workers and 7,000 public sector members, backed the effort.
- Nathan Quigley, President of the Municipal Attorneys Association, said the ruling corrects a historical anomaly and this San Francisco unit is the third Local 856 public-attorney group to win just-cause protections after Alameda and San Mateo Counties.
- For more information, contact Maura Drumm at 510-3735 or mdrumm@teamster.org, or visit teamsters856.org for details on the arbitration outcome.
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