General Decorating Contractor General Decorating Contractors are hired by your event manager. General contractors supply their own on site management and supervisors and hire freight moving and exhibit building labor from the Javits Center. EAC's supply their own on-site management and hire exhibit building labor employed by the Javits Center. In order to hire labor directly from the Center, EAC's must open an account, which requires, among other things, the posting of a guarantee of payment bond or letters of credit and the fulfillment of certain insurance requirements. Back to Top Freight Moving Javits' teamsters are responsible for loading and unloading trucks and delivering exhibitor freight to and from an exhibitor's booth.
Teamsters also perform rigging work with forklifts.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 807, has a contract with The Center to supply teamster labor. Teamsters are hired from the Center by general decorating contractors. Teamsters work under the direction and supervision of the contractor and their shifts are determined and organized by the contractor. They are paid double time for all work in Sundays and holidays. Parking locations will be assigned by the Event Manager after approval by Center Management.