Federal regulators deemed 48% of NYC garbage trucks unsafe to operate on city streets NEW YORK, NY – A new report finds that New York City’s private sanitation companies operate Read More >>
Press Releases
Local 202 Turns 100 Years Old
One of Bronx’s Oldest Labor Unions Celebrates Anniversary with Elected Officials and Thousand Members Teamsters Local 202 represents over 4,000 workers in New York, including those at Hunts Point Market, Read More >>
ConEd Contract Workers Authorize Strike
Workers at Allstate Power Vac, a key ConEd contractor, prepare manholes for maintenance. A strike would bring many ConEd projects to a standstill Workers are paid a fraction of ConEd Read More >>
ConEd Contract Workers Take Union Fight to Shareholder Meeting
Workers at Allstate Power Vac, a key ConEd contractor, clean underground electrical lines. Teamsters officials delivered petition from workers to the ConEd board of directors asking the company to intercede Read More >>
New Report Finds Rampant Safety Abuses in NYC Commercial Waste Jobs, Leading to Worker Deaths and Injuries
New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health Join Workers, Environmentalists, and Community Members to Call on City Hall to Protect Workers NEW YORK, NY – A new report released Read More >>
Waste Workers at Allstate Power Vac Rally Against Low Pay
BROOKLYN, NY – Workers at Allstate Power Vac, who clean hazardous waste spills and high-voltage electrical infrastructure, rallied outside the company’s office Wednesday. The workers are calling for a union Read More >>
Kaminsky Gets Major Labor Endorsement as Teamsters Back State Senate Bid
Teamsters Joint Council 16 supports Todd Kaminsky as the best candidate to fight for working men and women in the State Senate SOUTH SHORE, LONG ISLAND – Today, Teamsters Joint Read More >>
