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 >>
Teamster News
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 >>
Momentum Builds for NY HERO Act
Bill Would Mandate Enforceable Safety Standards in Workplaces and Establish Worker Safety Committees to Monitor and Report Compliance NEW YORK – Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris and Assembly Member Karines Read More >>
Teamsters Endorse Kevin Riley for City Council
Teamsters Joint Council 16 endorsed Kevin Riley today for the 12th New York City Council district in the Bronx, in a special election to be held December 22, 2020. Joint Read More >>
Share your Working During COVID Story
The IBT is collecting testimony from Teamster members about working during the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver to a US House committee this Wednesday. If you would like to participate, you Read More >>
Happy Thanksgiving from Teamsters Joint Council 16
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season and is an opportunity to come together with friends and family to celebrate. Though our gatherings are smaller this year, and the Read More >>