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 >>
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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 >>
Labor, Community, and Environmental Justice Groups Praise Governor’s Focus on Private Sanitation Workers
NEW YORK, NY – The Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition released the following statement on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s exploited worker task force, which will combat labor abuses in private sanitation Read More >>
Teamsters Endorse Lynch for Queens City Council Seat
First Labor Endorsement in the Race NEW YORK, NY – Teamsters Joint Council 16 endorsed Rebecca Lynch for City Council in Eastern Queens today. Lynch, who was born and raised Read More >>
Teamsters Cheer Governor’s Fast Food Announcement
NEW YORK, NY – Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda had the following statement about Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announced wage board to explore higher pay in the fast food Read More >>
Fired Sanitation Workers Who Testified at City Council Win Their Jobs Back
Councilmembers and Community-Labor Coalition Cheer the News, But Pledge that Fight to Reform Private Waste Industry Will Only Grow Larger NEW YORK, NY – The two private sanitation workers who Read More >>
New Yorkers Rally at City Hall, Demand Sanitation Industry Clean Up Its Act
NEW YORK, NY – Sanitation workers rallied with environmental justice advocates and small business owners at City Hall this morning, calling on the City Council and administration to reform New Read More >>