Episode 72: 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 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.
http://teamsters.nyc/locals/local-553/
212-929-6828 call in number for teamsters 553
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