Since 2006, Drive Up Standards has brought better pay and a union to thousands of school bus drivers across the country Teamsters in New York and across the country are Read More >>
General News
Elmhurst Dairy Teamsters Win Raises, New Contract
Got Teamster Power? Congratulations to Elmhurst Dairy Teamsters at Local 553 who just won a new contract and voted 94 to 8 to approve. It is the latest in a Read More >>
Sanitation Teamsters Organizing to Reclaim Their Industry
I got my first job as a sanitation worker in 1985 at a private company in the Bronx. The pay – $16.10 an hour – was good for a 15-year-old Read More >>
Edward Ostrowski Passes at 92
Former president of Local 831 raised wages for sanitation workers We regret to announce the passing of Edward Ostrowski, 2nd president of the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association (Teamsters Local 831) and Read More >>
Teamsters Support Verizon Strikers
Some 40,000 striking Verizon workers are sponsoring a “National Day of Action” against the telecom giant today, with rallies from Maine to Los Angeles happening. In New York City, Teamsters Read More >>
VIDEO: Sanitation Workers Call Out Safety Risks
Teamsters were proud to stand with New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health and our allies in the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition at City Hall today. Workers in Read More >>
VIDEO: Fight for a Contract at Allstate Power Vac
Workers at Allstate Power Vac, who clean hazardous waste spills and high-voltage electrical infrastructure, rallied outside the company’s office on April 20th. The workers are calling for a union contract, Read More >>