Skilled Trades Division
Jason Rabinowitz
Jason Rabinowitz is the principal officer of Teamsters Local 2010 with decades of experience in protecting the rights of workers. Since coming to the Local in 2013, Jason has led the charge in building our Union into a powerhouse for workers’ rights in California, taking us from 29% membership to over 80% for the first time in Union history. Under his leadership, we have created an effective stewards program, conducted a powerful contract campaign culminating in successful strikes, won strong contracts with guaranteed raises for our membership, and organized thousands of new members into the Teamsters.
Before coming to Local 2010, Jason served as a Teamster lawyer for 16 years. His success in winning justice for workers in challenging cases made him one of the preeminent Union lawyers in California. For four years, Jason served as a Professor of Labor Law at UC Davis Law School. Jason became Executive Director of Teamsters Local 2010 in 2013 and was elected Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer in 2014. The members re-elected him to his position in 2016.
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Jason Rabinowitz
Secretary-Treasurer
Jason Rabinowitz is the principal officer of Teamsters Local 2010 with decades of experience in protecting the rights of workers. Since coming to the Local in 2013, Jason has led...
Spencer Owen
Skilled Trades Board Recording Secretary
Matthew Mason
Skilled Trades Board Member
Location: CSU Sacramento
Matthew Mason
Skilled Trades Board Member
Drew Scott
Drew has been a Facilities Control Specialist at CSU Fresno since 2008 and has worked for Teamsters Local 2010 since CSU Skilled Trades workers joined Teamsters in 2017. He serves as Skilled Trades Director, Executive Board Trustee and a Union Representative. He has been a Bargaining Team member for CSU Skilled Trades workers before and after affiliation with Teamsters 2010 in 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022. He got involved with the Union due to the CSU’s discriminatory pay practices and unfair treatment of some employees.
Drew Scott
Trustee & Skilled Trades Director
UC Santa Barbara; CSU Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Fresno, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Laura Newman
Trustee, Skilled Trades Board Treasurer
Deborah Elia
Skilled Trades Board Member
Location: CSU San Francisco
Deborah Elia
Skilled Trades Board Member
Eduardo Rosales
Trustee, Skilled Trades President
Brian Maloney
Skilled Trades Vice President
Dennis Sotomayor
Skilled Trades Board Member
Drew Scott
Drew has been a Facilities Control Specialist at CSU Fresno since 2008 and has worked for Teamsters Local 2010 since CSU Skilled Trades workers joined Teamsters in 2017. He serves as Skilled Trades Director, Executive Board Trustee and a Union Representative. He has been a Bargaining Team member for CSU Skilled Trades workers before and after affiliation with Teamsters 2010 in 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022. He got involved with the Union due to the CSU’s discriminatory pay practices and unfair treatment of some employees.
Drew Scott
Trustee & Skilled Trades Director
UC Santa Barbara; CSU Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Fresno, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Jose Fuentes
Jose Fuentes has over five years serving our Local 2010 members. He is a Union Representative representing our Skilled Trades members in Northern California at both UC and CSU. He comes to us from the rank-and-file, starting as an activist and quickly growing into the UC San Francisco Chief Steward. Jose is passionate about representing California workers across the state and is honored to fight alongside our members for justice and respect.
Jose Fuentes
Skilled Trades Representative
UC Merced; CSU Chico, East Bay, Humboldt, Monterey, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Sonoma, Stanislaus
Michael Sherritt
Skilled Trades Representative
Phone: (619) 455-5881
Email: msherritt@teamsters2010.org
Location: UCSD/CSU Southern CA
Michael is a Union Representative with 30 years of unionism under his belt. He served nine of those years as Recording-Secretary on the Executive Board of the Ironworkers Local 416 and spent seven years as an Organizer and Union Representative for SEIU prior to becoming a Teamster. Michael strongly believes in Union organizing and the labor movement as the best way to protect workers and the middle-class. He is committed to building strong worksite leaders who are prepared for the neverending challenges that lie ahead.
Michael Sherritt
Skilled Trades Representative
UC San Diego; Cal Poly Pomona; CSU Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Marcos
John Viera
Prior to joining Teamsters 2010, John Viera represented a diverse group of healthcare workers throughout Southern California at Kaiser Permanente, Dignity, Providence, and several independent hospitals. He is proud to have helped raise the standards for workers in his community and excited to continue do so with Teamsters 2010.
John Viera
Skilled Trades Representative
UCLA Skilled Trades, UC Irvine Skilled Trades
Skilled Trades News

Teamsters turn out STRONG at CSU Trustees meeting!
The CSU Trustees couldn’t ignore our demands for fair pay any longer May 23. Nearly 300 CSU workers, including 75 Teamsters, showed up for a four-hour “Summer of Solidarity” rally

Teamsters Unit 6 Team Slams CSU’s Low Pay, Disrespect
During our most recent bargaining session May 11-12, our Teamsters Unit 6 Bargaining Team again countered CSU’s lowball, takeaway salary proposal, and made a presentation establishing just how much the

Teamsters File 2nd ULP Charge Over CSU’S Refusal to Bargain Wages in Good Faith!
Teamsters Local 2010 filed a second unfair labor practice (ULP) charge with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) on Tuesday, May 9, alleging CSU is violating its obligation to bargain