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News > November 22, 2017

Gourmet Cheesemakers in Flatiron District Vote to Join Teamsters Union

Workers at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese Want Better Pay, Healthcare, and Stability Workers at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, in the Flatiron District, voted yesterday to join Teamsters Local 553 in a union Read More >>

 
 
News > October 5, 2017

Teamsters Hit the Ground Running to Assist With Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico

120 Members Working to Help Survivors of Hurricane Maria Teamsters from across the country are on the ground in Puerto Rico assisting with disaster relief, following a chartered flight of Read More >>

 
 
News > October 4, 2017

Teamster Volunteers Depart for Puerto Rico to Assist with Relief Efforts

91 Teamsters Volunteer for Two Weeks to Deliver Supplies, Handle Sanitation Needs Sign up to Volunteer in Puerto Rico with the Teamsters Today, 79 Teamster members from across the country Read More >>

 
 
News > October 2, 2017

Teamsters Denounce False Reports of Work Stoppage by Union Drivers in Puerto Rico

Stories Fabricated and Spread by Biased Online Sources to Further Anti-Union Agenda The Teamsters Union denounces reports from online, anti-union sources that stated Teamster truck drivers in Puerto Rico have Read More >>

 
 
News > September 29, 2017

Teamsters Recruiting Volunteer Members to Assist Puerto Rico

Union Coordinating with Employers in Several Industries, Disaster Relief Fund Collecting Contributions for Immediate Distribution The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is working closely with Joint Council 16 in New York Read More >>

 
 
News > September 27, 2017

Striking Washington Hop Workers Travel to NYC to Picket Corporate Headquarters

Striking Teamsters from Yakima, WA are picketing on Madison Avenue today against S.S. Steiner, their employer and a major hop producer and distributor. The four workers flew across the country Read More >>

 
 
News > September 13, 2017

New York Teamsters Become “Sanctuary Union” Following Deportation of Union Member

Union will not cooperate with ICE and will support immigrant members with legal services and advocacy. Following the deportation of a long-serving Teamster member last week, Teamsters Joint Council 16 Read More >>

 

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