Aug 20, 2021 | News Story
NYS AFL-CIO Union Strong Podcast: Fighting for Fairness on a Picket Line in Brooklyn
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The essential workers at United Metro Energy Corporation in Brooklyn, New York have been on strike since mid-April. The oil terminal workers are fighting for their first union contract after joining Teamsters Local 553 in 2019.
On the New York State AFL-CIO's latest Union Strong podcast Andre Soleyn, a terminal worker and leader of the strike, talks about their fight to get what they deserve and their determination to prevail. Click here to listen.