Teamsters Public Services Conference

Teamsters heard from Public Services Division Assistant Director Greg Floyd, International Vice President At-Large,  Joan Corey, Local 911 Secretary-Treasurer Ray Whitmer, and Local 238 Secretary-Treasurer Jesse Case about ongoing public sectors fights and recent organizing victories.


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The City: Eviction Filings Highest Among Private Managers of NYCHA Buildings

Firms that are operating public housing units via the RAD partnerships have been “very aggressive” with efforts to kick people out for non-payment of rent.

South Williamsburg NYCHA residents protest work being done on the building through new private management, Jan. 11, 2021. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY

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Walking the Walk for Autism

4th annual Queens South Autism walk sponsored by Local 237. Pictured: Local 237's Senior Council Martha Bodharain and Frank Rella, Business Agent for the Law Enforcement Division (center) along with other School Safety Agents and the executive staff that organized the event.

March 2024 Steward Training

Local 237 Shop Stewards attended an intensive training on their duties, grievance handling and Union History.



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"Reaching Out with Gregory Floyd"

President Floyd hosts a weekly half-hour public affairs radio program. Tune in Saturdays on AM970 The Answer at 2:30 and 9:00pm and on AM570 The Mission at 4:30pm. The show can also be seen on Local 237's website, YOUTUBE and FACEBOOK social media platforms.

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New Union Benefit! Identity Fraud Services

With our partner ID Resolution, we provide you with a comprehensive program should your identity be compromised. If you believe your identity has been stolen or you are at risk, contact ID Resolution.


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Dec 2014/Jan 2015

Dec 2014/Jan 2015

Our Future Begins with a Solemn Oath

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Hoffa, third from left, stands with newly sworn in board members. They are, from left, Edmund Kane, trustee; Ruben Torres, secretarytreasurer, President Gregory Floyd; Richard Hendershot, vice president, Jeanette Taveras and Curtis Scott, trustees; and Patricia Stryker, recording secretary.

Guests, including many elected officials, filled Local 237’s union hall on Jan. 17 for the Installation Ceremony that kicked off the next five-year term for President Gregory Floyd and six executive board members. James P. Hoffa, general president, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, officiated, and George Miranda, vice president at-large, IBT, and president, Joint Council 16, served as master of ceremonies. The Rev. Robert Royal of St. Paul Baptist Church delivered the invocation.

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Floyd Testifies at Hearing on NYCHA Lighting

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President Gregory Floyd is joined at City Council by David Jones, president and CEO of Community Service Society, center, and Victor Bach, senior housing policy analyst, CSS.

President Gregory Floyd testified at a City Council oversight hearing on the relationship between lighting and safety at New York City Housing Authority in the wake of the Akai Gurley shooting. The hearing was held on Dec. 16.

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Atascada Primera Negociación con NYCHA

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Miembros del comité de negociaciónes prestan atención.

Rompiendo con lo tradicional, Shola Olatoye, presidenta y ejecutiva principal de la Autoridad de Viviendas de la Ciudad de Nueva York, no asistió a la primera reunión de negociación que tuvo lugar Diciembre 10, 2014 en la sede del Local 237. También, la gerencia se abstuvo de presentar alguna propuesta. En su lugar, el Comisionado Laboral de la Ciudad, Bob Linn, solicitó al comité “apretar el botón de reajuste” en cuanto a relaciones obrero-patronales, y el Gerente General, George House dio un resumen de las malas condiciones económicas de NYCHA.

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