Press Releases

First-in-the-nation bill introduced by Senate and Assembly Labor Chairs Standing with leadership and rank-and-file members of Teamsters JC-16, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, La Colmena Workers Center, and RWDSU, State Senator Read More >>

The Teamsters Union cheered news today that Governor Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation to allow developers to destroy a popular park in Freeport, Long Island, and build an e-commerce distribution Read More >>

New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition celebrates major victory for workers amid busy holiday shopping season Unions and community organizations from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition cheered action Read More >>

Teamsters Joint Council 16 cheered a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James this week seeking to stop an e-commerce warehouse project that would destroy Cleveland Park in Read More >>

Teamsters Local 804 announced today a donation of $188,000 to two hospitals serving New York’s children. The donations result from a class-action lawsuit against UPS, which illegally deducted money from Read More >>

Teamster members at UPS in New York City rallied at the company’s Maspeth, Queens warehouse today to demand raises and job protections. The event organized by Teamsters Local 804 coincides Read More >>

Unions and community organizations cheered action on the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which passed the State Legislature today. The act brings transparency to secret quotas in the warehouse industry, ensuring Read More >>