NEW YORK, NY – George Miranda, President of Teamsters Joint Council 16, had the following statement on the Puerto Rican financial crisis: “The New York Teamsters stand with the people Read More >>
Teamster News
Labor, Community, and Environmental Justice Groups Praise Governor’s Focus on Private Sanitation Workers
NEW YORK, NY – The Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition released the following statement on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s exploited worker task force, which will combat labor abuses in private sanitation Read More >>
Wall Street Journal
Proposed Ban on Horse-Drawn Carriages Gains Little Traction
By Mara Gay and Josh Dawsey Two years ago, then-mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio promised that if elected, he would rid Central Park of horse-drawn carriages in his first week Read More >>
Teamsters Endorse Lynch for Queens City Council Seat
First Labor Endorsement in the Race NEW YORK, NY – Teamsters Joint Council 16 endorsed Rebecca Lynch for City Council in Eastern Queens today. Lynch, who was born and raised Read More >>
New York Times
Conditions That Put Sanitation Workers’ Lives at Risk
To the Editor: Re “A Sanitation Worker’s Dreams Collide With Dangers of the Job” (news article, May 18), about a worker who died when a trash bin fell off a Read More >>
New York Times
Sanitation Work Offers Middle-Class Incomes for Some, but Comes With Dangers
By Rachel Swarns On the last day of his life, Robert Meehan Jr. shook himself awake around 2 p.m. He was a sanitation worker for a private company, gearing up Read More >>
Teamsters Cheer Governor’s Fast Food Announcement
NEW YORK, NY – Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda had the following statement about Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announced wage board to explore higher pay in the fast food Read More >>