NEW YORK, NY – Today, Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda cheered Governor Andrew Cuomo’s veto of A7753/S4975, legislation that would have eliminated workplace protections for newspaper delivery drivers. Read More >>
Press Releases
Teamsters Join with Business, Community to Host N.Y. Job Fair
Good Jobs Preserved and Expanded in New York’s Industrial Zones Sunset Park is home to some of the last sections of working waterfront in the city, and a job fair Read More >>
New York Waste Workers Vote Overwhelmingly In Favor of Union Representation
NEW YORK, NY – On Monday, November 9, employees at Allstate Power Vac, Inc. in New York City voted by an overwhelming margin of nearly 98 percent to join Teamsters Read More >>
Teamsters Endorse Keith Wright for Congress
NEW YORK, NY – The city’s politically powerful Teamsters union endorsed Assemblyman Keith Wright today for United States Congress. Teamsters Joint Council 16 represents 120,000 workers across Downstate New York. Read More >>
Survey Finds Private Sanitation Companies Are Failing NYC’s Small Businesses
Business owners report arbitrary fees, inconsistent service, and lack of recycling Coalition proposes solutions to fix the antiquated business model and help improve New York City’s environment NEW YORK, NY Read More >>
New York Teamsters Stand Behind Long Island Bus Drivers and Local 1205
Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda had the following statement in support of Teamsters Local 1205 and its members at Baumann Bus Company, who are fighting for a fair Read More >>
Teamsters Joint Council 16 Statement on Puerto Rican Financial Crisis
NEW YORK, NY – George Miranda, President of Teamsters Joint Council 16, had the following statement on the Puerto Rican financial crisis: “The New York Teamsters stand with the people Read More >>