First-in-the-nation bill introduced by Senate and Assembly Labor Chairs Standing with leadership and rank-and-file members of Teamsters JC-16, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, La Colmena Workers Center, and RWDSU, State Senator Read More >>
Teamster News
Support Nurses on Strike
We have been notified by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) that nurses at two major New York City hospitals are on strike starting, Monday, January 9, 2023. Nurses Read More >>
Governor Hochul Blocks E-Commerce Project, Saves Freeport Park
The Teamsters Union cheered news today that Governor Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation to allow developers to destroy a popular park in Freeport, Long Island, and build an e-commerce distribution Read More >>
New York Heating Workers Approve Citywide Union Contract with Big Raises
Strike continues at John Catsimatidis oil company, which pays workers $12 per hour less than the new union standard Teamsters Local 553 members voted overwhelmingly this month to approve a Read More >>
Warehouse Worker Protection Act Signed into Law
New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition celebrates major victory for workers amid busy holiday shopping season Unions and community organizations from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition cheered action Read More >>
General Election Endorsements
Teamsters Joint Council 16 has endorsed the following candidates in the general election on November 8, 2022. Make a plan to vote! Statewide: Governor: Kathy Hochul Lt. Governor: Antonio Delgado Read More >>
Teamsters Applaud AG James Lawsuit Seeking to Save Park from Amazon Developer
Teamsters Joint Council 16 cheered a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James this week seeking to stop an e-commerce warehouse project that would destroy Cleveland Park in Read More >>