Union Coordinating with Employers in Several Industries, Disaster Relief Fund Collecting Contributions for Immediate Distribution The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is working closely with Joint Council 16 in New York Read More >>
Teamster News
Striking Washington Hop Workers Travel to NYC to Picket Corporate Headquarters
Striking Teamsters from Yakima, WA are picketing on Madison Avenue today against S.S. Steiner, their employer and a major hop producer and distributor. The four workers flew across the country Read More >>
Donate to our Puerto Rico Hurricane Emergency Fund
As the island of Puerto Rico recovers from Hurricane Maria, Joint Council 16 will be there to support our brothers and sisters Teamsters there. Maria was the worst hurricane in Read More >>
Tell Your Senator to Vote Against Another Bad Health Care Bill
Click here to take action. The Senate is once again considering healthcare legislation that would harm working families in America. The Graham-Cassidy amendment to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Read More >>
Donate to support the family of deported Teamster
Donate now to support this Teamster family Eber Garcia Vasquez, a 26-year Teamster member, was suddenly and unexpectedly, deported last week. His family of eight (all of whom are US Read More >>
New York Teamsters Become “Sanctuary Union” Following Deportation of Union Member
Union will not cooperate with ICE and will support immigrant members with legal services and advocacy. Following the deportation of a long-serving Teamster member last week, Teamsters Joint Council 16 Read More >>
Why This Sanitation Worker Left His Job to Volunteer for a Council Candidate
Carlos Menchaca has been a champion for Teamsters in the City Council One week ago, Jose Lopez was sorting New Yorkers’ recycling at Sims, a recycling plant in Sunset Park, Read More >>