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Essential workers have been on strike for 151 days for fair pay and benefits Teamsters Local 553 is expanding charges at the National Labor Relations Board against United Metro Energy Read More >>

Essential Workers Strike at United Metro Energy Reaches 113 Days State Senators Julia Salazar and Jabari Brisport, Assemblymember Emily Gallagher, and striking workers rallied outside of the United Metro Energy Read More >>

At 30th International Convention, Union Delegates Affirm Supporting Amazon Workers and Building Worker Power is a Top Union Priority On Thursday, delegates of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted overwhelmingly Read More >>

21st Century Antitrust Act would protect workers and consumers, level the playing field for small businesses, and put New York at the vanguard of national antitrust movement As the New Read More >>

Union charges United Metro Energy with multiple violations of labor law amid 44-day strike Teamsters Local 553 has filed charges at the National Labor Relations Board against United Metro Energy Read More >>

Teamsters and striking oil workers rallied outside of billionaire John Catsimatidis’ Manhattan offices today in protest of the low wages paid to essential workers at Catsimatidis’ United Metro Energy. Workers Read More >>

Teamsters Joint Council 16 President Thomas Gesualdi had the following statement on Governor Cuomo’s signing of the NY HERO Act into law last night. The law creates the first permanent Read More >>