
Teamsters JC 16
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Teamsters Joint Council 16 and its 25 affiliated local unions represent 120,000 workers in the Greater New York area and Puerto Rico. #1u
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NOW: We’re in Maspeth with Amazon Teamsters, Teamsters JC 16, and Teamsters Local 804 to demand that Amazon do the right thing. Come to the bargaining table and deliver a fair contract to workers. We’ve taken on Amazon in Queens before and won and we’ll do it again.

Imagine being the richest company in the history of the world, and using that wealth to break labor law and disrespect your workers. Amazon should know better than to retaliate against the union in Queens. We’re with the Amazon Teamsters every step of the way.


🧵(1) Proud to stand with Amazon Teamsters Amazon Labor Union IBT and my colleagues at all levels of government to fight for Amazon workers today in Queens who are fighting for a fair contract and to protest union busting.



NEW: Warehouse worker injuries are on the rise in New York. The rate of injury equates to one injury per nine workers in 2023, a 30% increase in injuries year over year. Governor Kathy Hochul must sign the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act into law now. cityandstateny.com/policy/2024/12…




Supported Amazon Teamsters at DBK4 in #Queens. Workers deserve dignity, fair wages & safe working conditions. We know they are the backbone of one of the world’s largest companies, yet they’re met w/ union-busting tactics & poor conditions. Give them a fair contract!





Rail Teamsters from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen are on strike at New Jersey Transit and picketing major terminals in Newark, New York Penn Station, and Atlantic City. If NJT can spend half-a-billion dollars on lavish penthouse offices, they can come back to the table with a fair deal for their



“Rep. Nydia Velazquez & 14 members of the NY Congressional delegation—including Queens-based Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Grace Meng Grace Meng, and Rep. Gregory Meeks —called on SkyHop CEO Kristine Scotto to “engage in good-faith negotiations” with the drivers…


Teamsters Local 210 appreciates and thanks Rep. Nydia Velazquez & the NY Democratic Delegation for backing striking SkyHop shuttle drivers and urges kristinescotto to bargain in good faith and reach a fair agreement. #groundskyhop Delta Aeroméxico americanair Southwest Airlines
