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News > April 7, 2020

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 >>

 
 
News > April 2, 2020

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 >>

 
 
News > March 31, 2020

Teamsters Demand Amazon Rehire COVID-19 Whistleblower

Union Calls for Amazon and other Logistics Companies to Put Safety First Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda had the following statement in response to Amazon’s firing of Chris Read More >>

 
 
News > March 4, 2020

Teamsters Endorse Costa Constantinides for Borough President

Powerful Union Supports Progressive Movement to Transform Queens Teamsters Joint Council 16, one of New York City’s most influential and historic unions representing workers in a wide array of industries, Read More >>

 
 
News > November 20, 2019

New Yorkers Cheer Signing of Commercial Sanitation Reform Bill

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the Commercial Waste Zones Law today at a ceremony in Brooklyn. The law will overhaul how trash is collected from businesses across the city, improving Read More >>

 
 
News > October 30, 2019

City Council Passes Commercial Waste Zones

The New York City Council passed the Commercial Waste Zones bill (Intro 1574) this afternoon. The new policy will reform a private trash hauling industry responsible for over two dozen Read More >>

 
 
News > October 15, 2019

NYC Officials Decry Anti-Union Campaign at Leading Art Storage Company

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and other city and state elected officials are throwing their support behind workers organizing a union at New York City’s largest art storage Read More >>

 

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