Our mission is to actively serve the members of Teamsters Local 812 by protecting, preserving and improving their wages, benefits and working conditions through organization, mobilization and collective bargaining.

Job security, pensions and health benefits are just a few of the reasons that workers join unions. Our members enjoy these benefits because we have fought for them at the bargaining table in every contract negotiation.

That’s why Teamsters are much more likely to have health and pension benefits than unorganized workers.

We must never take our benefits for granted. Health benefits and pensions are part of a contract that includes wages, sick and holiday pay, working conditions, hours and a host of other benefits. Each contract item has an economic cost - and as the price of healthcare rises and as financial markets lower the values of pension investments - we are increasingly under pressure from employers to reduce and eliminate benefits. Protecting member benefits is a top priority in negotiations and in the way that we carefully manage members’ benefit funds.

Too many Americans are working harder for less. Laws are introduced daily to revoke worker and union rights. And the industry in which we work is threatened by ill-conceived tax proposals. With the War on Workers spreading, we must unify and increase our strength like never before by electing public officials who share our views and ensure they stand by their word after Election Day.

Politicians may be part of the problem, but it’s up to us to make them part of the solution. Local 812 maintains strong relationships at all levels of government, but we need members to take an active role in their communities and in choosing their political leadership.

Here's what you can do:

• Sign up for Local 812’s E-Action Alert
• Stay informed on important Legislation and Actions effecting 812 members
• Register to Vote
• Help Elect pro-worker candidates, join DRIVE
• Find out how your U.S. Senators and Reps. Voted

Union members earn more money, have better benefits and have a real voice at work. The labor movement created the American middle class and we are the most important line of defense in the corporate assault on workers.

Being a member of Local 812 means:

1. Strong protection from layoffs;
2. A strong grievance procedure that protects your due process rights and guarantees fairness when you have a problem on the job;
3. Employer/union-funded benefit package that includes a pension, health care dental care, vision care, prescription drug and disability coverage;
4. Regular contractual wage increases.

To get more information on joining our union, call Angel Martinez or John Visconti at 516-303-1455.

Union workers have the power to make themselves heard. That's why employers try to divide us, but members of Local 812 are united and are part of the largest and most powerful union in the country — with the strength of 1.4 million active Teamsters and 400,000 retirees and their families behind us.

In addition to fighting for better wages and benefits, we stand up for our union brothers and sisters when an employer violates the contract or when working conditions threaten the health and safety of members.