Standing with Immigrants Our immigrant communities faced increased attacks in 2017, and the Teamsters stood with our allies to fight back. We rallied with immigrant New Yorkers from Battery Park Read More >>
Teamster News
Vote on Compromise Waste Equity Bill Blocked at Last-Minute by Queens Council Member
Environmental justice advocates, community activists, faith leaders, and labor organizations condemned Council Member Daneek Miller today for blocking legislation to relieve the burden on three communities that process 75% of Read More >>
Leaders of 39 Unions Demand Fairness for Broadway Casting Directors
The New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO executive board of 39 unions from across the city wrote a letter to Broadway League Chairman Robert Wankel today, demanding fair treatment Read More >>
New York Daily News
UPS forcing drivers to work 70-hour weeks
This Christmas, UPS drivers are getting the gift of overtime — whether they want it or not. United Parcel Service on Dec. 1 called for mandatory overtime for its drivers Read More >>
Teamsters Statement on Broadway League Lawsuit
Tom O’Donnell, President of Teamsters Local 817, had the following statement on the Broadway League’s lawsuit against casting directors and their union. Local 817 also represents casting directors in the Read More >>
Private Sanitation Workers Testify to Council on Dangerous Industry
Private sanitation workers from two of the city’s reckless, non-union companies, joined the Teamsters at City Hall this week to testify before a joint hearing of the Sanitation and Transportation Read More >>
Gourmet Cheesemakers in Flatiron District Vote to Join Teamsters Union
Workers at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese Want Better Pay, Healthcare, and Stability Workers at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, in the Flatiron District, voted yesterday to join Teamsters Local 553 in a union Read More >>