We're thrilled to announce that all our hard work and unity paid off! On Friday, November 20, we voted 906-644 to join Teamsters Local 1205!

As a result of a major election victory today, more than 1,700 school bus workers employed at the Baumann transportation companies on Long Island will become members of Teamsters Local 1205, headquartered in Farmingdale, New York. The workers voted 906-644 in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.

Make sure you go out and vote this Friday! Here is a reminder of the voting times and locations.

Check out our poster, showing our overwhelming support, and find out important voting information! This poster is also available in Spanish and Creole.
 

The Long Island Immigrant Alliance supports our rights to form our union with Teamsters Local 1205. Read this letter to us from the organization's executive director! The letter is also available in Spanish and Creole.

As we work to form our union with the Teamsters at Baumann, Acme, Brookset and Alert, here are some important documents about our campaign. After you read these, please keep visiting the site, as updated materials will be posted in the “Documents You Need” section on the left hand navigation.

Tim Lynch, President of Teamsters Local 1205 responds to Baumann's trick letter and asks for a real informational meeting where workers will get the truth and hear about the Teamsters from the Teamsters. Read more.

The Baumann Monitoring Commission, a volunteer commission made up of prominent community leaders throughout Long Island, held a press conference today to demand justice for the more than 1,700 workers on Long Island who work for the Baumann transportation companies.

We’re excited about the latest issue of our newsletter. This newsletter will help us all become better acquainted with Teamsters Local 1205. In this newsletter you will:

Hear from eight members of Teamsters Local 1205 who work in a variety of industries, including school bus. Find out what their pay, health care, benefits and treatment on the job is like as Teamsters! You will see the difference. Read more. The newsletter is also available in Spanish and Creole. 

Join us for an important informational meeting this Wednesday for workers at Bohemia, Commack and Three Village. Come out and learn more about our union and get the facts! Check out our flier!

All yards will have meetings over the next week. Stay tuned for your particular yard! We will post them to this web site!