JOB OPENING AT 251 HEALTH SERVICES

Administrative Assistant
Teamsters Local 251 HSIP
Based in Providence, RI

Successful candidates will demonstrate these types of strengths:
Work as a team with Fund staff, Fund Trustees, Teamsters Local 251 representatives, Employers, Fund vendors, and members and families.
Applicants who are fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, or otherwise multilingual, are strongly preferred.
Experience in Taft Hartley Health Funds preferred.
Experience with healthcare and insurance preferred.
Undergraduate degree considered.
Experience in social work and employee assistance, or other similar experience, considered.
Experience working with Unions, and helping members and families, preferred.
Experience in public speaking considered.
Ability to work in a union-represented environment.
Good computer and administrative skills.
The ability to perform additional duties and projects as assigned by the Trustees and Fund Administrator.

Additional Information:
Teamsters Local 251 HSIP (www.teamsters251hsip.org) is a Taft Hartley healthcare fund. The position has a starting wage rate of $29 per hour, with full employer-paid healthcare and retirement benefits. This position is regularly 40 hours/week, with opportunities for overtime as may apply. Fund staff are union-represented, terms and conditions of employment are determined by collective bargaining.

How to Apply:
Please provide a resume and cover letter to Teamsters Local 251 Health Services & Insurance Plan, c/o Gursky Wiens Shanley Law, 20 Centerville Rd, Warwick, RI 02886 or by email at rfilipposullivan@rilaborlaw.com. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but to ensure full consideration, we suggest you apply by the 15th of May 2026.
Teamsters Local 251 Health Services & Insurance Plan strongly encourages women and people of color to apply.

2026 Local 251 Monthly Membership Meeting Schedule

All Monthly Membership Meetings are at 10am on Sunday at the address and dates noted below.

Teamsters Local 251 Hall
121 Brightridge Ave
East Providence, RI 02914

2026 Membership Meeting Schedule
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Sunday, November 22, 2026
Sunday, December 13, 2026

Members are encouraged to get involved in your union. For updates, text IBT251 to 401-252-5995 to receive Local 251 text alerts. All message and data rates apply. You can opt out an any time.

December 2025 Monthly Meeting Notice

In accordance with Teamsters Local 251 Bylaws, Section 14 A(2), the Executive Board gives official notice for the Sunday, December 14, 2025 regular membership meeting. A thorough financial report will be given for 2024 & 2025 (through October), and a motion will be entertained for salary and allowance increases for officers, agents, representatives and organizers for 2026-2028. Please get involved in your Local Union and try to attend this meeting.

Local 251 Monthly Membership Meeting
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 10 AM
Teamsters Local 251 Hall
121 Brightridge Ave
East Providence, RI 02914

In Solidarity,

Teamsters Local 251 Executive Board

Local 251 Delegates to the IBT Convention Elected

On September 13, 2025 the following members of Local 251 were nominated as candidates for delegate to 2026 IBT Convention.

Delegates
Matthew Taibi
Paul Santos
Antonio Suazo
Brooke Reeves
Steven Fredette
Gary DaSilva
Decio Goulart
Corey Levesque

Alternate Delegates
Colleen Reid
Brian Palmer
Virginia Tavares
Patrick Leonard

The number of nominees did not exceed the number of delegates and alternate delegates to be elected. Therefore the named candidates were declared elected and will represent Local 251 at the 2026 IBT Convention, to be held in Las Vegas, NV June 14-18, 2026.

Local Union Delegate Plan

IBT LOCAL UNION 0251 Plan Summary for Election of Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the IBT Convention

IBT LU 0251 is entitled to elect 8 delegates and has chosen to elect 4 alternate delegates to the June 2026 IBT International Convention. The expenses of the 8 delegates and 4 alternate delegates will be paid by the IBT LU 0251. The Election Supervisor has approved the IBT LU 0251’s plan for conducting nominations and elections. The important details of the plan are summarized below. This summary must remain posted until 30 days after the date of posting of the names of the elected delegates and alternates, whether chosen by white ballot or as a result of a contested election.