Teamsters Joint Council 16 announced Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly endorsements today for the general election on November 3, 2020. Joint Council 16 represents 120,000 workers in New York Read More >>
Press Releases
NYC Workers Call for State Legislation to Protect Workplaces and Control the Virus
Essential workers who survived the first wave of Covid-19 rallied today urging state leaders to pass legislation that will keep workers safe as Covid-19 rates are spiking and lockdowns are Read More >>
New York HERO Act Announced by Senator Gianaris
Gianaris Bill Would Mandate Enforceable Safety Standards in Workplaces and Establish Worker Safety Committees to Monitor and Report Compliance Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris announced legislation to keep New York Read More >>
COVID Relief Fund Launches for NYC’s Commercial Sanitation Workers
As Congress fails to renew supplemental unemployment benefits and a second wave of COVID-19 spreads across the country, Teamsters Local 813 and ALIGN NY are creating a new $30,000 relief Read More >>
Teamsters Across the Country Strike for Black Lives
Local unions in 15 cities joined social justice organizations and other major labor unions today for nationwide walkout against systemic racism Today workers with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters joined Read More >>
As US COVID Rates Spike, NYC Workers Call for State Legislation to Protect Workplaces and Prevent Second Wave
Workers from transportation, healthcare, construction, retail, and many other industries joined together to call on the State Legislature today to protect workers from a second wave of COVID-19, as New Read More >>
Hispanic Teamsters Caucus President Cheers Decision Protecting Dreamers
George Miranda, President of the Teamsters National Hispanic Caucus and President of Teamsters Joint Council 16 in New York City, made the following statement cheering today’s Supreme Court decision upholding Read More >>