COLTON COURIER Weekly
Vol 149 , NO. 07
Januar y 28, 2021
Teamster s Local 1932 facilitates over 5,000 COVID tests, strengthening worker protection By Manny B. Sandoval
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s of January 19, labor union organization Teamsters Local 1932 had facilitated well over 5,000 COVID tests to its members, a majority who have been crucial public service employees throughout the pandemic.
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In August 2020, the labor union partnered with Transcend Healthcare and has since been administering COVID tests every Monday throughout the County of San Bernardino, from Ontario to Apple Valley and everywhere in between to assist in stopping the spread of the virus.
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“It’s paramount to ensure our members are healthy and able to perform their job as it allows the community to continue operatPHOTO TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932 ing, and receive services and Testing staff from Transcend Healthcare, Teamsters Local 1932 and former San Bernardino benefits that are needed throughCounty Supervisor Josie Gonzales and County Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman out the entire region,” said leading the initiative to mitigate COVID-19 in the community by testing thousands of labor union Teamsters, cont. on next pg. members.
San Bernardino Valley College Partners with Siembra Mobile to Broaden Communication with Colton High School Students
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an Bernardino Valley College has partnered with Siembra Mobile to expand its lines of communication with local high school students and their parents. Siembra's digital communication platform, accessible via computer or smartphone, directly links SBVC to prospective students and their parents in the local school districts of Colton, San Bernardino, and Rialto. The platform streamlines contact between students, parents and college recruiters, and provides a means of tracking individual high school student preparedness for college. SBVC administrators hope that this partnership with Siembra will both help to expand the number of high school graduates entering higher education in the region and help the college to develop stronger relationships with future SBVC, cont. on next pg.
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"This is a platform that allows us to let students know very early on that college can be a reality," Frederick Jones (above), Director of Product Marketing & User Experience at Siembra and SBVC alumnus, said.