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1/ After nearly a week on strike over a $1/hr raise, @TeamstersJC16 Local 202 members at the Hunts Point Produce Market ratified a new three-year contract.
How did this all start? And more importantly, what’s in the contract?
We take you behind the scenes:
How did this all start? And more importantly, what’s in the contract?
We take you behind the scenes:
2/ More than 1,400 workers at the Bronx-based hub — responsible for supplying 60% of the region’s produce — went on strike at midnight on Jan. 17.
The workers’ demands: a *$1 hourly* raise, and no changes to their contributions to health care benefits. https://www.thecity.nyc/bronx/2021/1/19/22239797/hunts-point-market-strike
The workers’ demands: a *$1 hourly* raise, and no changes to their contributions to health care benefits. https://www.thecity.nyc/bronx/2021/1/19/22239797/hunts-point-market-strike
3/ Workers said their struggle was about more than a dollar.
“Don’t say we should be lucky to have a job. Say thank you that we’re actually coming to work and risking our lives so that they can take care of their families as well,” said Hiram Montalvo. https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1351696629888380929
“Don’t say we should be lucky to have a job. Say thank you that we’re actually coming to work and risking our lives so that they can take care of their families as well,” said Hiram Montalvo. https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1351696629888380929
4/ By the following day, on Jan. 18, scores of other Teamsters from around the city and northeast region had shown up in support. https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1351696681809666048
5/ Shortly after midnight on Tuesday Jan. 19, NYPD officers broke the picket line and made five arrests, over an alleged noise complaint. Those arrested were released before dawn, and union officials said no one was hurt. https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1351524214201856006
6/ The site attracted a bevy of local elected officials, including Rep. @RitchieTorres, Council member @Vanessalgibson and local state Assemblymember @AmandaSeptimo, who was on the picket line every day. https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1352064935984066560
7/ But a visit from Rep. @AOC on Wednesday night — Jan. 20 — ignited a frenzy: https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1352052398144020484
8/ Throughout the week, strikers turned away scores of trucks and freight from the Hunts Point Produce Market — some from as far as Ohio. https://twitter.com/TeamstersJC16/status/1352085574417592320
9/ Folks from across New York donated piles of food and goods to the workers.
@NYCDSA and #SouthBronxMutualAid were there every day distributing food and raising funds. https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1352694992884686848
@NYCDSA and #SouthBronxMutualAid were there every day distributing food and raising funds. https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1352694992884686848
10/ By Friday, Jan. 22, negotiations had resumed, but the strike was still going strong.
Strikers and their supporters shared meals, talked and danced together on the picket line: https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1352693033918205952
Strikers and their supporters shared meals, talked and danced together on the picket line: https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1352693033918205952
11/ Later that night, @TeamstersJC16 Local 202 officials announced they had reached a tentative agreement with management and would move to a vote.
A worker there told @THECITYNY: “It’s lit out here. We’re partying like it’s 1999.” https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1352780019798597634
A worker there told @THECITYNY: “It’s lit out here. We’re partying like it’s 1999.” https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1352780019798597634
12/ Then, early on Saturday morning, @TeamsterJC16 Local 202 members voted to ratify the new three-year contract. Officials said 97% of the union members voted in favor of it.
The first strike in 35 years was over. https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1353020976112537601
The first strike in 35 years was over. https://twitter.com/clauirizarry/status/1353020976112537601
13/ What’s in the new contract?
an immediate 70-cent/hr raise, growing to $1.85/hr over 3 years
no changes to family healthcare coverage
no additional out-of-pocket costs for health care benefits
an immediate 70-cent/hr raise, growing to $1.85/hr over 3 years no changes to family healthcare coverage no additional out-of-pocket costs for health care benefits
14/ By the end of the three-year contract, most workers will earn $20 an hour or more. https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/22/22245520/hunts-point-produce-market-strike-tentative-settlement-bronx
15/ “We fought hard, we did it,” said worker Luis Rivera. “I hope this inspires people all over the city, all over the country to fight for what they believe in.” https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/22/22245520/hunts-point-produce-market-strike-tentative-settlement-bronx
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