Teamsters at Work
For 75 years, the Teamsters Local 493 has been hard at work fulfilling our mission to organize and educate workers toward a higher standard of living.
Thomas E. Schlink
Secretary - Treasurer
Bevan J. Sweet
President / Business Agent

News and Recent Updates
2019 Golf Tournament
Teamsters Local 493 Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Pequot Golf Club on Wheeler Road in Stonington, CT. This golf event raises money for the Edward W. Rice Scholarship Award which benefits children and grandchildren of Local 493 members. Sponsorship/Player information will be mailed out in the coming months.
New England Teamsters Federal Credit Union
NETFCU has proudly provided financial services to Teamsters throughout New England since 1973. Click Here to download a recent letter about eligibility and the benefits of banking with NETFCU.
To take advantage, please visit NETFCU.org or call 1-800-343-7126.
Contract Negotiations
Click here for a full list of companies represented by Teamsters Local 493
Ongoing Contracts:
- UPS
- M&J Bus Brooklyn
- M&J Bus / Sprague
- Construction
- Tilcon - Ryan Ready Mix
- Windham BOE - Custodians
- Electric Boat
- Automatic Rolls
- UNFI
- Frito Lay
- First Student Lisbon/Bozrah
- Buckeye Partners
- Pepsi
- Brownell
Ratified Contracts:
- Defender
- East Haddam
- First Student Norwich
- Ledyard
- Levine Distributing
- Montville Bus
- Plainfield BOE
- Windham WPCQ
- Windham Highway