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News > July 26, 2017

Teamsters, Local Workers Call Out Long Island Pol’s Family For Shameful Union-Busting

Demand County Legislator “Intervene and End Illegal Lock-out” Yesterday morning a group of Teamster furniture movers who have been locked out by Farmingdale-based Waldner’s Business Environments since July 5th, crashed Read More >>

 
 
News > July 20, 2017

NYC Economic Development Corporation Drops Furniture Dealer Amidst Union Lockout

NYC EDC suspended business with Waldner’s Business Environments as it investigates the ongoing labor dispute The New York City Economic Development Corporation has suspended business with Waldner’s Business Environments, a Read More >>

 
 
News > July 18, 2017

New York-Area UNFI Drivers Win First Teamsters Contract

Drivers at Natural Foods Distribution Company Gain OT Pay Guarantees, Job Protections MONTGOMERY, N.Y. – Drivers who deliver groceries for United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI) in Montgomery ratified their first-ever Read More >>

 
 
News > July 18, 2017

Furniture Deliveries Stopped at New York Presbyterian Hospital as Unions Protest “Cheap” Contractor Jobs

NY Presbyterian Hospital employees rallied with workers fired by Waldner’s Business Environments, as union construction workers turn away Waldner’s deliveries at hospital site Teamsters Local 814 launches DropWaldners.com website to Read More >>

 
 
News > July 13, 2017

Teamsters Win 82 Day Strike at Clare Rose, Long Island’s Largest Beer Distributor

Teamsters reach tentative contract agreement with Clare Rose that preserves pension The 82-day strike had severely impacted Anheuser-Busch and Heineken distribution on Long Island Teamsters Local 812 and Clare Rose, Read More >>

 
 
News > July 11, 2017

Workers Protest NY Presbyterian Hospital’s Ties to Disreputable Furniture Delivery Company

Workers from Waldner’s Business Environments rallied outside New York Presbyterian Hospital after Waldner’s fired them and locked out their union City Council Members call on NYP to “drop Waldner’s” in Read More >>

 
 
News > July 5, 2017

Top NYC Office Furniture Company Locks Out Teamster Workers

Waldner’s Business Environments provides furniture for New York Presbyterian Hospital and other major NYC institutions After 50 years as a union company, Waldner’s kicks workers to the curb This morning, Read More >>

 

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