George Miranda, President of the Teamsters National Hispanic Caucus and President of Teamsters Joint Council 16 in New York City, made the following statement cheering today’s Supreme Court decision upholding Read More >>
Press Releases
Teamsters Announce Congressional, State Endorsements Ahead of Democratic Primary
Teamsters Joint Council 16 announced Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly endorsements today in Democratic primaries to be held on June 23, 2020. Joint Council 16 represents 120,000 workers in Read More >>
Teamsters Speak Out on Arrests of Essential Workers
George Miranda, President of Teamsters Joint Council 16, had the following statement on recent arrests of essential workers in New York City. “The police enforcement of New York City’s curfew Read More >>
Teamsters Hispanic Caucus Statement on Killing of George Floyd
“It is our duty as working people and union members to fight institutional racism head-on.” George Miranda, President of the Teamsters National Hispanic Caucus and President of Teamsters Joint Council Read More >>
Coalition Urges Governor Cuomo to Enact Health and Essential Rights Order to Limit Spread of COVID-19 as Economy Re-Opens
Today, a top epidemiologist from the Obama administration joined health and safety experts, impacted workers, advocates, and labor unions to urge Governor Cuomo to enact a New York Health and Read More >>
Uovo Fine Art Fires Pro-Union Employees, Blames COVID-19
Teamsters File Charges Seeking Reinstatement of Workers Key Organizers, Permanently Laid Off, Rest of Workforce Told To Stay Home and Get Paid Yesterday, Teamsters Local 814 filed charges with the Read More >>
Charges Against Buffet-owned Firm for Firing Coronavirus Whistleblowers, Union Supporters
“Chilling Effect” of Silencing Workers Could Be Deadly Say Teamsters Newark, NJ – Legal counsel for The Professional Mover’s Union, Teamsters Local 814, has filed unfair labor practice charges against Read More >>