Proposition 2 has been passed in New York City. What it means is that street vendors, most of whom are operating without a license, which are generally denied, are now subject to a whole new set of ...
“Scabby the Rat” is well-known and well-used by unions. The gigantic rat which can be seen on New York streets has been used to call out companies and corporations as a symbol of worker abuse of all ...
While under the Biden administration many unions enjoyed big new contracts as well as organizing victories, now that Trump is in office for a second time, the outlook for them is far from rosy, ...
To all those that have served and are still serving you are true patriots and heroes and I for one will always remember your service in risking your lives to protect the freedoms we often take for ...
Construction laborers who are unionized are asking for set wage requirements for city-funded housing projects. The Adams administration has, not surprisingly given his administration’s attempted money ...
Amazon workers are rising, and the latest group to do so are Delivery Service Partners, or DSPs. Three DSPs in New York City, located in Queens, who are contracted out to deliver folks’ beloved Amazon ...
In an Amazon warehouse in San Francisco, over 100 workers have formed a union with the powerful Teamsters. They have demanded recognition from Amazon, and are the first group of Amazon warehouse ...
A major new directive, the Final Rule, announced by the Federal Transit Administration and Department of Transportation, puts the safety of trackworkers front and center. This comes after years of the ...
There has been an ongoing battle between city retirees’ demand that their traditional Medicare and supplemental insurance be preserved, and Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s continued push to shift ...
Teamsters Locals 804 and 808 have endorsed State Senator Jessica Ramos for mayor in the race that is only eight months away. They are now the first unions in New York City to do so. Reasons they give ...
In a blow for the Harris campaign, Teamsters President Sean M. O’Brien has declined to endorse either presidential candidate. Despite having Biden declare that he would be the most pro-union president ...