“I can’t afford it,” Phillips said tearfully. “I won’t be able to afford any gifts for my granddaughter for Christmas. These companies need to realize we’re real people and we Read More >>
Press Clips
Crain’s Goes Behind the Scenes with Tom O’Donnell
Thomas J. O’Donnell served as secretary-treasurer of Theatrical Teamsters Local 817 for 23 years before being elected president in early 2013. The next year he replaced the Leo Reed as Read More >>
Local 813 President Named “Winner of the Week”
City & State – a publication read by many in the halls of power of New York City and Albany – named Teamsters Local 813 President Sean Campbell a “Winner Read More >>
Local 456 protests Mill Creek development
Union workers gathered Friday near a construction site to protest the use of non-union workers in Yonkers. Teamsters Local 456 rallied in and outside of the water near Water Grant Read More >>
Teamster Father and Son Pen Daily News Article
How good NYC jobs got trashed: A father and son in the private garbage-hauling industry say the race to the bottom must end Parents want their children to live better Read More >>
Teamster President on Puerto Rican Debt Crisis
George Miranda, president of the Teamsters National Hispanic Caucus and the first Puerto Rican elected to the International Brotherhood’s executive board, had Puerto Rico’s fiscal situation very much on his Read More >>
Dirty hands: The unseen world of New York’s private waste industry
On a wet, cold spring night, well after sundown, the ordeal begins. About 4,000 people, mostly young black and Hispanic men, climb waste collection trucks in various states of repair Read More >>