Press Releases

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Policy Would Allow Emissions Cut Equal to Removing 1 in 5 Cars from NYC Streets As New York hosts Climate Week, 350.org, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sunrise Movement, and New Read More >>

Republic Services Workers on Strike Call On Gates, the Company’s Principal Shareholder, to Provide Living Wages and Affordable Health Care Sanitation workers on strike at Republic Services, America’s second-largest trash Read More >>