Today, UPS workers who were wrongfully terminated rallied with Teamsters Local 804, Joint Council 16, Kathryn Garcia, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, community leaders such as Harold Miller, Moumita Ahmed, Felicia Read More >>
Teamster News
NYC Essential Workers on Strike Against Low Wages at Billionaire Catsimatidis’ Oil Company
Striking workers at United Metro Energy Corp. (UMEC) rallied today alongside other Teamster locals for fair wages and benefits. The two dozen essential workers have provided gasoline, diesel, and heating Read More >>
Teamsters Win Hunts Point Strike
Teamsters Local 202 members voted this morning to approve their new union contract with the largest raises in the history of their bargaining unit. Over 97% of workers voted in Read More >>
TEAMSTERS LAUD INTRODUCTION OF PENSION REFORM LEGISLATION BY CHAIRMAN NEAL
Retirements of Some 1.5M Americans in Multiemployer Plans Would Be Preserved (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters today are hailing the introduction of the Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act (EPPRA) by House Read More >>
New York Unions and Labor Advocates Cheer Approval of Bill to Help Prevent Spread of COVID-19
New York unions and labor advocates today praised the New York State Senate’s Labor Committee for approving a bill to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The NY HERO Act Read More >>
Teamsters Condemn Arrests of Peaceful Hunts Point Strikers
Union on Strike Since Saturday Demanding $1 per Hour Raise for Essential Food Workers Daniel Kane, Jr., President of Teamsters Local 202, condemned the arrests of several peaceful Teamster strikers Read More >>
Hunts Point Produce Market Workers’ Union Schedules Strike for Sunday, January 17th, As Negotiations on New Contract Break Down
1,400 Members of Teamsters Local 202 Have Kept New York Fed Through the Pandemic As Employers Cashed More than $15 Million in Forgivable PPP Loans The unionized workers at the Read More >>