Raised in a union family with a grandfather who was a proud rank and file Teamster, Peter Finn’s Teamster career started as a rank-and-file Local 856 member and shop steward more than 25 years ago in San Francisco. He went on to serve as a business agent and the Vice President of the local and, in 2013, became Principal Officer and Secretary-Treasurer.

Under his leadership, Local 856’s membership has more than tripled in size to over 20,000 members strong, representing workers in a wide range of industries, including airline, public sector, law enforcement, health care, hospitality, freight, package, and food processing. He believes the strength of our union is an active and engaged membership.

 Finn also sits on the Teamsters General Executive Board as Western Region Vice President and is the President of Teamsters Joint Council 7, which represents more than 100,000 members at 18 local unions across Northern California and Northern Nevada.

 In 2024, Finn was appointed as the Director of the Teamsters Public Services and Health Care Division, which represents 250,000 public sector, health care, and non-profit members. This includes over 20,000 law enforcement members across North America. He was also appointed to the board of the Teamsters Legal Defense Fund. In these roles, he is determined to ensure that law enforcement members win strong contracts while also growing Teamster membership in law enforcement through organizing.